New-York tribune., 1878-02-05
NEW-JERSEf LEGISbATORE.
TIE KELSEY INVESTIGATION.

TIE EXAMrNArION DRAWING TO A CLosE-A
NINoPITY REPORT EXPFCrED--JUDGE FULLER-
TONS PRoPosITioN-TEsTlMoNY OF MR. MCAR-
TER.
lrr0N TnE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRiBUHk'i
TRENTON, y. j., Feb. 4.-Thc Kelsey inves-
tigaiing committee met a D. N. to-day FOLLOWING Is
t full text of lived by the committee from
judge Fnlerton OF New-YOrk allusion 20 which WAS
M lie IN THE TRIBUNE Mt the nIne:
NEw-YORK. Jan. 30. 1873.
10 he ChoiymGn NJ hc SDecGi Co1,ptee or tnresfga'
non oC ch0rges ogd,nSE hs Ho, II. G. KELSEY:
sII.; am .1Iorisrd tai The Hon. Henry c. Kelsey,
Secretary of Stat, the State 0i NewJerSy addressed
= c,frr ,rdrr fbr dnte or January II 1873, 10 the
so.r,.r ~ thr Ijouse " Assembly " New-Jrrsey in
~ jra in Substance mat the ahl,ns o tc res-
oIt:pn which causoi the appointments Of your COMMITTEE
cations rnng him, ihstgaed ara rid Tor D. one
of e Indici,d aud fugitive mIuagers Of the NewJorsey
Mntual Life Insurance Comunny," iefcrring undoub-
eiiy, to my eli NJ. Mr. Henry W. Baldwin -
In.sinuch n Mr.. BALDWIN has hiie these eiarses
against 3r Kelsey, over his owl signaurt ana at pres
ent asserts his willingness ana ability ~ prove me uuh
of every charge made by hm re-PtctIuiy Request
m ms behalf that he sha be afforded an opportunity on
proving beors yonr committee; tnat 10 mar
end your committee should come to the city "f 'e" lpr
Tor tie purpose Of taking evidence in the matter before
you that YOU call upon Mr.. BALDWIN to furnish you WIN
lat Of witnesses and ii oI questions 10 DC s.su ~,
each wines; which questions, II truly answered Sir
Baldwin rs will substantate the charges mad by
hm that "t The eNPeHs" 81 Aif htld"li u ptplVi t
Ogilpher may bc employed ~ your committee 10 tke
iull notes OI bc tylut"s ~ lIso" i , IN difCn ~
such evidence e pintcd uiuer we ~
your committee au ~ east Que copy Of the saiie Iir
nd 81
THIS is slSse-te! FOR the reason that te a;tch
epc of the witncss whom these charges may be es
tabli.led cannot be- sec;ire'i in New-Jersfy.
D. case and charges NAL" y my clent
sliould PROVE 20 Ur fl and Incorrect NJ Kelsey would
incc' with yiudcaoa which II would seein l" be I'm
possible for hun (" achieve IN any other way. go
In the of your renls.l 70 comply with ne re-
quests Lcrcm contained, world, on 3lr ball ne
b, further re'last ibst tiis letter ana ,hg IerS %
IA contained bc nade known 40 your LSisatt', 10 the
rhJt his willingness io enter uph ihc lh'estIga'pn
nag b. seen and bus asserted ability to prove the
WILLIAM FULLERTON.
T. 4 understood that a rnaiarity of the committee
esed 20 acceps the invitation Of Juge Fullerton to go
To New-York 10 take testimony, although presidents
were cited ~ tie cassss ~ IKE committees from Con
necicut and ssogr. which sat at the Ast0r house III
Ner-York It's propaDle that the Legislature -nd Gov
ernor Mcclellan viii Doe asked 80 grant immunity 10 the
principal witness, Henry ". baldwin. WHO has been
indicted In tlis STATE Tor a.- alleged compic'y
f., tre wrec.lng q tie Nrv-Jrrsey Mutia, Llfe
Ir,ur..neo Company and FOR libel upou Mr. Ke
ser II will Pee remembered that Governor Rob
sou refused TO surrender ir. BALDWIN 10 the NewJer-
scy authoritirs Anons the witnesses examined to-day
b. the committee =. X. y. Heath, J4tes l. Bond
Allen L. Ras-,t ana Thomas NJ. NcCsrtcF All of Newark
Tie last n.nrdls llYl!ag member oi the bar Of tie
siai ad trr oLr. are with prlmineut bank
iut and Insurance. INSTITUTIONS. Tho testimony of Mr.
