The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-04
Tho Insurance Gases.

The trial Of the insurance cases
which began last Monday was decided
Saturday afternoon by the Jury failing
TO make q verdict The trial of the
cases was watched with interest by
parties in all parts of the State, Paris
being the first place where the insurance
companies made a determined fight. The
Aetna Insurance Co, Was represented
by Col. W. g P. Breckinr ;dge and
Mcmillan & Talbot. the Continental by
Mann q Ashbrook. and the Milwaukee
by Rogers q Moore. About fifty cases
were examined during the trial, and
speeches were made by Col Breckin-
ridge, Mr.. W. H. Mcmillan and Mr.. T.
4 Ashbrook for the companies, and by
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin
for the prosecution. The .ase was
given to the jury Saturday morning, and
after celebrating for many hours, the
Jury reported that it was unable to
agree on a verdict.
victory for the insurance companies,
and is endorsed by majority of the
business men, who testified that the rates
charged by the insurance companies
were not unjust or exhorbitant.
The cases against about ten of the
companies, including the Milwaukee,
were dismissed as the evidence WIS in
sufficient to convict.
The Lexington Herald, in an edi- !
torial review of the trial, says:
"There were tifty-fOur companies in |
dicted; against ten there was such
failure of proof that the court dismissed /
the indictments as to them and sub
mitted 10 the jury the Case of the re-
manning forty-four. The trial began on
last Monday morning and closed at ten
o'clock on the night of Friday. On yes
terday afternoon the jury announced
that there was no hope Of verdict and
the court discharged 1t.
The striking feature Of this trial was
the appearance upon the witness stand
OK thirty Of the leading merchants,
business men and insurers OF Paris anO
their unanimous and emphatic testi-
mOny that the insurance rates in Paris
were entirely satisfactory; and the
testimony Of other insurance agents
who were not members of the local {
board that no effort had been made to ,
with them or their business.
In this trial leading members of the
Kentucky AID Tennessee Board Of
Underwriters explained to the jury the
ystem OF insurance adopted by that {
,osrd aud laid before it complete sx-
)lanAtion of the mode in which rate IS
lad been established and all agreements l
ormed. Ii was a most interesting trial; d
md it has done much to eradicate q
whatever prejudice did exist in Bour-
ION county against these companies, and
{ msde that community faIailiar with
his mode Of conducting fire insurance
'The result Is very gratifying to the \
omp inies and even more gratifying TO =
aS basiaess Rsa Of Bourbon. IL i'd
Understood that these companies will
'Ot Withdraw from Paris, but will con-
lnuA to issrs their policies there |.
The appeal OF the companies from
30 Judgment rendered in Fraahlial
GuRty will probably be heard this
sonth: and If that Judgment 10 reversed n
nis crusads will be at an end.
"Ihe action of the business nsn of
'sris furnish a model for all businessf
1en wherever such indictments have 8
een returned. IN
1.-THE action of this jury is also "a IL
Of the independence and self
Glance of the comfy Of Bourbon: the h
rgument that three other jurire had =
ound these defendants guilty had no
feet upon this Bourbon jury"