The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-04
PLAN TO
DUST MCCALL
And Also Vice President
George F. Perkins
OF THE NEW YORK LIFE
Policy Holders Of New York Life wiz
Try to Drive the President and
Vice President Out Of the
Company.
OF THE NEW YORK LEE

New York, Dec. "A movement has
Aeen started among several of the most
influential policyholders of the New York
Life Insurance company to drive Presi-
dent John A. Mccall and Vice President
George w. Perkins out Of office. They
win not resign. The trustees win take
mo action. Determined to end the pres
Ent regime, the policyhoIders will take
the matter into their own hands.
~ IL the further purpose Of these poll
cyhoIders to make clean sweep Of all
incompetent men connected with the
company in any capacity whatever. Al
ready there has been appointed com
mittee which has had conference with
one of the most prominent lawyers of
New York. They were told that their
plan was feasible and should be under
taken.
The attorney pointed out that the
arrest of the responsible persons could
be made upon warrants secured from a
magistrate on any of the following
charges:
First Forgery in the third degree
based upon the fact that the books Of
the New York Life were falsifed in that
they do not contain any records whatever
Of the payments to andrew Hamilton
Of $4,000 by ]. p. Morgan & Co.; Of
$4,000 by the New York Security and
Trust company, and Of $4,000 by George
w. Perkins out of the profits of a loan
to Kidder, Peabody & Co.
Second Conversion of trust funds,
which, under the penal code, is larceny.
This charge, the lawyer said, could be
based upon large number of transac-
fions disclosed BY the testimony given
before the Armstrong committee.
Third The giving of rebates, which
Is q misdemeanor under the penal code.
This charge, tic said, could be based up
ON the admission of Gage II. Tarbell,
vice president of the Equitable, that
he made an arrangement with George
w. Perkins, vice president Of the New
York Life, for commission or rebate
on has insurance.
John c. Mccall, secretary Of the New
York Life, sailed Saturday on the Cum
arder Lucania for Paris, where he will
try and induce Judge Andrew Hamil-
ION to return to this city to give testi-
mony before the committed. If he fails
In this he viii at any rate bring back
with him Judge HamiIton's accounting,
which will be offered in evidence.
Mr.. Mccall stated that he doubted il
MIR. Hamilton would return. He was
accompanied to the pier BY three or
four friends, besides hrs father. He wore
long fur lined overcoat, and smiled and
chatted with the newspaper men.
1T is reported Mr.. Mccall was told,
shat Mrs. Hamilton, on her return here
some weeks ago, said that Judge Hamil-
ton would never come back. Is that
righti"
Il don't think he viii, but mean
to do my best to bring him back if
his health will allow"
Several questions were then asked
about Judge Hamilton, and to all Of
them Mr.. Mccall replied: "You know
on much as do"
RI wish to repeat, he said. @that +
am going expressly to try to bring back
MFR. Hamilton. Mr.. Hamilton knows /
am coming, as | have communicated
with him by cable.
81 am going direct to Paris. I viii
see Mr.. Hamilton at once, as that is the
only think | am going for. am not
even taking my wife and baby, and you
can be sure / viii get back just as soon
as l can"
aDo you think that Mr.. HamiIton's
testimony or statement will in any way
help the New York Life's case?D he
was asked.
1T might, and it might not Mr.. Nc
Call replied.