Show A fraudulent concern WITH an eye to the protection of the public from being defrauded by unprincipled adventurers ad we some time ago I 1 thoroughly exposed the true character chari of the alleged midland Al idland insurance company of salt lake city the evidence exhibited by the NEWS was I 1 most conclusive and we are gratified in knowing that many thoughtless persons who would have fallen into the trap set by A T wood president of the chimerical concern and his confederates in fraud were nvere deterred from taking the step the fact that the supposed insurance enterprise still has some sort of an existence shows that tut simpletons simple tons still continue to pay money into it the only theory theony upon winch its life can be accounted for is that although the income may be small as no claims are paid it may be sufficient to enable its president who in point of fact constitutes the entire company so far as we can learn to keep soul and body together for some time past the following card has appeared in inthe the columns colu of most if not all ali of our local contemporaries ogden utah march 5 1884 to toa yoa A T woods doods esq president of the ahe midland fire insurance company salt if alt ait lake city dear sir my skating rink was totally cereby nereby destroyed by fire february and I 1 hereby tender you my sincere thanks for your prompt and liberal settlement of my claims for 1000 against your 0 r company 1 I 1 do cheerfully recommend the midland to tile the insuring public I 1 am dear sir yours respectfully I 1 edward reyes KEYES it has transpired that the insertion of this card in the public prints was in strict keeping with the character of the concern it was a fraudulent advertising dodge founded on a falsehood it appears from a statement in the ogden pilot that idelman brothers Brother sot of ogden obtained a judgment a short time since against edward keyes for an execution issued and the omm off meers officers searched diligently for property err ery u upon 0 n which to levy in satisfaction but ut could find none keyes persistently insisted that he had no funds ands the attorneys for idelman brothers kimball heywood seeing the above card in the papers considered the present a good time to press the claim and keyes was ordered bordere to appear before justice dee dec and bi be put under examination touching his property failing to appear lie he was arrested and the investigation proceeded he at first refused to answer the question but on an being informed by justice dee that he would be committed for contempt cottem t if he persisted in his refusal he sait salt said gald that he never received any money from the midland insurance company in settlement of his loss by fire the statement in his published card bein being untrue ile he did however receive a A T wood for goo WO payable at ninety days from march ath the sheriff tool took possession of the note in question together with a gold watch and chain found upon Mr Keyes person these will be sold unless the judgment in favor of idelman brothers is settled within the time specified by law t |