The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-31
EQUITABLE JORDAN
 DENIES VISITORS
Man Connected With Yellow
 Dog Fund in Atlanta
COMES FROM HOT SPRINGS
Since the Equitable Disclosures Stren- uous Efforts Have Been Made to Get Him Before the Arm
 strong Committee.

Atlanta, March 90.-(Speeial) )-Thomas D. Jordan formerly comptroller of the Equitable Life Assurance society, now the guest with his wife of a relative. Mrs. M. J. Stewart at 267 Peaehtree street, will not go 10 New York to appear be- fore the Armstrong committee or to give testimony before District Attorney Jerome as to the yellow dog" fund.
 MT Jordan positively refuses to be seen by newspaper men, and every pre- caution has been taken by his relatives to guard sacredly his wishes in the mat ter. Persistent efforts on the part of re- porters to obtain just a word with MT. Jordan was met with firm but courteous declinatlon to take any message to the visitor.
 MT. and Mrs. Jordan reached Atlanta Tuesday morning at o'clock direct from Memphis, where they came only few days before from Hot Springs, They were expected at the home of Mrs. Stewart some two weeks ago, but their arrival was postponed.
 Presence Kept Very Quiet.
 Their presence in Atlanta has been kept very quiet, doubtless upon the request of MT. Jordan, though he has made no at tempt to conceal his identity here, and it was stated that he has been out on the streets number of times, and had seen several friends and acquantances.
 It may be stated however, that MT. Jordan does not Intend to go to New York for month or more, but his destin- ation upon leaving Atlanta is not known. He will probably be in Atlanta three or four days yet, maybe longer.
 Through a relative denial Is made of any f,,t1 rataft York on the part of MT. Jordan. He was at his home, Englewood, New Jersey, from last June to September 1. He went from there direct to Hot Springs and has travelled over the country with his wife since Persistent efforts on the part of the Armstrong committee to locate MT. Jordan met with failure until some weeks ago when 1t became known that he was in Hot Springs.
 He had nothing to say then. and this policy he has adhered to since It is stated that Mr. Jordan Is now out of the Equi- table and that he considers that all fur ther connection with affairs of that com pany, and the matters that have come up beyond his consideration.
 At the Stewart home this morning it was stated most emphatically that neither MT or Mrs. Jordan had or would give any interview to any newspaper. Why the former controller should persist in this silence in the face of the connection his name has had with developments in the insurance investigation is a mystery to everyone.
 t' No Charge of Wrong Doing
 While there is no charge of any wrong doing of any character against MT. Jor- dan in his Connection with the Equitable, and the famous yellow dog fund, the fact that he left New York just at tho time the Armstrong committee began to probe, and has apparently kept his where abouts concealed, until accident revealed his presence in Hot Springs
 When the Armstrong committee began work the note for $6S5.OO0, signed Jointly by Thomas D, Jordan and James w. AL exander, came to light. No record of the transaction appeared on the book of the company and efforts to find out it's sig nifcance met with failure. The note in- dicated that they had received this sum from one of the big trust companies al- lied with the Equitable.
 Owing to the inability to find what this money was used for it was termed the yellow dog" fund, the presumption being that 1t was used to influence legislation in New York. Since then MT. Jordan has never said one word as to his knowledge of that fund and It's uses. In no mind does the impression rest that either MT. Jordan of Mir. Alexander profted per sonally by that big sum. But tho mys- tery of it's application seems sealed with in the breast of the man now visiting Atlanta.
 Mir. Jordans son. Thomas Jordan. Jr., married neice of Mrs. NJ. J. Stewart of this city, and the family say that the visit of MT. and Mrs. Thomas D. Stew art to their home is purely social one.
 It may be stated with authority that MT. Jordan considers his connection with the Equitable and insurance investigation ended, and that he has no intention of going to New York to throw light on tho .,NpllnW dnp-n flnd