New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
MR.. ANDREWS'S CHARGES.

TON OF INSURANCE RECEIvERsElPs'
The Assembly judiciary committee ne'
again at the st. James Hotel yesterday anu ioS"" 40
investigation into the official acts OF Juage "c''Dio
| aud ex-Attorney-General Ward Inc new .""' 80
brought 70 the attention of the committee on fnay' ~
| pts - ,,arexs that Judge WestbrOok WAS improper
" influenced in decision the suit Of Alexander stew
art Of Vermont, for part OF the estate Oh A. l.
| was first taken up. Mr.. Andrews was examined pu'
cave no testimony sbsiaatiang his charge Ira ohaer'
who had heon subp9naed. sent word that he was TcK
| Edward Newcomb made statement regarding certain
charges made against him during the The commit
tee decided that II could take cognzance OF tine con-
nection OF Judge Westbrook with insurance receiver
ships except this he brought before IL by VIII
nesses This will probably prolong the investgaton as
the committee charged by the Assembly, 10 ih'oS'
| gate these matters
| The first witness called Rufus T. Andrews VINO
testified in regard to tae Stewart suit. lie saiu
| was employed a attorney TO vndioate CLARK II. Cnap
man and Mr.. Kneeand whose characters had peeh as
sailed My recollection of the suit is that 1t was brought
by the plaintiffs claiming to be hers a. law and next OF
| kin S F. Kneeiand was attorney for Alexander stew
art one Of the plaintiffs. motion was made To suDsu
tute Ira shafer attorney in place Of Mr. Kneeand, as
charges were made against Kneeland and CLARK H.
! Chapman, q lawyer from Vermont. for whom H.
| L. Chittenden appeared. The motion was
heard before Judge wostbrook in Octo-
ber 1873. charge that the attorneys had rep
resented Alexander Stewart a resident of Whitehall
in this State whereas such not the fact he being
resident of Vermont. II claimed that this was Done
for the purpose OF avoiding the necessity OF giving
security Ira shafer appeared for the notion and L. f.
| Chttenden aud myself against it. The motion was
! granted"
Mr. Perry (of counsel for the committce-Iis alleged
IN your communication that 5000 was paid for the
purpose of influencing the decision of Judge Wcsthrook
Mr. Andrews-I make that charge. and propose TO
furnish to the committee the names Of witnesses who
can prove It,
| Mr. Perry-Have you any personal knowledge Of the
| facts You allegei
Mr. Andrews-I don't pretend to have. make the
charge the evidence that Will furnish My knOwl-
ledge is derived from the persons whose names VIII
| give you.
| Mr.. Perry-what persons substantiate that
| charged
Nj Andrews-Ira shafer / don't know Of any other
person now living. There is documentary evidence in
the shape of bankboos and checkbooks, which the com
| mittee may require.
Chairman Poucher asked the witness 20 state what
evidence he based his belief OF the charges he made
upon.
| Mr. Andrews-I have seen some checks myself, but
never any that Implicated Judge WestbrOok ] don't
pretend to have seen such checks There Is not any TACT
l can swear 10.
| Mr. Potter, Of the committee-Haye you made this
| charge on suspic ion or on iactsf
| Mr.. Andrews-No, not on suspicion am ready TO
give the names OF the Witnesses 10 prove H. suppose
your committee IS like SGrahdJy 'aDu II eau rese.
charge and the witnesses VINO can prove 1t, suppose
| that TO be duty ana province.
