Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-10-26
THEY ENTERTAINED.
Insurance Company Kept Open
House at Albany.
CHARGED T6pROFESSISsAL SERVICES
James ID. JOrdOn. Former Controller
of Equitable and Dismissed
by Paul Morton Can Not
he Found.

New York, Oct. 19.-There was
sharp passage of arms at the insuranc
Investigation Wednesday between
Chairman Armstrong of the commit
! tee, Counsel Hughes and James M
Beck, acting for Richard A. McCurdy
president Of the Mutual Life Insurance
company.
MIR. Beck protested that Mr.. Hughes
had frequently led up to points which
gave the newspapers opportunity ''tC
put an ugly imputation against Mr.,
McCurdy" and that Mr.. Hughes drop,
ped the inquiry before Mr.. McCurdy
had opportunity to explain. Chairman
Armstrong said Mr.. Beck could make
requests or suggestions to Mr.. Hughes
privately or to the committee but the
committee intended to carry out its
purpose to make life insurance safer
and did not desire the work INSTRUCTED
The committee wanted all the helpful
information 1t could get. Mr.. Hughes
then said that If he had erred at all
1t had been by showing courtesy when
circumstances justified other measures.
1.-THE witness who gets himself into a
false position" said he, has only
himself to blame. Everyone will be
treated as, he deserves to be treated
and evasion always will be held up to
the contempt 1t always has received"
There was load applause as Mr..
Hughes concluded.
An attempt was made by Mr.. Hughes
to get trace of Thomas D. Jordan, for
mer controller of the Equitable Life
Assurance society. Frank B. Jordan
was called under subpoena and he
said he saw his father last labor day.
He did not know then that he was
going away and did not know where
he was now. Under persistent ques-
tionlng by Mr.. Hughes, young Jordan
said no mail was forwarded to his faith
err and that he did not know whether
his father or his mother were living
or dead.
William A. Carpenter, clerk In the
supply department of the Mutual Life
Insurance company, made an excellent
for the committee. A voucher
for $3.50 for legal services signed by
Carpenter and recommended for pay
ment by Fields October II, 1904, was
Identified by the witness, who said he
received the money from the Mutual
Life for expenses In connection with a
louse maintained in Madison avenue,
Albany, by the Mutual Life Insurance
for four years. Witness took
tut the lease Of the house at Fields
Erection, Previous to that houses
we're maintained on Willett street, an
ther on Lark street, one on Dove
treet and another on Lancaster streets
fitness said he paid the rent for these
ouses with money he received from
he Mutual Life Insurance company, on I
ouchers for legal expenses and that !
ne wages of servants and other expen- 4
IS were met in the same way.
A voucher for $725 signed by Carpen- q
sr for professional services" and II
larked Lark" in the margin witness U
lid was for various items necessary g
'r the maintenance Of the house. Wit a
ess thought the entire expense OF i'
the house was about $500.
arpenter said his salary was $500
I'd that he spent the entire time the :,
gislature was in, session in Albany. -
9 acquainted himself with bills and n
'pt Mr.. Fields acquainted with pro- n
ess on the bills. He met members \.
the legislature and also Andrew n,
amilton.
The witness said he had seen Senator 10
Iarles P. McClelland at the Madison n
enue house, in fact he was member 40
the household in 1903. Witness could AZ
I say that McClelland had paid any %
are Of the expenses. Mr., Graney, he IN,
ID, was also member Of the house,
ID while he was in the assembly and
q while he was in the senate. Wit Q
10 believed these men were there at
. Fields invitation as they were Tn
ghbors Of Mr.. Fields in Dobbs Fer Ro
Doth Of these men 1t was brought DIV
were members of the committee on tina
urance while they resided in the ter
Use maintained by money paid by Ind
mutual Life, Tn,