The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-13
GIRL IN 0RPHANAGE ASSAULTED BY NEGRO
CHATTANOOGA STIRRED BY RE- FEELING CRIME-ASSAILAN AR RESTED AND TAKEN TO KNOX VILLE-LYNCHIN FEARED.

Chattanooga, December 12.-At an early hour this morning low heavy set yellow negro entered the Vine street orphanage by rear window and, after nearly chok- ing to death May Fletcher, a 15-year-old girl inmate of the house, was frightened away by the screams of his intended vic- ti mand escaped through the window by which he entered.
 few hours later one Ed Smith, who was later identified by the victim, was caught near the Price Evans foundry by Captain Cass and Patrolman Turner of the local police force. Tonight he was taken to the jail at Knoxville for safe keeping as there were rumors that he would be lynched.
 
 ness to reveal the actions of another man.
 But we are here on serious and inn portant business, said Senator Arm strong
 United States Senator J. r. Dryden of New Jersey. president of the Prudential Insurance company of America, was next called.
 The Fidelity got a majority of the stock but parted with it and does not now hold a majority MT. Dryden said the price paid by the Fidelity was $60O0,oo0 for a majority of the Prudential stock. A lit tie more than one-third of the directors of the Fidelity were then and are now officers and directors of the Prudential. Witness is a director of both the insur- ance company and the trust company. The Prudential holds s4s0,O00 of the stock of the Fidelity company.
 Equitable Bought Stock.
 Witness said the Fidelity got the $6,O00 GOO to buy Prudential stock from its own assets. The Equitable Life Assurance so- ciety. he said, bought lot of the stock of the Fidelity Trust company, witness thought in 1902 The deposits of the Pru- dential company with the Fidelity Trust company, of Newark, during 1903, Mir. Hughes said, ranged from 900 to S600O,00O In 1904 they ranged down from $5, ,621 00O to $1647, ,000 In 1904 they averaged about s15O0,OO0. Witness said the Pru- dential plans to leave about $1. 900 on deposit with the Fidelity Trust company. The interest paid on the balances is per cent The balances were reduced from S5,- GOO 0O0 to cut down the obligations of single company to the Prudential. At the same time it's deposits with the Equitable Trust company were increased. Witness said he owns S27500 worth of Equitable Trust stock. Some former officers of the Equitable Life Assurance society are di- rectors of the Fidelity Trust company. They were James H. Hyde, w. H. Mcln- tyre. MT. Winthrop and J. w. Alexander. The last named, however, resigned. Wit ness thought that the officers of the Pru- dential control the Fidelity
 The Prudential holds about , per cent of the bonds of sixteen companies. con trolled by the public service corporation of New Jersey, but holds no stock of any of the subsidiary companies nor of the public service corporation.
 Thomas N. McCarter, one of the direc- tors of the Prudential Insurance company, is president of the public service corpora tion Several directors of the Prudential, Senator Dryden said, are also directors of the public service corporation.
 Senator Dryden continued his testimony after recess He and some of the minor officers of his company had received com missions on policies on their own lives, he said. but none of the executive officers have done so.
 Prudential Salaries.
 Salaries of officers of the Prudential were next taken up. President Dryden said his salary now Is and has been since 1S99 s65000 a year. The first vice presidents salary is s60,000; second vice presidents s4O,000 and third vice presi- dents ss000O. The fourth vice president
  A statement MT. Hughes read showed the salaries of Forrest F. Dryden. his son. to have been increased as follows. as he passed through the various offices: 1883, 8 to $10 a week as a clerk; 1888, in spector, SIP to $15 a week; 1889, superin- tendent s25 to 80 week; 1890, assistant secretary at $500; 1891. secretary at 5000; 1893 to 1898, s10.0O0; 1899. s2O,00O; 1904. s25,- GOO; 1905. s30,000 as third vice president.
 Senator Dryden said that in 1904 the Prudential company paid Thomas N. Me Carter, then attorney general of New Jersey. s27,500 for legal services The law of that state, the witness explained, per mits the attorney general to do a pri- vate business. MT. McCarter Is now pres ident of the public service corporation of New Jersey. Mir. Hughes read state ment of bonds of the subsidiary companies of the public service corporation held by the Prudential. These amounted to s6,- 33O 900. Mir. Hughes also read list Of loans made by the Prudential company to the public service corporation All of them have been paid. He said the Fidelity Trust company owns 19933 shares. MT. Hughes brought out from the senator
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