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GRAND JURY DEMANDS WIDE PRISON REFORMS IMMEDIATELY
Presentment Calls Conditions in Fulton County’s Camps Public Disgrace
Elimination <•!' All Donaldson Inllnem-e, Which
Is Blamed for Horrible <'onditions. Urged as
Hirst in a < omplele < hange of the Penal
System.
Continued From Page 1.
nessea, convicts and county em
ployees, who have been pun.shed
for giving evidence to us. We
know that the interests of so< ;e
ty must be protected b> a firm
and vigilant enforcement nf puni
tive regulations. We admit that
the situation is difficult. We ar
ticipate that si»rn»* disorders nm \
«-ome in the ramps in - huso of
shake-ups, but we insist that open
mutiny could scarcely be more
harmful than the continuation of
pnditions which the countx and
the State have allowed to exist
n Fulton.
Th© Jury’s Presentment.
Here is the presentment in full
To tin» Superior <’onrt of Fulton
< ’ounty
We, the Grand Jury of the Jan
nary term. 1914, of your honorable
• out!, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing special general present
merits in reference to tin carr of
convicts in Fulton fount' This
ountj is now operating under a
system that is both antiquated
and unbusinesslike
It may have answered the needs
of a quarter of a century ago.
• but it no longer meets the re
quirements of the present condi
tions involving county expendi
tures of over a million dollars a
sear and the management of a
prison system comprising between
six hundred and .seven hundred
prisoners in our chaingangs.
To place the administration of
this vast public trust upon five
elected citizens who, as commie
sloners. receive a salat j <»f S4OO
• per year results in inadequate
’ supervision.
Should Be Executive Head.
' The head or chairman of this
board should be elected bv the
’ people as thr executive In ad of
i the county's affairs. His entire
• time should be employed and he
• should receive a salary adequate
to engage the services of a man
nf administrative ability, equal to
’ the management of the expendl
i tures aggregating between $1,200.-
; 000 and $1,300,000 a year
• The present system is largely
’ responsible for the distressing
conditions of the county’s convict
‘ system. The Board nf < ounty
I Commissioners, charged by the
‘ public with authority and control,
are to be censured for the present
» situation. Only recently has there
been any effective effort to im
prove those conditions
‘ For a quarter of a century the '
entire management of the prison
• ers and the work secured by their
labor has been centered In one
man with almost autocratu pow
i er. Changes have taken place in
• the members of the board, but for
28 years Mr. Thomas J Dona Io
son, as warden and superintend I
*nt of public works, has remained I
In practical control of the entire
prison system of the county.
Captain Donaldson Censured.
Associated with him tor the
greater part of this turn were
his brother. Mr. S. II Donaldson,
and a force of guards ami deputy
wardens under personal obliga
tion to them for position and fa
vors. The result has been an
organization largely political ami |
always compact over which the
commissioners have had little
control. This control by Mi
Thomas J. Donaldson is directly
responsible for present conditions
To institute the reforms in the
\ county s present prison system
required by the demands of de-
' cency and an enlightened public
‘ < onsciencr will require the com
. pie.U- removal of Mr Thomas J
Donaldson ami his influence from
, present control.
• The elimination of the Donald
, son influence in the management
, i of the county's convicts is the
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Mutiny No Worse
Than Condiiions Now
Open meeting < <> u I<l
scarcely bo more harmful
than tin l continuation of con
ditions which the State and
( ounty have allowed to exist
in the Fulton convict camps.”
Statement of Alt' C. Newell
in reporting findings of the
; Grand Jury.
essential need of thr present ait
uat ion.
Immediate Change Urged.
A modern and more humane
i system, under a now ami better
administration, should be inaug
urated at once.
The care of the prisoners ami
the results of his labor should
no longer bo in the f ontrol of one
ami the same man. Two separate'
positions are essential to a mod
el n system. The management of
the prisoners, when on the pub
lic works, should be in the con
trol of a superintendent for that
purpose. The man who holds the
position of warden Is responsible
to the State, the county and the
public at largo for the treatment
of the prisoners He should also
bo superintendent of the camps
ami responsible for their condi
tion. He should be exclusively
I authorized to punish, but only
for violation of rules imposed by
the State Commission and the
Board of <’ounty Commission
ers.
