New-York tribune., 1905-11-22

y w bsE @s @ as a tel nv SssH Ssy i; bsaa me
when they-iut could te that * Was every !ssTT
ssye feT some % resofd i9e ., faanO' t. leu "A' '''
Tg csea ge SsTy yssT IN aI 3h the
State election? A.-Yes sir. rro,, the
EQUITABLE Lie. contribution for local cam
Or as a contribution to the expenses Of haRs sRg
% neceSed 5Ga any 59s at ali for tat purpes
oThen The amounts that YOU have reeeiyeo t6e t3a
amounts you have received from the hqutfbei tbeir
d5fsa lis and they the awe wsre spssec sum men
toned fer any campaign. for any-to' "i~' -
QBut YOU divided it or some e9nmif1eeh IN saeh "a
yleed up dnis none money tnas aHneent At was they
usually made the contributions to me anu Tye came
10 my office and delivered package ot ~ was
and didn't know could only m ten tbS @i State com
ynittee. either TO the chairman or the seoi
go these contributions were cash oontri0u-
tions? AYes. sir cash Such contribu-
tons directly from officer % Of the aser 9d rom
T9 n9t rfos g not fSn quite te sure about but
y yara6E at .9Te sent the 10 mSaeg p an SYfF didn't
overnight; would send it, or took IL up 10 ''e
committee.
DID NOT ASK FOR FUNDS.
ODD you make any request for these o0n'ri0u-
o-They came Voluntarily: A-They came Vol
oAt the inception of the making Of these con on
t9adons % as or Iae pfactf6e rae i6e0 0l AWei don't
msmbsr about that; sho1diT; -; tho contributions
that IS the annual contrieuton@SnTE1ft @ EftabIe Life
A-As 5ar as / remember that would be all Ihere
Q-Ten thousand dollars year? A.-Yes; SIR; dfa g
Owes Ihat xed sum each bat yeab; or IS 0iq theT y
did not exceed that, and they didnt reouce H.
0GDid you ever receive any contributions, for
political purposes from the Mutual Life? Al an an
quite certain about that put tLink I.o
some contributions from the Mutual Life. but do
ON what amount? A--wen. my memory
o-Annuaiy? A--No it would not be annually,
o.-occasionally? A.-Occasionally: ,-,.,.-
Al do not know in what campaign could not
o-Have you received any recently fro from the the
Siuiual Lie within Teoen5 ear 1raTe askng me
sbont lTot the New-York Life .s-'
QEo said the Mutual LIE ,fs I IN tSe las
Ten years, but don't know when ana "har amount
o.-Were they regular contributions? Al think
Eonot annual Sontrbutene theg G eae9 ea n9t eoao
You mean by. that they did not give you
something for each years campaign? A--Ihey
o|fioW frequently was its Al cannot tell I
oWfh M S' what ocer Of the Mutual Life did you
deal in receiving these contributions? Al thinK
O. 4 McCurdy? A-Yes sir
.A-No. sir; it was given me just as 1 said
MESSENGER BROUGHT THE MONEY.
ON the same way that it was given to you by
the Equitable. sent by messenger in currency A
o.-Hop did it happen that the Mutual Life con
1ndeFstanding between yourself and Mr Mccurdy?
Al simply asked him at or y25iSgS 7Dax teT anG he ssd
he would be very glsd 70 subscribe, ,, YES
Q.-This was for the State campaign! A-Aes,
6.-And Mr. Mccurdy so understood it,, A-He
other way because 1 was not representing the
o@Was there any contribution by the Mutual
Life at any time for any local campaign? A--NO
oor apart from the contTtogtions for the STATE
ae sIaPa foF safe PfeP0ass Once? ASo R :s'S sir any
The foRfaSie RfaSSfites yes fes same s IN Inc mutual
o..-And We may assume that you got generally g?s
% oT hdm onr ESa Rasd peTsd f9% Of yeP e@ 8Gd
tat 90 6aek2 = a I ss3 S9qld .I n9t state that
you a. an fe for Pp
oWith whom did you dsaI d,, in the s,t NsTqE t 3
pT0ssiqEspt 0 dtEr Htcc5fs Sf tsf SoRnpaRg @9y; sr
Ptd yog TScSive M at any time ooptTbption ion
Fs Mr. he f0T Suebd erf anyhe af al u
9ula b % fer stats BPnFP9i5sTm P Si6 + a anv time or HI
gys "a any I'D 9nf AL ssno5 s
BT 8 whsher he ne eape p % me 9 ayng Ts or no
Q:-And that would mean that you were no
you anything for State purposes? Al am not
positive. Ny memory is at fault with reference Il
Oft has been suggested TO me that you had
the Harrison carnpaien-the raising Of a fund Of
$40 0ca Do you recall that? Al do not recall
o-or any fund I may not have the amount
wRether ii was the Harrison campaign, or what
campaign II was.
Q-You are clear in your mind that you never
had any contributions made TO YOU for the purposes
Of q national ca17patgn7 A-Yes. sir; they never
were given to for national campaign although
-ines. in talking with gentlemen about it.
said thought it would be good thing for them e
campaign on A state campaign.
Q.-And with whom have Won had such converse
Of course Al an no. srre as to whom talked
O-Have you talked with R. A. McCurdy about
oGor Mr.. John McCeu? Al think very
Tkelv NAV have talked with Mr. John A Mccall
gsien and what we ought to do but do not re-
member when talked with him.
NOTHING FROM OTHER COMPANIES
o.-what other insurance companies doing bust
ness in the State Of New-York Senator. have madc
Not any that know ot
o-Not the Metrorolitan? A.-No sir.
Q.-And none Of the other companies? A.-No.
contributions anybody else that you know of for
political purposes? Al do not know of their
o-Then the $1,000 from the Mutual and $1,000
from Touta bie--I refer. Of course. to the
nual acknowledgements all the contributions
that you have knowledge OF for political purposes?
Al have not had from the NewYork Life $4,000
a year
the Mutual and $4,000 from the Equitable. Al
co not think ever had such a sum year from
CT gathered from your testimony that it was
frequently from the Mutual? Att was frequent
I should think IL was-oh. cannot tell how fire.