New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05

not know about the afhdavits at the time they
were made. He recalled the demand of the
Texas officials and visit of to his office
Mr. Hughes then asked:
Odd you give any instructions as to furnish.
ing information from your books with reference ns
to such contributors? A. Loid ,s on TO- Gov "
ernor all the information that he wanted from our
Odd you know that the books of the New York
Lie did not show that such contribution had 0eeh
oYou stated the other day that you had 1 been
contribution Have YOU since been able to find it?
A-That is true to-day,
contribution should be made without any trace Of
: it appearing upon the books? A-No. cannot exSS
our company very largely interested in other
So%Y a ana was TeTy To veil IN bus
ness way, in connection with political matters. How
ne er55 a but two WITH 6m ON that
subject What was the statement that the repre-
expect that the people connected with the New New
the phrasy6 Gu people here SHOULD be interested
in this sound money campaign and SHOULD help me
treasurer OF the company about that request ana an
said, Il would prefer that he should do it" AND \.
ne said to me- Then you wish me to han1Ie IT.
A be no fau 10 ind h8 With w5a have
on 10 bee w he the has pa Mr.
reasons to know how he did it. .,u,,, e. tba fa.t
that the contribution was made for that purPGbSIe
b 6B5 also in the Of 81 hGw gfs
flee and proper supervision Of your funds I9r
e w it sef 9ny f 3race being left of it? All
can say in regard to that is that assume 1t went
oIs ' your f testimony to the sffeot that the con,
srmise that Sf5 Mn m9 GIBBS shshf
the fact that ne sad TO me Rave done under the
Yu made eonesams47 Of the 6ent faft fna?
Al don't think it cane me Up fe n t that he NewYoTR
Life. through its offcers. were doing all we could
ODD you turn over this inquiry Of Governor
cqbersOn to your legal dsPartmGH1ndf to Mr. HpO-
Did Mr. Hubbell know in fact that contr1bu-
ton had be ySu as pot aa3:S P n| aDs
adaH s ss to A tRe fact Whether such contrbu
ton had been made? ANot to the ad t1t nd
helped him examine the books soo As 70
Q.-To see whether 1t had peen maze! A'-<As W
NOT SURE OF PAYMENT.
Odd not you appreciate the fact that If the
examination of the books did not disclose to TINS
mads fsfe sic T0la E Because felt and
net swear th1t t and make the
davit that our officers did at that Tune: adavit
that the ocers ala to the best Of g9gr knoEtedee
o.-What Information and belief had your on on
GERS on the subject when they said that to be eae
made? Al don't think that they had any idea
% o ~ You have any interview with Mr.. Banta
regarding it? Al don't reeoilect' Mr. wbitnsv7
A&No don't recolIect any interview on the sub
jet It was the close OF the year IN ond ana
engaged until late in the evening" and the Wa anS
s nns things Mas ere don't recoect that
cussed the question in any way shape or form;
been made and you having turned it over to the
k % 5TeTnor hfas to
satisfy him that contribution had been mace
a ff9Ti ANY Were turned over to him stating that
Q-Yes No: have no an6W owl oil nov 6hg
not have any discussion with anybody on the sub
trely within the legal department OF the company
whether in the form of aftidayits or otherwise
Governor Culberson was informed that no such
officers? A.-Weil that would be hard to say
never Is brought to me in Connection with the a
davits; 1 was asked TO make atfidayit moth
one one G with it, and We're asked # You
about T TT t could ony ' tell them have told You
now-that 1 believed payment was made. be- |
Q-p Did you ST' tell them that? A--No, sir did
not was never interrogated on that subject
question and you turned the matter over to the
Yes. that was not the only one; there were half !
dozen inquiries IN this letter.
entire G With the that had
taken and justified in your testimony the other day
Al did.
Tnent of that in the affdavit in the information
which the officers of your company gave? A-Not |
at all
the information they gave? A.-Net at all. I was |
in the position of a person who believes that the !
company was being struck because OF it's atti- |
tude on the free silver subject 1 not in the |
man to help him find this thing because I under !
stood that he inimcal. He asked what
paid for lunches and wine. and the whole atti-
tude OF the inquiry of attack the New
York Life.
JUST SHOWED THE BOOKS.
o.-And you were satisfied TO let him go without
the information If he did find it out from your
books? A.-Weu, l satisfied to have him do
to and asked whether and was the situa-
ton I should simply have told him the truth so
far my knowledge. l might say, Mr.. Hughes
If You will it is pertinent that after these in
Quiries made again another inquiry was
made to how much the salary OF each of the
officers of the company That was The second
inquiry that was made by the inquiry. and we
gave him all the affidavits in connection with it.
and the furnishing of that information was made
the subject of attack upon the company in the
message Of the Governor to the State legislature
and il used very generally by competitors
against u.s. and l very happy to say in the end
did more business III Texas than we over did
before.
think the State OF Texas entitled to inforrIla-
ton as whether you had made contributions