New-York tribune., 1905-12-28
Ill PAYMENTS HONEST"

?. mill fa seen from this table that the amour @ -
i7 W b,- mo in the different years vary coI ~
si5eTshIv and it must be borne IN mlIu I ma a,re
sums charged in single year 90 ,t no Nv naid
t,-ie in one year were at times IecelItu 4Iueii %
previous year and carried In IN beer IY nv custom to
CflLS e st--y,lve For longer period than a ye%aI
3 IN t+ -. anal expense would be less FROM
i'm IN time IN order 70 keep the - +i13a
~ -, a rroper limit, and from ulie 10 ..T 49,
- a. 49,, sosenra OF the president or some ollICe55
IN the confidence Of the s!uao, e " rom the COM
ss.y' u - 15 n his amount would be made good
srhs-eI45, Consequently you will ina thaI tlS se
several payments 10 me oIten coN c,,cI T~are the
rosss la b1 Morgan & Co, and afterward caieI
lor BIZ the company without NY ..,'Sa lion tha I
must Sa1 in connection with that iioad ai
,e[er l,Drz until read il in the puDstleu er1 ,
6ence how. when, from NilaI I-56nS 6,, knew that
the cre7j-ors sent me no notices 10 step up ana SET
u s5G }I' ais Iopic declare positively that all
dshursen n1ens reported were ac1ua!lE iesiti-
penses charged for actually honesty
Tae fa amount OF s285oOo charged against f1le me
- -tase arcounts and which has oeen -. LuitS ~
brought out IN President McCail eA e1I1ea re
the Investigating committee % 10 ap1l on other
scorrrs The discharge OF ohilsatioIs, , M io6 "a not
q crIirey in my department in 1905 ana LscS , Is
represented in the stated payments Lot t t1ioc
my unsettled accounts for Iftai ii,,ce ,,nder. my
sriar 1s ngeTent all of whch acG3ui'e roee re
s2 open, are to he deduCLeo ded oob5acyion as an evi-
de9ce Of good faith during my absehggs ca in the
such settlement OF these & 5 Which It may hold
snd yviIch is 10 be repaid in wh0ie wh % III pa
nay appear upon such future auui'
ALI. NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.
Mr. Hughes asked whether Mr.. Mccall had
q COPY Of the report to the Prusslah govern
r,en+ or r.x-r,e,+s made TO Judge Hamilton
The witness replied that he had not but he
thought he would be able to get it.
What amount did you figure out should re
accounted for by Mr.. Hamilton asked MT.
Hughes.
7 did not figure out any amount askeo hli.
for an accounting all the moneys paid him.
answered Mr.. Mccall.
Mr.. Hughes then noted that in addition
TO the amount Of $4,000 reported by the com
pany paid 10 Hamilton between 1888 ana
l905 there was S235 600 paid him and charged
10 real estate: $4,000 paid him by J. p Morgan
Co. and S91 600 in connection with the pre-
MUM tax law litigation in 1901 This gave
tota! Of S955000 whereas the amount account
&c for by 8Ir Hamilton IN his statement was
Only $4,000. He asked:
.,Q-why should Mr.. Hamilton be paid $1,000 in
~ IN connection with the litigation: a. IL Nm IN
York I5f4
.Q-Didnt you know that he had been paid by
ne Provident Savings7 A.-No; did not :.
.o-You haven't heard the testimony here lately?
stoood his services were rendered 10 the New-York
Mr. Mccall said. in answer to Mr. Hughes's
Questions that the 100000 was part Of the
szS5.o00 stiH unpaid. hut afterward corrected
himself as to the amount transmitted, and said
4 was not part Of the $235.o6o but was Judge
-1@iniiton's own money
Inc examination then proceeded as follows:
You did not go TO see Mr. Hamilton entirely
10 ,oafAs as 70 MS tsansacIioLS, ald you A
Knew pf them IN general way
~ - men asked Tl fer an accounting did
il,t lave memoranda A.-No-
6a--rou trusted entirely TO him? Absolutely.
y< y<<-Sou look nothing from the Office to help ycu
an accountng7 A-Eo sir.
s-So the difference in the sum of s55ooeo sccount-