The Washington times., 1905-09-25
WITNESS TO SAY
COMPANY BOUGHT
MAKERS OF LAWS
Hamilton Accused OF
Working With Agents
for This.
NAMES WILL BE KNOWN
Committee Expected to Get
Conclusive Evidence in
Short Time.
NAMES WILL BE KNOWN

NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-It is said today
that Charles E. Hughes. chief counsel
for the legislative investigating COM
mittee within twenty-four hours will
have within his jurisdiction man
who will testify to having knowledge
of the movements of Andrew Hamilton,
among the general agents of Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts. and Vermont, where
money was collected for the purpose of
influencing legislation in those States.
This witness Will swear, it is said.
that Hamilton always carried a letter
from Mr.. Mccall. which he used as his
credentials for approaching the agents
on the subject OF the legislative fund
1t was also asserted that the names of
certain politicians who received money
from the fund would be in the hands of
the committee today.
Jacob H. Schiff. who will be called
before the committee Wednesday. has
signifed his willingness to testify with
cut a subpoena He will be asked
TO explain some of the bond transac-
tio-s between the Equitable and the
firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, which
were the subject of SO much controver-
sy.
Hartman and Hyde.
Another witness. wao will be called as
soon as he returns from abroad. is Ed
ward II. Hartman.
There Is a possibility. too, that James
II Hyde. who is now in Boston. will
come TO New York this week 10 testify
concerning the Union Pacific holding
syndicate into which he entered ar the
instance OF James W. Alexander and
f. H. Hartman. This syndicate, II is
declared. tied up nearly s2,ooo.ooo of
Equitable funds in a venture which the
State superintendent OF Insurance has
said was speculative
George w. Perkins. the business part
ner of J. 2. Morgan. will be on the
stand again TO testify in regard TO his
transactions with the Nylic funds
1t is said the committee has received
from many Metropolitan policyholders
requests that il go as fully into the in
yestigations of that company as il in
tends to do with the New York Mutual
and Equitable, and that II has been de-
cided TO do ii for the special benent OF
those who take out Industrial insurance.
Affecting Grand Jury.
That the widespread public indignation
aroused by the revelations may create
a condition of mind in the grand jury
panel which will lead 10 wholesale chal-
lenges for bias and the tying up OF tho
grand Jury machinery should District
Attorney jerome attempt 10 prosecute
any OF the men accused of wroEgdoing
was the opinion expressed yesterday by
former Judge Theodore Van Tassel. ones
on the Minnesota bench. but more re
Gently a practitioner In this city.
Although District Attorney Jerome de
clines 10 express himself on the subject
IL is known he does not fear such con
diilon, feeling that a situation much
more acute than that which exists to
day would have to develop TO block th'
workings OF that important part of th'
machinery of justice
i: Is admitted by lawyers that is wouiG
be possible. by challenges for bias. so Il
reduce the number OF active grand
jurors as 10 destroy the quorum, Du
the lawyers scout the idea that IL is
probability. In fact. one lawyer 20
prominence. VINO represent certain
Equita bic defendants the suits IN
stituted by Attorney General Mayer
said he did not think II at all lkel.
that IL District Attorney Jerome snoulC
begin criminal action against INSURANCE
men there would be such = general de
sire to challenge grand jurors as woui,
prevent the finding or indictments If IN,
ex Darte evidence should seem 10 war
rant IL