New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
NAY CALL G. R. SHELDON.
u:e Connection ulth OdeU SUIT
NeCrdg's Salary Still $4,000.

- Sheldon, who was chairman Of the
.rizstion committee In the New-York Ship
-. case may be a witness before the legis
-. Insurance com nittee in connection with the
os.urvde- Hartman phase Oh the inquiry
= !. said that following his interview with
,+.-,es N schwab. Ex-Governor OdelI had an in-
.-5svr with Mr. Sheldon in February. 1So4, Iela-
-. N a settlement of Mr.. Odells suit
= III he recalled that Ex-Governor OdeH testi-
=. :. thursday that he had had interview
-, xr. schvrab who controlled the Shphuilding
-.nv w.. regarding a settlement of his claim.
..r,5r Mr. schwab that it was a case for Grim
nal prosecution
,,-,s,sftve committee" Mr schwab said at the
-.l6o-f- Astoria last night Asked IL he would
,.-srTn the portion of Mr. odelrs testimony al
.,odv noted MI schwab said: Il have not read
I. 50 I cannot say
u ,s said that Mr. Odell's interview with Mr
e,Lxzb took place in January, 1904.
No authoritative confirmation could be obtained
les. night CT q report that James Hazen Hyde
,,ld anpear as complainant in possible suits aris-
me Indirectly out of last weeks testimony.
:, &c said that the salary of President Richard
Ncr,;rdy of the Mutual Life remains at s150,0oo
s,,ni,A his announcement that the finance commit
"a. at his suggestion, had recommended its reduc-
81, n $1,000 There will be a meeting of the
,-,stses Of the Mutual Life on November %, at
b,,b the board might adopt Mr.. McCurdy's sug-
...,on II is also possible however, that Mr.
.srrav may retire or that his salary of s150,000
Nil continue until the annual election in June
regarding the printed reports in circulation yes
.s-dav that among the yellow dog" vouchers pro-
suoed AT Fridays session by S. S. McCurdy, as
sgsnt register Of the Equitable, one had been sup
messed because of the prominence Of the person
in whose favor II drawn it is understood
hat the committee decided not to introduce it at
the session because it thought that it represented
g legitimate charge, and will continue to think so,
pending the outcome OF inquiry now in prog
As 20 the reports of a mysterious card, bearing
he name OF a prominent man, which was also re-
ported 10 be 'fnexplicably suppressed it is un-
derstood that the card was not attached included
IN The Nichols vouchers. and might mean anything
Jobn a Nichols. Senator Depew's correspondent
IN The friend up the river letters not at his
ofBca st No 81 Broadway, yesterday. The oflce
which IS No S34 the eighth floor Of the prem
scrption Talbot Root, Real Estate and ms
Vanderbilt Properties, Borough Richmond
fire ,nsnTance ' said Mr. Root I understand Mr.
Nichols comes here perhaps once month can
tell you nothing OF him.
The Mutual Lies internal committee announced
yesterday that it had arranged with the London
frm Of Deloifte Dever Griffith & Co., accountants
and auditors to collaborate with Haskins & Sells,
the New-York auditors and accountants. in making
The examination Of the Mufuars affairs. CORPS
Of the London firms employees has arrived In TINS
The Mutual IAfe's committee has learned on in
vsstigation that one of the companys employees
strlction shop in the basement Of the Mutual Life
Building Edward \. Ireton, superintendent of the
Mutual LIES buildings In this city. quoted as
saying that he had assembled there the parts of
two automobiles, for himself and the other for
Irsander W. Lawrence.
sainbridge Colby is expected back in town to-
morrow.