The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-12
SAY ANDY FIELDS
IS COMING 3 .M||! HOME
Mutual's Legislative Agent is
Expected to Follow Example
of Andrew Hamilton.
STRONG INFLUENCE ACTIVE
Texas is Said to Have Been the
Abiding Place Of the Man
Who Disappeared.

Influences which arc said to be very
powerful are being exerted to bring about
the return to this city of Andrew G.
Fields. Legislative agent OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company. WHO, 1t is adj
mitted, was closely identified with An
drew Hamilton In his manpulations Of
the illegal expense" fund. which was so
useful In protecting the Interests OF
the companies.
Not only was Il said yesterday that the
whereabouts OF Fields was known, but II
was limited by an officer of one Of the
great companies that he would return to
New York within a week. Whether his
home coming will be the result of his own
inclnations, persuasion by friends who
are close to the officers OF the life insur-
ancc companies, or pressure brought TO
bear on him by the legal authorizes
remains TO be seen.
One of the interesting bits of gossip
heard in the Mutual home Office was
that the agency department had been
in communication with Fields within the
last few days. and that the letters had
come from Texas. whan 1t was s;l d
Fields has been for several weeks.
1t could not be learned whether Fields
had been located through his own act In
communicating with the company or by
means of information which had come
from representatives OF the company who
have been searching for him.
There are some who insist that there
never has been time since the disap-
pearance Of Fields. many months ago,
that the Mutual officials could not have
reached him had they been SO inclined.
This information was received two months
ago BY the members of the Trusdale COM
hut
one within the. company who would adj
init such knowledge.
Among the reports regarding the rea-
sons for the return of Fields was one
which credited Joseph ii. Choate, the
new counsel TO the Trusdale committee,
with being the moving spirit in the ef-
fort TO force Fields presence here. 1t
is admitted that Il thorough investiga-
ton of the Mutuals affairs cannot be had
until the company's legislative agent is
placed on the witness stand
INDY. Fields. disappeared from his
iioiire IN Dobbs Ferry soon after the Arm
strong committee began its sessions He
mas been seen only once since by any OF
his acauaintances who would admit the
fact He was met by a resident of Dobbs
ferry In the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton In Jersey City about two months ago.
Fields was evidently waitfag for a
friend or messenger TO meet him on the
New Jersey side of the Hudson river The
Ferry man failed, for reasons of his own
to notify the Armstrong committee that
he had seen the fugitive.
All the insurance officers who went 10
Albany to attend Fridays legislative
having returned to this city to-day Few
OF them visited tkasr offices. and those
VINO did were not inclined 10 discuss in
surance matters. declaring they had done
enough talking before the Committee to
last them for while
Another factor was injected into the
insurance situation yesterday when the
JOINT Committee on Insurance. of the
american Association of Public Account
ants met in the Office of the secretary. A.
Loves Dickinson. No. "a William street
Af,er an interesting session 1t WAS de-
cided tina: the association should seek
legislation in Albany which will change
the character. of the reports at present
required by the State Insurance Depart
nent. by requiring that certified state
ments by public. accountants as to the
condition of the insurance companies and
also bring about reorganization of the
State Insurance Department. At present
the accounting is done by the companies
through their own auditors and by the
Insurance Department through its au-
thoriZed representatives.
William Hartman Black, former commits
sioner of accounts of this city. has been
retained counsel. and he reported at
the meeting yesterday that he had ar
ranged with Assemblyman Rogers, chair
man of the Assembly Committee on In
surance. for representatives of the joint
had. prepared a draft of bills sershodying
It's ideas and will also send a staSment
to the insurance committee within II few
day.