The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
Sensational Admissions Of
New York Attorney VIII
Result in an investigation
FOREMAN TELLS
OF EXAMINATION
Representatives Of Several
Insurance Companies Must
Face the Inquisitorial' Body

" HE Grand Jury is determined to
get d correct line on the manner
Il which several Insurance compa-
mics are empIoyfnE in handling
their losses. From the evidence of H.
@. Qufmby,. attorney, and R. r. Man
ners, ad3uster, both In the employ of the
Eagle Insurance Company, given at the
meeting of the Grand Jury Friday, the
members of that body feel positive, that
they viii land some of the "weIeherr"
IN Jail.
Subpenas will be ISSUED for the APP
pearanee of the representatives of the
Royal of London, Phenix of brooklyn,
Transatlantic, Federal, Hanover, MIL
waukee Mechanics and several other
companies which Quimby represents.
he could not remember their names
when called upon Friday, but said he
would make them known 10 the fore
man Of the jury in a few days.
Quimby- denied yesterday that he
ever gave such testimony before the
Grand Jury and demanded retraetion
OF the article published in The Call
Against his word is that of the four
teen members who attended the meet
ing OF the Grand Jury Friday. all men
well known in san Francisco It seems
70 be fourteen 70 one against ouimey.
Foreman J. 2. Brsnnan gives the fell
lowing statement about Quiniby's ap-
pearanco before the Grand Jury;
"Quimby refused to answer the opes-
ton I put to him as to who hit clients
were. ana he held out Until Judge Ora
ham was called in and threatened to
senc him to prison for contempt II he
refused 10 answer the question. ouinby
contended that il was. q privileged
communication. and that, as an attor-
ney. he would not under the law be
forced TO reveal the hames Of his cli-
ents.
Ut was only after the Judge showed
eS.n, the statute and demonstrated TO
him that he had no right to practice in
California, not having taken the neces-
cary steps to practice here. that ouimoy
threw I'D his hands. said, It was all up
and agreed to answer the question.
"ouinby told the body he was sent
out in April by the. Eagle Insurance
Company 70 represent IT here. He &C
knowledged the methods he had en-
Moved were not honorable ones. Fake
photographs were made and instead OF
using the underwriters reports other,
which were not reliable were used .
Every method to intimidate policy
holders so that they might accept any
thing the company offered was en-
ployed BY the Eagle. ouinby told the
surv that these other companies had
euploved him TO use the same methods
Tor them as he was using in his bust
ness for the Eagle.
IN regard to Adjuster Manners tes-
+innouv. we had a hard time to get
ANYTHING definite from him. He tried
20 lead US away With rambling tales iH
evasion of direct questions and had to
y. called TO time on several occasions
when he tried TO eyade the issue.
Our questions were direct. and ve
were determined TO get an answer, be-
fore these men left the room. Man
nsrs told us how he had been sent out
here as ar adjuster with, Instructions
from the head Of the company in New
York TO pay 50 cents on the dollar and
under no circumstances to pay more
than scents on the dollar He told
US that the, company had refused TO ex-
tend the. sixty-dAy limit for the filing
Of proofs OF loss and those who had
fsiled to send their, proofs in by June
1s would not be paid cent.
I've will have Quimby before US al
our next meeting on Friday. He has
promised 70 produce some of the pic
lures and literature. We are on the
trail Of several other suspicious insur-
ers and will have them before US al
our next meeting II they don't leave
town meanwhile. as some OF them did
when they learned that we were about
70 open an investigation.
we have probed into the Firenan's
Fund and found that the oficials OF
this company are pursuing an honor
able course and treating their clients
fairly. The Grand Jury is satisfied
that this company will pay