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Show mm Of P1UTUAL LIFE U AT THE STATE CAPITAL ' FIGURES IN INQUIRY .. : NBWTORK, Nov. 10. The House in Alt' Al-t' bany, N. T.. which testimony befor. the Insurance investigating committee has heretofore shown was for a number of years maintained by funds of the Mutual 1,1 Life Insuranca company, was again given f Z some attention by Charles E. Hughes, " counsel for the committee, when Michael V p. Mullaney, the caretaker of the house. was called yesterday at a, witness. I - -.Mr. Mullaney's testimony was In great J part a corroboration of previous testi- i - mony that A. C. Fields, while employed 'J as stationery agent of the Mutual also I ' looked after legislative matters, and paid Ithe rent for the Albany house. - Paid for "Legal Service." I Yesterdav a number of vouchers signed bv Mullaney were Identified by the wit- nest, who acknowledged receiving the mouev for them. Some purported to be for legal services, some for sundries and some for traveling expenses. Witness ssid J he was not a lawyer and could not ex- plain why vouchers were made out to that item. J. M. Beck, counsel for the Mutual, however, took occasion to remind tha counsel that all vouchers for the maintenance main-tenance of this house, it had been testified, testi-fied, were charged to legal expenses. Mr. Hughes said that dldnot explsln why Some were for traveling expenses and some for sundries. Couldn't Explain Items. Mullaney could not tell what the sundries sun-dries were unless they were supplies. He bad taken trips to New York to sea Mr. Fields at the latter' s suggestion. He did not know how many times he had been to New York. He sometimes bought tickets for Mr. Fields. Nineteen vouchers were Identified by Mullaney, for all of which he admitted he received the money, which aggregated $57SJ. These were paid between March 7. 1900, and July 12, 1. Mullaney said his salary was J25 a month. He had never carried any money to Albany from New York for Mr. Fields and had never paid out any money for Fields. The greater part of the day William Barnes. Sr., formerly of Albany, but now living at Nantucket. Mass.. sat in the committee room waiting to be called, but late in the afternoon he was excused for the day. Mr. Barnes figured In this investigation in-vestigation several weeks ago. when vouchers for legal services, bearing his signature, were produced, together with a letter slgnod by William Barnes. Jr.. of Albany, reminding tha Mutusl Life that his father's "honorarium" had not been received, and further asking that a check-be check-be forwarded. Salary Same ns McCall's. The Metropolitan Life Insurance company com-pany figured in the greater part of tha day's proceedings. John R. liegeman, president of the company, who was on the stand when adjournment was taken yesterday, was the first witness today, and the expenses of the company were further gone into. It was brought out that Mr. liegeman's salary is the same as that of John A. McCall. president of the New York Life. J100.000. Previous to 16, however. Mr. liegeman received J90.-0. J90.-0. The salary of Vice-President Haley Fiske is $75.ono. George H. Gaston, second vice-president, receives $87,500. and Frank O Ayres, third vice-president, receives $16.2o0. The work of agents in the field and their compensation was taken up with Mr. Hegeman. and later James Cralgh, the actuary, was called to supply details as to figures with which Mr. liegeman was not familiar. late in the day. when Mr Craigh had been excused, Mr. Hegeman was again called, and the subject of the company's securities were taken up. but the interrogation inter-rogation had hardly begun when adjournment adjourn-ment for the day was ordered. |