New-York tribune., 1905-08-29
NEW EVIDENCE FOR PROBE
NOT IN FIRST REPORT.
Superintendent Hendricks to T'ur'
1t OUer to Senator Armstrong.

Superintendent Hendricks will confer this weel
with Senator ". ". Armstrong. and will place a
the legislative committees disposal. il is said so
ditionaI important evidence 10 be contained IN hI
Fendricks's supplementary report of the Equitable
The report is expected TO embody many interesting
facts and figures invaluable 10 the committee nu'
which did not emerge in the preliminary investiga
tion. The report will probably be puolisheo aoou'
the end OF next month.
II was renorted last night that the check which
repaid the Mercantile Trust Company It's mys-
;erious sss5.oo0 loan the Equitable was mace oS
Wells Fargo & Co.
Both z. II Hartman and Colonei Johh D. NJ
Cook are directors Of this arm.
After meeting Of the Equitable's executive COM
nlittee Yesterday President Paul Morton saiu "e
had received further designations OF
Four such designations are expected oaiS' III ~ -
or the nature of the Equitables answer to Attor-
,.v General Maver.s suit. It is pointed out how
ever that the original designations OF several II
not all of the members Of the old directorate sun
serving remain in Mr.. Mortons hands. and up to
date have not been returned 10 those VINO tehu-
cred them when he assumed office.
Superintendent Hendricks visited the Equitaoie
Building Yesterday and called President Nor
Ton Deputy Superintendent Hunter accompanied
Mr. Hendricks. The Superintendent, 1t is SAID
visited also two officers Of the Mutual Lie.
Neither President Morton nor Senator Armstrong
had anv comment 10 make on the statements at
tributed TO Thomas F. Ryan in an interview In
Seattle Wash, that federal control Of life insur-
ance companies was advisabl and that the Equita-
bic regarded the coming investigation with equa-
rfnity so long as the other life insurance com
psnies were subjected 20 the rigid inqusition
II was declared yesterday that the Equitable s
answer TO Mr. Mayer's suit will materially assist
Colonel J. Wilcox Brown in his impending suit
looking to receivership of this society. No action
IS looked for. however. until next month
No further answers IN Mr.. Mayors suit have
heen made as vet. Several Of the counsel for di-
rectors have made appearances or have asked for
extension of time This has been granted. so as to
make the majority Of the answers returnable ABOUT
September Is
Senator Armstrong spoke strongly as 10 the al
legged subletting Of the stenographc WORK OF 'he
committee TO a New-York firm He said
Such a subletting is inoonceivsble. You have no
rigSr IN call il p contract at all. You would not
esZ we have a contract with our lawyers. and
you should IS soon speak of sublettng OF our
piers They have been selected with the creates;
rare and on the ground Of our complete trust and
srrangenlents with any other firm 10 do their work
for Them would not allow it for an instant. HOW
we have chosen our stenogrs pliers not because
they were the lowest bidders but because we cou4o
trust them.
while at the Office Of Sidney C. Ormsby. of No 100
Nsssau-st II was intimated Saturday that MT
ornsby's firm would do the stenographc work. and
that the official stenographers would have no part
in IT, the additional statement being made that Mr
Orn1shv would employ staff Of three to take the
evidence Mr.. Ormsby said yestedsy:
our only connection with the official stenosra-
phers is tfst We may give them the use of our
Eraphophones and typewriting machlneS' and we
Asked as to next weeks meeting of the Equitable
agents al Manhattan Beach. Gage F. Iarbell salo:
IL should have been heq IN May; ~, oT1 tboUSbf aS
visable TO have IL al that date