New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
SERVE ANDY HAMILTON.
COMPLAINT NOT PUBLIC.
Grand Jary Indicts ". Il. Brescer.
Jr., Charging Perjury.

-o,nse, for the New York Life Insurance
-.,,,snv Yesterday served on Judge" Andrew
--.-,titor,. through his lawyer In Albany. the
,,-laint IN the suit for an accounting Of the
=, sums of money alleged 10 have been used
70 r5snilron 10 influence legislation. but re-
s.sss 10 make the complaint public
,z-;llisra A Brewer. jr. ex-presioent OF the
.,-.srirrron Life was indicted by the grand
.r-v on a charge Of perjury growing out Of his
.,,rt on the condition Of the company in 1903
:. v-su surrender himself on Monday when
- indictments charging grand larceny will
- s1ss as 4 result OF the investigation OF the
s,-ner management Of the company.
,-errs HAT snbpoenas had been issued for the
,--sarance of Andrew c. FIELDS former legisla-
81. .-.7+ ~ the Mutual Life and his associ-
sss before the special grand jury on insurance
80 VIII be enpanelled by Justice Scott, in
- Sr,re-,e Court on May Z. was met by tho
-,o,,rcer7ent by counsel for Fields that the
- ros i-ore TO his summer home at Ocean
Grove on Thursday.
-, WAS much speculation on the motives
4s,n influenced counsel FOR the New York Life
= s,,rr-ess the complaint in the Hamilton suit
A. Hamilton said that he had no objection 10
,,s corplaint being given out by the complain
,-,s He had not seen il, as IL was served on
Ns0s T. Towner. his law partner and personal
.o,,-sal IN Albany. Mr.. Hamilton said he would
- no secret OF the answer when II was ready.
r,-7usge William S. Keener. who drew the
.o-,plaint. said: 1T IS simply an action for an
accounting brought IN the equity branch Of the
suureme Court
,T-,u,s-, II. Mcintosh, general solicitor Of the
New York Life. said he had advised ex-Juoge
Kesner to use his own judgment about making
,be complaint public and would not interfere
with his decision.
The periury charge on which William A
Brewer. jr has been indicted is based on an al
legged false swearing to the report OF the Wash
,rrron Life fled with the State Insurance De-
rartment in 1908 It is said he reported that
policies 10 the amount OF 100000 had lapsed
srs been cancelled that he might reduce the
net reserve liabilities. The policies were rein
STATED few weeks after the report was fled. Il
is said. Instead OF a surplus OF 100000 as
shown IN the report IL is alleged that the COM
pany was actually in arrears TO the extent OF
$4,000 A surplus OF S732.125 on December 81
1929 was wiped out IN five years.
The grand jury found, It is said. that under
the management prior TO the organization OF the
company by Thomas F. Ryan and others two
years ago figures had been 3uggled IN the re-
ports 10 conceal the true condition OF the
company.
Mr Brewer has held several positions OF honor
and trust In South Orange. ". =. where he lives
He is president Of the New England Society, Of
Orange and member OF the Essex County Park
Commission. IN a statement made two weeks
ago Mr. Brewer denied that there had been any
mismsnagemeut on his part Referring TO the
grand Jury investigation he said:
They have killed Mccall, made McCurdy Ill
and now, suppose. because I am strong and
healthy I must be the next"
Ex-Assistant District Attorney William Rand
i, counsel for the indicted officials Of the Nut
ual Reserve Company, has been retained by Mr..
Brewer
District Attorney Jerome took with him 10
Lakeville yesterday the evidence prepared
lrrgely from The reports Of the Armstrong Com
mirtse by Assistant District Attorneys Mott and
Kresel which he VIII present TO the special
grand jury in its Investigations Of the big
three" companies next month. During the in
vestigation Assistant District Attorney Smythe
WI be Acting District Attorney. II is said that
The District Attorney and Recorder Cor have
come 10 an arnicable understanding regarding g
TIE handling q The insurance cases. The APRIL
grand jury VIII be continued IN session II is
Understood, bur for what reason is not explained
Andrew C. Fields eluded the process servers
O. 1he District Attorney by one day. It was
SAID az Dobbs Ferry that no attempt had been
mace no serve him prior 10 his departure for
ocean Grove on Thursday. The process servers
cd succeed, however IN serving Herbert Jewell
E1o John Cunningham, who were associated
VIII FIELDS I'm the supply department.
The absence Of Fields win not interfere with
ne service of the complaints IN the suits OF
ne Mutual Life against him. as il has been
Stipulated that Henry p Velte Fields's counsel
VIII accept service
president Peabody said yesterday he had held
uf pa1rnent or bills cf Lawrence & Co for sta
os.nei} and supplies amounting 10 between $40
- anc eHobff This is the firm in The Mutual
lie buIliug which got most Of the stationery
BUSINESS from Fields The bills viii rot be paid
c0Cutarts
~ was reported persistently last night that
DISTRICT Attorney Jerome had served subpo-nas
ON several mem he-s of tho Legislature 70 testify
lH tie Insurance cases