The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-30
SEARCHERS BUSY.
RETAIN MATTHEW C. FLEMING
As ASSISTANT COUNSEL.

Senators Armstrong and Tully Confer With
Hendricks and Lay Plans for Hearings.
Which Begin Sept. 0-Great Interest
IN DIRECTORY Meeting To-day.
The announcement was made yesterday
that the Armstrong insurance committee
has retained Matthew G. Fleming Of Dex-
ter, Osborn & Fleming. II Broadway, as
assistant counsel to Charles E. Hughes
and James McKesn In the coming insu-
rance investigation. Mr.. Fleming was Mr..
Hughess assistant In the gas investiga-
ton. He was an Assistant Corporation
Counsel under the Low administration, and
had charge OF tenement house and other
building matters for the city when i'm
portant legislation bearing on these sub
jects was enacted. He lie a graduate Of
Princeton University. Mr.. Fleming will
have charge Of the rougher work Of the
investigation, such as the collecting and
arranging Of evidence. He will enter upon
his work at once.
Senator Tully came to town yesterday
and buckled down with Chairman Armstrong
to the work Of preparin for the COM
mittee's hearings, the first Of which has
been set for Sept. Q. The two Senators
called on State Superintendent Of Insurance
Francis Hendricks and had an hours talk
with him. 1t was the first time that ny
Of the committeeman had conferred with
the Superintendent Mr.. Hendricks offered
to cooperate with the committee in every
way possible and to put at the investiga-
tors disposal all the documents and other
data in his possession. Mr.. Hendricks will
probably meet the full committee before
he leaves town.
Senators Armstrong and Tully also called
at the Office Of the State Banking Department
at 50 Broadway. They wanted to talk
with Supt. Kilburn concerning the data OF
record which the State Banking Depart
ment has relating to that $ess 900 loan trans
action Of the Equitable officials. Mr.. Kill
burn was not at his New York Office It is
known that he has given the committee
assurance that every bit OF information
which the departments examiners have I'M
earthed concerning the loan account will
be turned over to the COMMITTEES.
This will include records Of all the pay
ments made on the loan account. On
their face the records in the hands Of the
Banking Department. It was said, do not
su ggest anything improper O.. illegitimate.
1t will devolve upon the insurance com
mittee to follow these payments to their
destination.
This meeting Of the Equi.able's board Of
directors Is awaited with greater interest
by some persons concerned In the society's
welfare than any meeting that has been held
since the rehabilitation Of the company
began. The opinion was expressed gem
orally In insurance circles yesterday that
the society's answer in the Attorney Gen.
erals suit. In which many admissions dam
aging to the old directors are made, would
practically necessitate the retirement of
nearly all Of the old regime left on the board
These directors couldn't. It was said,
very well be placed in the position OF con-
demning themselves. Senator Chauncey
M. Depew, for instance could not con-
sistently, 1t was said sue himself as an
Which was loaned to the Depew Improve
ment Company. So far as was learned
yesterday, though, President Paul Morton
has received no intimation from Senator
Depew or any Of the other old directors
that they intended to get out. The meet
ing to-day will be the regular monthly one.
It will be held at II O'Clock In the morning.