The right man in this position
would quickly remedy present
evils Tin 111 treatment of the
comity s prisoners. white and
black alike, at the hands of a
ver- disreputable class of guards
and bosses. Is cruel ami should
not be allowed to continue Many
improvements are needed which
would neither lessen discipline
nor decrease efficiency.
Better Men Needed as Guards.
The character of guards and
bosses employed should be care
fully investigated, for they have
practically autocratic control
I over the lives of the prisoners at
these camps.
Simple humanity demands fair i
treatment of chained and shackled
men. and protection for them
from brutal attacks of armed
guards who abuse the power and
‘ authority given them.
Thr sanitary condition of these
| <amps is a public disgrace, espe
cially the present bathing ar
rangements, which tend to de-
J stroy the last vestige of srlf-re
spect. and subjects the prisoner
t" rv<*r> conceivable danger of
Infection from dangerously con
tagious disease’! through the
forced use by a number of men
of the same water in a wooden
tub. It is unjust to endanger the
| life and health of these prisoners
i under the present practice.
Chaining of Prisoners Scored.
The practice of chaining prls
on»u< together when in bed at
night is barbarous. This is an
unnecessarx form of torment
which nothing justifies.
Better constructed barracks and
sober, watchful guards would
make this increased burden un
necessary. as has been done In
Rellwot d camp. the State farm
ami in otlmr counties of the State
The whipping of the convict !•
entirely in the control of his par
ticular guard. There is no ap
peal. This results in terrible suf
• fc rings by the unfortunate man
who lias incurred the guard's en
mity for any cause. The whip
ping of the naked body of a
shackled white man chained to
. tils fellows is a horrible thing of
tself But when the unfortunate
i man is frail or sic k, sucli punish
ment becomes heartless cruelty
ami the act of an inhuman mon
isl e r
Law for Lash Not Enforced.
There .tie State laws covering
whipping in chaingangs, but In
our camps thev have not been
strictly enforced Prompt and
full reports to the Slate Prison
Board of all whippings are not
made In all instances. State
ments of prisoners, that more
than the number of hlow’R allowed
b\ law are < ften inflicted, may be
of doubtful c redit, but there is
sufficient evidence on the subject
to warrant the belief that this
c’opr occur.
The immoral conduct of guards
toward helpless women relative'’
of prisoneis who seek to wislt
• iese unfortunates a_t the camps
i- in keeping with the atmos
pin-re that pervades the camps
The present rule which allows
the prisoner to communicate by
' letter with hi« family and the
outer world but one day in a
month is entirely without Justi
fication.
The efforts to d ; scourage Sun
day religious services and mis
slonarx efforts in behalf of the
prisoners on the part of the high
er officials and guards should be
■ stopped. Tie evidence of the
men themselves is that they wel
come outside good influences and
’hat good is accomplished.
Life Shortened m Camps.
Human life in our convict
• a nips has been shortened bv con
ditions there To many the life
1 of the camps is an enduring hell
I of agony. The most degraded
man is worthy of better treat
ment
i The present conduct nf our
r whole prison sxstem is degraded
by ignoram e and brutality. Only
ignorance of thr fa<'ts on the part
of the general public has allowed
such abuses to continue this long
The rec ommendationa of this
I; Grand Jury are
F ’st That Mr Thomas J. Don-
I aidant! and h's influence be elimi
nated from control of the count' s
pr »nn sa stem
j Second. T..al there he a division
' '.♦* two offices of an peri nt end
'» etai of xiub'uc work? and warden.
and that two new officials be ap
pointed to these iwn positions
Waters for Well Paid
Executive as Prison Head.
• You may say that 1 am heartily i ■
favor of the rec ommendation that the '
chairman of the County Board be
elected by the people and that hr bp
given a salarv large enough to justify
Tyree Pictured to Jury
As a Heartless Monster
In a synopsis of the testimony be
fore the Grand Jury, made public
Monday by Philip Weltnrr, sec retary
of the Prison Reform \ssocuaticm,
■With the authority of the jury, it was
shown that sensational evidence had
h<en heard in regard to the alleged
hanging by Hd Tyree, indicted fore
man of the Weiuara camp, of his own
sori in an effort to extort from him a
I confession of theft.
