Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-09-29

holdups of insurance companies. The
facts are coming to light and they
give abundant reason for the eastern
people giving the State a bad name
because we have such q man holding
an important state Office. Here are
some things shown by the official
records:
In the case of the Connecticut Fire
Insurance company against state Su-
perintendent of Insurance Webb Nc
Nall, now pending in the United States
district court, brought to enjoin Me-
Nall from revoklng the license of the
company to do business in Kansas,
there have been some 40 atfidavits
fled, 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 afildavits show that D. 0. Nc.
Cray, E. W. Tatman and Judge c. E.
Foote are McNalls 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:
q. State whether your company has
been examined by the Kansas insur-
ance department in 1898, and II SO,
when.
A. 1t was examined July 14.l5, 1898.
Q. Please give the names of the ex-
SINNERS.
A. L. W. Tatman and D. O. McCray.
Q. How many days were the exam
lners actually in and around the BUSH
aess office of your company
A. About two days.
@. About what time in the morning
did they come and about what time
did they leave during those two dayss
A. They came about ten o'clock in
the morning and left about four
o'clock in the afternoon.
q. State whether or not during
those two days they took lunchP
A. They did. about an hour each day
O. What bill did they render for the
iervice alleged to be rendered by them?
A. A bill for five days at the home
pffice, Chicago, and enroute Of Sa5 each
per day. The total amount of the bill
Tor service and expenses was S40a, for
which check was given to each one
ior S2Ol at their request
Judge Foote examined the Frank
tort Fire Insurance company, Of Phil
adelphia, and appears to have done a
brief but lucrative business. Il. T..
Cresson. secretary Of the company,
Testified regarding Judge Foote's ex.
animation as follows:
O. How long was he employed in and
about the so-called examination?
A. He came at IL o'clock in the fore
noon and left the office about $3.50
o'clock p. m. He went to dinner dur
Ing that time and was away one hour.
He was at the office between 2ll and
three hours.
Q. What bill, if any, did he render
for his services9
A. He rendered bill for Sll5, which
was paid by the company,
Q. State what benefit such an exam.
nation as you have testified to as be-
Ing made by c. Z. Foote would be to
the policyholders Of your company.
A. None whatever.
Judge Foote also examined the In.
surance Company Of the State OF
Pennsylvania and regarding this ex-
animation the president Of the com.
pany testiHes as follows:
Q. How long was he actually en-
ployed about your Office In making the
so-called examination?
A. l am able TO answer this question
exactly, because it made an impress
sion upon me. 1t lasted 1l5 minutes
Q What bill did he render for his
services for this so-called examination
Of your company, and how much was
psidP
A. One hundred and fifteen dollars
Q. Then | understand you to say
that his examination was dollar per
minutep
A. In fact 1t was shorter than that
time from the fact that 1t was cursory,
1t was rapid, superficial and | might
say that 1t was desultory.
The secretary of the Pennsylvania
Fire lnsuranbe company, Of Philadel-
phia, testified that Judge Foote made
an examination of the company last.
ing two hours and half, for which he
rendered a bill for $3.50. 1t will be
noticed in this case that the Judge
raised his limit Of 81 a minute to about
Sl.20
William Chubb, president Of the Re.
lance Insurance company, Of Phila'
delphia, testified that Foote charged
Sl15 for about three hours' work nm