Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-10-07
HYDE WASNOT THERE
Missing Guest at Winthrop
Babcock Wedding.
EX-OFTICIaL SLY OF SUBPOENA.
His Counsel writes Mr. Hughes That
Ciient, IN Protected. VIII Appear
at Insurance. investigation
Next Week.


Next week.
NEW YORK, Oct 4.-James Haxen
Hyde did not act as an usher at the
wedding OF Henry Rogers Winthrop to
Miss Alice Babcock AT Roslyn, ~ X.
The former vice president OF the Equi-
table was expected to be one OF the
chief guests, us he has long been an in
innate friend OF the bridegroom and
was the means OF giving to him the po-
sitlcn he now holds as financial secre-
tary of the Equitable.
There was much surprise among the
large gathering at the Stow mansion.
where the marriage was celebrated,
when the news got about that Mr..
Hyde was not only not present, but
had no idea of entering the state.
The uninitiated looked for the arrival
of the young man at any moment, and
process server with subpoena said
to have been issued by the Insurance
investigating committee was equally
solicltous.
The wedding ceremony was celebrat-
ed at noon and at about the same hour
Mr.. Hyde and Harry Lehr were on
their way to Boston from Newport in
an automobile. They We're bound for
the Hotel Touralne and expect to re-
turn by night to Newport, where Mr..
Hyde has been staying for month.
When Charles Il. Hughes was asked
regarding the alleged intention of the
committee to serve Mr.. Hyde with a
subpoena he replied that he knew very
little about the details of subpoena
serving and added that he believed Mr..
Hyde would appear
One of Mr. Hyde's friends said, MIR.
Hyde has no idea Of entering this state
at present
The impression prevails in this city
and at Newport that the young man Is
gradually disposing Of much of his per-
sonal and real property preparatory to
leaving the country for an indefinite
period. He has expressed his desire to
make his home in Paris in the future
as there is little to hold him here since
he severed his official connection with
the society his father founded.
1t is said that Mr.. Hyde has sold his
country estate ON Long Island and his
city house. Now 1t is said he is about
to sell his valuable collection Of paint
ings.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for James
III. Hyde, has given out for publication
a letter addressed by him to Charles
e. Hughes of the insurance investigat-
ing committee, and is in part as fol-
lows:
referring to your request that Mr..
Hyde voluntarily appear as witness
before the Joint committee appointed
by the defunct legislature of 1905 to in
yestigate the affairs of life insurance
companies, l have advised Mr.. Hyde
that your committee Is without power
or Jurisdiction to make the inyestiga-
ton in which you are engaged.
you have no doubt observed that
the resolution authorizing the investi-
CATION directs that the committee shall
after the adjournment Of the extraor-
binary session at which 1t was passed
and after the body Of which 1t is a
part has ceased to exist proceed with
the investigation for the purpose of re-
porting to the next session OF the legis-
lature'
MY opinion is based on the PROPOSE
ton that the assembly at least has no
power to direct an investigation o. to
be held after its adjournment and t2)
for the express purpose of reporting to
a future legislature not yet selected
and which can have no existence until
1906.
sIn statements made before your
committee Mr.. Hyde has been grossly
misrepresented and injured in the pub
lie esteem for his supposed connection
with transactions for which he Is not
responsible except for having trusted
too much to older and more experience
ed men.
HE is not willing to repeat that ex-
perience now in another form before
your committee. He Is prepared to
waive all legal objections to appearing
and to tell your committee fully and
frankly everything he knows except as
TO matters that are embraced IN penu-
ing litigation on condition that your
committee will in common fairness ac
cord him the right of being represent
ed, advised and re-examined by coun-
sci.
IF therefore Mr.. Hyde may have
the benefit of counsel at the hearing
and on your assurance that his ex-
animation will not include the subject
matter of the pending suits he will
appear for examination at any time
next week that may be fixed by you"
VIII Sue New York Life Chiefs.
ALBANY, N. ". Oct. 4.--Attorney
General Mayer has received letter
from William Hepburn Russell asking
permission in behalf Of policy holders
to sue the officers of the New York
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