New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-08
\ Y. LIFE STORM BREWS
REPORT IN TO-DAY.
uosseclcaning Committee MGy Meet
18th Opposition from Directors.

--.,or- Hamilton housecleaning commit
4H' ,-, il was stated positively last night
tee b-,;tted 20 the special meeting or the
VI" ,-.-k Life trustees this afternoon.
Ae"-' NJ the committee maintained the
NE s,r,ecv regarding the report and, be-
o0s re details already published exclusively
sohS -r,ihune. no authoritative Information
u - ohtained. Hiram r. Steele will prona-
coOi0 the repor: TO the meeting. at which
by - hstv-een those in favor OF publicity ana
V'",-osed 10 it is confidently looked for. 1t
nos - he realized that many things hinge on
Sec n the Hamilton accounting. 1t VIII
ie 49,, determine whether or not the sZoo'voo
poSs'It ox-President John A Mccall is to DE
paN and whether inferentally. the agents
- Vs., % reseat Mr. Mccall is strengthened
vbetber the skirts of former officers OF
siD -, are TO be cleared and no acton
500 against them
- Morton. president Of the Equitable SAID
- that no further suits had been brought
ss'.e former officials or directors Of his So
=. his direction. adding that the suit
oes' lanes Hazen Hyde had been brought
ninety days ago.
=, Morton said he stin purposed 10 refrain
,,okiDr public his expert accountants re-
-, ,be Equitable There is nothing espe-
,epr nery or sensational in that report salu
IN .cF,,uv nine-tenths Of its co ntents already
-. baen published the result OF previous
.1- The other one-tenth is not SEN
No. ., its features" Mr.. Merton said that
- :. -be report was drawn on strictly act
uanal lines o,.fzerca
-.t...s rv Assistant District Attorneys Mott
- Krisel in the Mutual Reserve Lie case
- ha presented 10 the grand jury this week
-, with an authoritative denial. some
Is must eIapse before the District Al
.-,sv,s office is ready 10 submit any facls. Il
= .roun however, that the District Attorne!
So ,s investigating the alleged settlement OF
,,u sI,it against three officials or the Mu'1di
T.ssrye subpoenas have been served and wit
rssses have been examined IN ms case Il ID
said. 49, ,,,,.,,,1
sf,er 2 meeting Of The trustees Of the Mutual
,.,srve Yesterday Vice President George D Ell
bridge said that Frederick A Burnham had no
,r,s,,tion 10 resign the presidency. He said that
m changes have been made in the official stan
pecarding the District Attorneys Office Nj
T1sridse asserted that the company had not been
,sked 10 appear before the grand jury. saying:
About week ago the District Attorney asked US
,a- certain cheeks which had been mentioned In
connection with certain surrender values OF pOIcs
IN 1850 We gave Them 10 him 1heh one o. 5,l9
dsnrtes came 10 our Office and asked 10 see the Gu
'res Of such payments in the books. We showed
them 10 him That is the extent OF our communication
zb the Distric1 Attorney. / want 10 say, however.
tar II M Jerome desires 10 90 through our BOOKS
ana papers they are open 10 him at any time II
las her stated that ! testified before the Arm
strOng committee that ve PAID 5000 10 MeIls 10
get his suits out OF the way. / gave no such les
iimony and never heard Of such transaction until
Wells made the allegation before the Parla rlerJary
committee in Canada. There 5 nothing IN our
books 70 confirm his statement, and do not think
ne received cent.
Il is said that the Truesdale committee Of the
Mutual Life has virtually suspended its actiyi-
ties Il is reported that the companys books
for January. contrasted with the same month OF
1905 show falling off in new business written
both here and abroad.