Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
HOSPITALITY IN ALBANY
Searching Inquiry Regarding Mutual
Life's House In
Capital
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9-The house in
Albany, N. Y, which testimony before
the insurance investigating committee
has heretofore shown was for q number
of years maintained by funds of the
Mutual Life Insurance company, was
again given sole attention by Charles e.
Hughes, counsel for the committee,
when Michael p. Mullaney, the care
taker of the house, was called today as
a witness.
Mr.. Mullaney's testimony was in
great part a corroboration Of previous
testimony that A. G. Fields, who was
employed as stationery agent for the
Mutual insurance company looked after
Legislative matters and paid the rent
for the Albany house.
Today a number of vouchers signed
by Mullaney were identified by the
witness, who acknowledged receiving
the money for them. Some purported
to be for legal services, some for sun
dries and some for travelling expenses.
Witness said he was not a lawyer and
could not explain why vouchers were
made out to that item. j. M. Beck,
counsel for the Mutual, however, took
occasion to remind the counsel that all
vouchers for the maintenance of this
house, it had been testified, were
said that did not explain why some
were for travelling expenses and some
for sundries.
Mullaney could not tell what the
sundries were unless they were sup
plies. He had taken trips to New York
to see Mr. Fields at the latters sug-
gestion. He did not know how many
times he had been to New York. He
sometimes bought tickets for Mr..
11r l. i
fled by Mullaney, for all of which he
admitted he received the money, which
aggregated $5739. These were paid be-
tween March 7, 1900, and July 12, 1905.
Mullaney said his salary was $25 a
month. He had never carried any
money to Albany from New York for
Mr.. Fields and had never paid out any
money for Fields.
The greater part of the day William
Barnes, sr., formerly of Albany but
now living at Nantucket, Mass, sat in
the committee room waiting to be
called, but late in the afternoon he was
excused for the day. Mr.. Barnes
figured in this investigation several
weeks ago when vouchers for legal SER
vices, bearing his signature, were pro-
duced, together with a letter signed by
William Barnes, jr., of Albany, re-
minding the Mutual Life that his
fathers "honorarium" had not been re-
ceived and further asking that a check
be forwarded.
Metropolitan Life Examined
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company figured in the greater part of
the days proceedings. John H. Hege-
man, president of the company, who
was on the stand when adjournment
was taken yesterday, was the first wit
ness today, and the expenses of the
company were further gone into. 1t
was brought out that Mr.. Hegeman's
salary is the same as that of John A.
Mccall, president of the New York
Life, 100000. Previous to 1906 how
ever, Mr.. Hegeman received $4,000.
The salary of Vice President Haley
Fiske is $4,000. George H. CASTOR,
second vice president, receives $37 500.
and Frank o. Ayers, third vice presi-
dent, receives SIG, ,250.
The work of agents in the field and
their compensation was taken up with
Mr. Hageman, and later James Craigh,
the actuary, was called to supply de-
tails as to figures with which Mr. Hage-
man was not familiar.
Late in the day, when Mr.. Craigh
had been excused, Mr.. Hageman was
again called and the subject of the
but the Investigation had hardly begun
when adjournment for the day was
ordered.
Mr.. Hegeman said that when the
finance committee consulted him about
increasing salaries in 1904 81 said that
/ had received 100000 for two years
and was satisfied and gratified and did
not need any increase. They agreed,
however, in consideration of my thir-
ty-hve years service, to increase it to
100000. l have not drawn 1t, how
ever, and don't intend to do so. OF
all the words that l abhor the perpen-
dcular pronoun has the primacy, but
/ would like to say that. l have aver
aged a salary of $4,000 only ana have
continued with the company to my pc
cuniary disadvantage. Fifteen years
ago i waB guaranteed 100000 TO go
elsewhere"
"You were complaining yesterday of
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