Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-15
Trustee S b|ey Says Mr.. HOskiRs
is a "WiIfuI and Ma|ici-
Gus Liar"
ROW OVER INSURANCE POLICIES
Agent Claimed That Committee Had
Shown Partially Toward One Firm,
But Report Was sustained-Tilt
Between Messrs. Barrett and Allen.
Busy Regular Meeting.

Busy Regular Meeting.
During an open discussion before
tho board of school trustees last night
on the question OF insurance on the
public schools, the term, IA willful
and malicious liar" was hurled ut
MIR. G. Il. Hoskins Il well known in
surance agent OF the city. By Trus.
tee Charles l.. Sibley. The outburst
from the trustee resulted from
statement made before the board by
Mir. Hoskins 10 The effect that the
action OF the special insurance COM
mittee of which Mr.. Sibley is mem
Der, i'll rewriting tile insurance poll
cies recently cancelled by the dlrec-
ton OF the board was questionable,
TO say the least of It,"
During this time Chairman Pickett
had been continually rapping for or
der, but it WAS fully minute after
Mr.. Sibley took his seat before SEM
blance OF order was restored.
Session II Stormy One.
The session OF the board last night
was without question the most stormy
In the history OF the body. There
tees themselves, and between trus-
tees and one or two OF the insurance
agents present and on more tnan one
occasion the meeting bordercd Oh
wild disorder in spite oil The sLrenu-
Gus efforts OF the chairman 10 re.
-slc,ee peace and quiet. .- 81,
Report OF Committee.
When the board met in regular
OAsnN, - .f.,t.. L.
surance committee, composed Of
Messrs. Allen. Hawkins and SiDley, APP
pointed some time ago TO cancel AL
insurance policies carried by the
board which under the opinion uf cry
Attorney Massie were Illegal, report.
ed that 1t had cancelled policies 10
the amount of $4,000 carried by the
firm OF Barrett Il West. Inc com.
mittee wrote policies 10 the amount
on S2f,S25 with other agents OF the
city, placing one policy for $4,000
win Womble q Bryant, agents here
Tor the London and Liverpool and
Globe Insurance. Company.
Several members OF the board ask
ed the committee To explain the dill
ference between the amount OF the
policies cancelled and tho amount OF
lnoso rewritten. TINS was explained
by the fact That the new policies were
written according 10 the recent re.
appraiscment OF the school buildings
ny special committee OF the board
The explanation was satisfactory and
the report OF the committee was
adopted in full.
Insurance Agents Talk.
lheh, upon motion OF Mr.. harrison
Messrs. Sol. Miller Richard Walker,
Z. II. Hosklns and j. l.. Patton, in
surance agents, were allowed to speak
on the insurance question. Mr.. Mil
Ter was the first to address the board
saying that the agents OF the city
felt that the firm of Womble & Bry-
ant had been given too much of the
insurance, but that he supposed the
committee had good reasons for its
acuon and that he was not complain
ing on that score, hut wished to
nave his pro rata share of any new
insurance the board might write. Mr..
Walker and Mr.. Patton followed,
both talking along the same lines as
Mi Miller.
MI. Hoskins was the last agent TO
speak and in conclusion he made the
statement as quoted above.
says Committee Was insuIted.
When he took his seat, Mr.. Haw-
kins arose and said that Mr.. Hoskins
mad insulted the committee and he
did not think the board should toler.
ate his action. Further he declared
mat after the committee had re.
written the insurance, Mir. Hoskins
came to the speakers office and told
nm nm that political and personal mo.
ives had actuated the members
OF the committee in writing the in.
surance. Continuing Mr.. Hawkins
SAID that he did not propose to sub.
NIT to any more talk OF that nature
from Mr.. Hoskins and that he would
settle with him outside of the board.
1t was at this juncture that Mr..
Sibley jumped to his feet and made
the statment quoted above.
After Mr.. Sibley took his seat, Mr..
Hawkins arose and started to address
lurther remarks to Mr.. Hoskins. but
he was ruled out of order by Chair.
man Puckett. Mr.. Hoskins left the
hal a few minutes later.
"a letter was then read from Mr..
q: D. West, of the firm of Barrett &.
West, In which was enclosed s3150
the amount of return nremjun, dro