This incident is told in the follow
. in extrac t
“Witnesses were called to testify to
what they may hav<- heard concern
ing an attempt by Mr. Fd Tyree to
hang his own son. While several wit
nesses swore merely hearsay testi
mony in substantiation of the verity
tit such a transaction, one witness
b woi** that Mr. Tyree acknowledge it
himself. The affair leading up to
this desperate deed was the theft by
his young son of a considerable sum
of money from Miss Jane Donaldson,
a sister of Mr. T. J and Mr. S H.
I (Si) Donaldson It is said that he
hung the boy up in his company room
by a rope around his neck to make
i him confess to the stealing.
Tyree Pictured as Monster.
“All the witnesses who a*knowl-
I edged knowing anything at all about
I it admitted that tlie affair was com
mon talk in the neighborhood of
Buckhead, where it took place.
“One of the witnesses formerly
worked w ith Tyree and knew his
methods of handling his men. Speak
ing of Tyree’s severity in handling
his men, this witness testified that
Fyree broke the convicts’ skin with
every lash, and the blows were so
frtghtful that the blood would splat
ter again the wall. The witness said
that the screams of the tortured ne
groes were audible for a considerable
distance and that the brutality of Ty
ree was common knowledge up in
Buckhead district
“'Q. Isn't it true that Captain Tom
Donaldson and Mr. Si Donaldson had
perfect knowledge what kind of a man
Tyree was. and what he was doing?’
“'A. Yes. sir.’
“ Q. That is a fact?'
“'A. Yes, sir. that they protected
. him, too.’
Fined for Cutting Man.
“It w*as shown. ami the records
speak for themselves, that Mr. Ed Ty
ree while yardman at the old Boule
vard camp, got into a dispute with
i one of his drivers, a white man named
Will Osborn, and in a fury pulled a
! knife and cut Osborn very seriously.
He was convicted of the crime of
stabbing and heavily fined
"Who paid the tine?
■ 'l’li it was sort of concealed the e.
wss i r . er blowed around, but 1 heard
that Air Si Donaldson helped him out
of his trouble
“Regardless of rumor, this much is
proved by the records of the Board of
i ’ounty (’ommissioners. that this man
was promoted on the recommendation
: of Mr. T J Donaldson from the po
sition of yard man to the position of
deputy warden of the county.
Further Findings.
"It was further shown that for al!
practical purposes the personnel of
the county convict employees was left
in the sole charge of Superintendent
T J Donaldson: smh information
was furnished by members of the
County Commission that some of the
W.T.B. Wilson, Many
Years a Civic Leader,
To Be Buried Tuesday
The funeral of Captain W. T. B Wil
son. who died Sunday afternoon at his
home. No. 372 North Jackson street, will
be held ai 2.30 o’clock 'Tuesday after
noon at ths residence
Captain Wilson’s death was the result
of three strokes of paralysis which he
suffered several months ago. For years
' he was prominent in the civic life of
Atlanta From 1874 to 1883 he was in
the internal revenue department of the
Government service and from 1883 to
1888 was postmaster of Atlanta, having
been appointed by President Arthur. He
was also a civil engineer an<i aided in
the work of building the Southern Rail
road from Washington to Atlanta
He was on? of the organizers of the
Vaarati Temple nf Shriners and was
aptain aix years of the Governor’s
Horse Guards
Surviving Captain Wilson are five
children. W T W’ilson. \ Wilson.
Mrs .lames T. W ikle. Mrs. \ H Par
ham and Miss Nell Wilson
The funeral of Mrs Ali<e Pearl M.-Afee
was he’d Monday afternoon at Pat
terson’.s Chapel, interment following
in Westview Cemetery. She died Sat
urda' at a private sanitarium Snr
' iving Mis McAfee are her husband,
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. <’ Berry,
three sisters and two brothers
The body of Mrs Emily' O. Wooten aged
3-. who died Sunday, will be taken
Tuesda' to Danielsville. Ga., for fu
neral and interment She is survived
■ by a brother and four sisters
House-Boat Citizen
Stumps Assessois
BABYLON N. Y.. Feb. 16 Local tax
assessors are stumped in their at
tempts to figure out how they can
tax Jesse Verity who lives in a com
mod.oua house-boat in the harbor.
