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

against Mr. Alloway for fraudulent con-
version of stock. Mr.. Case then showed
letters written by Mr.. Clark and refer
red to statements made by him which
would tend to show that the statements
made by him were in revenge.
Fl. L. Wade of Waterbury, a director
in the Indemnity company, was next
called. He knew that check for 81 900
had been made out and cashed to pay
/ for the services of Mr. Baldwin. Wit
ness did not know what the services
were, but knew that it was something
in connection with the commissioner S
report Witness was present at the
meeting of the direct RS in New York in
April
Mr.. Betts-"Do you remember that at
that meeting ] said that company
which would offer to pay $1,000 to in
f1uence a report that alone was suffi-
cient reason for putting 1t in the hands
of receivers?" Didn't | say to Mr.
Strobel, Why didn't you keep your mon
ey until You got your report?' and
didn't he say They did us up and that
is another one of Colonel Dohertys
bunco schemes"
II do not remember"
Mr. Belts then stated that the first
time he discovered anything concern
ing the mortuary claims of the COM
pany was in April 1895 There had
bene some complaint and he had taken
considerable pains to find out about the
claims and had received statements
from beneficiaries that in claims for
81 900 they only received $3.50, and that
the difference was lost somewhere. At
his request a meeting of the directors
of the Indemnity company was held in
April in New York Mr. Belts Ead
that he at that meeting called the at
tention of the directors to the fact that
they had been robbing widows and or
phans and shaving death claims and
told them that they must get rid Of
Colonel Doherty and their counsel. He
said that he told them that he consd-
cred it his duty to call their attention
to these matters and that most of them
told him that it was the first they knew
of the matter. He said that his report
was made on May and that the check
was dated June II.
Mr. Kenealy then called Clarence
Deming and said: "Mr Deming you
made a statement at the last hearing
about Mr. Belts refusing money. Can
you be more specifc?"
Mr.. Deming-"That. sir, would be n
betrayal. NY statement should be
qualified and my explanation would in
volve breach Of confidence with Mr..
Belts 1t would involve a fact in the
highest degree creditable to him as a
man and an officer"
Mr.. King Of the ommittee-"Wasn't
all of this in the line of confidence.
what you said in the senate chamber
that day."
"No, sir; it was not 1t invoked GER
tain points of conedence. This was
one. The general line of disclosure to
me was not in confidence Thu truth is
Mr.. Belts was willing to refresh my
memory and within five minutes of my
coming before the committee Mr.. Belts
refreshed my memory. / do not wish
to pursue this matter further except to
say that so far as any offer has been
made it reflected the greatest credit on
Mr.. Belts and unless Mr.. Belts IS will
ing I absolutely refuse to break his
This concluded the testimony and Mr..
Case was Informed that in case Mr..
Alloway desired to be heard, he would !
be heard next Tuesday. The committee
then adjourned the hearing until next
afternoon.