The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
MORE SHRIEKS
From the Travellers Insurance Com
pany Which Doesn't Want to
Be Investigated.

The Travellers Insurance company
which is moving heaven and earth to
prevent Webb AIcNall from examining
it's books today introduced several af-
hdavits in the federal court showing
that the examiners for Commissioner
McNall had made" exhorbitant charges
for examinations of eastern companies
and that the examinations had not
been thorough.
Commissioner McNau requested per-
mission to make an examination of the
affairs of the Travellers and the request
was refused. He showed by an affida-
Wit from the commissioner of insurance
of Texas that he had good reason to
believe that the affairs of the company
were in bad shape.
Fearful that Commissioner McNaI
would revoke the license of the COM
pany in Kansas an injunction suit was
brought in the United States circuit
court to prevent him from revoking the
license and to bolster up their position
on the question OF the examination OF
the books of the company the affidavits
concerning the examination of other
companies We're introduced.
Following is the affidavit concerning
the examination made by c. E. FoOte:
George d. Moore being duly sworn
says that he has personally called on
the presidents or secretaries of the Del
aware Insurance company, The Frank
lin Fire Insurance company, Spring
Garden Fire Insurance company, Penn
sylvania. Fire Insurance company of
North America, Reliance Fire InSur-
ance company, Girard Fire Insurance
company.
At all except two of these offices
was informed directly by either the
president or secretary that Judge c. E.
Foote, a deputy OF the Kansas insur-
ance department had called upon them
in August last and insisted on making
an examination of their companies
during August last, that the examina-
ton was cursory and one that could be
of no value either to the public or COM
pany.
Each company paid a fee of what
amounted to $1O0 for examination and
one per cent on their Kansas prem
iuInS, making an amount charged rang
ing from $115 to $16O.
AT no office did I find the examina-
tiOn consumed more than one day of
his time in making the examination
and in two cases, 1 was informed that
the examination was so cursory as to
GEORGE D. MOORE.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
18th day of October, 1897.
EDWARD B. SEIBERHCH,
Notary Public.
E. c. Irwin, president of the Fire AS
sOciatiOn of Philadelphia made an affi-
davit that Judge FOOte called at the
office of his company and said he wish
ed to examine the books. He was told
that the Pennsylvania insurance de-
partment had only recently made an
haustiVe examination of the company
and said that he would furnish the
Kansas insurance commissioner with a
copy of the report. Judge FoOte said
that he wished to investigate some real
estate values President Irwin says
that Judge FoOte talked free silver
with one of the officers and called
again the next day and did the same.
He presented a bill for $157 which was
paid.
James Nichols, president of the Ma
tional Fire Insurance company of Hart
ford made an affidavit that e. S. Quin-
ton called at his office August 81 with
a note from Commissioner McNan au-
thorizing him to examine the securities
held by the company. He says the
matter was discussed freely and on
September 1 Mr.. QuintOn made an eX-
animation which was commenced at
$50 a. m. and ended at II o'clock,
noon. the same day. He says that Mr..
was paid. He says that the items on
the bill were four days time in travel
ing from Kansas and time of making
examination at $50 a day, expenses OF
sam A. RothenneI made an affidavit
that he had paid two examiners of the
insurance department $195 each for five
and half days work. He is assistant
secretary of the Traders Insurance
company.
Insurance Commissioner VIM. A.
Fricke of Wisconsin made an affidavit
concerning the examination of the Mil
Waukee Mechanics Insurance company.
He said that two men representing the
Kansas insurance department had
called while he was examining the
books of the company. He refused to
allow them to participate in the exami-
nation and they were in the Office sew
eral days and presented a bill for $500. 20
for three days services He says that
the examination was worthless.
The affidavits were read with mass
of correspondence between Commits