His children enjoy the benefits of
the district school without cost.
Man Gets Revenge On
i Arrogant Motormen
CHICAGO Feb 16.—After fiv,-
I street cars had whizzed past h m
without heeding his signal George
Parade nod in front of the s \
•ar and waved his arm« until
stopped. Then he smashed two win
dows in the car and uas arrested
a
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
him in d**vot ng d his time to the
• mint -aid Th’l • Waters, cha’”-
man of the present County Commis
vion, when asked for an expression
of opinion of tno presentment of the
Grand Jury to Judge Hill Monday.
This concerns my ow n office, and I
do not hesitate to discuss it. As to I
the other matters which I understood 1
were tom hed upon in the report I wull i
have nothing to say until I have rea 1 1
the report I wasn t present when it
was read to Judge Hill.’’
county convict employees, both deputy*'
wardens and guards, were tyrannical
and cruel, and fundamentally unfit for
the work at hand; that Superintend
ent of Pif/llc Works Donaldson either
had knowledge of the character >f
these men he placed in authority or
had every opportunity of know lug their
character (the same was shown to be
true of his brother, Si Donaldson);
that T J. Donaldson, while superin
tendent of public works, was un
amenable to either control or direc
tion by cither the Prison Commission
or tin- State nr the Board of (’ounty
Commissioners, that the system un
der which wardens or guards are
employed Is unsuited to meet the
State’s needs.
“Upon the Prison Commission of
the State is placed the legal respon
sibility for the present situation in
the convict camps of this county. Un
der the law, they are to appoint th*
wardens, deputies, guards and physi*
clans. The authority is given them
to draft rules fixing the housing. \«ork
•ind control of the convicts of the
State.
The Board’s Powers.
‘ The Prison Commission, under the
law. is empowered and doe’’ employ
State inspectors to examine into con
ditions in the convict camps of the
several oountifs and find out whether
the rules and regulations of the com
mission are carried out.
’When the niles are not complied
with, the commission, under the law,
may discharge the warden or his dep
utise. the physician or the guards,
and may, as a last resort, take away
from a count., the felony convicts ap
portioned to it until the prison rules
|a.nd regulations are complied with.
“Each County Board fixes the sal
ary of the convict employees, ward
ens, deputies, physicians and guards.
1 etc. Because the local board pay the
wardens and other convict employ ees,
it has been the policy of the Prison
Commission to allow the local autlior-
! ities to nominate the wardens and
other convict employees. These nom
inations have always been accepted.
t Therefore, the County Boards feel as
if they control the wardens; that he
is a county official, subject to county
politics, rather than a State official.
County Really in Control.
"If the Prison Commission wouhl
wish to put a man in as warden wl.o.
1 for some reason or other, was not ac
' ceptable to the local authorities, they
would refuse to pay him any thing but
i starvation wages.and lie would event -
ually be forced out of office. Tn this
way the State Commission’s theoreti
ial control is nullified. Because of
I that fact a great moral responsibility
rests on local boards to see that their
convicts are treated In the proper
! way ,
■ This, however, does not relieve th<
State Commission nor their
, tors. The result of these inspection
trips seems to be to cause punish
ment to those who report wrongs, as
the convicts who complain are mark
ed bv the guards for beating.
"It was shown that prison methods
in this county were open to far
reaching improvement. I
"This was brought out principally
i in the testimony of Qscar Jones, dep
» uty warden of the .Bellwood head-
* quarters camp.”
