The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-06
Enormous Take Out Was Pro- vidcd for the Relatives
 of McCuTdy
JEROME TO PROCEED IN
 CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
Mutual Contributed $25o0 to the Re- publican Campaign Fund-other Interesting Disclosures Are
 Made Before Committee.

New York. October 5.-That the as- founding total of more than $2,60O,OOO has been paid as commissions by the Mutuai Life Insurance company to two members of the family of Richard A. McCurdy' president of the company, and the prom ise of District Attorney Jerome that the insurance scandals certainly will be sup mitted later to an extraordinary grand jury. were the sensational developments in the insurance situation today.
 It was brought out by testimony before the legislative insurance comrhttee Una. Robert H. McCurdy, a son of Richard A. McCurdy. has received as commissions on foreign business s1. 1e3.s2s, and on do- nestle business s541 ,S52 and that Louis A. Thebaud son-in-law of Richard A. McCurdy has received an aggregate or s92o,113 in commissions from the company. It was also brought out that Robert H. McCurdy expected his income this year would be about $110,0oo.
 Paid Out Campaign Funds.
 Previous to this testimony w. F. Thum- nell. an attorney for the Mutual Life h.
  paid to the chairman of the republican congressional campaign committee the sum of $2500 in cash as campaign con tribution.
 Mir Jerome in announcing in court that the scandals will be submitted to an extraordinary grand jury, said the in- ouiry by the legislative committee had shown greater moral obliquity and moral obtuseness on the part of persons im- portant in the business world than did the shocking revelations in regard to the Equitable Life"
 Another incident of the days develop roants was the publication of letter from Charles E. Hughes, counsel Of the legislative committee to Samuel Inter meyer. counsel for James H. Hyde, the former controlling stockholder Of the Fouitable Life Assurance society, In which Mir. Hughes said the committee would make no discrimination In favor of MT. Hyde in the examination before the committee.
 The Chamber of Commerce at its meet ing today adopted a resolution declaring that additional legislation is necessary for the proper regulation of life insurance companies.
 Attorney Is on Salary.
 w. F. Thummell, the attorney who was associated with Judge Andrew Hamilton in looking after the legislation for the New York Life, the Equitable Life ana the Mutual Life Insurance companies in the so-called legislative pool that was exnosed last week, testified before the committee that he was now employed as an attorney for the Mutual Life Insur- ance company at salary Of $I20O a year MT Thummell says that he person. ally placed in the hands of the chairman of the republican congressional campaign committee $2s0O in cash. which had been given the witness for that purpose by Vice President Robert A. Grannis of the Mutual Life Insurance company. Wit ness said the contribution had been sug- gested by the danger of democratic house that would enact tariff and other legislation of character to upset busi- ness and affect policyholders. He said other companies had been asked to con- tribute, but he did not know how many did. MT. Thummell denied paying any money to any legislator for the purpose of influencing legislation. or to any other person for that purpose.
 Describes Legislative Pool.
 He described the legislative pool and sal dthe expenses were met by the com pany looking after the territory in which expenses were incurred, and later an ad- justment of these expenses was made between the three companis. He had re- ceived money from the New York Life in these adjustments. but kept no account of his disbursements.
 MT. Thummel said MT. Mccall was in error in his testimony yesterday that he had paid money to the witness to further federal supervision of insurance. Wit ness had talked with Mir. Mccall on this subject, and MT. Mccall has promised to contribute to 1t, but no money was paid to MT. Thummell.
 He further described the division of ter- ritory in the country in which the three companies looked after the legislation affecting insurance companies. and the Mutual Life had paid out in 1904 about s150o0 for legislative work.
 It was at this point that Robert Mo Curdy was called. He had a number of documents in his hand as he mounted the platform. and when he had been sworn he testified that he was the gen. eral manager of the Mutual Life Insur- ance company. His powers, he said. were delegated to him by the president and vice presidents of the company. His du. ties were principally confined to the s,,. pervision of the agency system of the company in this country and abroad Like MT. Perkins of the New York Life Insurance company. he appeared to he the one factioner that built up the for. eign business of his company His sal. ary was $3000O.
 MT. McCurdy had a typewriter state ment of his career, which he asked per. mission to read. This detailed his vari. ous compensations, contracts and com missions. There were a number of re. auctions in the commissions which, he said. were made at his own request ow- ing to the unforeseen success of the for eign business. This foreign business was inaugursted because of the success at- tained by the New York Life Insurance ~~~>~-~~~~~~~~>
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