Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-09
TREASURER BOND CASE ENDS
The State Having Secured End
Sought Stops Mandamus.
Attorney Bacon Announces That state
Trensurcr's Bond for 100000 In
American surety Company Meets
Approval of Governor.

As announced elsewhere by Attorney
Robert c. Bacon Of Brattleboro,
representing Governor Allen NJ. Fiet-
cher in the mandamus proceedings
recently brought by the State, through
the chief executive, to compel State
treasurer Edward II. Dcavitt to furnish
a new bond, an entry Of "dscon-
tinued" has been entered IN the matter
md the case terminated,
The mandamus proceedings grew out
of Governor Flctcher's request that the
State trea surer cancel his bond OF $1,000
furnished by the American Fidelity COM
rany of this city This request was made
by the executive on January ) of the pres
ent year
on the 10th Of January, last. State
Treasurer Deavitt wrote to Governor
Fletcher stating that he had not complied
with the executives request. pending an
opportunity to ascertain the financial
standing of the bonding company.
On the 18th Of January Governor
Fletcher wrote to Treasurer Deavitt and
called attention to the fact that three of
the companies in which the American
Fidelity company had reinsured a por-
ton of the treasurer's bond were not law
fully entitled to do business in Vermont.
The Governor at that time informed tho
State treasurer that had the executive
been aware of that phase of the matter
the state would not have accepted the
bond.
Treasurer Doavitt on January 16 wrote
Governor Fletcher a long explanation Of
The formers position in he matter, 60
Ing into details concerning the American
Fidelity Companys connection with the
matter under discussion.
Governor Fletcher on Februarv %. last
asked the Vermont Supreme Court con-
rerning the executives authority to de-
nand a new bond from the state treas
Nrer and receiving no reply to his COM
munication withdrew the papers before
The court on May II.
On May 2S Governor Fletcher brought
petition for writ of manda mus to compel
Treasurer Deavtt to show cause why he
should not furnish a new bond as asked
for by the State The order for a hear
ing in the matter was signed by Justice
John II. Watson Of the supreme court.
Treasurer Deavitt on June ! filed his
answer setting forth in substance that he
had not concealed any information from
the Governor at the time the bond was
Submitted to the state for executive ap.
proval
The termination of the proceedings was
foreshadowed on June 13 when Treasurer
Deavtt went to Cavendish and offered
Governor Fletcher a supplemental bond
n the American Surety company.
THE CORRESPONDENCE
Following is the correspondence that
occurred between Governor Fletcher and
Mr.. Deavtt together with the cores.
pondence between Attorney Robert c.
Bacon and Attorney W. b. c. Stickney
relative to the case, which is self-ex-
planatory:
Proctorsville, Vt. Jan. D. 1914
Hon. Edward II. Deavitt, State Treasurer
and Insurance Commissioner:
Montpelier, Vt
My Dear Sir:-In view of information
furnished me by YOU in your capacity as
insurance commissioner, | now request
YOU TO cancel your present bond as State
treasurer and to procure new one in the
american Surety company or some other
company Of equal standing.
Awaiting your early action and reply,
I am, my dear sir with high esteem,
Your obedient servant,
ALLAN NJ. FLETCHER,
Governor