The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-03

| would be entitled to thirty and some odd
dollars. | think 1t was $31. but he would
make mine $40. 1 told him I would think
the matter over. l asked him what he
thought best to do. He said he didn't want
to ADVISE me to pay cut good money for
something that | might be sorry for here
after. And on the 18th of February-15th,
| think 1t was-I am positive of found
that there was mott couldn't do any better
with them, and | decided to take the $40.
My check for that $40. if remember right
ly, was made out on Feb. IL. | surrendered
my policy on the 18th and took $40.
DO you know Mr.. Strong?"
Did you have any conversation with him
IN the presence of Mr.. SARGENT"
What did he say -
He advised me to take up a paid-up in
ssurance. and said that Mr. Scott wouldn't
hear to any cash-surrender value whatever.
L told him that | considered that he as
an omcer OF the company, and Mr.. Sargent,
the ofiicers OF the company, had a perfect
right to settle with me what they thought
was right and just"
and what did he say to that?"
me-"
Did he give any reason why they could
mt do any better?"
HE said that he'-
Mr.. Munn-objected to as immaterial in
competent and no foundation laid.
the time"
Wasn't he in the office Of the company
at the time" asked Mr.. Edgerton.
He was in the office of the company"
What did MIR. Strong say?"
Objected to as incompetent, immateriaI,
hearsay testimony and no foundation laid
The Court will allow him to state what
took, what was said.
Exception by defendant
You say Mr.. Strong was also vice
PRESIDENT"
He was vice president"
Won clio 70 hot C+,.O, o
said''
II told Mr.. Strong I considered he, as
vice president, and Mr.. Sargent, as presi
dent OF the company, were the officers that
right to give me what was right and just.
He said that he and Mr.. Sargent were work
ing un6er Mr.. Scott; that Mr.. Scott was
practically the head Of the company, and
that they had to do as he said.
Mr.. Num- move to strike that testi-
mony out as not responsive and hearsay
testimony, and calling for conclusion
and no foundation laid for it.
Motion denied. Exception.
Was there anything further said. Mr..
Farrell. by Mr.. Strong and Mr.. Sargent
at that time to you?"
81 told Mr.. Strong the only thing 1 sup
posed for me to do then was to take The
$40. l didn't see that I could do any bet
ter with them. I gave my policy to Mr..
Sargent and accepted the check. which,
if 1 remember rightly, was dated on the
to accept this $40 until the 18th Of FEB
ruary."
$50 you settled then for $40 under those
conditions and representations?
81 did,
Mr.. Farrell was cross-examined by Mr..
Mum.
when you spoke to Mr.. Sargent about
this matter, as to what you had better do,
he simply told you he didn't want to advise
you in the matter?"
HE didn't want to advise me to pay
money for somthing l might be sorry for
later on. ;"
''In other words, he didn't want to ad-
wise you in the matter?"
HE didn't encourage me to pay my
premium amount
.'You asked him purely as an individual.
You wanted to know what his opinion
wasp -. r
81 asked him as an officer of the COM
pany."
You were asking an opinion of an off,
Ger Of the company"
Eyes, SIR
you knew all about it yourself, didn't
your
81 did not"
''Did you go to see Mr.. Scott at ALP
81 went to see Mr.. Scott in the fall be-
fore 1 gave him my note,
But mean after you gave your note
''No. did not, except to cash my check.
I didn't find him in
G. A Vandersluis, an expert in in
surance matters, and an actuary was
called as an expert. His testimony was
altogether technical. He demonstrated
the methods of business of the defen-
dant association. The intent of the
testimony was to show to the court the
methods that should be followed in
such business as was conducted by the
association. He was frequently inter-
rupted and long arguments as to the
admissibility Of his evidence were In
dulged in by both sides.
But little progress had been made in
the matter by O'Clock, and the court
announced that it would hear the other
two witnesses Monday morning.
The state has subDoenaed as a wit
ness the stenographer whose name fig
ured in the report Of the investigation
made a few months ago by the Mime
sofa and Illinois insurance depart
mentS.