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Eff JUSTICE
SOUGHT REBATE
ludoe Marshall Of Wisconsin ST.
preme Court Wanted Com
mission Paid to Him.
THE FACTS CREATE SCANDAL.
n,.ired to Pay Premium Into Bank
And Receive Usual Agents
Fee Back,

,,liNauksa. Wis, July 0.-ln the
,,o,eedings before the committee Of the
v,seonsn legislature engaged IN inves-
.,sting life insurance conditions in
,s.s state. state Manager NJ. 6, Al
,.,gbi Of the Union Central Life Insur-
.r,e company Of Cincinnati yester-
40, introduced correspondence showing
,nst a supreme court official asked
that the life agents commission for
,ollertion Of premiums on his (the SUI
irene courts otiicielsl policy be paid
u him The letters were written by
rtff Justice Rouiet ID. Marshall Jus
.ra Marshall late this afternoon
y-ufhed for the authenticity Of the cor
resrondence The justice, however said
le thought there was nothing irregular
In any cf the letters.
JUDGE MARsHALLs LETTER.
The original correspondence was pro-
dpced BY Mr. Albright late today. The
letter soliciting the commission Tor
Collection is as follows;
state Of Wisconsin. Supreme Court
Madison, Wis, October /. 1902. Union
central Life Insurance company Gin
r.nnatl. O.-Gentlemen. / hold policy
No. 2320o9 IN your company on which
there falls due on the 18th day of this
month the annual premium Of S67i40. |
am not advised as 10 whether ] win be
obliged 20 remit 20 the principal office.
Not knowing that you have any in this
city and supposing that II you have
such agent he has no claims upon YOU
f0r q percentage for the collection "
ms premium, | suggest that you send
my receipt TO the First National bank OF
Madison. Wis. with % draft attached for
lh- }6l.fo and Instructions to deliver
The receipt upon payment Of the draft
on or before the due date u the pre-
MUM. and that IN such case you per-
n.j the bank TO take the usual agents
commission 10 pay the same 90 me. My
policy came from an agent entirely
outside Of my circle Of business &C.
uuaintances | see no reason. myself,
why cannot be permitted to make the
payment In the manner suggested. but
N there are reasons, uf course you will
write me suggesting where 10 send the
money. Very truly. yours.
"R. b. MARSHALL
AGENT ALBRIGHTS LETTER.
The above letter from Judge Marshall
was referred by the home Office of the
insurance company 10 State Manager
Albright OF Wisconsin. who In turn
wrote 90 his superior officer as follows:
Milwaukee Wis. october 6. 1902 Z.
=. Marshall. Secretary OF the Union
Central Life Insurance company. Gin
ci0nau, O. Dear Slr--I am today In re-
IDlpt oi yours OF the Ord, inclOsiug q
letter from a judge Of the supreme court
Of Nincousiu Hon r.. ID. Marshall. ask
ing that you grant him rebate upon
his renewal premium. When a Judge
NJ the supreme court Of this state makes
an appeal for a rebate and does il
direct 10 the home office, is II not time
that there be some elevation in the
moral conscience Of the people in high
places before We can hope for much
change for the better among the rank
ana file on the rebate question?
This gives YOU an idea Of some Of the
d'mculties We are obliged 90 contend
with in this state Respectfully yours
81. e. ALBRIGHT
state Manager
Mr. Albright al-o wrote 20 the ius-
uye informing him that rehatiug was
forbidden by law in Wisconsin. The
hua. answer OF Justice Marshall was
written go Mr. Albright. as follows.
Madison Wis, oct. a. l902-J. @
A.bught-Deav Sir: Here is the draft
Tor payment on my policy ] am not
macolain,ed with the law 20 which
'ol refer on reflection YOU viii prob
ably see that there Is nothing IN the
Jaw 20 prevent your company from
rly'ug 10 any bank any collection
charges YOU see NJ. do not take YOUR
letter very seriously. II would not be
out ~ place for YOUR company 90 es-
'ablish an agency outside Of NIL
Nsukee. Yours.
n n MARSHALL.
p. Send receipt 10 Madison,
Wis"
JUDGES EXPLANATION.
4 wrote the letters which were read