New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
WILL SEND FOR HAMILTON
Continued from first page.

24th-st. by the Old Church in which the Met
ropolitan had paid 100000 to exchange corner
the north side of the street for the
south.
Another interesting point brought out in rela-
ton to the real estate deals the fact that
the majority of the commissions for these va
rious purchases and sales and swaps were
paid to two brokers Frank E. Smith and George
r. Read George r. Read was subsequently
shown to be brother of William A. Read who
handled the greater share of the stock and bond
business of the Metropolitan. The cost of the
Metropolitan Building, occupying the block
bounded by Madison-ave, 4th-ave.. 23d and oath
SIS. was declared to be upward of $15OOOOO0
of which about S1,200.OOO had been written off
by the insurance department. Richard Ed
meister, of the firm of butcher & Evans. testi-
fed that his firm had the fire insurance business
of the Metropolitan. The fact that Silas B.
butcher, one of the directors and member OF
the finance committee of the Metropolitan, was
senior member of this firm lent significance to
this testimony. One of MIR. butchers sons is
also in the firm of butcher & Evans. Mr. Ed
meister testified that rebates had been re-
ceived or commissions paid to the officers of the
Metropolitan.
The testimony of the president of the New
York Life John A Mccall. regarding Judge
Hamilton follows. Subsequently MIR Mccall
summoned back to the stand to explain that
his company had passed a new bylaw providing
that in the future all expenses for legislative
work were to be accounted for by vouchers
which fully explained the nature of the work
paid for. He also testified that this new reg
ulation would compel a public statement of the
measures opposed by the representatives of the
insurance companies at various capitals. Mr..
Hughes brought out the fact that this rule was
not made retroactive and did not touch the
famous Judge" Hamilton expenses of the past.
MR. MCCALL ON THE STAND.
Mr.. Mccall, took the stand late in the after
noon; at the outset he testified that he had not
heard from Hamilton, except indirectly. for some
months. and then through the formers daugh-
ter. His information placed Hamilton either in
Paris or in Germany. The examination follows:
Q-Have you had any direct communication with
Q-Have you taken any steps procure his
Q.-Have you taken any steps to procure from
hi him ian an afGoTnng Of the large payments made
QmHaye any ny Of your officers been in commup'-
tees the extensive sums expended by him.. A
Q..Have they taken any steps to get MIN to re-
him abroad as long as the investigation lasts?
A.-No: the contrary, l would very much like
Q.-Is he still retained by your company? a
He has not received anything from Us 1or some
o.-fias he been discharged? A;-No
his daughter recently, who told he was vase very
sick and might go 10 Nauhelm Tor ms neat9 a. hin,
oNHave YOU done anything to secure an ac-
counting for the moneys? Al have not
Q-Has the board of trustees taken any sleps.IOI
motion submitted a resolution to the board OF
trustees that II there was not an accounting iot
the s235 900 and settlement of the net ainount u
$40 coo due by December l5 1So. that II Woulu ps
oHas there any effort on the part m OF fee
cornanv to secure an accounting .fof Ihe otIleI
hundreds of thousands OF dollars Tor Wlic1 YOU
have no receipts but the vouchers OF Judge ria
ilton? A--No -, 49,. cotton insisting
O-Have the trustees taken any acsioh M lnSiS''is
on an accounting for these moneys? NO: TO-.
n The committee would like to know "Hdt StoPs
the company proposes to take to secure suct t,on 81
accounting; will you yourself take such ao'i01-
n VII Won instruct Judge Hamilton TO return
his physical CONDITION peiiiiA''-
! viii If II is the wish of the committee Ill,
such is the wish of the connllttee ,,r WI an
opce notify him to return and try 70 secure on
acconnttl p You will understand that 90 dnd lus
Control him but l will communicate WIN nm ~
try to secure his return
w. A. READ EXPLAINS REBATES
William A. Read, whose name mas peeli Iio
o,ept1v mentioned in connection with the Hese-
Won rebate transactions, was among the a1Ier-
mon witnesses He testified that the rebate
waiter both with vermilye & Co. and later win
yr;uian Read & Co, had been arranged III
aa+ mart nv himself Asked for an eXplaha-
ti, oF tho secret ia shion in which rebates were
noi5 to Mr. Hegeman by personal chechs oi
members of the firm he testified;
..The object was to keep the rate from oe
-, 60 o,,r clerks and thereby. per-