New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
TELLS OF FRICK REPORT.
asked Hyde to MoUe Its adoption
from Friendly Notices.

Mr. Harriman's testimony regarding his ad-
vice to Mr.. Hyde to move the adoption OF the
Frick report tailed more nearly with MI Hyde's 5
testimony than that on any other point, but
he insisted that he had advised this out or
friendship for the young man. and ridicuied
the notion that there was any attempt TO
knife" Hyde. In this testimony he attacked MI
Hyde's testimony about conspiracy and cabaI'
TO deprive Hyde of his property. just as in the
preceding reference to the Ambassador incident
he maintained that Hyde had come TO him. in
stead of his going to Hyde and that his eHort
throughout had been to help Hyde and not
to injure him, get him out of the coun-
try or ruin his property. Mr.. Hartman here
denied the declaration of Mr. Hyde that he had
offered to buy the Hyde stock in the Equitable
The testimony the Frick report follows:
eDa rE EGu ask Mr Hzds TO s move the adoption
Q.-What did you say him about that and
to Mr. Hyde but / also said it to Mr.. GulIiver,
had been befriending Mr.. Hyde during the attacks
to oust him from the Equitable by the other h nan an
tagonstic Interests to him and told Mr.; GuveT IfeJ
f6s Sshed Re woad Fs s M
Woud V favof G the m adop0n o of that and
to the extent of moving, its adoption that; that if ne
thin and that 1 believed that every, other inde-
he could that the methods which he had pur-
sued had been those which he found in existence
young and inexperienced. and that he had pur-
sued them. and that he sorry. and that if he
given opportunity in the future to retrieve
himself he hoped the board would do so, and
that believed that there would be feeling toward
him because of his youth and ineXperlence. that
he should have some chance TO retrieve his posi-
Q.-What reply was made to that? A-Mr Guilt
yer. as | recollect told me that he would ad-
Hyde.
Q.-Have you stated A-Now, one minute.
was?
Q.-Yes? mir. Hyde came my office the day
repeated that same opinion to him. and he objected
in some form other, not very strenuously.
Fc conmited SGu pf9 ADVISED Mr. yde or stated to
Mr. Gulliver that it would be good thing TO have
such committee appointed? Al not only stated
that-I may not have stated-th to them, no, sir,
but / did state to members of the board almost
at the inception of the charges that were made
0yo 0yoWDid lH You state to Mr.. Guver that the Frick
committee would be favorable 10 Mr.. Hyde? A-No;
Odd you say in substance that you expected
that its action would be favorable to him? A
Did you in any way, directly or indirectly. by
person say anything which would indicate that the
pproceedings OF the Frick committee its report
pwonid he favorable 10 Mr.. Hyde? A.-No sir.
DID NOT TRY TO GET STOCK
owere YOU concerned with any ofer TO Mr.
HYDE for the purchase OF his stock? A-No. sir.
a II, js In evidence thai offer made by
Mr Frick? You had connection with that? A.
q What was your connection with it? Al did
not-no offer by Mr., Frick.
Oft has been stated here there was an offer.
Nr HYDE said there offer TO Mr.. Frick:
A1That / do not know of. But Mr. Hyde had
told me himself he had received several offers
for the purchase of his stock, and asked him
what he was going 10 do. and he said ne would not
sell il under any conslGst anu "a d ia IA
me that he had heard also.then said to him
Il think you ought 10 tell Mr.. HYDE not 10 seh