The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-18
CALIFORNIA CUT IN.
Mere Light Shed by the Insurance
Investigation.

New York. Nov. l7.-Frank &. Jor-
dan. son Of the former comptroller of
the Equitable life Assurance society,
was the first witness called before
the legislative insurance investigating
committee today. He had testified at
81 previous session that he did not know
fhe whereabouts Of his father and
| mother and that he did not know
whether they We're living or dead To-
AHy he said he had not since learned Of
Ills fathers whereabouts. He had re-
Ceived a letter from his mother, who is
I'm Canada. She said nothing about his
father. AS 10 his profits from fire in
Surance written on properties mort
gagged TO the Equitable Life, he said his
father received none of them. He had
no idea what proportion of his bust
ness the Equitable furnished him.
More Legal" Expenses.
samuel ). McCurdy. assistant regis
frar OF the Equitable society, was next
called. He had formerly been secTe-
tary 70 Secretary William Alexander,
of the society. As assistant registrar
he had the custody of vouchers. for
money paid out for legal expenses. He
produced the vouchers for such eX-
uenses for the last ten years On the
VOUCHERS Ati 1870 N as q reuter- 10 james
". Alexander from Robert n. Nc
Curdy. of the Mutual Life Insurance
company. which accompanied a bin for
the Equitable's share of salary and eX-
penses Of George :. Batcheller as
''pIenary legal representauve" of the
Equitable society. New York Life In
surance company and the Mutual Life
Insurance company. The salary of Mr.
Batcheller from this combination was
given in a statement as S77700. II was
brought out that Mr.. Bachelors
duties were abroad
Asked for Details.
The packages of vouchers for pay
neut for legal services in various state
legislatures were gone through by Mr..
Hughes, who asked as TO the legal SER
vices rendered by the signers Of the
various vouchers.
A voucher from James NJ Lewis.
dated Jan. p, 1899. was for 81 OOO in
full for services rendered during the
coming session of the general assembly
in Missouri" Witness did not know
Lewis or the services performed. nor
did he shed much light on other vouch-
ers.
Mr.. McCurdy said that $3.50 "a month
had been paid 20 special counsel TO
represent the EsQulldplC society before
the commission at the suggestion of f..
+. Pillsbury, the sOcietys regular at
.forney. who had told the witness il was
iaid to a brother Of the insurance COM
missioner. The total amount paid in
that way was $4,000. The witness said
also that approximately 81 500 was
paid to W II. Chickeriug OF California,
counsel for the Mutual Life Insurance
company.
Money Spent in California.
At the close of 1899, when the Equita-
bic society filed SIS annual statement
with the California insurance depart
ment the commissioner asked forty
additional questions. the witness said
which the commissiOner knew II was
practically impossible for the society TO
answer because its books We're not kept
so as 20 do this. This, the witness said.
was practically a rehash of the de-
1nands the commissioner had made pre-
1yiousiy. Witness said the company had
had no like experience with the insur-
ance department OF any other state 70
his personal knowledge. and that
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