New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
Il. C. FIELDS'S FRIEND.
Young Jordan Does Not KnO7c HIS
Father Is Alice.


partnership with Fields in the livery business of
Dobbs Ferry to his present position
aminer in the State Insurance Department
one Of the most startling revelations OF the en-
| tire session. When he took the stand Mr..
Hughes, after the usual preliminary questions,
asked:
@-Do you know Andrew G; Fields? A;-Tes.
Odd you ever have any business relations with
business at Dobbs Ferry
Q.-What business did you say? A-Ths livery
o|,Was Mr.. Fields a member of the firm? A
Q.-What did you have to do? Al was super
intendent of the stable and continued there until
Q;-What did you 30 thenf Al went to Albany
9.-IMA,hat did you do there: Ai-what I was told
9-WWhatt were you todI FL can't remember
Q.-Can't you remember anything that you did?
Any duties were in the house that Mr., Fields
Q.-who else in that houseT Al couldn't
Q.--were you Mr.. Fields's secfetaryt All you
Q.-Is there any better way to put itf Al don't
Q.-What did You do after THAR Al came home
o.-Wets You with Mr.. Fields after that7 A
Odd you attend to his correspondence A
9-Ro any banking A3-No,
when he was building residence,
- Q-ttow many residences had Mr.. Fields? A
ANY others? Ale has houses Whether he
Ocean Grove --'-' '''' At
Q,-Has he one near Nyack7 Ale is supposed
SD 9.Dtd you ever assist Mr.. Fields in West
The witness then said he last met Mr.. Fields in
the latter part August at the Mutual Life build
ing. Mr.. Hughes asked:
Q:-How did you happen to seo him? Al just
o-plda't you go to see him? A.-No. was just
Mutual life Q very IN o f supply department of the
~What business had you to go to the supply
being as have knows Mr.. Fields,
or paid out any money for Mr., Fields for ten
years back? Al think not,
ined? ANThe New york Life. for one
Giving recommended you for your position7
o;.can you think of anybody slser A.-charles
o---who appointed you-what superintendent
A.-James B. Pierce.
Frank B. Jordan. son Of the missing Con-
trolIer of the Equitable. manifested a McCurdy-
like ignorance Of his parents affairs. Mr..
Hughes asked him:
Q.-when did you last your father? A-on
Ssv you not pow he HIM hiss sg A
Odd you try to find him? Al did not.
Oils house at Englewood is in charge OF
Does not that fact surprise you? A.-No.
-Q.-Where does your father stop when in New
5 DS r fP Posg the Nail for father ar
No, It IS allowed to accumulate
o.-Do You know if your father is alive? Al
Q:IYou last. saw your mother on Labor Day in
0.-Have you had any communication with her
9:EHave YOU any idea where your father and
81, 4mor % not know whether either of them is
Q-Did you have any talk with your mother
ABOUT her v6 g9ipg o away? 4So ~ onr father
should go away so mysteriouslyS A-No.
The examination Of Richard A McCurdy,
president of the Mutual, occupied a large part
of the morning session and he was still on the
stand when the committee adjourned. Mention
has been made of his changed attitude in
answering questions. but there was little of i'm
portance in his testimony. Mr. Hughes produced
a letter which seemed to indicate that local ap-
plicants for insurance were turned to c. H !
Raymond & Co, the firm OF Mr.. McCurdy's |
son-in-law, and that the commission on such |
business made part of the profits of this firm |
Mr.. McCurdy admitted this Then he was asked |
about the expense Of fitting up his Office, but |
he threw no light on this beyond denying the !
existence of a wine cellar and private elevator |
Evidence was produced to show that Mr.. and |
Mrs. McCurdy spent some time the Grosvenor |
Hotel, in 5th- ave. and that this was owned |
by the Mutual. but Mr.. McCurdy testified that |
he paid for his apartments there IS week more |
than any other tenant paid. 1t was over this |
subject that Mr.. Beck and Mr.. Hughes had the |
little tilt which ended dsastrousy for Mr.. |
Beck. Mr. McCurdy testified that he paid rent |
of about 81, 900 annually.
In the afternoon Mr.. McCurdy testified con- |
corning his personal holdings in subsidiary |
companies controlled by the Mutual. All this |
was brought out in the testimony of earlier wit |
nesses save the actual amount of Mr. McCurdv's |
personal holdings. Mr.. Hughes then asked:
ma intained with your knowledge? A-No I told |
GmoTs to hat ect some three Or ogf
ago and l inquired into it, and received inforrna-
here by the several witnesses.
Q.Ihen the testimony Of MI Mr. Carpenter is no
hired hire house in albany al an expense Of about !
friends for the purpose avoiding the risk of Ill
ness in going to hotels. he being in infrm health
about $500 and shared by him with some |
in substance the testimony given here to-day
Q.-Is it surprise 10 you that this house in |
in different locations has been maintained and lis
for, by, the Mutual Life INSURANCE Company and !
charged ed. TO legal exp, eXPe1fbe a,o A.-1ss' sir
Q.-And you haven't known it at all? A.-No. |
AENo, excepting, as / say heard these fiostinSc
ai ' how IS f eaDs Mca ns that
this matter OF the maintenance of such a honss |
out your knowing Of the ,fd Tact that it was main
all under the charge of MI Short. Of the law de |
Iartment. and whatever arrange ments he saw ft !
necessary for the service of the company. If
had known anything ABOUT Il ] should not have |
What are called law expenses there and so |
expenses connected with the legal dePartment Of
the company and We're so entered py Mr. Shorts |
/ assume it.