The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-23

close the transactions in which E. H. Harri-
man was concerned that 1t criticized Mr..
Hyde's father unjustly and that with the
exception of the syndicate operations and
the matter of excessive salaries not one OF
tine things criticized In the report is trace
able to the younger Mr.. Hyde. In ro-
gard to Mr.. Hyde's interests in the sub
sldiary comp lniss. which cam, in for sha r p
criticism by the Superintendent, he will
not, 1t WAS said, retire from any OF them.
Tho Missouri Safe Deposit Company, it
was said, was the only one In which he
sold any of his stock In the Equitable
and Mercantile trust companies he has
been increasing his holdings steadily and
intends to keep them
Attention was called yesterday to the
salary list for 1908, which Supt Hendricks
included in his report. 1t contains tho
names of four men, one of them dead and
the others resigned f. W. Lambert. the
cher medical director, died thirteen months
ago He is down as drawing $4,000 a
year, The others are George II. Squire,
financial manager, with a salary of 500 600,
who, it is said. resigned last November
Is. Loring. registrar with salary of
$500 year, who, it is reported, resigned
in April 1903, and Edward Curtis. a medical
director, with an annual salary Of $4,000,
who is said to have been out of the de-
partment for eighteen months
All efforts to obtain an authoritative
explanation were without avail yesterday
Cashier Murray and Comptroller Jordan
both refused to be interviewed. One officer
suggested that Supt. Hendricks might
have made a mistake in his list, having
taken an old one for the salary list now in
effect. One director admitted that some
of the salaries might be in the shape Of
pensions, although he could not say def
nitely.
He knew that in the case OF George Fl.
Squire the society had given him vaca-
ton on account Of an injury, and that was
why his name was on the list, his resgna-
ton not having actually gone into effect
until March of the present year.
Attention was called yesterday in in
surance circles to the lists of stockholders
in the Equitable Trust Company after the
capital stock was increased from 81 600 900
to 100000 in the deal criticized in the
Superintendent report. Among others
are George McClusky, former head of the
Central Office detective bureau; w. Il.
Bremner, one of Mr.. Hydes secretaries;
+. NJ. Pendreigh Mr. Alexander's secretary,
and c. f. Williamson. another of Mr.. Hyde's
secretaries. who, it is charged, drew 81, 200
annually from the society for taking care
of Mr.. Hyde's Bay Shore home.
Chairman Paul Morton Of the board OF
directors made no comment on the report
He said that he had not digested it thor
oughly and until he did he would have
nothing to say. No other designations
had been accepted by him. He left in the
afternoon for Washington to attend a
Cabinet meeting and will not return until
Monday.
Mr.. Morton" one Of the eldest officers
in the Equitable remarked yesterday, lis
making profound impression in the society.
He is going into details in a way that no
officer of the society has done in years"
Henry C. Prick was asked yesterday
whether he regarded the State Superin-
tendent's report as a vindication of the
Prick committee report: He replied:
Il didn't think we needed any vindica-
ton"
Gage F.. Tarbe who was indicated in
the report. said
while it is not fitting that | should say
a great deal at this time | am naturally
very much e!ated over the report of the
Superintendent of Insurance. The right
usually triumphs, and my actions have
been fully indicated. l knew all along
that had never taken a dollar or spent a
dollar of the societys money wrongfully,
and that knowledge and confidence in my
position made me firm. even when things
seemed darkest
Mr.. Tarbell was asked what action he
thought would follow the Superintendent
report He replied:
Il cannot speak as to what action will be
taken in the future. l will only say that
long ago said in speaking of the misuse of
the sociaty's funds; If there are any guilty
let them suffer-"
James w. Alexander was reported yes
terday to be still abed. but slowly mending
He saw no newspapers yesterday by doc
tors order. He is still at his daughters
house