The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
GREAT SV[NDLE.
Senator Dallinger Enlivens
the Bay State Senate.
Ex.Officials OF the Benefit Life
Association Attacked.
Legislator Declares That George II. utchileId
Should Be Registered at State Prison.

Boston. May Ex-senator Dallinger Of
Cambridge enlivened the senate pro-
ceedings by renewing his statements of
last week In regard to the officials Of
the Massachusetts Benefit Life associa-
ton. The senator had been severely
criticized by many newspapers, and he
rose to question OF privilege. His re-
iteration was more emphatic and sweep
ing than the original arraignment. He
said:
IL simply wish to state that merely
laid before the senate certain facts from
the experience of friends of mine, and
also copies Of certain documents signed
by the former directors of the Massa-
chusetts Benefit Life association. the
originals Of which are in the possession
Of Hon. w. A. Simmons, and the sub
stance Of which has been testified to be-
fore the special commission Of investiga-
tion created by the statutes of last year.
with these facts and with this docu-
msntary evidence as a basis. 1 drew the
only logical conclusion that an intelli-
gent man can draw, viz:
THAT the Massachusetts, Benefit
Life association from 1881 to 1897 was a
gigantic swindle. by which a few men
obtained for themselves large sums of
money at the expense OF thousands and
thousands OF unfortunate people. who
were induced to invest their savings in
this company.
'f-That these few men were enabled
to get control Of what was originally a
mutual insurance company by means Of
q most outrageous fraud as the evidence
clearly shows.
"3-That these conspirators were
shielded and protected In their nefari-
Gus work by an ironclad agreement, one
Of the signers to which was the present
insurance commissioner Of the common
wealth.
'4-That the history Of this associa-
ton, masauerading under the name of a
benefit association for t' rejection
Of widows and orphans and presided
over by a minister Of the gospel, but In
reality a scheme for the systematic
plunder1ng Of the many for the secret
aggrandisement or q few men. furnishes
one OF the most revolving pictures in the
history OF Massachusetts,.
"5-That the unhappiness the misery
and the suffering which these men have
caused in a comparatively few years,
witnessed In some light measure by the
multitude Of letters received by the In
surance commission and by the gov
ernor, have been something beyond the
power OF words TO describe"
Senator Daliinger then referrc, to the
criticism directed toward him because
of his previous reference to the former
treasurer OF the association, saying:
"It may be that George \. Litchfield
Is a gentleman of high standing and re-
spectability in the community, but /
believe, and think that every intelligent
man in Massachusetts who is acquainted
with the facts, believes that he ought to
be. not in the Charles street Jail. for only
minor offenders are permanently i'm
prisoned there, but in the state prison at
Charlestown, instead of enjoying his III
gotten gains.
Woe unto you, scribes and phar-
isees, hypocrites.' These words were
spoken over 1900 years ago, but they are
true today, and this man, George A.
Litchffeiu, and those who have aided and
abetted him in his awful iniquity. will
yet be brought to account as surely as
there is God who judgeth all the earth"