Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-03
The HilImOn Case Settled.

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We are glad to announce that the
New York Life Insurance Company
has settled with Mrs Hillmon, wife
OF Johu Hillmon who died nineteen
years ago, A case has been pending
in the federal courts for the last
eighteen years to collect the insur-
ance he had on his life at the time
OF his death Several trials have
been had, and while the insurance
companies have been unable, during
all Of this period, to prove that Hill
mon was still living, yet they have
been able to produce sufficient evil
dence to create doubt in the minds
OF some OF each jury which has tried
the case, aud by 10 dong secure a
disagreement Of the jury and cause
a new trial.
The credit for tho settlement OF
this case is due to the manner in
which the present superintendent Of
insurance, Webb MCNall, is conduct
ing his office. When he assumed the
duties OF his office, be- took the posi-
ton that The insurance department of
Kansas was created for the purpose
OF regulating the business in this
state of fire and life insurance, and
not that the foreign insurance com
panies should dictate to the insur.
ance department how 1t should be
conducted. Everybody who has
known Webb intimately for the last
~ years never questioned his having
sand" enough to stay with the com
panies to the end, and the fact that
he has compelled the life insurance
companies to settle their losses be-
lore they can do business in the
state, proves the wisdom Of his DO.
sition IN the start.
Every man who takes out life in
surance, does so for the protection of
his family after he is gone, and it is a
source Of much satisfaction to know
that his loved ones are going to be
paid when he is gone.
We believe the insurance depart
ment Of Kansas ought to be above
politics, and while we do not all
agree with Webb McNsll in what he
has done IN the insurance depart
ment, yet on the whole we believe he
is working honestly in the interest Of
the people OF Che state, and that
while he is at the head of the insur.
ance department Of Kansas, he will
stand like stone wall between the
companies and the insured, and see
that each have what is Justly and
honestly due them.
We have been a great admirer of
Webb McNall, and his style Of poll
tics until the lsst two years, and
while we regret that he has sacrificed
all the political principle he ever had,
IN his great desire to punish his old
political enemies inside his own
party, by "aopping over" to the
pops, yet with some few exceptions
we are with Webb in the manner in
which he is handling the insurance
companies doing business in this
state. They havs already made
more money out Of the people than
they ought to have been allowed to,
and If Webb succeeds in stopping a
lot OF this business in Kansas, he
should have due credit for it, regard
less of what his politics are, or wheth-
er ne has any or not Dispatch,
We. print the above with more than
ordinary pleasure, for Mr.. Royce is
about the only republican editor who
treats the subject as he does Most
OF them hint that the insurance com.
missioner accepted bride from the
company, and got Mrs HilIman TO
settle for much less than appears on
the surface. We fail to SEQ why the
papers regardless Of party do not
stand by the officers when exercising
tho dut,as ~ thai oFE;oo