The St. Louis Republic., 1905-11-18

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= Observation-Disclosures ]
! New York. Nov. I1-wi,h the end O. the
morning session TODAY Senator Arm
! strong's Committee on ;nsu ance invs sti-
! gaiion finished week that for strenuous
ness and importance sas been eclipsed py
no one week since the inve. tig alton was
inausura;ed. Besides being the week in
wfsch the most sessions fave ben he'd
tant. including the big gum in the nm m
, ness.
Early in III. week Jane. H. Hyde was
examined and made ch rses again { +. II.
Hartman and former Governor Odel:. who
successiHe;y appeared and Gen.ej AIR.
Hyte's statements, anc Mr. Hyde being
rcca led sffirmea his testimony.
Then Senator chiunc.y II Dcpeu was
heard. and. when the session opened to-
day. Il IVES expected fha, be.ore The day
Was done Senator Piatt would be called.
He IL wanted to I, stity as TO the col &C.
iion OF contributions 10 political campaign
iuE's BY the !nsIga:nC. 90 Ipanies. Mr.
odeN having testifed yeste day that Sen
ssor P'att collected all such moneys UP
20 last year.
II Is now expected ;ha; the Senator will
se heard early next week; possibly Tues
JORDON HEARS FROM MOTHER
Frank Il. Jordon. son Of the former
cori'r"lisr of he EJuitats. vino. AZ a
previous session. said he t.!d not know
where his father was or whether either
his father or mother was living. was called
today and said that he had received let
ter from his mother. who was In Canad.
since he first testified. ba: that she said
notEinE OF his father
He c"uit tell aog hing as to the amount
% fre insurance business he had don. for
the Equitable; or why he got IT.. but Is
samuel 'ss Mscanay na aassn registrar stst
Q: the EauiIahl.. and not related to the
Mccurdys of III. Mutual IAf., said he had
charge of the vouchers for !cga! service
From him w.s steamed story OF trouble
In California In 1877. when the Insurance
Commissioner Of that State demanded an
examination.
Equi,abl. In this matter. as accounted
by Mr.. McCurdy. and he justified the ex-
pendiiurss on the ground that IL would
have cost the Equitable about $40 e,o had
no defense been made. hence the expendi-
ture for counsel! He seemed to think the
demands OF the California Commissioner
were exo!bitant
DEPEw TELLS LITTLE
Senator DeIew was called TO give any
Information he might possess as 10 a num-
be: VI vouchers for legal services. but his
knowledge was rather limited. and many
OF the expenditures and s.sneIs OF these
vouchers Re had never heard Of.
One voucher to John A. Nichols for legal
services was accompanied by a letter to
Senator D.pew. referring to 'our friend
rambunclious friend up the river
Tn. Senator said he kew Nichols had
been retained at different times by the
Equitable. but he did not know In what
connection. Mr. Nichols. he said, was
once Quarantine Commissioner. and used
10 d.. active in politics.
Gage T.. Tarbell Was called Just before
rec.s IS and had hardly got started in k.s
testimony when Senator D~pew Was re-
called.
When he resumed II was almost time for
adjournment. and Senator Armstrong an
nouncod that the subcommittee OF Senator
Tui!y and ASsemb.yn0E Coz would take
the deposition OF Mr.. Squire At o'clock:
therefore no Afternoon session would be
he'd.
Mr.. Ta:bell told 81 his iwenty-siK years
CONNECTION with the Equitable. and his
activities in the interest OF the policy
holders He started as a solicitor In
Greene, y. Y. and later received q gen
erai agency for the southern ;ier counties
Of this State. with headquarters at B!ng
hamton. lie Was op,-Dsed to money being
spent for legislative purposes. and
thought tho policy holders In body
CUu.. defeat legislation iH.rnical TO their
interests.
lie sa.i he had tired to interest the
New York Life and IN" Mutual In an
agreement To- Appoint 4 committee o! one
to .oSA AFTER such matters but the Of
aCcr. - TT. NutGa. i-fe said IL was I'm
;I., '.~al. Ay. Tarhcll knew OF no money
.,y.i..,yl !o- l.K.Sia.iv- purposes.
~ Tart-eiI vas ~ IA" stand when ad
io..rT.en; u;I:ii TuesdIy wls taken