Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-15
INSURANCE TRIAL
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tation TO take small company as u
large non-board comply. and he re
piled that he naturally would i1ther
have the larger company.
Mr.. Warren sad that he had never
been before the legislature IN the IN
terest OF any insurance legislation
nor had he spoken TO any member OF
the legislature about any insurance
legislation pending before the gen
eral assembly.
Questioned About Bible.
Taking up the cross-examination'
Mr.. Bachelor asked Mr.. Warren
question about the Bible and Mr.. war
rem said that he did not know he was
to be examined about the Bibie-he
thought this was an insurance
trial" He declared that he knew 1T
tie more shout the Bible than he did
about insurance.
Mr. Bachelor brought ont from the
witness that IL was not costumary 10
notify the public before increasing
an insurance rate. II is customary
for the association TO send out such
slips as was receiced here on May
~. Justice Brown asked the witness
If he had ever know slip reducing
rates TO come from the association
and he replied that he had. However,
he said that he had never know
rate to be reduced on a piece of prop
erty unless the condition In una
around the building were improved.
Court Corrects Counsel.
Then Mr.. Bachelor said that the
rate was never increased or lowered
without some change in physical con-
ditions and the court corrected him
by saving that there WIS no change
in physical conditions when the ten
per cent increase became effective.
w tness had never known of any
beard companies withdrawing from an
Office because non board companies
were represented in that office.
Examined by Mr.. Lett, Mr.. Warren
said that he would not write Tor any
company at rates lower than those
prescribed by the association because
he had no reason TO write for any
rates other than those made by the
association. Replying to question by
the court, witness said that he is In
structed by the special agents Of his
companies to write insurance at the
rates made by the association
w. T. Chaplin Called.
w T. Chap.n, of the real estlte and
insurance firm of Chaplin, helms a.
Bowen. was the second witness cali
ed He said that he understood that
some Of the companies his firm rep
resents do not belong to the associa-
ton and be named as such COM
panies: Petersburg Savings, CONT
mental. North River. st. Paul and vii
amsburg City. He Uses rates furn-
ished by the underwriters association
and writes for all of his companies &C
those rates. He makes daily reports
for both board and non-board COM
panies through the stamping Office OF
the association, but one non board
company, he continued, gave him the
option of reporting either to the COM
pany or to the stamping Office. Henry
Evans is the manager of the CONT
mental and is interested in the F1del-
ity Phoenix and the Fidelity Under
writer's. The witness said that he
understood that the Fidelity Phoenix
is a member OF the association.
Couldn't Recall Conversation.
Witness sad that the Continental is
doing business here now and 1t did
not withdraw from this city. So FAR
as the witness knew the Continental
had had no intention of Withdrawing
Witness could not recall what passed
in a conversation he had with Cap
tain Berkeley and the special agent of
the Continental Justice Brown told
the witness TO try to recall what pass
ed. Mr.. Chaplin SAID that ne could
not recall what was said at this IN
teIyiew even when Csptain Berkeley
tried to refresh his memory Mr..
Chaplin said the special agent went
to Captain Berkeley's Office to ascer-
tain under what statute the captain
was bringing the chsrtss against the
association. Witness said that after
the interview with Captain Berkeley
The special agent OF the Continental
paid the city license tax to Commits
sioner CrumpS-
Request from Companies.
Mr. Chaplin said that he understood
that there was an agreement between
some Of the agents not 70 charge
more then fifteen per cent commits
sions. Some OF the companies which
his firm represented asked the local
azents not 70 receive anv more chan