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Show CLAIM LAWYERS rasrmACY Western Life Management Says Suit Is a Blackmailing Scheme. SK( I RINCi LARGE SI MS MONEY SAID TO BE OBJECT Charges of Fraud Against Officials Offi-cials Characterized as Malicious. CHICAGO. Nov. 6. Conspiracy to securo se-curo large sums of money and to gnn . "Mr..! of the' Western Life Indemnity company IS charged against certain attorney at-torney g interested In pending litigation Involving the indemnity company and Its nflli ials. The charge Is made in on an-awer an-awer Hied todayvin the r nited states circuit cir-cuit court by th- management of the compa.ni ragard ro the alleged con- pli u j the bill recites: Charge a Conspiracy. "In September renaln attorneys, some being oolicltora Of iecord herein for the complainant, and certain attorneys for-merl; for-merl; in i in i rniin of the defendant, confederated to make nn attack upon the defendant, eltber for the purpose of de-atroylng de-atroylng its good will and reputation, wrecking the bur.lnes and having a receiver re-ceiver m Inted, or compel the defend- nii lo pa cui'li pi'i-uns large sums of iii ii.- in c.-iiM- such attacks, that pui-h.iatil pui-h.iatil tn said i ousplrac tin persons no conspiring procured permission from . omplulnunts to commence proceedings In their names, to prevent u proper transfer trans-fer of the Western Life Indemnity company com-pany to nnoth. r corporation Claim Attorneys Pay Costs. It Is charged that the attorn, ye accused ac-cused are paying the costs of the .soli and that an Intervening petition bv Harvey Har-vey B. Hicks, chairman of a policy-holder-. . orniiilttee. is ;t part of the conspiracy con-spiracy Tin answer declares that the company is solvent and baa now In its credit balance m (in- reserve fund ji ic." -816. Hui it is admitted that thu eaaeas-menta eaaeas-menta for the mortuary funds are insufficient insuf-ficient to rn. et aggregating death claims in.-s the i.'s-rvi or cm.-rfciMic fund l-i Used Th. re la now a deficit In the mortuary mor-tuary fund f more than 1357,767 It is admitted that W, H. Gray hftd a contract with the company and that General Manager I K RoaenfOld later gained control of It but not by fraud. It Is denied that Rosenfeld received $20- 000 from the company by fraud but that this amount was paid for the membership member-ship of thc Llfj Insurance cotuDunv of Pennsylvania As a result of this ex-pendlture ex-pendlture the Western company received J9o.n37 over nnd above the purchase price. Declare Chnrg-es False. It Is admitted that General Manager Roeenfeid and President George M Mou1-ton Mou1-ton of the Western I,lfe Indemnlu com-pan com-pan are to h officials of the Security I.lfe arid Annult;. company if the transfer Is consummated, but It Is denied that the have anv personal Interest In the security company or will ITo benefited financially other than bv salaries. All the charges of fraud against President Moulton and General Manager Rosenfeld are. characterized as malicious and false. |
