The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-28
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Grand Jury sre through With him h" Nih
deyotn hltnanlf ~ drfendtna tho -tiits
brought against hin In hia al~eho" ~
the ounpany he formerly h"aded
NJ McCutdy sailed Tor Chefboure on
The Hamburg American liner Amctika on
March I lie vas accompanied by hta wif"
and their -~pn-in.law and daughter, MI
and Mrs Thehaud Ne McCurdy made
no statement ~ HE lntenttona prior 10
sailing. hut ha attorney In iancey Nicoll.
aaid that tho trim wns neceaaitated hy tho
condition ~ Mr. McCurdy'a health His
client, Mr. Nioll -aid, had insisted on
reading the newspapers and was con
tinually narrowed 10y tho reports which
concerned him
Some time before hia departure Mr..
MoCurdy made arrangements whereby
seTvice Of process In civil actions would
be accepted by hIs attorney He alao, II
was reported, entered into a written under
taking with District Attorney Jerome to
return when hia presence might be desired.
and 10 return by september ! In any event
The undertaking was made after a certift-
cate from Mr.. McCurdy's physician stating
that Mr.. McCurdy was in a physical o u
dition demanding absolute rest and re-
moval from the scene Of his joys and trials
had been shown TO Mr., Jerome.
Il do not believe that Mr.. Jerome in
tended TO present Mr.. McCurdy before the
Grand Jury Mr.. Nicoll said, but at the
same time Mr.. McCurdy did agree to return
60 this country at any time required. u
IL ridiculous to pretend that he ran away.
Every lawyer and any intelligent layman
knows that no country can become an
asylum for Mr.. McCurdy If he is indicted
for a felony. He can he extradited. But
there will be no indictment Dun against
Mr.. McCurdy. His counsel has advised him
that he has committed no wrong whatever.
Any one may bring suit civilly, no matter
whether he has a reasonable cause or not
but to find an indictment is another mat
ter"
Whether or not criminal proceedings
against the former insurance president
will follow his arrival in this city it is certain
that the Grand Jury will wan Mr.. McCurdy
to tell them all he knows about the $500 900
confidential fund" which the Mutual paid
out on the order OF Robert Olypbant. chair
man OF the committee on expenditures.
The Armstrong committee couldn't find
out what became Of this money, Mr.. Oily
phant testifying that he paid ii over to the
law department of the company. and it IL
/ believed that Mr.. Jerome will try his luck
at it.
In this investigation Mr.. Jerome will
have reason to expect assistance from
Mutual Life trustees, for in a suit brought
| by the company against Mr., McCurdy
since his departure it is charged hat the
maintenance and purposes of aid con-
hdential fund and the use made OF the
moneys constituting said fund were known
by him, and he directed or permitted the
said fund to be maintained.
MIR. McCurdy will probably also be asked
for more. specific information than he gave
the Armstrong committee regarding the
maintenance of the house of mirth" at AL
bany and the payments to Andy Fields.
The alleged fraudulent and corrupt con-
s~piracy" between Mr.. McCurdy, his son-in-
law, Louis A. Thebaud, and Col. Charles
| H. Raymond, for the purpose of enriching
| the partnership Of Raymond 4 Co., may
| also afford an interesting topic OF inquiry
Three weeks after Mr.. McCurdy's de-
parture DE Lancey Nicoll accepted on his
behalf service in an action brought by the
Mutual Life to recover So, $40, 900 alleged
to have been paid wrongfully at his direc-
ton for the yellow dog fund, campaign
payments, Unauthorized" increase of his
) salary and exorbitant profits and certain
gratuities to Son-in-Law Thebaud's firm
and to Son Roberts foreign business.
Mr.. McCurdy is also defendant in an &C
| ton brou ght three days later against MIN.
| self. Louis A. Thebaud and Charles H
Raymond to recover 81 ,25o, 900 paid by
the to Raymond i Co. as a result
! of an alleged fraudulent and corrupt
conspiracy among the defendants.
All the civil actions, it is reported, Mr.
McCurdy will defend. He will testify
willingly before the Grand Jury and will
! fight any criminal proceeding that may
be brought against him. In addition, II
is said, he is quite likely to make some
statements regarding Mutual Life affairs
that may cause some of the trustees who
were in the company during his presidency
to sit up and take notice. .