Haus Schmidt Tells
, Whitman Details of
Girl Victim's Death
ALBANY. N. Y. Feb. 16 Hans
* Schmidt, condemned slayer of Anna
Aumuller. has made a complete con
fession of his crime. He gave all the
t details of the tragedy to a re presen
h tative of District Attorney Whitman
* at Sing Sing Prison on Sunday.
f This announcement was made to
‘ day by a State official. He said that
e t Schmidt in his confession stated that
e ’ I a criminal operation had been pet -
P formed on the girl, and that she died
i as a result. Schmidt said that he had
no intention of killing the girl, but
after she died hf decided that her
* body would have to he disposed of.
9 and therefore dismembered it. drop- 1
ping the several parts in the Hudson I
t River
TOOMBS PRIMARY MAY 6
'' LYONS. Feh. 18 The Toombs
c County Democratic Executive Com
mittee has fixed Wednesday. May 6.
i as the date for the primary for the
■ ! nomination of candidates for county
; offices
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OFFICIALS URGE
COMPROMISE
ON BUDGET
Finance Chairman and Foes Re
lent as City Departments Cry
For Maintenance Funds.
—• —
Pressure from city departments
that ar* 1 hampered in their work on
account of the deadlock over the new
budget may force a compromise and
the passage of the budget at the
meeting of Council Monday afternoon
A special meeting of the Finance
Committee was < ailed for 2<30 o’clock
Monday afternoon, and at that time
the attitude of the committee at th*
meeting of Council wast o be deter
mined.
The Finance Committee is very re
luctant to yield its position that the
budget should not be changed, but it
has become evident that it will be
impossible to pas> the sheet as it
stands, and now that the depart
ments are pleading that the business
of the city is suffering, a compro
mise seems to be the only course
open.
By mutual ''onsent thr fixed ex
penses of the city governmt r>t are be
ing met, but many increases in sal
aries. new employes for certain de
partments and new street, and
other improvement projects will be !
held up until thr budget passes.
Departments Suffering.
Many city employees are practical
ly idle. None of the business of ad- ;
vertising for the bids on contracts I
and the like has been done, and al
most two months of the year have
slipped by.
Department heads are not willing to
complain openly. They fear they
might antagonize the Finance Com
mittee. But they’ are very much wor
ried over the deadlock and they are
doing ail they can in a diplomatic
way to get it passed immediately.
They point out that their departments
will suffer greatly by further delay,
regardless of what street improve
ment projects are finally provided
for.
Humphrey Will Compromise.
Chairman W. G. Humphrey, of the
Finance Committee, takes a much
more optimistic view of the city’s
financial condition since his return
from New York. He has expressed a
willingness to consider a reasonable
compromise, and announced that the
city treasury is not in such a strained
condition as some officials have de
clared. But he is not yet willing to
advise the Finance Committee* to
vole for a conference committee to
settle the differences between Conn
cil and the Aldermanic Board.
“We will have some money for new
projects in June," said Chairman
Humphrey. Some officials don’t
think so, but I have made a thorough
study of the budget and I know that
there will be more money than we
have anticipated.
Aidermen Also Willing.
“I should like to have the fight
over the budget ended. We are will
ing to provide salaries for Street In
spectors D’Alvigny and Dozier and
to appropriate at least SB,OOO for the
improvement of Whitehall and For
syth streets."
The five Aidermen who are hold
ing up the budget and their support
ers in Council likewise are willing for
a compromise. They have announced
that their sole contention has been for
an agreement by the whole Council
on the items to be included in the
budget.
Champ Clark Stays
At Home With Cold
WASHINGTON. Feh. 16 On the
advice of his physicians. Speaker
Champ Clark remained at his home
to-day. He is suffering from a se
\ ere cold
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Phone M. 337 “Ai?.. ♦ yor'ethinq Goon’’
1 fflTO BANDITS
TAKEN IN M
NIGHT CHASE
Youths Decoy Taxi Driver to Ob
scure Place, Rob Him and
. Flee With Machine.
' Following a wild auto chase across
Fulton and Cobb Counties Sunday
night, the Atlanta police Monday have
in jail two taxicab hold-up men giv
ing the names of C. A. Gray and Wil
liam Paul Gray, of Birmingham. Aft
er robbing A. C. Hodge and stealing’
his machine, the men gave him a
dime for carfare back to town.
The police will seek to identify these
two men with other Atlanta holdups
and similar crimes in other Southern
cities.
