Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-13
RETURN TO wOODTEY
INSURANCE COMPANY MISSING.
A Suit Pending and Its Ofice-Furniture
Attached for Rent.

AJaCueu LOT Isents
The Provident Fire Insurance Company.
which occupied rooms In the Chamber OF
Commerce building. has silently disap-
peared. and its office furniture has been
attached for rent by Mr.. X. A. Dunlop,
secretary Of the Chamber. There Is also
pending in the Law and Equity Court a
suit Instituted by Messrs. boswell &
Chalmers against the company for the
recovery of s1.100. THE company was
chartered In the Circuit Court of Rich
mond In 1893. largely through the efforts
Of Judge Daniel L. Fry and Mr.. a. C..
Haynor, both of Chicago, who enlisted
the aid Of a number of gentlemen of this
city. The officers for the first year were
Polk Miller, president; Daniel l.. Fry.
vice-president and treasurer; Charles IL.
Jordan. secretary, and A. G. Haynor.
general manager. Among the directors
was Il. II. Cloves. About three months
after the organization was perfected
Messrs. Polk Miller. Jordan, and Cloves
drew out.
THE SELMA POLICY.
On May /, 1894, Lynn Brothers, Of Selma.
~. c., suffered loss by fire. They held
policy NO. 5093 for SLIGO. AS a con-
sequence of the fire they were forced to
make an assignment. and accordingly
did go to Mr.. n. r.. Edgerton as trustee.
Mr. Edgerton placed the policy in the
hands OF his attorneys Messrs. Massey
& Maroon. for collection. so as to in
demnify as much as possible the Lynn
Brothers.
1t seems that the policy had been
placed by Mr.. J. Z. Hatcher who is an
adiuster of losses by fire. and has his
office I'm the Chamber OF Commerce.
Messrs. Massey q Maroon wrote to Mr..
Hatcher asking for forms of proof OF
loss to be filled out in compliance with
the requirements of the policy. They re-
ceived no answer. and wrote again, when
they received an answer saying that Mr..
Hatcher was not connected with the
company, but had simply placed the risk
on commission. The matter hung here
for some time, the company claiming
that Ii had never received proofs of the
loss. The case was finally placed in the
hands of Messrs boswell & Chalmers.
who brought suit as before stated. Prior
TO this the company is said to have offered
TO compromise the claim at a cost OF
so cents on the dollar. but this was not
satisfactory to the plaintiffs and thus the
matter rested.
WENT TO BALTIMORE.
Judge Fry and Mr.. Haynor have not
been heard from by friends here lately.
The Judge is said to have gone to Balti-
more, where. 1t is understood, he has n
similar business interest. and from there
10 New York. Judge Fry came to Rich
mond about a year ago. He was accompa-
MEL by his wife. woman of rare intell-
gence and accomplishments. They rented
apartments at the northwest corner OF
Fourth and Main streets and cultivated
the friendship and acquaintance of quite
"a large circle OF Richmond people. The
Judge has figured quite prominently in
western politics. He is said to have
occupied the bench in n Chicago probate
court for a number Of years. held COM
mission under Harrison's administration.
and was an influential Worlds Fair man,
having held an important place in the
Washington State building. He and his
wife left Richmond sore weeks ago.
and it was stated at the time that he
had sold out his interest in the corpora
tion 10 another Chicago man.