New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-02
JOHN KELLY AND RECEIVER ONEILL.
now TIE LATTER WAS MADE RECEIVER OF TIL
CONTINENTAL LIFE

now LATTER WAS MADE kECI-iN In VI Inn
CONTINENTAL LIFE.
When the Continental Life Insurance Com
many was being Investigated 10y the Assembly commit
4 receiver O'Nei testified that he knew nothing OF the
insolvency OF the company until John Kelly sent for him
and told him that Judge WestbrOOk intended TO appoint
him receiver At p. N. yesterday Mr. Kelly appeared
before the committee at the Metropolitan Hotel by a-
pointment and requested to he s"o rn lie gave lhe IL
lowing version of Receiver ONeilPs appointment :;
ssur O.Nei called on me frequently to solicit Les Al
business for him from the judges He had Just come
from Philadelphia and had been highly recommended
by tho ablest lawyers of that city asked several
indres 10 give him employment If possible, When an
effort wa made to MIR Grace from the receiver
shin because he was said to be Illegally appointed some
,oonle came 70 me and asked my Influence IL
favor of Mr. Lawrence who has since died told them
thought Mr.. O'Nell would do as well They dennIred'
because DC was a stranger and told them Wha' tDe"
about his Philadelphia reputation II speaking 20 Judge
Westlrook about MI ONeill told him thai considered
him an honest man After a delay Of two weeks Judge
Weshrook saw him and did not refer again to his fitness
for The Office but presume he fayorably Impressed
a. he appoiuted hun TO fill the position amer Few
DAYS Mr. ONc cane to my office and said he could not
ob.ain any bondsmen. ! told him TO keep on trying In
short time he secured John j. BRADLEY az one Of e nlf
euretics hut came back again ana sad ne cou hpt H
aDnth.r ono sent him TO +. .. kcaThcN, Dht he
would not sign the bond un tled KeaEncy
- 90 aud sc vi ONeill again, and he did aud signed
M. ,
nm mo bond had been advocating MI Lawrence tHI
a. NOT know WHY they employed ny MI NehI III
answer 10 question by him, told him that MI VIII
gaze "a nrb money did Mr. OMEN pay for election
ernenscs 70 TamInany Hall 2" asked a member OF the
.. PIoiably not more than $500. recall hs paying
s,oo at c time and 500 at another ne out tha Is
all recall" =. M. !. a;a N,, o,Naiu under-
stand ths; he was expected TO give certain amount n
csuse Of his having been appointed 10 the rect YesmP
:" Not one cent was asked OF inm lie gave IL
voluntarily ,.o, into ,i,o man. cement of
.he ECLECTIC Life Company Inc lis witness
H., reSard 10 this was Phil0 f. Ruggies VINO was hI
rnointed RECEIVER by ChcfJUsce Day Oh SEPTEMBER =
1S@3 ne s,Il holds the position He testified tAat nc
had received S6O93 3S for the company anu na1 pdu
mi ~ -6 O6 There being deficiency or .pS o., NJ
mad paid this from his own money us iees WetS
q sac 81 from which he subtIacied me money au,
yanced with the interest due and showed ilat he h
,ece,ved bnt S7Gi "a from the company re mas
NO work 10 DO at present except 10 make annual reports
Iohn l. mn lawyer OF the firm OF hedoeld IN,
th counse for Receiver Ruggles gave an account % tle
Tticaiious in which the receiver 1ah Deeh hNSiS
MS esipOny showed that there mad Dce p2d 90 'iie
ert counsel Sl39G6 10 referees S510 70 the
81 SEA 10: and to stenOlTapheis SOUS az, tola vi
$io s53 10 BESIDES 81 900 which mad been alCWen 20
Redficd Ill., but this mad not been paul. ZOE iA0 u