The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17


Mr.. aly-"Governor was any ac-
count given to you of the expenses Of
the case up to the time when you were
asked to favor an appropriations"
mo, sir"
Mr.. King-"Did you decide without
knowing whether they were in a fair
way to win the case or not?'
Il felt that the attorneys were in no
imminent peril of losing their pay in
working for the state of Connecticut.
The general assembly was coming in in
a few months. | had no doubt that
when two of the most eminent lawyers
of Connecticut had bill against the
state they would collect it..
Mr.. Hungerford stated that the agree
ment for a settlement was made on
April 26, and that so far as he remem-
bered his talk with Governor Cooke was
some days before that. In reply to a
question by Mr.. O'Neil he said that he
had no papers to show the date on
which he called at the governors office
Governor Cooke was then excused and
left the room.
Mr.. Kenealy asked him as he was
leaving if he was not mistaken as to the
date when the insurance commissioner
and Mr.. Hungerford called upon him.
The governor said that he had just look
ed the matter UP in his journal and
found that the date was April 20.
John T. Roberts of Waterbury, who
had been connected with the Connecti-
cut Indemnity association for a number
of years, was next called He was pol
/ icy clerk for seven and a half years and
was cashier in February, 1899. His wife
was the stenographer at that time. Mr.
Colgrove had an Office in the same build
| ing, the second room from that in which
the witness was employed. Witness
saw Mr.. OSullivan in the office in Feb
ruary, 1899. He said, referring to the
checks mentioned by Mr.. Buchanan, the
witness heard last Thursday, that on
February in the afternoon Mr.. O'Sul-
lvan and Mr.. Colgrove were together
in the room, and Mr.. Colgrove asked
Mrs. Roberts to draw check, payable
to Mr.. O'Sullivan, for $780, He then
changed the order to $50 payable TO
Cash. Mr. Buchanan cashed the check
and received twelve fiVe-dollar bills and
gave them to witness who gave them
to Mr.. Cogrove, who took two five-dol-
lar bills from it and handed the balance
to Mr.. O'Sullivan. Witness heard Mr..
Colgrove say nothing as he handed the
money to Mr.. O'Sullvan. Just -previ-
Gus to the check transaction certain
portion of the insurance report had been
copied by Mrs. Roberts for Mr.. O'Sulli-
van. The envelope containing the copy
was placed on a desk in the office and
later Mr.. O'Sullivan came and asked II
there was anything there for him and
the copy was handed to him. Witness
soon after recognized the article as the
one which appeared in the Sunday Globe
of February 5 and in the New York
Times OF the same date. Witness said
that Mr.. Colgrove appeared greatly elat-
ed after reading that and seemed to
think that he had gained quite vic !
tory over Mr. Belts. Witness said that
Mr. OSullivan was frequent visitor at
Mr.. Colgroves office.
Witness stated that soon after anoth-
er check for $1O0 passed through his
hands and he did not know what Mr.. |
Colgrove did with the money. Mr.. |
O'Sullivan was present in the office at
the time. Just previous to this witness
said that he knew nothing of any one
demanding more money before any
thing could be done. Witness said that
Mr. OSulivan remained in the office
half an hour after the $100 was handed |
to Mr.. Colgrove. So far as witness was
aware, Mr.. O'Sullvan had no connec-
ton with the company so far as poll
cies We're concerned.
Mr.. ONeil then examined the wit
ness Witness said in answer to ques-
tions that Mr.. Colgrove came from the
west in July, 1885, and was placed in
charge of the Connecticut Indemnity
company soon after, to direct matters
and take charge of business that came
in. He did not sign checks for the COM
pany. Mr.. Platt, the president, signed
checks.
Mr.. O'Neil-'Did Mr.. Colgrove have
any power to sign checks?'
mot as l know of.
do you know what salary Mr.. Col
grove had?"
'I understood that he got 500 per
week."
DO you know of any money being
to Mr.. Colgrove's use out
side of his salary?'
mo sir, except expenses"
Witness stated that when the vouch-
ers for the two checks which he had re-
ferred to came in they were marked ex-
penses He remembered seeing the
voucher for $50. On the voucher it ap-
peared that the expenditure was for
railroad fare. Witness said also that by
the voucher for S100 it appeared that
the money was expended for railroad
fare, etc. He said that Mr.. Colgrove
was in the office every day. Witness
first told this story to the attorney gen
eral yesterday. He had also had con-
concerning it with persons in
with his father, his wife,
and others. He said that Mr.. Belts sent
for him about two weeks ago and wit
ness went to Mr.. Belts office in Hart
ford and told him substantially the
same story related above. Witness re- {
membered the twelve $5 bills because he
counted them, he was counting money
every day then but was not now. He ,
the number of bills and the [
for no particular reasons. [
Mrs. Roberts was next called. She {
stated that she was stenographer Tor the
Indemnity company. Wit |
ness said that the portion of the insur- {
ance report which she copied began 1T
ia adjudged ordered and decreed" " and /.