The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-14
NJ CALL TO BRING
HAMILTON BACK
Insurance Investigation Commit
tee Orders the Production OF
Famous Lobbyist.
LAWYER IS NOW IN EUROPE
.s - - -
New York Life President Says
lie Would Like to See Him
$235,ooo Worth.
LAWYER is NOW IN EUROPE.
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NEW YORK. November 13.-John A
mccall. president OF the New York Lille
Insurance Company, was called before
the Armstrong Committee Of Insurance
| investigation to-day, and percmptorly a.
dcred by the committee to demand the re-
turn from Europe To this country OF
Andrew Hamilton. the lawyer who has
had charge OF Legislative matters for the
New York Life. MIR. Mccall was further
ordered to demand an accounting from
Hamilton OF the moneys expended by him
and OF the balance which he owes the
New York Life Mr.. Mccall denied that
1t was the policy OF this company to have
Mr.. Hamilton remain abroad until after
this investigation had been concluded.
and said that. on the contrary, he would
very much like to have Mr.. Hamilton
return.
Mr.. Mccall. replying to Mr.. Hughes.
counsel for the committee. said he had
called the attention o! the board Of trus-
tees OF the company 20 his testimony
before the committee relative to Hamil-
ton and gave Mr.. Hughes copy OF his
statement, which said that II Hamilton
did not return to the New York Life the
sum OF S235.0o0 by December 3lst, he
would himself pay It to the company.
Another Interesting line Of examine
ton was opened UP just before the all
journmcnt for the day when John Me-
Guinness, an employee OF the Equitable
Life was called. He produced letter
books and memoranda which Mr. Hughcs
read ard was In the midst OF reading
when adjournment was taken. These
were Instructions from former Comp
trollcr Thomas D. Jordan Of the Equt-4
Nj II rs ~ ".
the killing or assisting the passage of
every bin Introduced into the lcgisla-
turc that would affect or help the inter-
ests OF the insurance company or any
OF Its officers. This line OF examination
will be followed ont when the sessions
are resumed TO morrow
Other witnesses to-day were John H.
Hceemnn. President Of the metropolitan
Life. and ice-Prcsdent Fske. who wcr,
interrosatcd along the line OF agents
salaries. legal expenses OF the company
real estate holdings and the methods OF
acquiring properties, and the fact was
brought out that the fire insurance frm
that places allathe risks of the proper
ties OF the Metropolitan Is composed az
w. D Edmister and Silas B. butcher
the latter a director of the metropolitan
Life.
The low rate OF interest Mt which Mr.
Hegemana secured loans and the reason
= ~" reDhtcs or THIS interest that M.
Hegeman received from the old firm OF
Vcrmiyc and Company was testified TO
by several members OF that firm which
has since gone out OF business This firm
was the banker OF tho Metropolitan Life.
but since last March the business has
been taken over by William a. Reade
and Company. Mr.. Reade was witness
to-day and said that Mr.. Hcgeman got
these loans at 6 rate below the market
rate because Mr.. Hegcnan Ind been {.
client for II number OF years and because
OF the volume OF business he transacted
with the firm OF Verm!lye and Company.