The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-02
THE INSURANCE INQUIRY.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.
posed the New Amsterdam was bankrupt; we took
100000 OF the New Amsterdam funds Tor this pur.
pose.
The committee took recess until three p. M.
Afternoon SeSsiOu.


The committee took recess until three p M.
Afternoon Session.
On rcassembling at three O'Clock Henry W. John.
son sw0rn:-I am attorney aud counsellor for
the knIckerbocker Lie; was counsel IN the exam
ination lasting from September or October 1870 10
April, 1871; can't say procured IT. requested or
Mr. Miller that II the examin aion was had 1t might
be made by him personally; have no personal
knowledge or the amount paid; have heard 1t cost
$4,000; received no other money from the company
TO be PAID l paid TO associate counsel, Deputy
Attorney General hammond. a sum OF money
= How much money cid you pay hims A. 40
not desire TO STATE; IL not for Mr. Miller: all !
the company that other money was pald; 81, $40
was to be paid by the company 10 MN; was
quenty ana employed nlm here Ia New York: knew
he was Deputy Attorney General; employed MN
SIMPLIFY Ell INN otherwise, but It is due to MN 10
srate that assured him previously OF the soivency
would not have any occasion TO take cognizance
Of the AFFAIRS Of IT, as Il would no, reach
to To- Hammond Would be s"''' responsible Seie
for the payment; don't know what he did to aid
q. What have you heard that Hammond ever did
for this money! A. have not heard, except from
himself
o. WHAT did he stateY A. I decline to answer:
he did not state he used his influence with tie At
torneY General, nor dId he state any OF the money
was going to Mr.. Miller or the Insurance Depart
ment; consulted WITH him probably dozen times
Mt the Hoffman House. al my office. In the streets
and sta1es, and sometimes at the company's ONCE;
first saw HIM in September, 1870; he was probably
retained In october.
Q. were Small 4 Pierce spoken OFF A. Yes; by
the President and mysen don't know that they
were ever paid or promised anything.
TO Mr.. Miler-Never paid, promised to pay nor ex-
pected to pay any OF THIS money to or for you;
the securities were very carefully examined; never
informed you that hammond appeared in the case;
you never met him at lac office; he was retained on
my own responsibility, without consulting the
Officers; he disclalmed having any influence with
you OWNS 10 your relations with the Attorney Gem
eral say no evidence OF partlaty on your part ex-
Dept that 1t unnecessarily severe, and you and
/ had some sharp criticism.
IItm
New Orleans; he lett about month ago; told me
Three montns ago ne expected TO 60 tnere.
Ceived a check Tor the s450J.
TO MIR. Barnes-My impression is Hammond
paid soon after MIXERS report was secured; the
amount OF compensation was not named until after
the services were rendered.
W. Ii. jacques, swOrn-I am President of the Citi-
zens' Fire Insurance Company OF Newark; were ex-
amlned By Eldridge on applcatlon Tor admission to
hours; we paid him $3.50 for IT. thought 1t was very
reasonable; thought he was very competent and
William A. Anderson, sGorn-I am President of
the Mercantile Insurance Company OF New York;
we were examined uy S0utnwicK just after the
Chicago fire; IL took the business portion OF one
day and small portion OF the next day; paid
SOuthwck $3.50 Dy check; we requested the eXami-
nation thai day; PAID voluntarily, by order OF the
directors.
Life OF New Jersey; L. q. Fisher Is the President;
We were examined IN March last; 1t lasted twelve
full days; don't know VINO made the examination,
nor the amount paid; there charge entered on
the books Tor any such examination; there are 70
cnecks 10 Briggs, Southwck OF oouthWOrth, OF sew
all a. Pierce; there entry to indicate any pay
ment, although was in .ormed that $500 were paid.
Henry II. Hadey was sworn and gave an ex-
haustive narrative OF the Peabody Life Insurance
Company and It's ama9amaIlon with the Farmers
and Mechanics Insurance Company; witness said
that a nOuce appeared lii an insurance paper COM
ELEMENTARY to MS company when being organized;
that he met the euitOr OF 1t, stephen English, Who
dunned him for IL; tnat he said ''al right" and
later when q memorandum, III. II. Hadley, $l0n
came around by bearer, he sent q cneck Tor the
amount which was returned, for what reason he
did not know.
The committee here adjourned until this morn
ing at hafpast ten. II mas been arranged that the
prosecution shall close Monday, when MIR.
Milier's witnesses viii be suDpGnaed and evidence
taken.