Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-05-02
INSURANCE FRAUD
International Policyholders Commit
too e Now Charged With Con-
spiracy In New York.
THREE ARRESTS OCCURRED
Samuel Untermyer says Il 10 an A.
tempt by the Company officials
to Obscure the Real


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, suits have quickly followed the II
CURRY BY the district attorneys Of
flee as 70 the recent election Of diret
tors Of the New York Life insuranc
company.
George R. scrugham. manager o
the International bolicyholders com
mittee, which inspired the present in
vestigation making grave charges
against those who conducted the cleo
ton. was himself arrested at Albany
Tuesday night and put aboard trair
for New York.
Scrugham 10 charged with conspir
acy and he was the third man iden
titled with international policyholderf
committee to be taken into custody
Tuesday. The others are Charles
stirrup and Charles F. Darlington.
These two were not members of the
committee, but were employed as
watchers from the committee at the
election.
Stirrup was Waterman at the d.
rector's election Of the mutual life IN.
surance company while Darlington
acted In a similar capacity at the
NV York Life election.
They are specifically charged with
having "unlawfully conspired togeth-
or for the preversion and obstruction
of the due administration Of the laws
Of the state Of New York with rela-
ton TO the election of the directors Of
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany."
Stirrup, It Is alleged, was employ
cd in the office Of the policyholders
committee previous to December Is.
and the offense with which he is
charged was committed prior to that
date.
Earlier Tuesday Jacob Frank, a
New York Life company agent, was
arrested, charged with forgery in the
third degree. Frank had been sum-
moned to explain the signatures Of
several policyholders to alleged forg-
ed ballots cast at the recent election
Of directors Of the New York Life.
The policyholders committee, head
ed by Scrugham as manager and
Samuel Untemyer as counsel, and
with a membership OF many distin-
guished persons in this country and
Europe, fought the administration
tickets" In the recent elections Of
directors Of the New York and Mutual
Life Insurance companies. Scrug-
ham was arrested while In Albany in
connection with insurance legislation
looking to the reform Of insurance
company elections. He was expected
here Tuesday night ana was awaited
by representatives of the district at
torney's office who met the train
the Grand Central depot at
1910 o'clock. When he did not ar
rive, It is stated, his arrest was or
iered In Albany.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
committee gave out the
statement Tuesday:
"My attention was only called to
his complaint late Tuesday night.
During a considerable part Of the
l was in Europe. l know
nothing about the subject of the COM
,lalnt except what I have Just heard
tut 1t looks on its face very mucn
Ike cry of stop thier' on the part
Il the companies. They know that
he forgeries on the part Of the
gents ran into thousands and that
hey would like to obscure the issue.
II have no doubt Mr.. Scrugham
Vill be able fully to meet this latest
move on the part Of the companies
o cover their tracks"
Since the elections In both the New
'ork and Mutual companies on De-
ember 10 the district attorneys Of
Ice has been looking into the coun-
Or charges Of crooked work by the
party and the policy
olders committee. Representatives
both sides have been heard and
lany ballots have been examined.
Iothing definite was done however,
NTH arper the official count was an
Ounced, showing the Administrator {
ckets to be the victors by large ma
,rities In both companies.