The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01
CRIED FRAUD; He
LANDS IN TOMBS
MANAGER or poLlcYHoLDERS'
COMMITTEE ARRESTED ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
TWO OTHERS ARE HELD
In Same Connection While Agent Of
New York Life is Accused Of
Forgery--Scnsation Follow
Investigation.

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New York, April 80. Sensational
results have quickly followed the in
quiry by the district attorneys Office
into the recent elections Of directors
OF the New York Life Insurance com
pany.
George H. Scngham. manager OK
the International Policyholders' com
mittce. which inspired the present in
yestigation, making gIave charges
against those who conduc' cd the e'ec-
tion. was himself arrested at Albany
tonight
scrugham is charged with cor
spiracy and he was the third man
identified with the International
poIcyholders' committee to be. taken
Into custody since noon today, Tic
Others are Charles Stirrnp and
Charles +. Darlington. Stirrlp was
watcher at tn. directors election OF
the Mutual Life Insurance company.
while Darlington acted in a similar
capacity at the New York Life elcc-
| tion
They are specifically charged with
having "unlawfully conspiir ~
geiher for perversion and oh tt ction
of the due administration Of the laws
Of New York with relation TO the cleo.
tion of directors Of the New York
Life company"
Agent Arrested for Forgery.
| Earlier today Jacob Frank. a New
York Life Insurance company agent,
| was arrested charged with forgery
! II the third degree. Frank hid heen
summoned to explain the Signatures
Of several policy holders to al e-ei
Il forged ballots cast at the recent cleo
ion of directors Of the New York
life. AL the time Of his arrest Frank
| 1T is said made statement tNat hid.
\ an Important bearing % later dn-
III developments, ~ i IA sssaws
II The PoIicyholderSs committee. heal
cd by Scrngham as manager and Sam
Iuc Irntermyer as counsel and With q
membership OF many distinguished
persons I'M this country and Europe,
fought the administration tickets" IN
the recent elections Of the directors
of the companies.
/ Scrngham was arrested while In
| Albany In connection with insurance
Legislation looking to the reform OF
insurance company electiokI Sam
luel untermyer counsel for the Policy
holders committee, gave out the FOL
lowing tonight.
Trying to Cover the Trail
"My attention was only called 10
This complaint late tonight. Daring
considerable part of the campaien
was in Europe. know noihing
about the subject Of complaint except
what / have Just heard. but it looks
ON it's face very much like a cay OF
astop thief on the part Of the com
panies. They know that forgeries ON
the part of agents ran into the thou
sands and they would like to obscure
the issue.
Il have no doubt that Scrugham
viii be fully able to meet this latest
move on the part of the companies to
cover their tracks
Sirrup could not secure bail and
was locked mp in the fombs He was
held in $4,000 bail which be was un-
able TO furnish and was sent to the
Tonls
In the complaint il is declare the
alleged conspirators had in their pos
J session ON December Is. 1906, a large
rumber Of ballots for the Polcyhold
ers' commttee's ticket which were
: rot at hat time. according t' the
complaint Ia proper form. 20 bn
counted
Tho complaint furtheg asserts that
the prisoners did conspire together
tc tamper with said defective ballots
and so altered AMI changed HON
without The consent Of the y licy
holders who had signel them. as tn
make them appear To be In due form
! of law and proper To- 10 cou1ted al
Ithc same election
SAYS Ballots Were Altered.
Many ballots. Il Is further cl-imed.
were not enclosed In enyelOnes which
! had been signed by policyholiers as
; required bv the law anl The &c sons
named in the complaint are ac used
Of having caused these ensei0p 10
2 he prenared and signed by "a hor Fer-
sons than the policyholders. thsi TIE
inspectors Of election might h de-
ceived and count for he p1l hpii-
r ere committees ticket a large Hn~-
> her II ballots which were mt valid
and entitled TO be counted
The complaint adds that the per
sens named caased 4 large number
: of ballots "to he altered incl ug
) forgery of the names Of polio h lie's
? and Of wi nesses" and had them de-
iisered 10 the hoard 81 insrc ton
/ Darlington and Stirrup acre -
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