The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-15
HYDE DETAILS Of
LIFE SCANDALS
(Concluded from First Page.)

tie one Of NE last campaign and was |
asked BY rfick. who suggested it for !
the benefit Of The society To procure
this money. Alexander had Hyde |
write a letter to t1e president Of the
Mercantile Trust company, This letter.
practically placed him in the position
Ct guarantor. Later. when settlement
of the loan was forced, Alexander and
Jordan raheG all they could toward IT,
The stock purchased with part of the
loan was sold to Thomas +. Ryan for
! S212.000 and the balance S2l250O,
| Hyde paid personally, He did this
because he understood Alexander was
! financially embarrassed and in bit
| ter tone said:
"Notwithstand ng the strained fala-
ltion with these two gentlemen (AleN-
ander ana Jordan / felt bound to see
the debt was liquidated by reason Of
the letter Alexander extracted from
me-
! Hyde said ne received a salary OF
$50, 900 seven years ago. In 1902 when
he Became chairman Of he committee
this was advanced 20 $4,000 and in
1903 II was advanced 10 100000 at
which Il remained until he resigned
AS viea president
Hyde presented a statement show
ing that n seven years Of his connec-
ton with HE Equitable and allied cor
porations his average income had been
only a little moe than $4,000 year.
This average was arrived at after de-
Quoting various losses and the $2l2,-
800 pad on he sGS5,000 loan
Hyde dotatIed various syndicate
transactions n which he and his as.
sociates were Interested
The $59.000000 Union Pacific pool,
Hyde sad, was instigated by Harri-
man. that is was at iarrman's sug-
gcstion he signed the syndicate agree
ment, and thar the executive commit
tee was not informed Of it because
Hartman requested that he commit.
zee be net advised Of it anj Alexander
did not think IT necessary that they
should be informed of the transaction
Eslpsing all sensational tetimony
however were statements of Hyde
concerning Former Governor OdeH
and IIouiman relative TO the settle
man1 Ct the ship building company
suit by the Mercantile Trust
company
Hyde said Hartman came 10 him
and advised tho settlement Of Odell's
suit as no feared powerful infuene
ait Albany would be invoked in retalia
tory measures, Hartman suggested
as one Of thee measures revocation
of the charter of The Mercantile Trust
company. Hyde knew Of no actua
3 steps thar were taken, nor Of any bill
S introduced but ~ was be:et viii
rumors that such steps were about f
$ be taken by legislation The Equitable
Life. he ad was not interested be
You'd the connection il had with thu
Mercantile Trust company
Hyde was under the impression tha
the Mercantile III settlement retained
the bonds ana paid Odell about $75
. 600 Odell's original claim was $3.50
coo The bonds subsequently nette,
about 50 Gems on the dollar Hyd.
= said Hartman suggested the settle
ment Of The suit and hat the counse
and member. of the executive commit
, tee cf the Mercantile Trust advised Il
and he recommended IT,
Charges of con piracy TO get hin
out OF the country we're made by Hyde
against Heary G Frick and r. II
Hartman in Connection with the "e
ported aspirations Of Hyde to become
ambassador TO France He said Frick
inspired the idea and The witness toob
il as a Joke at FIRST bU wien Fricb
brought i ~ later Hyde was battered
ana beta Harr man aad Friclt prom
ised 10 use jhe influence to secure
his apo ntmont Again Hyde waXet
bitter in his explanation of The OK
t,aordinary interest these gentlemen
had in his ab-once from the country
he said he thought their idea was
that they would acquit themselves OF
their friendly STEWARDSHIP with great
proht TO themselves" and added thai
the nature o. their intentions had
since become very obvious
Hyde charged i7nch with breach OF
airh in leading him 10 believe the
Frlck committee was friendly to
. rhim and with doing ali nc could "a
q ssuade The witness ltom selling bis
stock. "at the same time as Hyde
aid. doing croryhiu, or tna' corn
mittee DE could 10 Erie me and de
t'oy The valie oi tLat stock
HYDE explained ne used friendly
/ in the just sense Of the word, ant
that if thee was anything for whicr
he could be criticized DC wa willin,
To take Whatever criticism came
Hyde aid he did not think The repor
was an all fair and that the committed
, posed as his friends while he was
being attacked on the other side by
Alexander and mis- friends under Tho
sham Of naturalization Hartman. h,
said. asked him 10 move The adoption
81 tAc Fr,cl, eport at a meeting Of to-
board. hut hyde said ne absolutely dc
ciiurd rs e wa cuudcmudiory q
, crcrythinr that has trauzpi-c1 in the
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