The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-27
$3.50 BRIBE OFFERED
FOR AN ADJUSTMENT OF A $4,000
FIRE Loss AT $4,000.
Money Paid by Jacob Weiner to Ed
ward A. Munson, Who Can't Re-
member to Whom He Paid 1t.

Edward A. Munson. State agent of the
North British Mercantile Insurance Com
pany, found himself in an extremely I'M
comfortable position in the Superior Court,
yesterday afternoon. Some time ago Ovid
Il. jameson, attorney for the creditors of
Rachel Newgarden, brought suit against
Munson to recover $3.50 which. it was
averred, the insurance agent had in his pos
session and which he declined to deliver up.
The case came up yesterday afternoon be-
fore special Judge Vinson Carter, in Room
/. Munson is advanced in years and his hair
is white. He was on the stand the entire
afternoon. The $3.50 in question, it was al
legged, had been turned over to Munson by
Jacob Weiner. the agent and manager OF
the Newgarden millinery store, some time
in July, 1894. Previous to that time the
Newgarden store had been damaged by fire
and among the fire insurance companies
carrying policies on the stock was the
North British Mercantile Insurance Com
pany, represented here by Edward Munson
During the examination of the agent yes
terday afternoon it was openly charged that
the $3.50 in dispute had been turned over to
Munson by Weiner, who understood that it
was to go to insurance adjuster. The adj
justment was made by man named Boyd,
who came here from Cleveland, o., at the
request of the companies involved in the
loss. Although not brought out in evidence
the attorney in the case intimated that
Boyd was offered $3.50 to report an $4,000
loss, instead of $780, which was the final
adjustment. 1t Is asserted that Boyd de-
clined to make other than an honest adj
justment. The agent, Munson, admitted, in
his testimony, that he had received the
money, but declared that it was not now
in his possession When pressed by the at
torney, he said that he had paid the amount
to men whose names he could not remem-
Der. One of them, he said, came to Indian
apolis from Dayton, o. He admitted having
paid the money over without an order from
Boyd or any one else. Attorney Jameson
thought it strange that the witness could
not remember to whom he had paid the
money and remarked that fact to the court
He further charged the witness with being
guilty OF perjury and demanded that he be
cited for contempt.
'It is apparent that this witness is con-
cealing something" he said to the court.
cit is plain to be seen that he has perJured
himself. 1t is beneath the dignity OF court
to pass unnoticed such conduct as has been
seen here this afternoon. This witness
ought to be committed for contempt, II is
just that we have full disclosure OF the
matters connected with this money, and the
witness refuses to tell all that he evidently
knows. His action is diSgraceful, ana ne
should be sent to JAIL
81 am convinced that there is something
here that has not come out, Judge carter
said, While I do not say that Mr.: Nun IN
clined to believe that he has not told all ne
knows. / will contiue the case until next
Saturday. when Mr. Munson must either
to whom he paid 1t.
Mr.. Munson said he would be able to get
the name of one of them, but the other he
could not He declared that he was telling
the truth, and was keeping nothing BACK