The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
TELLING ABOUT
WEIGH ACTIONS
Witnesses Testify For The AC-
CuSed insurance Com
missioner on Trial.
HOW CARTER WAS CONNECTED

pluyed 10y the National Fidelity aud
/ Casualty company of Omaha, Neh, MS
an attorney IN the adjustment uf mat .
tern before the Oklahoma Insurance
department while A. H. WEIGH Wa
/ commissioner ANA puid II Zee OF 5000 .
/ by the insurance company. according .
To testimony OF David W Armstrong .
president of that cumauy The mat |
! te rim which Carriers services were |
secured had to do with the rommuys .
I financial standing although other at T.
torueys had been employed relative to |
other difficulties with the company
II was charged that Nrlch refused |
10 adjust the differences with the
/ company unit. they had employed Dor
set Carter Complaints hud been mudr
to Nplch " misconduct of agents of
the company la business way. He
made an Investigation mud said the
agents licenses must he revoked aud
Tint n the company had knowledge
NJ the conduct of the agents that It's
license should also he revoked The
matter was settled, however. 10y tho
agents rv~gulng The cumruuy's
I financial condition did mot suit the
Insurance commissioner and II was
nhoul This time that the services NJ
Dorset Curlrr was sought by the com
/ pnul
How Carter Was Employed.
Armstrong suid he made arrange.
mcuts with Curtcr to represent tho
company that Carter had hceu recon-
mcnded to him aud that his arrange
mcnt was mHdr simply fur legal sery
lrcs u> hc would employ anyone He
said he had understood that when ne
employed Carter that Wclch did not
Hike 1t Armstrong said relative TO
the financial condition NJ the company
that after his statement WAS made to
the department and the commissioner
complained about II Armstrong assured
Nclch that certain transactions were
about to be cuusummatcd that would
place the company on a solid founda
liou. These transactions dld take
place and the license " the company
was not revoked
4 l.. Frazier general agent of the
National Surety company said that
he knew Armstrong and had been
asked tu recommend an attorney He
mtd he recommended several among
them being Carter Said he thought
Carter was a good lawyer, waa from
Welchs home town and was friend
VI Nclch.s Ne said he understood
that Carter had been successful In
handling the affairs of the Union Mu
tual company and thought the case In
point was similar lie did not know
Of any services performed by Carter
Arnst's Case Explained
Frazier received the check sent FOR
Carter and held II according 10 an
agreement between Carter aud the
company 70 be paid when the services
hah been rendered Frazier said he
did not know whether Welch had
amy knowledge that Frazier had been
asked 10 recommend the employment
N counsel Tor the insurance com.
pauy
Welch was charged with wrOngfully
continuing license TO Eugene Arhet
an agent for the Kansas City Life In
urauce company. after he knew that
Arnet was guilty VI acts contained IN
" complaints filed I'm the office. In thi,
, conclusion Fred W. Fleming Of Kan
~, ms city. connected with that com
,a pany testified; Fleming said that he
~ was Informed NJ charges against Ar
- net aud investigating found they wer,
made by former employees NJ Arnel
who had been discharged for what h,
,e thought sufficient reasons
"a. Wplch was not inclined tO believe
II ns untrue the substance " the charge,
pd that had been made, and was NJ IN,
,g opinion AZ one time that Arnet's llCpns,
should be- cancelled Mr. Flemin!
knew Arnet for long time aud knew
et he was good insurance man h,
ng said Friends and business acuuaint
Iir aucrs NJ Arnct also appealed 10 Wrlcl
/, not t0 revoke license " Arnet ant
upon stipulation " Anet that h
OF would not again do what had beef
ce contained IN the charges he would cou
tlnue the license " the agent Tn
matters complained ~ constituted nm
wa ethical practices Arnet agreed to re
10 fraln from the abuses complalne,
'e against him and hs license was con
tlnued No further complaints hay
,, been filed against him
~, Case Of the Harril Bond.
II was charged that Welch attempt
ed 10 compel the Southern Surety CON
~ pany " ~ Louis to make bond 10
,ep| 7 G. Harrill NJ Wagner conneCte
OF with one of the local banks O, A
uy Wells, vice president of the cOmpan,
de who lives at Muskogee, was the Onl
NJ witness examined on this count Well
or read letter sent by Welch 10 ]. Il
IluCkleberry, president Of the con
pany asking II the company could No
make bond for HarrBl, he said was a
nd the head " the state Democratic eel
-, tral committee and might some time i
md In position tO assist the COmpan,
'cd and that WelCh thought he, too, mlgl
an be- VI assistance some time. A lette
WV was received from Huckleberry Rgre,
at ing TO make the bond
The bond was made, hut as usuI
. with the company, an indemnity bon
was required from llnrrill before N
company gave Its bond to the Wal
G Ur man The company has mad
several such bonds I'm the state, sal
Wells, and the requirements ON u
them are the same. Wells said TN
before the bond was finally made /
wrote his company and informed the
that Harrill was then no longer chai
man " the Democratic central con
mittee This was about the time Il
4 charge In chairman was made
| WFlla aulu hig fnmnany haa nnVi
asked favor Of the Insurance COZ
! missioner nor received any. That /
himself once wanted WelCh " revUl
4 the license OF an agent who Wei
thought unfit to hold such positlo
and Welch refused To do 70 on n
grounds that the difficulty was OF
10 he settled nv the courts
MIh tho rnnnlnalnn ~ MnnaL InnI