The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
Railroad Magnate in His Testimony Virtually Declares j. H. Hyde
 a Liar.
FRENCH ANBASSADORSHIP.
HYDE SOUGHT HARRIMAN'S IN-
 FLUENCE TO GET POST.

Latter Said He Would Speak to Presi-
 dent Roosevelt but as Matter of
 Fact Did Not Recommend Aspirant-
 Also Denies Asking Hyde to Settle
 OdeII's CIaim-On the Contrary, Hyde
 Asked Him to Use His Influence With
 0deII With This Object in view-The
 S5O,O0O,OOO Union Pacific POOI-Hyde
 Again on the Stand.
 New York, Nov 15.-E. H. Hartman, chairman of the board of directors of the Union Pacific railroad, former mem- Der of the board of directors of the Equitable Life Assurance society, and connected with many railroads and fi- nancial institutions, and former friend of James Hazen Hyde against whom the latter charged acts of an unfriendly nature in his testimony yesterday, was one of the chief witnesses before the Armstrong commission on insurance in vestigation to-day.
 MT. Hartman was called immediately after recess and his testimony was g series of denials of the charges made by MT. Hyde Contrary to MT. Hyde's statement MT. Hartman said Mir. Hyde came to him about a year ago and ask ed him to use his influence to have him appointed ambassador to France. MT. Hartman said he would speak to Pres ident Roosevelt when he saw him, but added that he did not recommend MT. Hyde for the post. Upon Mir Hyde's testimony relative to the settlement of the Odell suit being read to him, MT. Hartman denied that he had suggested to Mir. Hyde any danger of a repeal of the charter of the Mercantile Trust company directly or indirectly, and stated that MT. Hyde came to him and asked him to use his influence with Mir. Odell toward set Hlemert of the suit.
 MT. Hartman explained that he wanted MT. Hyde's individual signature to the syndicate agreement of the $5O,- 000,000 Union Pacific pool because no syndicate wants a corporation as a member. He justified this because 1t was difficult to guard condolences when more than one individual represented the same interest. He denied that he ever advised MT. Hyde to sell his stock until after the report of the Prick com- mittee and said he had offered to sub- scribe $500, 900 to assist MT. Hyde in re- taining his stock.
 MT. Hartman said the Prick report never. mentioned the Union Pacific deal specifically, but included it under the general statement that. MT. Hyde had committed the society in unwarrantable transactions without the knowledge of the committee. Mir. Hartman thought it perfectly proper for the Equitable to buy Union Pacific under an agreement to hold it for five years. He did not know that was MT. Hyde's personal money in this deal, and always suppos- ed it was that of the Equitable
 Witness also denied that he had re- uuested that the executive committee be not informed of this deal and when MT. Hyde's testimony on this point was read to him, he replied that "he did not remember MT. Hartman said that early in the Equitable troubles he had defended MT. Hyde from attacks and had advised him to move the adoption of the Prick report telling him that he wuold stand by him through thick and thin.
 Mr. Hyde was the first witness of the day. He told of four offers for his stock, beside that of MT. Ryan, to whom he sold. These offers were made by Mr. Prick and MT. Hartman, by George Gould, by Gage F. Tarbell, rep resenting 8 syndicate, and by George w. Young. These were made verbally, and the largest was made by MT. Young, former president of the United States Mortgage and Trust company, who offered $7,O0NOOO. MT. Hyde said he declined all these offers, because. he did not think it ito the best interests of the society to accept any of them.
 MT. Ryan made the only offer for the stock after the Prick report MT. Hyde started to read statement in reply to the criticism of Superintendent Hen dricks on the same deposit companies controlled by the Equitable, but it was marked for Identification and put in ev- idence without its reading being finish ed. and will be considered by the com 1nlCLo0 III IIS 1CpoAt3 IL IL ID 1S1CVduI matter.
 Mr. Hyde was excused while George H. Squire, jr., a stock broker and son of the former financial manager of the Equitable told how his firm sold stock of the Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust company for his fathers account to the American. Deposit and Loan com- pany.
 George H. Jenkins, formerly president of this company, was called and said that George H. Squire requested that all of this stock offered by his sons firm be purchased. This was done from time to time. and subsequently, sold to the Equitable Life at an ad- vance, the profit going ito MT. Square
 MT. Hyde was again called and said this was the first he had heard of these transactions. He said in answer to
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