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 lots were indiscriminately jumbled together. Whether Or not Mr. Law she and his assistants in the New York Life Board of Inspectors re memher now finding the affidavit plac- ed in the box in question is quite inn material. The fact that they were made and deposited is entirely suscep- tible of proof and tAat in itself would he sufficient answer 10 any charge of coua piracy to circdmyent the elcc- ton law even if 1t dId not appear that the inspectors were obliged 10 take coSHizance of the matter ill the argument by counsel for our commit tee
 Denies Charges of Conspiracy.
 AIr. SeFHgham later denied that h2, Darlington Or Stirrup ever gave or ders to three women clerks to attempt to initiate the handwriting of policy holders in addressing the envelopes for tbe 1,1O0 ballots He said:
 Mrs. Frances Goldsmith, who, ac- cOrding 10 the statemnet in the afii- davit of Mr. Howe, the assistant dis trict attorney, gave him the informa- ton, was discharged by me for in competency three weeks before the polls closed The two others went the day after the polls closed in com pany with seven others. They had no difficulty in getting positions with the New York Life.
 The statement ascribed to them that they were ordered to change names. sign names of policyholders and initiate handwriting for the poli- cyholders is absurd. They never got any such orders from me or from Car rington or Stirrup
 Among several telegrams which came to Scrugham from the West and South today, offering assistance, was one from Wade Ellis, attorney general of Ohio. MT. Scrugham re- piled, thanking the attorney general for his offer, but said that he did not require his services. He said that he would leave for Albany later today to look after insurance legislation now pending. He was in Albany for the purpose at the time of bis arrest. Thirty girls who were employed by the International Policyholders Com mittee were served with subpoenas to- day, directing them to appear at the district attorneys office. These girls will be examined by the district at torney with reference to report which has reached him to the effect that whenever an administration tick ct went to the office of the committee it was torn up and never forwarded 10 the officers of the companies.
 Untermeyer Defends Scrugl,am.
 Samuel Untermeyer, counsel for the Polieyholders' Commit tee, issued a statement in which he said that he was unable to see that Mr. Scrusham or his clerks have beel guilty even of tehcnical violation of the law, and that De had a perfect right to do as he did Untermeyer de- clared that Scrugham had earned the and gratitude of the policy holders. and added that the compa- nies will have to try once more if they expect by such transparent devices to cover their own tracks and obstrucJ the pending legislation for reform in the insurance election law that will do away With the frauds and fofseries of the agents and make possible an honest election. Every man who tries to run up against the intrenched DOW CT of these men must expect almost anything l am sure that when the public prosecutor understands the sit uation full justice will be done Mr. Scrugham.