The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-19
EXPECT ARREST IN
INSURANCE |'!!' CASE
Witness Who Denied Receiving
MoEcy From Mutual Life
is the Party.
CHAIRMAN DECLARES HIMSELF
No Obstructive Tactics Are to
Be Allowed-Mr. Hughes
Applaudcd.
CHAIRMAN DECLARES HIMSELF
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, October 1s.--The district
by the Legislative Insurance 1nvestgat-
Ing COMMITTEE, because OF the testimony
OF one witness, and the question Of an
arrest for perjury Is now being consld-
cred by Assistant District Attorney Rand.
rho witness In question Is George j.
Plunkitt an eghtccnyear-o telephone
operator, In the employ of the stationery
firm OF l.. w. Lawrence & Company. from
whom the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany purchased a great deal Of It's sup
In yesterdays testimony that among the
vouchers for money charged to legal ex-
!pcnses was one for 1901. signed by George
j. Plunkitt. His identity was not dis
closed until to- day. When Plunkitt was
called to the stand he testified as to his
employment, and when shown the vouch-
or, denied that he had ever signed It.
He further denied that he had ever re-
ceived that amount of money from the
Mutual LILO Insurance Company, or that
he had rendered the company any SER
vice.
Signatures Alike.
Mr.. Hughes asked Plunkitt to write his
name in ink on u piece OF paper, which
he did. This and the vouchers were then
offered in evidence, and the similarity
OF the signatures was called to the atten-
ton Of tho committee. Shortly after this
Incident the sergeant at -arms was sent
to communicate with the district attor.
ineys office, and soon Mr.. Rand appeared.
He was escorted to a seat beside Chair
man Armstrong. and for a time he critI
caIy examined the signatures All that
Mr. Rand would say was frat ho had
been summoned Nv Che yrnoan "A rmstronn
and. when the chairman VA. nnaation.S
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hands Sor the com n,ittaa "a nv. d., -. .e
tha district aftornav,a of17ca - - - = =.
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was the passage at arms betIyeen ne" Shoir s
man Armstrong rouns.I Ii,,,,,,a. Sfa -,
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Allow No Obstruction.
Chairman Armstrong Han s,ia 10.
the work OF the comn,,t+ aa me, 49, ~
obstructed. The commit 90 h. ~ s, IA
wanted all the information it could get5
that would be helpful and the witness
nad placed himself in the position he
aeu,.u liiiaseils 'py ms continual evasive
as o. ~. Ains'rong SAD further
ali os,h,a oo,,r, WI" W.. ne .iea.eu VIII
said ~ 10 hsd arrod .ne!l
acourteses whor irc,,,, :, ,,oo, ,,,et,aa5
an, entirely different course addin..s s that
evasion would be held M to tho con-
tempt 1t has always received. There was
a spontaneous outburst OF applause when
Mr.. Hughes had concluded. which was
stopped only by threat to clear the
3 room:
Wl ma NJ. carpenter clerk In the
sMpp.y u Gp OF the mutual m.
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tendsnt 80 this der, - .ne supe.,
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