The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-08
COL. WAYSTILL UNDER FIRE.
He Vas asked Some Pointed Cues
lions About His Financial Affairs.

Bad Faith on the Part of the De-
PENDANT Company - Mr. Richards
Questions Him About Several Jndg-
ments and Accounts Against Him.
Some Close Questioning About the
Fire Of 1893 in Col. Ways Parlors.
A Prospect That the Case Is Good for
Two Weeks.
The suit Of Mrs. Frances N. Way against
the Western Assurance Company of To-
ronto. Canada. on insurance policies ag-
gregating $4,000 was taken UP again in
the city court yesterday, with Col. Charl-
ton II. Way still on the stand under d.
rect examination Of his attorney, Mr..
John Nicolson, Jr.
A large number Of spectators was in the
court at one time and another during the
day. and there was much interest taken
in Col. Ways testimony About y o'clock
m, Mr.. Nicolson finished the direct eX-
animation, and Col. Way was turned over
to Mr.. r. r. Richards. the defendants
attorney. when a sharp cross examina-
ton ensued
During the morning under questioning
from his counsel Col. Way made a state
ment going to show on what his charges
of bad faith against the company were
based. He said the company had refused
to furnish forms for proofs OF loss, that
the agent, Mr. Gratz Myers. had refused
10 give him the name of the company's
general agent, and that they had re-
fused to give him copies Of the written
portions of the policies to aid him in
making out the proofs Of loss. He said
the company had continually delayed the
settlement of his claims without any sat
isfactory reasons, and he referred to the
character and manner of the eXamina-
ton of Mrs. Way by the company's agents
and the company's refusal to receive any
evidence which he was willing to give
with regard to the matter
Col Way said ne could testify of his
own knowledge that the proofs Of loss
as submitted by Mrs. Way were true and
correct. A demand, he said, was made
for the appointment Of a substitute for
Mr. Hawkes. as appraiser, on the part Of
the company.
WAS this demand rcfused?" asked Mr..
Nicolson.
1T was" replied Col. Way
On being questioned about the eXamin-
alton of Mrs. Way with regard to the
proofs of loss, Col Way said she first
asked to have it at Beaulieu, where the
fire occurred This was refused by the
adjuster for the Western Assurance Com
pany, who also refused to hold it at the
office of Mrs Ways attorney, or at
neutral point. and would only hold it,
Col. Way said, at the company's office in
the city.
Mrs. Way went there with me-" said
Col Way, land there the examination
was conducted. The examination was
thorough, curt, undignified and at times
very offensive. Mrs. Way submitted to
it, however, and answered all questions
asked. The examination was never made
under oath, nor was it ever read over to
her, though she expected to see it and
to subscribe to it,"
This concluded the direct examination
of Col. Way by Mr.. NicOlsOn his attor-
ney, and saying witness is with you"
he took his seat, having occupied nearly
two and a half days with the direct
questioning.
Mr.. r. r. Richards then took up the
cross examination for the company, ana
from the beginning his questions were
listened to by those in the court room with
much interest
Col Way was closely cross examined
by Mr.. Richards. He stated that he left
the war and went into the cotton bust
ness. He had at the time, he said, $100 in
gold, which he had purchased from ]. c.
Sneed in Milledgeville just after the sur
render of Johnston army, with $4,000 in
confederate money. lie was in Milledge-
Vile at the time of the surrender on a
leave of absence on account of illness.
He also owned a house in savannah
I'll. l..
Joseph Pelot for $4,000, and paid the
whole amount up in 1865. He afterward
sold it, about 1867 or 1868, for $1,000. Mrs
Way, he said, at the time had no worldly
means, and was dependent on him for sup
port. Mrs. Way was ordered to leave
Savannah in 1865 under orders from
Gen. Grover. She sold her household fur
niture for $3.50, as near as he could remem-
Der, with permission from Gen. Grover
Col Way said he first went to Europe
in 1857, and had at that time 1900 in
cash, besides some real estate and railroad
bonds he owned here, and he estimated
that he was worth net at that time
about $780, 900, of which S11 600 was cash.
He went to Paris as a world s fair commits
s.oner from Georgia. There was no salary
attached to the appointment, it being an
honorary one. Mrs. Way was with him
While in Italy he had a misfortune, his
bankers having failed, and he had to go
back to Paris before getting his money
back.
What were yours and Mrs. Ways ex-
penses on that trip?" Mr.. Richards asked
I can't tell exactly" was the reply
They must have been $1,000 or $780,
Can you tell what bric-a-brac and arti-
cles you bought on this trip in 1867
that were in the house at the time of the
fire."
Il cannot give a complete list at this
time. There was the picture, Purity
Chastising Love. There were laces, paint
ings, Sevres china, and numerous other
articles of similar nature"
can you give me a description of tho
picture Purity Chastising Love?"
Yes it is by famous painter and rep
resents handsome woman draped in
Grecian costume, and she had the god
Cupid down, holding above him some cat
o'-nine-tails. He had evidently been max
ing some approach to her and she was re-
senting it,"
Col. Way said this painting cost $500.
He also described another famous paint
ing, the Burial of Attila," which was
saved from the fire. He said he had al
together five oil paintings, and knew the
history Of only two of them, those mem
1oned, which were bought in Rome.