Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
DAILY KENNEnEr JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER H. 1905
THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION


drawn in cash. Al: entry q: $1,000 OF
the books. Janu"ry 80. 1901. witness
said was paid 10 him in cash. He was
"Ssured this WAS %oHl' d for the polio. =
holders benefit and that all WAS regu-
lar. Dr. Gillette. one OF the vice prCs!-
Gents toll him it MA; for law purposes.
Witness Gid not feel responsible" 10 the
company, an eN, cu,iV" officer having
told him !; WAS perfectly legal. He
took no vouchers for this company
! or for others III August ana December.
1909.
Money WAS similarly expended. Mr..
ELEPHANT said. in the term of offices Of
his predecessor. J. Hobart Hcnrick. and
il never occurred Ia MI elephant 10
;.sce rtain To whom lie money wem'.
Leyund the word o, an executive office T..
Mr.. Hughes then read III" bylaws
governing the expenditures committee
and calling for reports OF expenditures
of this committee. Witness said no
reports We're made.
I'm rrply to questions by AIr. Hughes
the Witness said II" had heard cnntri-
buttons were made 10 campaign COM
n,jttces and hr supposed they came
out of this confidential tund. Dr Gill
lcltr mad toil him That campaign con-
tributions hld been made ana there
WAS 10 other fund that this money
could be taken from.
Mr. Hughes then ordered that Dr.
Gillette be summoned. james NJ. Beck.
counsel foi' III" Mutual Life Insurance
co. asked that Mr.. Gr9nniss he eX-
ruscd ii Dr.. Gillette appeared rs there
.11.,,.,ly- no ~ N
vice presidents ANA The general mlna-
ger of the company ana somebody
needed To run the business. Mr.. Hughes
insisted however. that he could excuse
nobody hui would put the company to
~ little Inconvenience" rs possible.
Questioning Mir plyrhInt further.
Mr.. uGhts brought out that there We're
I'VE Payments in 1909 of $4,000 each. all
ma,jc in the same way as those in 1907
ana out % the confidential fund.
Mr.. Dlyphamt WAS asked if ii was Il
practice tn look no further into expen-
,liturCS when approved by Il vice pres
iIent ana Witness replica I'VE have
IT,"
Robert \. GrInniSS was then called
lie was asked about the $500 contti-
l.u:icn to the congress Sional committee
Pre- Ninusly discovered. He presumed il
W..s charged to law expenses. Mi.
Gr.,mn:SS knew Of contributions to the
f''H'uhlIc;.n CAMPAIGN fund of 1896, 1900
aud l9i, but did not know tht
:.E.ulnl~. Contributions could De made
MIL uut hiS knowledge. Witness con-
silcrrd IN" company WAS justified in
making contributions to the various
Of ~, al
Nh menace. Asked to approximate the
contributions 10 the last national Re
irubliran fund witness did not think it
would exceed $4,000.
Tho vouchers for the $4,000 cxpcndi-
lures were here presented ana one ut
these was signed by Mr.. Granniss. This
was the payment in August hut witno s.
could not tell what il WAS for. Witness
said no contribution Were made % stat /,
campaign funds. Mr. Gr;innisS said hr
had instructed Mr.. Thummc from TIM.
to time rclatiV" to attention to lcGiSla
ton in various states, but he could nos
recall the particulars.
is your mind Il blank on this rucs-
ton" MI Hughes asked.
Not entirely"
Well will you please state anything
there might be il it?"
You mean in my mind?" asked tie
witness
- IS"
We'll out If respect to You | wont
speak it. holly rctorrvd the witness.
Mir. Grlnniss described the h'GisIativ"
work similar to the testimony OF Mr.
Thtmmrl. last week. and said the cXpyrd-
IA
under his direction.
Mi. ,;rlnniSS vas excused for a tim"
and DR. Walter Il. Gillette. vicr president
Of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Was
called II" said he made the contract
with tn. firm Of &. H. Raymond 4 co.
agents. nf his own v"itom ami no Oh"
vas /, spOHSblc for this contract prior
to 1903 bat the witness and til" president.
The $2J.WO vouchers were show: the wit
ness All II them had been, approved by
thc witness except the ont aUl horiZ"d hy
Mr.. Gr;,nniSS. Dr. Gillette said they were
f"r legal cNp"rSc@. II, did nothing t. as
certain for what confident pm poses
th,S' moneys W"r" used.
lIc did nci know anyone who could tell
what legal matters required the payment
of $l'0tM in one Y",u to tho gem Till So
NcItol. Mr.. Hughes then asked il h.
coukI get $40" Whenever h" pleased
without disclosing the purpose Tor whira
il is to j." U.s. d. and witness replied that
IL could.
The legal expenses for 1901 Were repor;-
ID 1T $6l Gh. while those Of the New York
Lie Insurance was Sl12,0m and tAoyc o.
The Equitable $20i.C00. Dr. Gillctt" said hr
never incurred into the reason of tn
Mutual Lies legal expenses Icing 50
much greater than thc Two other com
paric<. ~ said I'll" general solicitor never
mad" Il RET Ort 81 what 1t did with the
moneys paiG to him. that he WIS never
asked Tor = report and received ro vouch-
ols or receipts. Witness StrL"d hc did npt
know where a cent Of the money went.
Walter Il. Gillette vice pr, sdrnt Of tn,
Mutual I.if,. insurance CO.. ties tiiied be-
fore tn, insurance investigating commit
tee. today. that tn" Mutual Life lnSrr-
anc. 60 contributed $I0.WJ to til" Rrpub-
lic:,n national committees campaign fund
in III. last election in 1904
Wee President Gi!lett" also stated that
the Mutual Life Insurance co. contributed
S.. C-RI to the Republican nation"l commit
Lliu L.. l. L.