New-York tribune., 1872-03-26
THE MILLER INVESIIGATfON.

prPCEyrAGEs ON INSURANCE PRINTING.
Owing to the pressure of advertisements on
the columns OF THr TRIBUNE Of Saturday, the tes'i-
mony taken by the Assembly Committee ON Insurance
at Albany. en- tho preceding day, was necessarily
omitted. A summary of the testimony Is appended
T. G. Fisher. President OF the Anchor Life Company OF
New-Jersey testified that he paid $500 IN February,
ISL to Mr. southwck for an examination Of the affairs
Of his Company which had lasted from 10 to Il days;
Goodse publisher OF The Spectator obtain certiti-
cato of the report Mr. Goodsell mad assured Nun i 10
said that not dollar wOud be received by MI Miller,
and that the check was compensate him tGoodsei1
for his troube delay in receiving the report TO
business and the witness aware tha MT. 'iOouseh
was ON good terms with MIR. Miller; he adltteu wo @
crossexamned that he had ende9Sored' Wt11u bt % M
Miller had approached him upon ihe snteet, l; &
Miller, at this point submitted the cernca,e So % ro nnu
been granted and also one which an agent OF ,e t
pany had sought TO obtain Ihonas L. 1aus' Is, ,ho
Treasurer, testified that there was large surplus IN 'ho
John ID. Parsons r., testified tlat Mr MINER, app1
the time of his confirmation as a. ar
asked II the witness knew anything o an! per i r ~
fees attached 10 the office IN addition 10 tne slaly 10
ceving reply In the negative MIR. Sontnwoh n Hnml
have to be pad work for the Department ana t no
rope This demand, however was reiuseu' uo M Sd ND
ness when cr0ssexamined, SAID tit ms ialher h h1h
informed nun that an az cont n Souid he Maid for
insurance printing. Mr.. southwick had brought baek
check with the remark that Mr.. Miller would not certify
to bill. Mr.. sOuthwick had demanded peTcentagS
on work in advance after the once OF the hrin was
Mr.. Miller asked for the production OF books, and
claimed that this percentage was not Tor insurance pI
OWED d. somihwick some 5000 at the very time witness
says no asked advance pa cnts made to INN, ahd men
were refused.
REFLECTIONS on MRS. BARNES.
To The Editor Of The EreninJ Journal:
VIII you permit me, through your columns,
TO correct some outrageous in certain elegaphic
newspaper reports of the Legislative Insurance Inves
cation conducted by the Assembly subcommittee in
New-York3
an reported as having testified to the effect that
Mrs Barnes made received presents, which is alto
gether incorrect. have never said, thought or heard
Of such thing.
When superintendent Miller examined me before the
Committee declined to questions relating TO
my interviews with Mrs Barnes, because as distinctly
stated did not wish to rehearse private conversation
that had with that estimabe lady. Mr. Miller de-
manded as his right that should relate whatever was
said In reference TO himself and the subject OF the pend
ing investigation With the most extreme regret ana
manifest reluctance forced to narrate the facts as
did Unfortunately for all parties concerned in TINS
investigation the NewYork daily newspapers were then
overavaanched with reports of the great Erie Railway
revolution, consequently very brief, Incomplete anu III
correct skeleton accounts OF my testimony WtIe pun
lshed The telegraphic items, however, which were
sent broadcast the country were ourageouy er-
ratio. and did Mrs. Barnes and myse1 great wfohg'
Subsequently newspaper corrections, however well IN
tended have also unfortunately, aDounded Win nils
| takes 4.
The real substance OF what Mrs. Barnes said to me
about presents was thishat she had heard certain
gossip about ewery alleged to have been presented 10
the wife of superintendent Miller. That Is exactly what
testified wish to declare. most einphatcay ana
earnestly that Notwithstanding what Others may have
ina gincd, regretted more than myself the ul-
fortunate combination of circumstances which has
tangled the OF SO esmaDle lady in such ais
agreeable And beg to that II the entire
evidence given BY the occasion referred to was
published las matter right il should be- 1t would
place Mrs Barnes and myself right before the public
Sincerely yours, AUGUSTUS 81. CLAIR.
Albany, March q, 1872.
In connection with the foregoing note, the following
from the General Agent OF the Press reports r Simon
tom has significance:
NEw-YoRK March 2O.-Thc recent report that witness
ST. Clair before the Miller Insurance Investigation,
detailed of presents made by Mrs. Barnes etc.
was entirely erroneous the witness having said nothing
which could be tortured into that statement. The blum
der originated with an evening paper OF this city.
The evenng paper" referred to Is The Ne,o York TEL
cgran edited by Douglass A. Ieyien