New-York tribune., 1905-08-31
INSURANCE MEN SERVED.
MANY SUBPOENAS OUT.
Officers of Fire Big Concerns To Be
Examined Wednesday.

,.tee. TIE Tribune learns, has issued subpoenas
. he entire list Of officers of the Equitable
= New-York Life. the Mutual Life the Metro
ss,+sn Life and the Mutual Reserve summon
- them all TO attend its opening session on
-r.anesday at 10 a m
.ruug the well known men for whom sub
- have been Issued are;
YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
s-..isert-John A. Mccall.
tr-s.presi dents-Georee W. Perkins, Darwin
70 KINGSLEY and Thomas =. Suc<ner.
rorTTABIE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Second -President--Gase {. TarbeII.
rinsreial Msnsser-H. r. Winthrop.
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
pr.sisent-Richard 4. Mecurdy.
,rrTROPOLTTAN LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY.
p-.sisert-John r. Heeeuaan.
Wee -President-HaIey Fiske.
MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Observation-Disclosures 4. Burnhsm.
AMONG the many actually served are John a.
Meal. George W. Perkins, Darwin P. Kingsley,
csre 7. Tarbeu and George = Wilson.
Senator Chauncey NJ Depew has not been
s.--ed with g subpoena although he spent
several hours in the Equitable Building yester-
cay
This lends additional confirmation 10 that
which was told exclusively in The Tribune sew
eral DAYS ago, namely that the inquiry is to
open with group" examinations and with in
su-snce phases common 10 life insurance in gen
e-zI
While James Hazen Hyde is outside New
York State-in Newport, r l. by last accounts
M. Hyde's counsel II is said. have assured
rhe committee that the young ex-vice- president
u-iu come 70 New-York 10 receive service. Ac-
cording 10 the 1908 issue OF the Directory Of
Directors" the list Of the officers Of the five
companies cited. those officers mentioned al
-ss5y excepted. is substantially as follows:
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
President, PAU Morton; controller. ex-United
etstes Attorney General Day
YEw-yORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Second vice-presidents, Z. r. Perkins, Rufus ".
Mccall nd SEYMOUR NJ Ballard; treasurer Ed
rau1d . Randolph: cashier, Theodore NJ Banta;
assistant cashier. John J. Hopper, II; controllers,
Isaac z. Gilies F. A Jackson, Peter Duncanson
and Z A Anderson; general solicitors. George ".
HUbbell ard James 4. McIutosh; actuaries. Arthur
auditors. John c. Whitney and John A. Horan.
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Tiee-Presidents. Robert A Granniss and Walter
tH.-e president. John A Fonda; secretary,
general manager. Robert 4. MccuTdy
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANT.
Second vice-pyesident George Z. Castor; third
ce-presi6enr. George 3. Woodward, fourth vice.
president, Frank O. Ayrcs secretary. James s.
Roberts cashier and assistant secretary. J J.
Ihon-pson: assistant secretaries. John R Hege-
nsn. r.. T P Richardson. F. r Taylor; actuHry.
James M tralg-
NCTTAL RESEKvE LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY.
vice-Prestieut, George D. Eidridge: second vios-
president. George Buruhan j; secretary, Charles
y camp; treasurer. George " Earp'r
The Information on which the foregoing is
based was obtained only after many inquiries
among insurance officials. the legislative COM
uitree. its counsel and attaches collectively and
individually, positively refusing 10 divulge the
name OF single man for whom subpoena had
been issued whether ir had been served or not.
MsnE of the subposnaed officers themselves de-
clned 10 admit mat they mad been served
AT the close OF a conference between Senator's
Armstrong and TuIy - the legislative commit
James NcKeen and Charles z. Hughes,
counsel 10 the committee: Assistant Counsel
Flering Insurance Superintendent Hendricks
and Banking Superintendent Kilburn held in
AZ Eughes's law Offices. Senator Armstrong
Announced that borh the superintendents had
promised ~ cooperate with the committee.
Superintendent Hendricks invited the commit
tee 10 investigate his department as part Of the
Investigation. The invitation viii probably be
sccspIed