New-York tribune., 1906-05-13
AFTER BIG OFFENDERS.
JEROME PUSHING MUTUAL
More Revolutions of IrTeguIarity
Expected This Week.


OF the Mutual Life that expected 20 come
out before the grand jury the coming week viii
be as important and damaging as those already
brought out, according 20 those in a position TO
know II seems that the District Attorney not
only has the transcript Of the evidence brought
out By the Truesdale investigating committee.
but also has the advice Of Joseph H ChOate.
special counsel who has been engaged in the
Belf-regeneratlon OF the company.
Mr.. Choate has been instructed to decide
whether or not &c would be advisable 10 bring
q suit against the stationery nrm OF Lysander
W. Lawrence & Co. to recover the money paid
20 than on padded bills. AS IL Is understood
that they never prOated by any OF this money.
but turned &c over to Fields, there is a question
as 20 whether st. would be wise to hold them
for the money.
F. I. Allen, assistant solicitor OF the company
and the active head of the law department
Issued the following statement yesterday:
Referring to the statements appearing in the
papers this morning 10 the effect that advised
Nr. Heye 20 leave the city during the Armstrong
investigation or suggested 70 any one that ne
should DO so, wish to state most emphatically
that gave such instructions to him or to
any one else. and. so far as know. no such
law department.
II any person used the name Of the law de-
paztment OF my name in this connection 1t was
done entirely without authority.
The Tribune did not say that Mr.. Allen in
structed ar. Heye who was chief bookkeeper
OE the supply department 70 leave the city, but
as Heye testified before the Truesdale commit
tee, that after he had gone out Of town he re-
ceived an tntimation over the telephone that
Mr.. Allen desired him TO remain away.
In regard TO the arrangement with Lawrence
& CO. by which Fields got about 100000 Of the
Mutual'S money every year. as developed by the
grand jury. William H. Truesdale, chairman of
the Mutual's investigating committee, said yes
terday:
It only goes to corroborate what we had al
ready learned That is, We had general idea
OF what the situation had been, but Of course
the books were much involved. We examined
all OF the employees Of the Mutual but had no
power to foCOs any OF the members OF the Law
could go only 80 far as we had the power. We
could have got TO the bottom OF the whole mat
ter IL we could have secured the attendance Of
Fields.
District Attorney Jerome it is said is not
going TO call to book lot OF small Offenders and
allow the men in executive positions and on the
board OF trustees 70 escape being called to ac-
count for derelction IN the performance Of their
duty. He purposes Il is said, to devote his at
tention to the "big game" II It is found that
these men are not subject to Indictment. there
may be no indictments at all The District At
torney took batch of the evidence to Lakeville
yesterday. Two of his assistants worked on
insurance cases all day.
The Truesdale committee was unable to find
out how much knowledge OF the workings Of the
Fields-Lawrence game the executive officials
had. They were questioned closely by the COM
mittee and said they had been fooled by Fields
and others DR.. Walter R. Gillette, former vice.
president, VIII be before the grand Jury again
tomorrow.
A lawyer closely IN touch with the movement
TO bring about a change IN the management OF
the Mutual and NeE York Life said yesterday
II this grand jury does its work both the
tees VIII be Shown to be nothing more than
Whitewashing' committees. Many directors
feel they are safe, but believe It will be shown
that the company paid many OF their personal
cab telephone and telegraph bills. These may
seem petty matters, but they amount TO a large
sum when extended over a number Of years.
William Frederick Dix. who has been Editor Of
Town and Country" VIII be elected secretary
Of the Mutual at the meeting tomorrow He
IS a graduate from Princeton and lives at No.
177 Harrison street, East Orange.
It seems that in the letter to President Orr
OF the New York Life read at the board meeting
on Wednesday. IN which Oscar s. Straus said
he would not stand for reelection as trustee
Mr.. Straus said that Mr.. Orr had authority 10
consider the letter as resignation il he desired
He wrote:
would prefer to resign at this meeting, but
as perhaps it would be shirking duty to with
draw as trustee until after the new trustees are
elected, have refrained from taking this course
IT, however. in view Of the fact that / decline
reelection If might be regarded by YOU prefer
abie mat should resign at once, so that some
one could be appointed IN my place who yVould
pe willing TO become q candidate for re-elecffon
ana who could IN the mean time, if occupying the
vacancy created by my withdrawal familiarize
himself with the duties OF a trustee Won have
authority from 10 regard this letter as such
resignation.
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