Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-06

District Attorney Jerome InveSti-
!. eating Affairs Of Equitable.
SUSPENDS The SUMNER VACATION.



New York, June 24.-The regular
summer vacation Of the court of gen.
eral sessions will be suspended this
year so that the court may be avail
able II District Attorney Jerome be-
gins prosecution in connection with
the affairs of the Equitable Life As
surance society. This action was
taken upon the request of District
Attorney Jerome.
Mr.. Jerome IN making his motion to
suspend the courts vacation. said he
had a letter fom Gov. Higgins offer
ing to place the evidence obtained by
the superintendent Of insurance Hen
bricks at Mr.. Jerome's disposal. Mr..
Jerome added: 1T is my desire to
have that evidence and It Is my inten-
tion to go through 1t very thoroughly.
l am not in a position to know at
this time whether there has been a
violation of the law but 1t is my duty
to find out.
1T is unusual for the governor to
address letter such as l have re-
ceived to the district attorney and 1t
focuses public attention upon me. I
have made arrangements with Justice
Davy Of the criminal branch of the SUI
preme court and he will continue the
June term of that court through the
summer The powers Of both courts
can, If necessary, be invoked 1t will
take me sometime to learn whether l
shall need the assistance of the courts"
Attorney General Julius M. Mayer
was at his Office Friday engaged in
going over the proceedings Of the
Equitable society. When asked how |
soon he would begin action against |
the Equits bile officers scored In the
Hendricks report Mr.. Mayer replied.
Action will be taken as soon as IL
Is physically possible and It will not be
D matter Of weeks but of days only,
before we will be ready. Not only
have got to 60 over the Hendricks
report hut the testimony which pre-
ceded that report and on which the
report is based"
James H. Hyde, through his coun-
vel Samuel Untermyer, has indicated
o Attorney General Mayer his willing
less to facilitate the attorney gener-
Us proposed suit against James H.
hyde and associates" for the return
+ the profits received by them in the
indicates transactions in which the
Equitable society was involved.
Mr.. Hyde said he was most anxious
or an immediate determination of the
uestion of the ownership of this fund
nd III he is right, as he believes him
Elf to be, relieve him by the judgement
( the court from the criticisms that
ave been leveled against him in the
sport Of the superintendent which he
egards as most unjust and as based
pom total misapprehensio Of the
Nv and facts"
Attorney General Mayer informed
IT. Hyde that he will avail himself
the offer to expedite an immediate
etermination in regard to the mat
r.
A number Of agents who have
orked under the management of Ar
llbald c. Haines, general agent for
IA Equitable in this city, resigned
riday. MI. Haines held a larger
rec Of agents than any other mana
r employed by the Equitable society.
riday he called his men together,
Id them that business had been mis- +,
able since the publication Of the I"
affairs, and said he knew
at many of them could not afford to
ntinue without doing any business.
: added that. in view Of the present :
IL any of them wished to
sign they could do so without the
ghtest hard feeling On bis part
The executive committee of the
luitable society, James H. Hyde
airman, met again Friday for
ort time.
Chairman Paul Morton, Of the board
directors. will return 40 New York 4
turday, II IL expected. IL