Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-17
Denies EmphalicalIv His RspOr,
On Equitable Was Edited 10
Behalf Of AnybOdys Interest
DOES NOT COVER ALL FACTS.
Never Intended TO Refer to Each 00e
Observation-Disclosures Attorney Can
Have the Evidence,

Albany A. Y, July lG--'rhc answer
NJ SUP; Francis llondricks OF the state
insurance del artmcnt a. the published
criticisms NJ his official acts IA con.
bcctlo1 with the testimony tnkoy by
him IN the investigation Of the Equl,
able ldfo Assurance society ana his
preliminary report thereon IN made IN
IN extended statement issued from the
bnslrHnco department tonight ncl.
dontlly the superintendent published
u letter addressed b. him to hls deputy,
1lobew H. Hunter ut New YORK. lu.
tlructlog HIM 10 deliver hlU copy of tho
Equitable testimony to DsL.AlDN Jc.
iom},
The statement Includes un unldu,t
Ny william a, romstork Supt Hen.
drlcks confidential rtouographcr Ger.
Nlfyins that he alone did the slcnogu,
phIo work ana uuuscHhlrg Of notes lu
connection Win the luklng VI the lvs'
limony ana the preparation NJ SUIT
Hendricks preliminary report ana lhht
De p'FunOlN knows mat no change on
omission WAS made iu the testimony or
The 'anou That outside of the persona
unlclIlly employed I'M the conduct of
the investigation, mo- person heard, reno
pOr saw the report on the testimony
Or report excepting Gov lligglns ana
his counsel Cuthbort w. Pound
"The statement made I'm certain upNs.
papers mat my report ana thu inNU.
mon} 1kon was edited ud altered in
the interests or nl the suggestion nl
certain individuals Iy unuulli0odlN
false 40 person except those employed
by me IN tho conduct vt the iuNcHtiRi.
ton read Or hUd access go the report
prior 20 the time n Wug delivered ~
the printer, except Cow lllggnls ana hlg
counsel CuthbCu ". Pound No fug.
gestol was made 10y either Of them lN
~ any modification Ol the report ana
no change was mn10 I'm the report Oa
prepared BY me- The report ns printed
L. I'm the exact form I'M which n W0y
nnall} drafted boy mo aud my counsel
"At the interview with the governor
mud hls counsel wa, asked by the goy-
frnor whether I bad been successful VA
securing thr facts relating 10 nh mat.
tors under investigation ! stated to
him that / HAD not that the lnvcstgh.
ZION Wus run necessarily incomplete,
rhat among other matters which hud
not bern flly covered was one when
deemed Of utmost importance, hut con.
rcrnmR which hnd boon unable "a pro-
cure the facts by reason of not have
mg lclmcd Of n until the preliminary
Investigation WAS about completed
II Then stated ~ him that I had boon
Informed that the Equitable society was
carving a loan iu the Mercantile Trust
company Of $685. 0O0 Of which no record
Npp.nNd on its books ms a liability
mi. q, Ia
lICye1 mat further effort should be-
nndo 10 thoroughly Investigate that
subject IN accordance with mat SUE
gpslloh / then directed my counsel 10
mako further Investigation ana oY.
plunaiicu relative Nv lhnt item ana by
,rHplu ~ MCh action my report Wn7
delayed untll the conclusion OF MS
onort
"Or efforts I'm that particular wore
unsuccessful AZ that time we were uns
able a. secure the fociH relating TO tho
matte md consequently my report re"
mulno1 unchanged
with reference 10 the criticism that
my report docs not lullN coyor all Of
,hc facts brought OUT IN tho testimony
/ never intended that II should specific
claly refer 30 everything that was de-
Ncloprd by the testimony ON the con.
irnry. | stated at the outset that n dld
mot. That the report was preliminary
in character aud covered only Hu,h
mptiurt Hp | deemed of immediate nm.
variance ~ the pollpyholdcra " mad
undertaken to coNcr all matter. rc-
fowcl lo In the testimony n would have
delayed issuing the report nj least M
days. ana the report would comprise "a
Nommr W at least goo on 300 puRos,'
Mn uoudriCks goes on tn say lhnl
t.,lt. a. II. lf lIH lIII {
90 Ntty, Bpu, julius NJ Mayer M AZ
hnny and one 40 Nohort II lluntor
lIe iopuw. Nm Now YORK city, Uona
,cup,t VI hia letters tO thua. uincoN
uppouing I'm hH statement The olhrr
COPY. he declares since completion mag
remained ut AN times lu the department.
vault ...
llrnduuks snys'
should me district attorney dcuuc
access IN THE evidence YOU ARE M llorlH
~ 10 deliver b 10 him on ollo" MN To
pSomlro n
4 nuyp ut mo- time had amy desire lo
hcop the evidence from the punUN II
roomrl 10 me- that iu view Of the fact
that me attorney general nul the ulN'
pipt attorney uf Sow YORK county
MINT determine 90 uHc the evidence u'
,ho oasis of prosecutions II was duu
Go those officials, and public policy ro'
uulrod, That they 1hould We tWt APE
pusod NJ itg contents when lhul WAS
,ono unless I'M their Judgment the dee
mands ~ Justice required that lls
publication ho delayed, ihoro WnH uo
icns,n why n should not ho made pub.
lic II WAS nnd W my intention lo nav,
thc testimony presented ana iuInlrhoI