Tlie two Gravs decoyed Augustus
C. Hodge, taxi driver, io Neal and
Ashby streets on the pretext that thev
were legitimate fares.
Rob Him at Pistol Point.
There they confronted him with
Colt revolvers, robbed him of $1.45,
compelled him to show them how to
run the machine, then left him on the
sidewalk while they rode into the
country at top speed. Hodge is em
ployed by the J. A. Gwinn Taxicab
(’ompa ny.
Hodge telephoned police headquar-
! tors, and two automobile loads of of
ficers soon were traveling 60 miles an
hour in the wake of the bandits. At
I Buckhead they picked up Lieutenant
I Cheshire, of the county police.
Race Through County.
Out along the Howell Mill road
raced the pursuers, then on through a
maze of country roads into Cobb
County. At times the front machine
could see the taxicab of the bandits
weaving and careening crazily in the
gloom ahead. That was between Ma
bleton and Smyrna.
Just before they reached Mableton
the bandits heard a tire explode. So
they stopped and built a fire. The
officers' machines stopped beside
them. The bandits just grinned, and
went ahead with their fire-making.
The Gravs readily handed over their
ATI ANTA to-night shs
1 1 ZA Tues, end Wed.
Matinee Wednesday.
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MINSTRELS
ALL NEW THIS YEAR.
Nights, 25c to $1.50: mat.. 25c to sl.
Thurs., Frl.. Sat. Mat. and Night.
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Players
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON.
Thursday. "Merchant of Venice;’’
Friday. "Merry Wives of Windsor;"
Saturday matinee, “As You Like It.’’
Saturday night, “Hamlet."
Nights 50c to $2; mat.. 50c to $1.50.
SEATS NOW SELLING
FORSYTH *ATIN«.„dm e HT
BLANCHE WALSH
Stepp, Goodrich & King The Mcßans
Laura Buckley Donovan & Arnold
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STOCK COMPANY
“OUR NEW MINISTER"
Mt Week-” 45 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY'
revolvers. At first they said the.'
took the car for a joy ride, but later
they are said to have admitted inten
tion to take it Birmingham and sell
it. Both men say they have been in
Atlanta only a few days and were not
implicated in any other robberies
Two Firemen Hurt as
Train Leaves Track
WAYCROSS. Feb. 16.—John Be
dient and Arthur Lawrence, firemen,
were slightly injured when the north
bound Seminole Limited was derail
ed in the Waycross yards last night.
The engine turned over and a Pull
man left the track
Engineer Alexander Wright stuck
to the engine and crawled out with
out a scratch.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending Decentber 31, 1913. of the condition of the
FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,
Organized undei» the laws of the Statof Illinois, made to the Governor of
the State of Georgia, in pursuance to the laws of said Stale.
Principal Office —Sixth and Lawrence. Springfield, 111.
I. CAPITA L STOCK.
1. Amount of capital stocksloo,ooo.oo
2. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash .. .. 100,000.00 — 5100.0U0.00
11. ASSETS.
1. Market value of real estate owned by the com-
pany $280,000.00 — $280,000.00
2. Loans on bonds and mortgage (first liens) on real estate 2,918.150.00
3. Loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks or other mar-
ketable collaterals ... 236.600.00
4. Loans and liens made in cash to policyholders on this
company’s policies- 1,574,267.40
5. Premium notes, loans or liens on policies in force .. .. 58,131.71
6. Bonds and stocks owned absolutely: Market value carried
out 649,909.58
7. Cash in company's office 850.95
8. Cash deposited in bank to credit of company 223,416.07
10. Interest due or accrued and unpaid 87,888.64.
12. Agent’s balance ... 47,262.21
14. Net amount of uncollected and deferred premiums (de-
duction 20 per cent, for average loaning from gross
amount) 122,323.71
$6,198,800.27
Less unadmitted assets 72,134.04
$6,126,666.23
111. LIABILITIES.
1 Net present value of all the outstanding pol-
icies in f0rce54,943,879.00
Deduct net value of risks in this company,
re-insured in other solvent companies . 4.866.00
Net premium reserve $4,939,013.00
Total policy claims• 27,675.84
8. Dividends declared, but not yet due 88,670.06
10. Amount of all other claims against the companv 104Y51.16
11. Cash capital '. 100 000.00
12. Surplus over all liabilities lassigned and unassigned) .. 867,056.17
Total liabilities $6,126,666.23
IV. INCOME DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
1. Amount of cash premiums received|
2. Amount of notes received for premiums) ,1-36
3. Interest received i 158,028.59
4. Amount of income from all other sources 4;574.65
Total income $870,404 60
V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1913.
