Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-24
Witness Says WelCh
Jobbed Her JOblesS
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AS soon az they left she was informed
that her services were no longer
needed as the firm could not afford
to retain an employe who was unsat-
lsfactory to the state insurance COM
missioner.
Cant woman get employment in
Oklahoma City unless she stands In
with some state official?' asked rep
resentatiye McCollister Of the COM
mittee. at don't look like It," the
witness answered.
well that's mighty bad state of
AFFAIRS" commented McCollister with
shrug OF his shoulders.
When asked by Chairman Goodwin
as to Dorset Carriers relations to the
deal the witness explained that Carter
was formerly connected with the Gem
| trail railroad which was later sold to
the Santa Fe and therefore he had
some influence with the attorneys for
| the Santa Fe. The inference that
Carter, who has been acting as
Welch's attorney since the investiga-
! ton tsarted, was prevailed upon by
| Welch to use his influence In having
the witness discharged by the Santa
| Fe attorneys,
| Testimony that the president Of the
! National Casualty x Fidelity Co. OF
Omaha paid 10 Dorset Carter of Pure
| cell $500 for his influence In keeps
ing that company from having its lie
ceuse to do busi ness In Oklahoma RE
yoked was the substance of testimony
at the insurance probe this morning
| by 4. l.. Fraser of this city,
Fraser, who is general agent OF the
National Casualty company, proved to
/ be the star witness in the inyestiga-
/ ton, Fraser sworc THAT David W.
Armstrong. president of the National
! Fidelity & Casualty Co., sent him a
check for $500 to hold. subject 10 re-
. lease. when the matter Of whether
! the license OF the company would be
revoked was determined.
"Finally I got a telegram from
! Armstrong directing me 10 pay the
money over to Garter. which did.
and the company retained its IL
cense,r said the witness.
License Not Revoked.
"It ~ my opinion" continued the
! witness, 'that the National Fidelity
and Casualty company was not tn
good financial condition AZ that time.
/ and that IL was their idea to give the
money 10 Carter 70 keep their license
/ from being revoked"
At that time, occording to testi-
mony, two agents OF the National FL
/ deity * Casually 'O., OIDtS anu
| Van Hook, had been having trouble
with the insurance department and
had been advised TO give up their IL
censes by their attorneys. The COM
pany was having trouble with the de-
partment and the matter OF whether
| its license would be revoked was
/ hanging I'm the balance.
Fraser testified that an attorney
named Moorehead was sent to Okla
homa City by the company TO repre-
sent II and he went at once to Fraser
| for advice.
Fraser testified that Moorehouse
asked him to recommend someone
who could assist his company i'm
keeping its license. Fraser told him
that II anyone could help his COM
pany. Dorset Carter could. Fraser tes-
titled that he paid the money to Car
ter I'm the form of check. and that
afterwards Carter called him and
seemed to question the check, int-
mating that the company might not
have that much cash II the truth
were known.
Carter is a resident Of Purcell. the
home town of Insurance Commits
sioner Welsh, and is acting as his at
torney in the present investigation.
The two men are associated together
In the Purcell Bank 4 Trust Co.. ana
are close personal friends.
+. A. Skipwith VI this city agent