The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-11-17
New York Life President
Promises to Put Up
S235, 900 if Judge
Hamilton Doesn't Pro-
duce.
An Accounting Promised
For Moneys Paid to
Judge Hamilton for
Work Done Before
the Legislature.
the Legislature.


Call. president of the New York Life
Insurance Company, recalled to the
sion of the legislative insurance in
vestigation declared that IL Andrew G.
Hamilton, the legislative agent of the
company has not repaid to the COM
pany Dec, 18th the $235,000 which. 1t
has been shown he paid out of the
company without rendering any ac-
count, he, (MCCalD will repay the
amount himself to the New York Lie
before Dec. 81.
From the line of investigation pur-
sued today by Mr.. Hughes 1t was evil
dent that the committee IL deter
mined to leave no Stone unturned to
discover all the various details in con-
nectiOn with the efforts of the big
insurance companies to influence leg
islation affecting insurance throughout
the United States during the past
ten years. ''
John McGuinness, Jr., of Ridgewood,
N. j.. employed by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, and head of
its purchasing department for the last
eight years was called and submit
ted books of the society showing let
ters regarding matters of legislation
written by Thomas ID. Jordan to An
drew e. Fields between tS9Sand 1905.
Mr. Hughes spent half an hour at
the close of the session reading these
letters upon the record. He had nor
then finished with the letters and at
the committees request the reading
of those remaining was postponed un-
til tomorrow.
Haley Fiske, vice president of the
Metropolitan, after testifying at length
regarding the agency department, sub
mitted a statement showing the eX-
penses of the company in connection
with matters of legislation apart from
those entrusted to Andrew Hamilton.
This statement showed a total ex-
pense since 1896 of S4S,2S
II was shown that william II. Buck
ley. an Albany lawyer. who was ac-
tive in connection with matters of
ItBi5idLlOub "dS OIt vi tuOSt WIN
ceiyed part of this amount.
Mr.. Mccall" said Mr.. Hughes. when
the witness was sworn. 81 have called
you to ask whether you have any
knowledge or information of the
whereabouts of Andrew Hamilton"
81 have though his daughter, whom
l have seen lately. think he is eth
er at Paris or Nauhrm."
'Mr. Mccall" said Mr.. Hughes, when
taken any steps to have Mr.. Hamil-
ton, who was still in the employ Of
the New York Life, but who has not
drawn any moneys for some months.
return here as he believed Mr.. Hamil-
ton was a sick man. He has not called
upon Mr.. Hamilton for an accounting
of the sums advanced him.
"Have not your brother trustees
taken action requesting you to require
him to account?"
"They have not"
HAS the matter of the desirability
of such accounting been taken up at
all by your boardT"
Eyes sir, it has"
What has been done?"
"Of my own motion with the board
executed this paper, or what this
paper is a copy of" lhanding a pa
per to counseD. "a
1T was received In evidence and
marked as an exhibit, and Mr.. Hughes
read from it
"To the board OF trustees: in my
testimony before the special legila-
tive committee of this state referring
to the advancement of s235,0OO on ar
count of recent purchases OF the COM
pany's annex property in the block
bounded Dy Elm, Leonard, Centre and
Worth streets, / stated there were
unsettled bills of 1905 outstanding of
Judge Hamilton which might be re-
sarded as offsets, leaving net amount
iue about $4,000 | desire to place
on our record an additional statement
that II the said sum of $235,000 ad-
Vanced TO Judge Hamilton is not re-
paid by him to the comnary on or
before Dec. Is, 1905. then 1t will be
my duty and obligation, as expressed
In my testimony aforesaid. to pay to
the company said amount Of s2S5.00O
on or before Dec. 81. 1905. (S'gned)
JOHN A. M'CALL
New York. Oct. ., 1905"
what action was taken upon the
presentation of that paper?"
That was accepted and filed with
the archives OF the company"
was any ac.lon taken by YOU
hoard of trustees or any suggestion