The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14

tion contest people would not challenge
for age. In time the local papers
chronicled "the sympathy of the COM
munity" for the family of the insured.
Linde sent in his claim and was re-
ferred to Mr.. Hammer. Mr.. Hammer
informed him that owing to this and
that and the other thing the company
had concluded that it would not pay
the full amount Of the claim, but to
avoid litigation and preserve the COM
pany's jealousy guarded reputation for
fairness he could have $19.15 If he would
be good He took it after recovering
consciousness.
JENNINGS EXPERIENCE.
John J, Jennings, of Wyoming ave-
nue. tried to collect $4,000 on a policy
on Bridget Jennings, his grandmother.
Pursuant to directions from the COM
pany's home office he called on Mr..
Hammer at the Faurot house and was
offered 800 in fun settlement of his
claim. He Indignantly spurned the Of
fer. Hammer told him the offer would
hold good for three days. On the third
day he returned to the FaurOt house
resolved upon taking the 800. Ham
mer was not to be found and Mr.. Jen-
niings never got the hundred. He had
paid in several hundred dollars in pre-
miums.
Thomas Mahon, of Scranton, and +.
II. Eurns. of Dickson City, We're testi-
fed to as being agents OF the COM
pany.
There were three counts in the in
dictment against Hammer: Acting as
agent. acting as insurance broker and
advertising himself as agent of an un-
authorized insurance company.
Nosburg & Dawson. counsel for Ham
mnr, contended that he was not an
! agent or broker within the meaning of
| the act, but simply an adjustor, en-
gagged to adjudicate between the COM
pany and the claimants. Court Sus-
| tanned them in this and took the first
| two counts from the consideration Os
| the jury.
| Then they endeavored to have the
| third count Quashed on the ground
| that there was no evidence of the cor.
| porate existence of the company and
| as the act was framed solely to cover
| incorporated companies no conviction
! could be had under the act in this case.
| District Attorney Jones, however, met
this with a certificate from Governor
| James a. Mount, of Indiana, showing
that the company was Incorporated un-
| der the laws Of that state. Hammer
offered no testimony in defense but
| relied solely upon his lawyers being
able to clear him on technical grounds
| The case went to the jury just before
| adjournment.
THE PENALTY.
The penalty under the third count is
a fine of $1,000. In the first two counts
| fines and imprisonment are prescribed
Michael Yutscoe. of Throop, was con.
vCted of the theft Of H. w. Bellman's
COW. The jury recommended extreme
mercy.
| An aCquittal was returned i'm the Gov
case from Peckville in which JOSEPH
| Gala cher was charged by Mr. Jane,
Kearney with stealing a COW. PatriCl
Farrell was convicted at the last tern
of court of assisting Kenny in tn,
theft. Kenny escaped through the alb
sence of the commemorative princi
pal witness and the fact that he set III
g. good alibi.
: Not guilty hut pay the costs was tn
verdict in the assault and battery cas-,
Of Tally Jones, of Taylor against 10
seph Antol.
The case against William Lyons an,
JohE Nealon is on trial before Judg