New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
HENDRICKS SAYS REPORT WAS NOT CHANGED.
REASONS FOR NOT EXAMINING Mr.. H4RRIMAN
GIVEN-TESTIMONY ORDERED SENT TO JEROME

not been removed from the vault in the depart
ment at Albany.
NO DESIRE FOR SECRECY.
have at no time had any desire to keep the
in view of the fact that the Attorney General
and the District Attorney of New-York County
might determine to use the evidence as the basis
OF prosecutions it was due to those officials. and
pubic policy required, that they should be first
apprlsed OF its contents When this was done.
unless in their Judgment the demands of Justice
required that its publication be DELAYED there
was no reason why it should not be made public.
The ming of it in this department in my judg-
ment, makes it a public document, and it was
and is my intention to have the testimony
printed and furnished to all those whom it may
interest
regret that any controversy has arisen
between the District Attorney o. New-York
county ana my deputy in charge OF the New
York office relative to the delivery of the COPY
10 the District Attorney for his use. IL that
connection have to-day written to MIR. Hunter
the following letter:
Robert H. Hunter, Deputy Superintendent of In
surance, New-Hork City.
Dear Sir: Please deliver TO the District Attorney
OF New-1 ork County the copy oil the evidence taken
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the United
states states forwarded to you on the 9th day of July.
FRANCIS HENDRICKS. Superintendent
With reference to the inquiry as to why Mr.
Hartman was not examined he was not a
member OF either the executive committee or
the finance committee, by which committees
the business of the society was transacted
There was nothing in the records of the society
or in the transactions disclosed by any of the
schedules furnished in which Mr.. Harriman's
name appears as either selling TO or purchasing
securities from the society. except as men
toned in my report. Although the society has
been large purchaser of So-called Hartman
securities, careful examination of the sched-
ules shows that il has not sustained any loss
by reason of such holdings.
Mr.. Hendricks also makes public the follow
ing affidavit of Stenographer Comstock:
AFFIDAVIT OF STENOGRAPHER
William A. Comstock. being duly sworn deposesi
and says that he resides at Syracuse. n Y; that
he is the stenOgrapher employed by the Superin-
tendent of Insurance in the conduct of the inVeStf
cation into the management of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society: that he the only stenOg-
rapher employed in such investigation: that he
personally attended all the hearings and personally
took all the testimony given in such inVeStigat ton;
that he personally Transcribed all such testimony
In the taking of the testimony or in transcrihng
the same; that every word of the testimony given
by each witness sworn upon the investigation was
taken and Transcribed by him without change; that
no change and suggestion OF a change was
made to any of the testimony taken, either by
the Superintendent of Insurance or any other per
transcribed by him, and, when completed, he per-
sonally tied them up In separate packages and per-
ance Department at Albany that the preliminary
report of the Superintendent of Insurance was
dictated to and transcribed by him in person with
out assistance from any one and that only one
copy OF the report. finally prepared. was tran
scrlbed by him. that ii remained in his personal
custody during all of tho time of its preparatiOn
personally knows that person other than those
ofhc}lly employed in the conduct of the investiga-
had access to said report any portion of it. ex-
cept the Governor and his counsel, Cuthbert w
Pound, and that no change made in said
his counsel