The Wichita tribune., 1898-10-01
METHODS OF M'NALL.
Some Affidavits Showing Peculiar
Work Of the Insurance Car.
Undeniable Proof That the State Insurance
superintendent and His Road Agents
Are Doing a Good Business at the
Expense of People OF Kansas.

\ all from r6VOklng Lne license VI VIC
company to do business in Kansas,
there have been some 40 atfidavlts
filed, which show the peculiar and eX-
ceedingly thrifty methods of doing
business at present prevailing in the
insurance department of Kansas.
McNall's reason for revoking the
license of the company is that said
company refuses to submit to an eX-
animation of its assets and to pay the
expense of such examination"
The affidavits show that D. O. Nc
CRAY, E. w. Tatman and Judge c. 4.
Foote are McNalrs principal examin-
ers and, incidentally, that none of the
trio have shown either the capacity or
desire to make examination that would
be of any benefit or furnish any valua-
BILE information either to the general
public or to the state of Kansas, as to
the solvency of the companies they
pretend to examine.
McCray and Tatman examined the
Hanover Fire Insurance company OF
New York, and Charles A. Shaw, sec
ond vice president of the company,
testified regarding the examination.
Here are some of the questions and an
swers:
@. State whether your company has
been examined by the Kansas insur-
ance department in 1898, and If so,
when.
A. 1t was examined July 14-15, 1898
Q. Please give the names of the ex-
aminers.
A. E. w. Tatman and D. o. McCrav.
O. How many days were the exam
iners actually in and around the busl-
ness office of your company?
A. About two days.
o. About what time in the morning 6
did they come and about what time
did they leave during those two days:
A. They came about ten o'clock III
the morning and left about four
o'clock in the afternoon.
O. State whether or not during
those two days they took lunch?
A. They did, about an hour each day.
@. What bill did they render for the
service alleged to be rendered by themi
A. A bill for five days at the home
Office, Chicago, and enroute of $25 each
per dav. The total amount of the bill
for service and expenses was $402, fol
which a check was given to each one
for $2O1 at their request.
Judge Foote examined the Frank
fort Fire Insurance company, of Phil
adelphia, and appears to have done {
brief but lucrative business. Il. L
Cresson, secretary of the company
testified regarding Judge Foote's ex
animation as follows:
O. How long was he employed in an'
about the so-called examination?
A. He came at II o'clock in the fore
noon and left the office about 2:3
o'clock D. m. He went to dinner dur
ing that time and was away one hour
He was at the office between "a an
three hours.
@. What bill, if any, did he rende
for his services?
A. He rendered bill for S115, whic
was paid by the company.
O. State what benefit such an exam
ination as you have testified to as be
ing made by c. E. Foote would be
the policvholders of your company
A. None whatever.
Judge Foote also examined the Ii
surance Company Of the State
Pennsylvania and regarding this e2
animation the president of the con
pany testifes as follows:
O. How long was he actually en-
ployed about your office in making IN
so-called examination?
A. am able to answer this queStlo
exactly. because it made an impre
sion upon me. 1t lasted 1l5 minutes.
Q. What bill did he render for n
services for this so-called eXamlnatlC
Of vour company, and how much w;
paid? ,n
A. One hundred and fifteen dollars
O. Then | understand you TO sa
that his examination was dollar p
minute?
: A. In fact it was shorter than tn
. time from the fact that 1T was cursor
it was rapid. superficial and | mig
say that it was desultory-
The secretary of the Pennsylvan
Fire Insuranbe company, of Phlladf
mia. testified that Judge Foote MAJ
an examination of the company las
inc two hours and half, for which
rendered a bill for 500. 1t Will
noticed in this case that the 1ud
raised his limit of 81 a minute to abo
S!.2O.
William Chubb, president of the /
lance Insurance company, OF Pm
delphia, testified that Foote charg
SI15 for about three hours work
the books of his company.
For examining the Royal of Lond
the Judge charged S517; for examlnl
the London, Liverpool and GLOBE
I collected s3S7, and Si15 for examlnl
the Girard Fire and Marine of PM
delphia-
E. C. Irwin, president of the +
Association of Philadelphia, MAJ
!, affidavit as follows:
Judge Foote called at the no
office and stated that he had ot
deputized to make the examination
the company. His attention was cal
to the fact that the Pennsylvania
surance department had only recen
made an exhaustive examination
the company, copy of the report
which had been furnished the Kan
department.
'He replied that he wished to in
tipate the real estate values clair
in the company's items OF assets.
called later and spent some tlm'
conversation with one of our otflc
discussing free silver politics IL
lhan the condition Of our real es'
holdings. A similar call coy ering