New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11
MCURDY CASE TO-DAY.
International Committee after NeS0
York Life NO1c.

The motion of the McCurdys' counsel that the
Mutual Life be more specific in its complaints IN
the suits involving more than 100000, against the
ex-president Of the company and his son. will come
I'D for hearing in the Supreme Court to-day De-
Lancey Nicou represents the defendants and Joseph
H Choate the company. in these suits.
Manager Scrugham OF the international policy
holders committee. sent a letter TO the New York
Life Yesterday protesting against the company's
circulation OF false postal cards. at the policy
holders expense which tell policyholders that IN
suraace Superintendent Kelsey has ruled that vot-
ing cannot properly be done before October 10
I'VE are convinced" says Mr. Scrugham in his
letter THAI this statement is untrue It certainly
is unfoundeo in law"
Mr.. Scrurhaa announces also that action will De
taken TO hold each member of the present board Of
directors as well as its executive officers respon-
sible for the alleged waste OF corporate funds
thereby involved
He ALEC tells the company that its action tends
TO invalidate any election by reason OF the com
panys undue interference with the rights OF the
policyholders' ard its manifest efforts to emoar-
rass them in the exercise Of their franchise and To
place obstacles in the way Of expression by them OF
their will"
urssaU " Fish. secretary OF the Mutua! Life
Polcyholders' Association, a propos OF the NuIuh4
Life agency committees recent "nO-eeetioneerlns
,,e,rt made public an affidavit by Colonel Biscoe
l4insmau. the company's ex-seneral agent In Ken
,ucI,, Colonel Hindnlan deposes that Thomas T.
,,r,ar ~ The comqauy's salaried manager Al
washington. has been visiting various southern
s,s,es - told already in The Tribune. canYa5SlAs
4, s,~ssv,eDts of ten prominent policy hoioeEs ~
.o.,, s,ate Of a pro-adrninistration petition.
co,o,.l F4induan states that Mr. Morgan de-
.,r.5 q, the policyholders that he held The eAecu-
,,ys officers credentials in doing THIS "ofA' me
nro-asnlnistration petition included in his sH1a'i'
says Incidentally
C,,- interests are too vast 10 be intTu7ted 10 d
20, Of new men who lack experience Ia tle Com
49, .-atrs The movement which brought aDSuI
49, routnation through the so-cAl!ed pocy iAo1d-
.rs' committees WAS IN ehch lIst@IIto e." -
80 is now manipulated 10y designing Meh' wto
- e,ending large sums Of money TO gain even
-, trdir.ct control OF the company
Norman stated. Colonel Hlndman deposes.
.,,a, ,b. company would reproduce each petition
.,d mail II 20 polcyholders simultaneously with
-, ,,aui,z Of the official ballots Mr.. Morgan add
-, -, otber representatives OF the company were
1900 on the same mission. Colonel Hindman
1850 ,o,osas that W y Wootton. Of the
oor,uany's agency supervisors hAd declared ulat
Mt Morgan had been so successtGl IN ms Work
that tbe company had sent him abroad to do sim
liar work
NJ scrurham sent telegraph message 10 Nr.
Kelsey Yesterday saying lie was sending 20 Mr.
rninisiratio ballots sent by the company at the
oIjcvhoders expense 10 it's agents for distribution,
Ia advance Of the official ballot
Mr. Scrugham protests against these alleged
rnethods and says he sends the afhdavits In refu-
tation OF the companys denial OF such practices