Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-18

 lation would do the insurance business and got letters from them back to the legislators in the state assembly For this he received s5,0OO for his own services and expenses for travelling and employing men, but not one dollar ex- cept for legitimate purposes"
 tsWhat did he pay men for?"
 Well, many of them were laymen, and he had to pay them to sit and listen to him. I say this explains the matter, and resent the suggestion that the money was spent in improper ways. but think it would be improp- CT to publish the names of some of those he employed"
 MT. McCurdy then stated he knew nothing of S. S. Olds
 HCan you recall at all what Iegisla- tion you thought it necessary to op- poser"
 Tt would not be in my province. If \ undertake to run all the departments I would soon run myself under the ground"
 Mir. Hughes said that question had been raised concerning the money paid by the Mutual Life Insurance com pany for luncheons for its clerks.
 "Yes," said MT. McCurdy, 'the clerks were fed, but the scrubwomen, eleva- tor men and policemen are not fed by the company. About GOO clerks are fed daily at cost of 40 cents head.
 'Is there a stock of wines kept in the building?" asked Mir. Hughes.
 T don't believe that"
 A voucher for payment of S10.000 under date of May 22, 1902, for first payment on contract of shateatslto Thomas H. Bowles was brought up. Witness said Bowles was an agent at one time. The money was in part set clement of a suit Bowles brought against the company for claims after his removal in Milwaukee. Bowles or ganized campaign of policy holders against the company, and the company settled the suit for S30,000. Witness said Bowles was removed for "insub- ordination" which consisted of oppos- ing the changing of his general agency to salaried agency and transferring his agency business to the books of the company.
 Mr. Bowles had addressed letter to the trustees denouncing the president.
 'sThe trustees referred the matter to the president with power" witness testified. He added that the board had not read the letter. Witness read only sufficient of 1t to see what 1t was and then removed Bowles. He testified that MT. Bowles had been a successful agent in the south and west and he was removed for throwing mud"
 To the charge in the Bowles letter that President McCurdy provided fat offices for his family, witness replied in a lengthy statement as to how his son, Robert H. McCurdy. became the general manager. Witness detailed the education his son had received to adapt him to take up the foreign busi- ness and said above all he was loyal to the company. T know of no other mans son in this city or anywhere else" he continued, "who could have filled that position as the man I ap- pointed to it." Witness assumed all the Bowles charges were a lie"
 'well. why did you settle his suIti''
 Well" replied witness, mot to be disrespectful to the committee, think a farmer is justified in buying rife to shoot a skunk without shooting it at close quartersv
 You thought In. either case there were unpleasant results you'd rather treat at long ranger asked Mfr. Hughes.
 Witness said that the suit was set tied to get rid of the policy holders agitation. and at Mir. Hughes sugges- ton witness said that the agitation ceased when Bowles was dropped.
 Former Vice President James Hazen Hyde of the Equitable Life Assurance society, having decided that be had bet ter come to New York and tell all about Equitable matters. Is at home and intends to remain there until the committee Is through with him. Since Mir. Hyde left Newport after the social season closed there he has been spend ing most of his time fn Boston. It Is said that his counsel has decided that 1t would be better for young Hyde to take his chances before the Armstrong committee than to remain an exile e-.@- Nn-- Ee~N