In to further questions the witness said
have seen checks given by ira shafer think 1t was
IN company with some others about the case cannot
rec0llect who present what was the amount OF
the table prefer to let Mr. shaer say what said
about the checks don't recollect saying any thing,
by one, think, was signed by Alexander Green. l
don't rccolect whether the checks had any reference TO
The have not given all The names. said had
b. g. Jayne. detective Price Lewis anoher deieeiye,
something. MIR. JAYNE charge OF AlcXaniC
Stewart lie went 10 Vermont several times. Price
penses the hotel for seven months They kept him in
charge until he signed the release Mr. Jayne can give
information OF the money PAID to Mr. shaeI to carry on
the suit don't know that he can give any evidence OF
Hilton brought this sun to an end through M snaler
The checks were loose the table don't know
whether they were signed or NOT Alexander stewart
was a poor man. He never paid Mr. ShafeT and the
| latter was never employed by him
Mr. Stetson, counsel the committee said that he
had received dispatch from MI Sbaer say ING tnat lie
was SICK in Ulster County, near Ponghkeepsie. -
Edward Newcomb, lawyer OF Albany, was recalled
He produced various relating 10 Che appointment
of for the Lebanon springs Railroad ana aiso
the contract with Edward Crane whereby the latter
was 20 negotiate the receivers certhcates. nave
seen bills presented by H. A. I1lien Mr. Carpenter, nt
Taylor and Mr.. sackett which were gwen to the rel
cree" he said do NOS know mat amy copies OF these
were takeu. The order appointing the referee Ia the
Sackett obtained at Kingston The order Tor
at Kingston December 4, 1850 Here was no order
to show cause, but regular notice OF motion. No one
appeared in opposition. L bad 10 conversation with
Judge Westbrook about it. viii positively that
a@d r DUNCAN from ns into The tgon If Mr.
Crane Ceslided he il mistaken. do MOI know where
first got information thar Park and Duncan wanted 10
come H. Mr. Park told me that neither he nor M pul-
can wanted to DC eXalnnei lore the referee nave
| known Judge WestiIook about twenty years. nave
been prdcclng Law IN Albany about the same period
Jude Wesbrook appointed me receiver Of the Atlantic
| Mutual Life INSURANCE Company"
| MI stetson-Please state how that come about.
Mr. NewcOmb-I came 10 New OK ON The last day OF
July 1871 Captain Charles Leland to draw bill OF
RosslnOre Hotel 10 Mr.. Patt and Mr. Leland
made or some reason While a. TIE Rossiore met
Judge Wesbrook there, and he told me mar had Just
t.s lsl firAf
OF it.
Mr. stetson-Dd on previously have any experience
IN life busiiessl
Mr. Ne~comb-Nc more than lawyers in general
answer questions Mr.. Newcginb said:
remember going to Baltimore il 1874. was sent by
Governor seymour to collect Soalers NOtes don't re,
member meeting j. W. Van NalAenbursh there. ana
recollection OF going there VITA list Of OF
the l5stn Regiment Remember seeing Edward DOna-
hue tner9. do not relnemDer enar;es DrAs maze
against Donahue Terry and yse lor 1auds ia eonnec
against fraud on the soldiers testified before
| military cOmln.s ion merely to identity some blank
none but McCleland votes. don, member esying
TO that. The matter was published III the newspapers
MT setson then read he following aipa's, from
and asked the witness II he remembered it;
The matter Of 1eipal in,eres tsday was he turning Of
seymour ON and take The nc ean vote. He
that lie announced to the soldiers he visited in every instance
ALBANY anu haq perception enoGeh TO dserln4ie The aner-
nary civil tribunal determined best
S CO. ana re%ue,1 was as 10 e eS
Rotary oil ~ ar Tor pc mission TO release him
Mr. Newcomb-l do not remember ever having
thai dispatch until reprinted in the Abaag journal
Gently. under arrest. dOAt know the charse 1
don't know VINO put me On the stand 10 testify.
MI stetson-Were you released Immediately after CIV
ing the ties imOny
ar NewcOmO-Yes but 1 don't remember how soon l
want make statement right here. IL has been
ported in the newspapers at different times rat turned
States evidence i aid not. WAS commissioned by
Governor To take the OF soldiers took
only Mcclellan votes ana told the soldiers was
sck in bed my hotel IN Ba InOrc when was told that
a friend wanted 10 me, went down stair, when two
men took hold and pushed into ii d took
me 10 the Provost Marshals office and put
4 fhaf tn eal,