Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-06

FOR GRAFTERS.
Grand Jury will Probe Scandals,
SaysJerOme Got S2,60O,OOO
In Commissions.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-That the as
founding total of $2,600,000 has been
paid as commissions by the Mutual
Life Insurance company to w mem
bers of the family of Richard A. Nc
Curdy, president of the company, ana
the promise of District Attorney De
rome that the insurance scandals GER
tainly will be submitted later to an ex-
traordinary grand jury were the sen
sational developments in the insurance
situation.
1t was brought out by testimony be-
fore the legislative insurance commit
tee that Robert III. McCurdy, son OF
Richard A. McCurdy, has received as
commissions on foreign business $l'-
lG3.S29 and ON domestic business $94l,-
B52 and that Louis A. Thibaud, son-in-
law of Richard A. McCurdy, has re-
ceived an aggregate Of $92O,1l3 IN
commissions from the company IL
was also brought out that Robert ii.
McCurdy expected his income MS
year would be about $4,000.
Previous to this testimony w. r.
Thummel, an attorney of the MUTUAL
Life Insurance company, testified mat
he had PAID to the chairman of the he-
publican congressional campaign COM
mittee the sum of $4,000 in cash as a
campaign contribution.
Mr.. Jerome In announcing in u
that the scandals will be submitted 10
an extraordinary grand jury SAID the
inquiry by the legislative committee
hal shown greater moral oDlquity
and moral obtuseness on the part OIL
persons important in the business
world than did the shocking reveal
lions in regard 10 the Equitable Life.
Another incident of the days
opments was the publication OF a lester
from Charles Il. Hughes, counsel to the
legislative committee, to Samuel IN
termyer, counsel for James Ii. Hyde.
the former controlling stockholder OF
the Equitable Life Assurance society,
in which Mr.. Hughes said the commit
tee would make no discrimination IN
favor of Mr.. Hyde in his examination
before the committee. 0
In lieu of an appearance | person
James Hazen Hyde, through his couh-
sci. has offered to the committee his tes-
timony before Superintendent Franc
p. Hendricks. 1t is not likely that Mr.,
uyde's new offer will be accepted
l Whether the committee will resort to
the extreme measure of attempting tc
, have Mr.. Hyde indicted and extradlted
remains to be seen, but it is a fact tina
the committee has considered 1t.
: w. f. Thummel, the attorney VIII
I was associated with Judge Andrew
! Hamilton in looking after Legislation
for the New York Life, the Equitable
Life and the Mutual Life Insurance
companies in the so called Legislative
pool that was exposed last week, testi
fed before the committee that he wa
u now employed as an attorney for TIL
Mutual Life Insurance company at
: salary of $500 a year.
Mr.. Thummel said chat he PERSONAL.
placed Ill IHc lilito VI Inv
= the Republican congressional cam
paign committee $500 in cash WHO
had been given the witness for tina
purpose by Vice President Robert 4
Granniss of the Mutual Life lnsuranc
company.
Witness said the contribution ha
been suggested by the danger OF
democratic house, that would result l
tariff and other legislation of a cha
acter TO unset business and affect pc
lev holders. He said other companlt
had been asked to contribute, but
y did not know how many dld. M
e Thummel denied paying any money
any legislator for the purpose OF mn
e encing legislation OF to any other pc
son for that purpose
Is Thummel in addition to describing
e detail how the big insurance comp
MES combine to defeat undesirab
q legislation throughout the United Stat
e told of the Mutuars contribution
d $4,000 to the last Republican nation
It congressional committee and said
supposed the other big companies co
.-r,I amount