NcC1,icr whch vas tine most important, was suo7tan-
tally as follows:
bout . ycar az, Mr. Tclscv made an examination Of
rcr.rteI ii about SipO0I short or sa res IicmtHi
NJ NcCartlr gave lrSd opinion tr thg H o.
n the sncloscy oi SGOOoO Wa made - D., tne directors
u cou.dus -b, lIeuty be- pIlG back q" thca li't 'Ae
--a,ttndcr- lho S10ouO paid ~ uy t1e dii'ct"r-,
and tie company Continued 10 40 "t',"''7 Ni N"u'i
examination o' the efur, u tire c"mrany .nd
reporting tlat % hH sUD toiiHd Er i"crrt li =" Sy
fif i11t t c.,l ,omplnv, ros which tNere Is no
ID . IL . q
80. A. Ind. ,ft.r ccrnrlu7 shorl b. cou,cycdto Cou't
I it,yrI In trust To .,rure me P.rpr- ,9mpsnr. Tnc
1 6"6 ,s 49, r',y.gcl io Corlt & Howell WIN other
I5.,s-l l1,,.i ray norhins Without AG Kesey's
ir,',nt IN thc man dino IT, a,r-c,ors o; the Ctzeus
Company sppii,d for rctu,u g. tn'm,'.i''a e. -.
q, it. cufuv,r, .p5 4r. Kelsey tod Nr. "-tartef he
,.r.! uO nay btcs. ~. Ar''rt-T tod -ir hri-ey
tho loty coud Not %" legally returned 10 tlc ottc'o.'
Coult g. Howell We4t th,n. snd ..- h'. c+- l'T t'
directors. Tn.r ~ 81 90 CJun'i iuf NJ ~ ~ a. tuc
iAe tsae ani u, the same matter Sr. he'itNF 4e-
lnk l, tlr 100000 ls - BE- p-l 1i'A 10 iao G .et25
ajic DO uIl become tuo pr"!' ~ or tc ""u ~ - ~
,tock.O1ot-. prepared inh lh cSi'gt' @ LOT -, 80. ~
inrc'cn ad n,,rd NJ Ag'rs sag G rg ,5,,5oiio
-.ac... Irr,r, III INJUNCTION could b. secured Nir.
.-.sy consented 80 pay hscN - toe directors 1c 500
T-i,r te, applied :r - r,cclycr ror IN, company, tcst
Ae ii'.ut compel IN t',nf" M W 'i ~ - M @ 49,,
uIrli,u for a receiver. MI Kelsey resolved, ou tn1
ie'ca.r to $4,000 10 tac dregtois, $4,000 III EcE-
mend tit, lo.Hs.
l. h. ,lcr-spud that The committee have nearly COM
prt.I tior ls5or- ana thAt only Mr kcacg and iew
.oaG.uis OF ti city yct to bee examined Il l. a~o
mere th.n possible thnt minority report VII be- pro
,,d 10 tLo Legislature hy tie committee, which vii.
declare that toniIttsr Eayc not u-'.rNety means
Ia tn.ir poycr 10 rt sac l.ris. Nhc1 the matter
,,,rs before thc Legislature IN that ,hAp- ~afln de-
SECRETARY KEIsEY's LIBEL SUITS.
NgwroN, y. j., Fco. Am adjourned
...on ~ tho sucx County Court ot Oy,r aud Isruner
VA begun nero to-ay. Judge Da.yHp.r prtsidiu..
L,wis Cochran, esd, prosecutor o tfe plea, moved 10