The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03

| A letter was read from The victoria
Fire Insurance company OF New York
protesting against excessive charges
of examiners and refusing to pay
same only on requisition from auditor.
Mr.. Cornell thought the rcquisition
was made. He was asked II he would
discharge an examiner whom he knew
was charging more than his services
were worth. He replied that he would
and that he considered Ii ~dishonorable
for an examiner TO do so.
The following letter was then read:
Hartford, Conn.-Hon. j. r. Cornell,
| Auditor OF Public Accounts, Lincoln,
February II, 1851 shall try to make
the bill large enough for you to be
remembered. We got 500 apiece
from the Hartford Fire.
o. W. PALM.
lie was asked II he discharged Mr..
Palm when he saw that letter. He
snid he did not, nor did he refuse TO
issue more commissions ia Mr.. Palm.
lie said in regard to the sharing OF
fees with him by Mr.. Palm that pos
slbly Mr.. Palm might have intended
TO make him q present. He had some
conversation with Mr.. Palm in which
he discountcnanccd that gcntieman's
attitude in desiring to share fees. The
auditor admitted that some conversa-
ton had been had on the subject.
A letter from Hartford, Conn, dated
February 5. 1893, to the auditor from
Mr.. Gillian vas read. In the letter Mr..
Gillian refers to trouble had with the
Travellers Insurance company; that
the president OF the company wanted
them to take the report Of the state
examiners. After much trouble the
matter was compromised for $500. Mr..
Gillian expressed sorrow that M. Cor
nell could not come In on the amount,
as 1t was hardly sufficient to pay his
and Mr.. Palms expenses. Mr.. Cor
nell was questioned closely in regard
10 this letter and also one from Mr..
Palm along the same lines. He could
sec nothing wrong in their course and
did not recall them.
At the afternoon session n letter
from Palm and Gillian written in New
York was shown to the auditor. The
letter contained n request for an or
der to examine n certain company.
The letter contained an outline of a
message which the writer's wanted the
auditor to wire them. The auditor
said The did not remember what the
letter meant.
Mr.. Weaver asked II Palm and Gil
Ian were not junkcting In the east and
whenever they wanted to examine a
company they wired him for an order.
The auditor did not understand that
1t was u iunketing trip.
lie denied that he had ever commits
stoned an insurance agent or anyone
interested in an Insurance
A letter from |. II. Odell, dated Jan
nary %, 1897, was read. 1t protested
against Palms appointment. The au-
ditor said that upon receipt OF the
protest he had examined into the mat.
ter and found that Mr.. Palm was not
an insurance agent, having turned his
business over to his wife. The audi
tor denied that the National Life OF
Vermont withdrew from the state be-
cause IL could not secure n license and
that q license was refused because Ii
would not pay Palms bill for cNami.
nation. Mr.. Palm did not examine the
company. Some facts were brought
out about n $1,000 policy in the Union
Life Insurance company of Omaha. II
had no particular bearing on the pur'
pose of the investigation.
Mr.. Fisher questioned the auditor
closely about the trips Of his nephew
j. a. Simpson, to Topeka to examine
the National Aid association. Mr.
Simpsons charge was 500, or S25 &
day, The auditor said he did not know
whether Simpson had n pass to To
peka or not. lie did not remember
getting n pass for him. lie Thought
$40 a day was enough for fraternal in
surance companies.
Ed Smith asked the auditor IL ther,
was any provision of law requiring in
surance examiners tn turn fees owe
to the state, either any portion of hi
fees or an excess of n certain amount
The auditor said thu was not.
"Or a law requiring an examiner (,
turn over any part of his fees to tn
auditor as a compliment" asked MI
, Evans.
NO, sir" answered the auditor.
e Mr.. Smith then tried to show tina
= II an examiner charged reasonab.
fees and should receive as much a
? 10000 in IA year there was no lay
requiring any part of 1t turned owe
TO the state. 1t might he n defect /
g the law, but he believed all would nd
NIT that such was the law.
did you ever have any agreement
c directly or indirectly, with any exam
liners whereby you were to get an
part of the proceeds of any examina
tons made out side the state Of w
braska?" asked Mr.. Smith.
mo. sir" replied the auditor.
In regard to letters in which exam
liners indicated their intention OF NAL
c ing the auditor n present Or doing hin
Il fayors, the auditor testified that n
.e such PROMISES had ever been fulfilled
I. The following statement shown
IS fees collected by Mr.. Palm and MI
Gillian was presented by the auditor
EXAMINATIONS nv O. W. PALM.
National Surety Co, New York ..,.,... .s235
New England Mutual Life, Mass ,....,.. .0)
Firemen s Fund, Newtrk, N~.J,..n,... G
:, National Union, O;,io, ..,,......... ~
a Western Underwriters ASSN, Ill.,. iil
X Milwaukee, Fire, Visions I4
r piQua, Oato. ..,,,,. ~
:. Union Casualty & Surety Co, MOI. 100
- Royal Oaks, Omaha, ....,,.., rs
Or German Mutual, Omaha ,."........,., 80.
NJ EXAMINATIONS MADE by o. W. PALM A,
nAA a.