New-York tribune., 1906-06-12
-,,r :. c...rc.er oe .he disbursements been
RwPONsIBILLTY.


DIFFICULT TO Ffx REsPoNsIBlLiTf-
as sp,a eroyed confssssdalys s d..rn:d "sIV i T.
o.o--ye ane ocEce9l, a;,i hHe reiioe'e' - ''-'
- - le tSs ssih Of several persons whose sv
ee, nEEs -. .e sSt sdeDo- @ 70 fsi-ow burden.
;es dese s.4., .a.aa nci 2taf.f iafePSene PStae ~
Re ooGr. .argee Eat .hs 0,.s Isw reg rsSu:r9S
gs 70; s .;o5 81 disss5sb lsssbe iH,ssa doaer .
q TIE accused This in,anc.p ,oss. n case fcs
@ 70 become convinced OF where guilt e1istea man
49, Y. could say satisfied our minds beyond ali
been contted bas some link OF the & cham a or net ,e
reer-eS ba any reason by whieh * coalo Dc sup
5itst ,,. on.-act.- n.c.s,a-,lv re-
quirs mucn time Fl they are 70 be thorough and the
aboc esFsaded oanno, always pe nee n p % he the
,.r1s svaiissIe We are Informed that subsequent
3 Sesvs that oontin1snGs sf our work xd11d d"E
he Of s.rv public service.
THE MEN ARRAIGNED
After the presentuent had been read Justice
Scott. in dismissing the grand jury. said he had
Kept somewhat IN touch with its work and
agreed thst its members had done all they could
reasonably be asked 10 do. You should anu
do receive the thanks OF the court ana tiiiS
community" added Justice Scott
The clerk OF the court then called OUT the
indictments and DR. Gillette stepped up 10 liie
bar Mr. Hanford his counsel, said his cheiit
would plead not guilty with leave to witndra"
The plea or enter denurrers later he opJe0'e
20 the $4,000 bail asked by District Alroriies
Jerome and Il was hxed at $4,000 1t was
later furnished by Or. Glette's son-in-law' hai
r,son X. Bird, who was military secretary 10
c,ove-nor Odel! He offered as security the
house ~ No. GO West 53d street, valued at
$4,000
Grannis. who had been told TO be present was
late and the District Attorney walked up anu
down the corridor with Charles J. Fay OF Loiu'
Day & Lord, counsel for the man under Ihulet-
r,ent Meanwhile former Assistant Dislilcl A.
tornevs Howard s Cans and John S lselin OF
counsel for Andrew c. Fields. having heard that
.so,oat,ine was doing" in the Criminal Courts
building. appeared. Finally, Mr.. Grannls ar
rived and was arraigned with the same formali-
ties attending the arraignment of DR. Gillette
73ai, ,,-as fixed at $1,000 and was furnished by
C.eorga II C;rauniss Of No. . East 10th street
q brother He offered as security the building
ri Nos COS and COG Broadway. valued at S2p'-
o0o Both men were released until the first
Monday in September, with lie understanding
mat any motions may be made at that time
pr Gillette IS the son of a minister. and be-
gan his career as physician He served III the
civil War and later became connected WIN the
nTlTual Life through tfeSlutItA IAiNIloiN a ~
f-,,~7y whose family physician he was He re-
signed from the vice-p presidency soon after the
Truesdale report in which he was severely criti-
cised He is sixty-six years old He is a mem
her If the Union League. University and New
York Yacht clubs.
N- Grarniss who IS also sixty-six years old
Is likewise a veteran Of the Civil War He had
been connected with the Mutual since 1871
prior 10 his resignation with Dr. Gillette. He is
q member of the Metropolitan, New York Yacht
Seawanhaka- -Corinthian Yacht and Morristown
clubs He has q home in Morris Plains. near
where President NcCurdy used to live.
The reference in the presentment Of the grand
Jury to the dead upon whom the burdens had
been thrown Is said TO be 10 Louis May Mr..
Herrlck. the predecessor Of Robert Olyphant as
chairman Of the expenditures committee, and
Edward l. Short who was general solicitor Of
the company He died last year. 1t is under
stood that many of those who testified before
the grand jury tried 10 throw upon these three
men the burden of the blame for the vicious
system Of management under the McCurdy ad-
rinistration. thus tending 70 tighten the burden
Of blame OF the living
&0w that the grand jury has completed its
lahcrs tle books which were instrumental in the
framing OF the indictments viii be sent back 10
The Mutual Life, where the law department viii
take charge Of them and start at once 10 frame
the complaints IN the suits against Fields the
members n the expenditures committee, Dr.
Gillette and 8ir Granniss.
William II Truesdalc, chairman Of the Nut
uaTs sef-tnvesugating committee said last
night that they would not discuss any of the
revelations OF the grand jury IN the 4nal report
Of The committee. as those things We're IN the
hands Of The law department. When the report
O. the accountants IS ready-it is expected this
week-the work Of framing the hnal report wln
he started. Il viii take Two weeks 70 get II IN
shape