Total amount actually paid for losses and matured en-
dowments $263,179.89
4. Annuitants . .'.•l
5. Surrender policies . , 144.258.31
6. Dividends paid to policyholders or others 42.019.29
7. Expenses paid, including commissions to agents, and sal-
aries 163,874.86
8. Taxes paid 5.044.89
9. All other payments and expenditures 93,378.34
Total disbursements . $711,755.58
Greatest amount insured in any one risk .. .. $15,000.00
Total amount of insurance outstanding .. . 46.442,058.00
A copy of the Act of Incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the office
of the Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF' ILLINOIS—-County of Sangamon.
Personally appeared before the undersigned. Will Taylor, who, being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the Assistant Secretary of the
Franklin Life Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is cor
rect and true. WILL TAYLOR, Assist. Sec.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this 11th dav of Februarv 1914
CARL B. M'CREARY, Notary Public.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending December 31. 1913, of the condition of the
American Casualty Co.
OF READING,
Organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, made to the Gov
ernor of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the laws of said Stale.
Principal Office—Fifth and Penn Streets.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
2, Amount paid irp in cash $325,000.00
11. ASSETS.
1. Market value of real estate owned by the company $ 50.000.60
2. Loans on bond and mortgage (duly recorded, and being first
Hens on the fee) 182,090.00
3. Stocks and bonds owned absolutely by the company: Mar-
ket evalue (carried out) " 269,759.52
5. Cash in the company’s principal offices 531.94
6. Cash belonging to the company deposited in bank.. 49.679.31
Total cash items (carried out) 50,211 25
9 Amount of interest actually due, and accrued and unpaid 4.925.67
10. Bills receivable, not matured, taken for fire, marine and
inland risks .. 239,11
11. Ail other assets, both real and persona’, not included here-
inbefore:
Premiums in course of collection 47 106 7$
Furniture and fixtures
fotal assets of the 1 ompajiy. actual cash market value $605,832.2«
111. LIABILITIES.
Gross losses in process of adjustment or in sus
pense. including all reported and supposed
1055e5546,756.46
6. Net amount of unpaid losses (carried out) $ 48,756.44
10. The amount of reserve for reinsurance .. 109 034.44
11. AH other claims against the company:
Taxes and expenses due and accrued.. . 4.718.06
t'ommisston on premiums due 14,872.04
12. Joint stock capital actually paid up in cash 325 000 00
13. Surplus beyond all liabilities .. 103;451.28
14. Total liabilities ~ t $605832 28
IV. INCOME DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
1. Amount of cash premiums received $190,067.74
3. Received for interest .
4. Income received from all other sources .. .. 6,671.16
6. Total income actually received during the last six months
in c « !,h $210,814.45
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR
1913.
1. Amount of losses paid . j 79,028 87
4. Paid for State, national and local taxes tn litis and other
. t,Vt4.t2
An otlivr pa> ments and expenditures. 87,025.'.5
1,11 ' I" i 'i■! me, during the last six months of the venr
• ,>ll |17X0*6.94
' ' I " f m a.riiorat-m. <iul> certified, « of n*«* in nfß> -
1 l!*‘U»- ii< *• < ’«>:ntn.Nsioner.
7, r ''' " -VIA ANIA Count) ... Berks
, ' l ’ 1 " Jtt.e - gned 17 I’ \'an Reed who. being
" ■ ' e . • e president nf the American
11,1 111 ” 1!: oregoing statement is correct and true.
. 1 . K. P VAN REBTK
no tjiis lu ll dm of February. 191*
F. v. \\ FiLDER, Notarj- Public.
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