Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-20
M'CALL ON
THE STAND
Attorney Hughes Implies That
Hamilton Was Employed to
Influence Legislature.
CHECKS FOR 100000
Insurance Committee Investigating
Expenditure Of the Money. District
Attorney Jerome a Spectator.

New York, Sept. 20.-That $235, 900
has been paid by the New York Life
Insurance Company TO Andrew A.
Hamilton, OF Albany; that no account
ing for this money has been made ex-
cept to President Mccall, verbally,
and that Hamilton attends the ses-
slons OF the legislature at Albany in
the interest of the New York Life In
surance Company, was brought out to-
day by the testimony given by Mr..
Mccall before the legislative insurance
investigating committee. Mccall said
that various sums, making up $235,000,
had been given Hamilton in connec-
tion with real estate deals but Attor-
ney Hughes, after considerable ques-
tioning, developed the fact that none
of the money had been actually applied
to such deals. Mccall said Hamilton
was allowed money for expenses at
Albany and his accounts were not sub
ject to audit. Mccall denied he gave
Hamilton money to influence any mem
Der of the legislature or that he ad-
vised such course. The $235,00O,
Mccall said. he was sure would be
paid by Hamilton on demand of the
New York Life Company 'If it is
not" said Mccall, 'I'm responsible
and I'll pay it." Hamilton received
for legal services about $4,000 a year
from the New York Life Company.
Campaign contributions were given,
Mccall, said, for the support of the
gold standard, rather than for the Re
publican party.
District Attorney Jerome Will Make
Report Later.
New York, Sept. 2O.-John A. Nc
Call, president of the New York Life
Insurance Company was witness to-
day before the legislative investigating
committee. District Attorney Jerome
was an interested spectator and said
he expected to make public a state
ment on the subject of the investiga-
tion in few days. Mccall testified
that it was true he had drawn checks
on the New York Life for the approval
of the finance committee. He said
this was almost daily occurrence.
He himself was the sole judge as to
what checks should be drawn with
out authorization. Andrew A. Hamil-
ton, he said has charge of the COM
pany's real estate throughout the
country on salary of $4,000 a year.
Iaking up the 100000 insurance
checks sent to Albany, Mccall said, in
answer to a question, that he gave
them to Hamilton to make payment
on block in the rear of the home Of
fee which the company wished to
secure.
1.-The vouchers will show what they
were drawn for" said Mccall
He produced the vouchers and iden-
titled them. The words "for tempor-
ary use" on one of the vouchers, Nc
Call said, meant that the money was
to be used for the purpose decided,
and to be reported back to the board.
He said the 100000 had been account
ed for by Hamilton. Mccall here
wanted to make an explanation but
Mr. Hughes, counsel to the investiga-
tion committee, wanted the account as
reported. This account, the witness
said, was rendered orally to him at
his Office. He said Hamilton had paid
out 100000 on the Elm Street prop
erty and there is still $235,O00 unex-
pended. Checks were produced, four
to the order Of John j. Golding, real
estate broker, and five to the order Of
Andrew A. Hamilton.
Attorney Hughes Wants the Report.
New York, Sept. 20-Hughes was
insistent that the report made by
Hamilton as to the disposition of the
100000 should be produced. Mccall
persisted in saying that the account
was given him verbally in his Office
"The money has all been expended,
he said.
Just before the committee adjourned
for the day, Mccall was permitted tc
make his statement He said: "Vari
GUS publications have stated that
have amassed great wealth in few
years. want to say under oath thai
| am not millionaire nor part mil
lionaire. II I should die tomorrow the
greatest part of my fortune would be
my life insurance"
do you pay premium on that,
asked Hughes.
II pay my company $25,O00 {
year," replied Mccall. "And anothe,
thing, Of 70 syndicates in which thu
New York Life has been making S.
100000, I have never, been in one tina
sold bonds to the company"