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

of control might have allowed more to
conduct the case and that they were
satisfied that the board of control would
not allow the amount needed"
Mr.. Kenealy-"Did the board of con-
troll refuse to allow the amount"
Mr.. Alling-"We were satisfied that
the board of control would not furnish
any more money. l have not the slight
est idea that there was anything but
honorable motives on their part, and if
this committee wants to have it pub
licly stated what the interviews were
it can be stated. l am not at all GER
tain but that we should have settled
the suit anyway, irrespective of that
question:
Mr.. Kenealy-"What I want to know
u.s. did the board of control refuse to
furnish. the money required? 1t is sim
ply a question as to whether the mat
ter was submitted to the board of con-
troll and did they say that they would
not furnish the money!"
Judge Hungerford-"We have no OBJ
lection to answer any question in our
power.''
Mr.. Kenealy-"We desire that infor-
nation at this time. Did the board of
control refuse to furnish the money!"
AN individual member of the board
told me that he was not in favor of fur
nishing any money to carry on the liti-
CATION"
WAS the litigation stopped because
there was no money with which to car
ry it on?"
"All facts were considered and that
among others. / am ready to give you
hn Of t11h
sire?"
Certainly that is what we want"
1T was the governor"
what did he say?"
He said that he wasn't in favor of
| spending any more money to conduct
the case against the Aetna Life, that he
| thought it was an old chestnut. That
was after the demurrer had been over
ruled"
Did any other member of the board
of control state that in substance"
Not to me-"
| AT this point consultation took place
| between the members of the committee.
| M. Kenealy-"Mr. Belts, I understood
you to say that Mr.. Frisbie of the house
said that if the available fund was not
sufficient to carry on the suit, the board
of control would furnish it?'
Mr.. Betts-"Yes, sir
Did you ask the board of control for
NOR. money!"
Il talked with the treasurer and he
said that whatever the governor said
about it ought to be done. | told the
governor that / thought that it was my
duty to go on with the case and that L
needed more money. He said he did not
believe the board of control could see
its way clear to spend any more money
on the case Mr.. Hungerford also talked
the matter over with him and the COVER
nor said substantially to him the same
that he did to me-"
WAS any further effort made?"
mo, sir"
WAS there anything involving the
proposition that your expenses should
should go in in a regular way and be
presented as a claim against the state?
Was the proposition made by any men,
Der Of the board?"
mo, sir"
Mr.. King-Mr. Alling, is there any
printed document showing what all the |
legal expenses were?'
Mr.. Aling-"That I can't tell you"
Ml' DEUS, WcI6 lilele'
Mr.. Betts-"Yes sir
I'm other words, you say that all the |
legal expenses that were incurred that |
We're in any way paid or otherwise, APP
pear in your reports for 1896, 1897 and |
1898"
II do sir"
Mr.. Belts stated that the state re-
ceived $74 more than it laid out on the |
case. In answer to a question by Mr..
Kenealy as to whether he desired to
make any further statement Mr., Belts
said that he did not He said: II did what
believed was my duty in this case with
justice to all concerned, the state and
the policy holders, and acted on the ad-
vice OF my counsel
"IIow much would have been the
amount paid to the mutual department
by the stock department If you had
gone on and been successful in the
suit?'
II have no idea. 1t would take four
men one year to make an account"
Have you any idea of the amount of
business tina. would have been trans
ferred if you had gone on and been sue
cessful?"
mo sir don't think any one could
say [ never heard any one make any
estimate
Mr.. kenealy-"Mr. Belts, you received
no other money than what was paid on
the judgment and SO far as you know,
no one else received any money besides
the amount Of the Judgments"
"Nu sit."
Mr.. Belts in response to questions
asked by Mr. Kenealy, said that in his
department he received about $4,000 per
year and that he was required to pay
over every month to the treasurer all
the receipts of his office and could not
use any of the receipts of his depart
ment to conduct the case, as he was I'M
der bonds to pay over all the receipts to
the state treasurer.
Judge Hungerford said that he should
have advised the settlement CT the suit
even though the appropriation had not
been exhausted. He thought that the
settlement was advantageous to the in
surance department and to the state.
Mr.. Belts stated that the suit was l
brought in the interests of the policy
holders of the mutual department, but
hat none of those policy holders We're t
consulted and none helped out in the c
suit. None of the rights Of the mutual : ?