The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
FIELDS RETURNS
TO FACE MUSIC
Legislative Agent of the
Mutual Said to Have Been
in City of Los Angeles
HE ACCUSES DIRECTORS
Like Andrew Hamilton He Is
Prepared to Fight Efforts
to Make Him a Scapegoat

NEW YORK. April 6.-Charges similar to
those recently made against the directors
of the New York Life Insurance Company
by Andrew Hamilton were made today
against the trustees Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company by Andrew Fields.
The former legislative agent of the Mu-
Iuel is now in seclUsion at his home at
Dobbs Ferry. He Is said 10 be seriously
III, ano has denied himself to all callers
The charges against the Mutual trustees
were made in the following formal state
ment, which Fields issued through DR..
Judson. his physician:
In the first place never gave a bribe TO
any one in the whole course OF my career. l
have come home prepared 10 vindicate myself
completely. in doing I shall let the truth
which ] shall speak fall upon whom II may.
All OF the trustees OF the Mutual who are
now pointing the finger OF scorn al me are
aware OF all ] was doing in connection with
legislative work for the Mutual and when they
say they are ignorant Of the character OF my
work they saying that which is untrue.
] am here 10 challenge them in every such
statement they may make.
am not an old man like Richard A. Nc
Curoy whose age is so great that he could
not defend himself While my bodily strength
Is not what il might be / am mentally as
strong as ever I was, and i determined
70 vindicate myself in the eyes OF the public.
] have 20 laugh when I read the statements
OF the trustees TO the effect that a portion
OF the records Of the supply department OF
lle MUTUAL Is missing or was destroyed j
VIII say now that II is absurd 10 say that
single book or record in the supply depart
meut--of which / was head-has been taken
from the companys office. The story simply
amuses me-nothing more. These trustees
VIII have all the records OF the supply de-
partmeut when they want them. They are
not missing.
As TO the payments by Robert oliphant,
chairman OF the expenditure committee OF
amounts ranging from S25. 600 upward and
sggregating In all about 100000. paid to me
] viii say that ] furnish a full and COM
plete explanation OF exactly what was done
Win ms money and can show that every
payment was fully authorized. I saved for
the Mutual Life by my work at Albany hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars and in doing so
never committed a dishonest act. 1 do not
propose that the men associated with me in
the Mutual shall destroy my reputation TO
serve their own private ends.
The story about the so-called house Of
mirth' in Albany was gross libel. Nothing
ever took place in that house which was
simply for my Albany residence Of which /
or any other GOd-fearing need be
I an prepared 10 tell the truth. no matter
low.
Or. Judson said that Fields would not
be able 10 see any one for two weeks al
least. His patient is suffering from an
incurable disease. he said but by careful
treatment his life may be prolonged for
years.
William H Truesdale. chairman of the
nittee. said today that Fields would
probably be asked to make a statement
10 the committee. Such a statement
however, would be purely voluntary.
Concerning the recent return to his
home at DObbs Ferry OF Fields, who dis
appeared during the life insurance com
pany investigation. the Times today saws:
Fields physician, DR.. o. J. Judson Of
Dobbs Ferry. said last night that Fields
had been all the time in Los Angeles.
Cal, for his health and that he occupied
a house there with his entire family all
the time he had been so diligently sought
after.
President Peabody said yesterday that
he was not aware that any suit against
Fields was ready for institution, mas
much as the accountants had not COM
pleted their examination of the supply
department. through which Fields vouch-
ers for Albany and other expenses were
passed.
Augustus D. Juillard a member of the
finance committee Of the Mutual Life and
the subcommittee Of the finance commit
tee that fixed President McCurdys sal
sry. arrived here on the Baltic yesterday
JuillaFd went at once TO his residence,
where he said last night he was not go
ing 10 do any talking just now on life in
surance matters. Juillard bears a mes
sage from d. c. Haldeman, the Mutuars
former manager in London, to the trus-
tees, embodying the ideas that British
policy holders, whom Haldeman repre-
sents would urge on the reorganizers of
the company. This message will be laid
before the trustees at an early meeting.
Word came to this city yesterday that
Thomas D. Jordan, former controller Of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
would arrive here today.
Los ANGELES, Cal. April e.-The dis
patch from New York stating that Andrew
c. Fields, former manager Of the supplies
department Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, was living in this city with his
family during the time he was being
sought for in connection with the life in
surance investigation In New York, caused
much surprise here. So far as has been
learned nothing was known publicly of
Fields presence in the city.