The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-21
REPUBLICANS NOT ThE ONLY
 ONES WHO ASKED FOR MONEY

States in the matter of legislation ana taxes. He employed all his own at torneYs and did all his own work IF: connection with the various matters.
 Hughes' Qnestioning. s9
 Representing the New York e Insurance Company before legtsl,S.ve committees?" asked MT. Hughes,
 T think he did."a SL do?s ".f [t
 What was his retainer at that
 afhirty-five hundred dollars quar- terly."
 '.Down to the present time
 Takinx up the $100,000 in checks sent to Albany. MT. Mccall said in answer to MT. Hughes that he gave them to Hamilton He said in 1Se3 the cor many det srrrinad to buy the block in inc rear Jf the home office in this city He sent tJr aR rcal estate agent take up the subject quietly. as the New work Life Insurance Company was not tn he known in the transaction. In December. 1903. the real estate man reported he thought the block could De procured for $1,10o.ooo, and that 10 ner cent of this should be availaole quickly. ,.
 T told him." said Mir. Mcos "that I would put him fin touch with Judse Hamilton, and pursuant to that or dered the two checks in question drawn, The vouchers will show what they were drawn for" He procured the vouchers and Identified them. one was the comptroller's warrant, and the other MT. Hamilton's receipt. The worFS flor temporary use on one ol the ,ouchers. Mir. Mccall said. meant that the money was to be used TOT the k<. ha back to the board. He said the 1$l0o'- make an explanation. but MT. Hugnes' 600 had been accounted for by MT. Hamilton. MT. Mccall here wanted 10 counsel to the investigating committe'' wanted the account as presented sThe account, the witness said, was rendereo orally to Mir. Mccall at his ofnce: He said MT Hamilton had paid out $'oo, 900 on the Elm Street property anu tSat there is still $235, ,000 unexpendeu. The checks were produced. They were nine in number, four to the order 9f Holm c. Golding, the real estate orok" CT and five to the order of Andrew A. Hamilton. These. Mir. Mccall said were checks that had been paid on tne property bounded by Elm. Worth' Leonard and Center Streets, New Fork' in 1908. '7-e Hughes Probing.
 MT. Hughes was inststent that the report made by Hamilton as to the dis position of the $lOo,ooo should be pro- dhced.
 Has this money heen accounted for" he asked Mr. Mccall.
 Tt has. Mir. Hughes. , a Please produce the account. Tt was given me, personally in my -'g.Piease produce this account" re- Located MT. Hughes r.
 1t was given me personally In my oftce," again said Mir. Mccall >--
 Senator Armstrong broke In: You mean, verbally"
 "Yes, verbally. The $lOO,0OO has not all been expended.
 MT. Hughes then took up every one of the real estate transactions of the company in enlarging the home of1ce. Iipon each one, MT Mccall was ques- tioned separately in an attempt to find for just what plot each of the nine checks was paid.
 MT Mccall stated that on April 22, lg04 the company acquired land ad- Joining its home office building at the price of $135,Oo0. This. he said, was paid for in two checks, one for $120,OO0 and the other for $5,000. The former to Mir. Hamilton and the latter to MT. GoIding.
 The minutes of the special meeting or the FlHdnCS &hAdASh AVs 1904, authorizing the President and Treasurer to negotiate and buy the property for the extension. was read.
 Then the transaction had not been | before the Finance Committee before March, 1s04?" asked MT. Hughes.
 Not formally; 1t was before several meetings without formal action" said Mir. Mccall.
 The plots of land bought and pay ments for each having been identified. l Mir Hughes said that there was still 1 the $10O,000 in MT Hamilton's hands, | Mir. Hughes wanted to know why the New York Life Insurance Company should leave such a sum in the hands of Mir Hamilton. Mir. Mccall said the purpose was to enable MT. Hamilton to be In a position to supply any moneys MT. Golding might require. But Mir. Hamilton did not pay Mir Golding any money" said MT. Hughes
 No, he did not need any
 Checks for SIS, 900 to Mir. Hamilton in December 1903 were also produced They, too, did not come before the | finance committee. nor any officer of the company except Mir Mccall who ordered the signatures of the treasurer and assistant treasurer.
 Made no Accounting.
 This check was paid Mir Hamilton on | account or tHe IOESCiOsuIC OL d HUI V gage on the Bennett building, which was finally not used. Mir. Mccall then said Mir Hamilton had never made any l accounting of these moneys and said he | had caused an entry on the journal that $45, 900; S55 600; SIS. 900 and $6O,000 be charged to expense account. Mir Hamilton, he said, had this money and he was sure it would be paid on demand of the New York Life Insurance Com pany. "If 1t Is not said Mir Mccall T am responsible and I'll pay it."
 Mir. Hughes asked If he knew of any reason why Mir. Hamilton should keeI this money and Mir. Mccall replied he might be entitled to 1t by reason of a contract he took to recover $30O,000 in taxes from the State of New York by which he was to receive one-third. This recovery was made In the United States Supreme Court in 1904.
 An order signed by Mir. Mccall in December 903, was produced, ordering the payment of $5O,000 to Judge Hamil- ton, bearing the clause. If he cannot close his account before the first of the wear" and stating that with this he would take up $25.00O already advanced by check.
 Mir, Mccall said this payment wa, made to Hamilton on account of tho deal involving the contemplated fore closure on the Bennett property.
 Was 1t used for that purpose? !? asked MT. Hughes
 No"
 why not?'
 "on March 2si 1904, said Mir. Mccall
 MT. Hamilton went over with me tho