The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-28

He said that when the Aetna Life came
for settlement, the settlement would
have been made even though the app.
priation had not been exhausted.
After recess of about ten minutes, At
torney General Phelps called Mr.. O'Sul-
Ivan as a witness and asked him to
state what facts he had heard which led
him to make charges and the sources of
his information. Mr.. Alling objected
saying that it was not just that an Off
cidl of the state should be reported about
the country as affected by hearsay. Mr.
Phelps then asked for the facts within
Mr.. O'Sullivan's knowledge concerning
the inquiry. The witness said that he
had no personal knowledge of any NAL
feasance by Mr.. Belts While he was in
office. He could state what he had
heard from others. Mr.. Kenealy said
that the committee had decided that the
witnesses should confine themselves to
facts concerning which they had actual
personal knowledge, and exclude what
came within hearsay. The witness said
that he had no personal knowledge of
the legal expenses of the insurance COM
missionerS office in conducting the
Aetna case. He reiterated the statement
made by him before that he had seen
large sums of money which he had
reason to believe were received in con-
nection with the Aetna case. He was
told that if he did not see the money
the evidence would not be admitted. He
said that he did see it, but did not know
how much it was. He was told that it
was $4,000, all that was visible to him
being a roll Of bills. He saw the bills
in the hands of j. Edward Dennis. Wit
ness did not count the money but knew
it was a large amount as the outside
bills We're of large denomination. He
saw the bills on Center street in New
Haven between Church and Orange
streets, in the month of March, 1898,
about II o'clock at night. Witness said
that Mr.. Dennis took the money from a
pocketbook from the inside pocket of
his overcoat He had no knowledge as
to the source from which the money
was obtained other than what Mr.. Den
mis- told him. The interview with Mr.
Dennis lasted about three-quarters of
an hour. In answer to question by
Mr.. Kenealy witness said that Mr.. Den
mis- lived at 4S9 Edgewood avenue in
New Haven and that he was at that
time manager of the New Haven Pal
ladium. Witness had learned that Mr..
Dennis furniture was now in the house
named. Witness last saw him about six
weeks ago; last had a conversation with
him last September had not interviewed
him in regard to the Aetna matter
since the Introduction of this resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Durant asked what was the con-
diton of Mr.. Dennis at the time of the
conference and Mr.. O'Sullivan said that
he appeared to be sober, that he and
Mr. Dennis had been on friendly rea-
tons and had no reason to suppose that
they were not now. Witness had never
had any trouble with Mr.. Dennis.
Attorney Conlon, counsel for Mr.. f!
O'Sullivan, asked that the witness be
allowed to tell what he had heard and
argued that the committee should not
follow the strict rules of evidence fol-
lowed in the courts and said that if |!
what the witness had heard was suffi |
cient to warrant it, the committee with |
the power of the state behind it should |
summon in as witnesses those from |
whom Mr.. OSullivan had heard the |
facts which he alleges. The committee