The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
TELL OF ROBBERY
VICTIMS OF @CI.ARvYANTs. CON-
 PLAIN TO POLICE.
Say They Were Induced to Leave yaI- uab1es Over Night With the "Mfnd Readers- Which Were Not
 Retmp0ed.


 Readers- Which Were Not Returned.
 Birmingham. March 3i-tspecial)- Many complaints have been made 10 the chief of police by victims of two men who have been posing as ciairvoy- ants and mind readers in this city dur ing the past few weeks, doing business lat one of the prominent boarding houses on Fifth Avenue. within a block and a half of the city hall. Several women and few. men have approached the chief Of police and told stories of how easy they were taken in.
 The two men who, operated so sue ccssfIllv used considerable newspaper space and as consequence there were many customers. In almost every case the clairvoyants would demand that the customers should leave something of value over night with them Ac- cording to reports many watches. jew elry of all kinds and other valuables have disappeared.
 Warrants will be issued and the po- ter to various departments seeking the arrest of the men accused. One woman states that she gave up jewelry valued at $200 while merchant of the city $500.
 few days ago announcement was made that the city council would con sider the adoption of an ordinance pro hibiting the business of "clairvoyant
 in Birmingham, declining to issue a It. cense therefor This does not appear continue to do rushing business. About year ago man giving his name as Victor Girard operated in Birmingham and when he left, sudden iy also. reports were made to the po- lice of losses aggregating a couple of thousand dollars. Girard was arrested at Binghamton; ar N af' 1' .,ne fsW weeks mks police here dd not care to bring the
 man back inasmuch as none of the vic- tims were willing to put up for the ex- Girard were well published in this city but this did not have much effect
 The police expect to ascertain some clue to the whereabouts of the two men who posed here as Dr. Sens and Prof. Germaine. The real names of the two men were Taylor. Detective Bodeker went to work this. morning on the case. It is ascertained that one woman gave one of the men dia. mond ring valued at several hundred dollars day or two since.
 Directed Against Aid Association.
 Officers of the Southern Mutual Aid Association, local concern, have been ordered to appear before the Circuit Court and show cause, if any they have, why the association should not be re- stra ined from continuing business. The order was made today by Judge A; A Coleman and is returnable Saturday. April If. at 10 o'clock. It is directed at the officers of the association. The quo warranto proceedings were instituted by the State of Alabama ex rel Massey Wilson. Attorney-G General, versus The Southern Mutual Aid Association The Attorney General in his petition recites that the Hon. F.. R. McDavid, Insurance Commissioner of Alabama. after exam ming the books of the association, re- ported to him in November and Decem- Der of 1905, that the association should be restrained from doing business, to- gether with facts upon which the opin- ion Is based. It Is claimed that the concern is insolvent. The petition Is lengthy and among other things ayers that many policies have matured and that the same are not being paid promtly. etc.
 In asking that the court order the officers to show cause why they should be allowed to continue in business. The thern Mutual Aid Association is in solvent"
 'yThat the association in its annual statement for the year ending No vember ', 1905. with intent to defraud, did make in its annual report or state ment to the insurance commissioner of Alabama, as provided by section that it owned absolutely in fee simple thirty-two city of Pensacola tVLrtdal bonds bearing six per cent. interest or each, whereas it now appears that the said bonds were merely hypothecated or loaned to the association by C. F. Orr its fsf 5ne fase or or fraudulent credit with the insurance department of Alabama and other States and that the said C F .'r has annual interests upon said bonds. That said association, in its an nual report or statement to the insur- ance commissioner of Alabama for the year ending December S1, 1905; vii, fully. fraudulently and knowingly did make false statement upon mate rial fact in that it did in said state ment in answer to the question, give full description of the assets owned by the company or association, an swer in c;tp s4Dsta9ce af owHF Florda bonds bearing six per cent. interest per annum of the value of $500 each. amounting to s1S,o0o. wherein 1t nov nov hypothecated or loaned to said asso- citation by C.. P. Orr, its president, Tor the purpose of giving said association false or fraudulent credit with the insurance department of the State of Alabama and other States. and that the said c. P Orr has received and enjoyed all the semi-annual or annual interest upon said bonds"
 It is further averred in the petition that on several occasions the associa- tion has wrongfully and frGudulently money, with intent in hinder. delay and defraud it's creditors. The petition then Tee1teS that the dsSoclatioH mas outstanding a series of policies held by many policy holders and aggregat- ing many thousands of dollars known as the ten-year clause policies. where in it Is provided among other. things. that tiff if the dma policy tsn is in Tears feags from the date thereof. that, said association agrees, on surrender ot same. to return the amount of pre- miums paid to the association, less the amount, if any, the Insured may have drawn in case of sickness during that time. and that said policies are bind ing obligation upon the said associa- tion, that notwithstanding this, said association is resorting to many devices and subterfuges to avoid said oblfgd- tion and it has admitted in writing to the insurance commissioner of Alabama in substance that said association Is unable to meet the obligations of said policies matured and maturing
 It is further averred that the liabil- ities of the association to Alabama policyholders already due and payable aggregate many thousands of dollars, whereas the assets available for the payment of the Alabama policyholders are less than $1500, and totally inade- quate.
 It IS further averred that the asso- citation Is conducting a loose system or bookkeeping, swapping checks with us Virginia department, kiting and other wise grossly mismanaging its affairs. For these alleged reasons the district attorney thinks the concern should be restrained from continuing in business. Brought Back From Memphis. Finnie Lady and Napoleon White. ne- groes, were brought back from Mem phis this morning and are being held of injuries inflicted on Will Spencer, nother negro who is under treatment