Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-07
Legislative General of the Big
Insurance Companies Makes
Light of Charges
SUDDEN RETURN FROM FRANCE
Declares He Returned as Soon as He
Heard There Was Talk Of Criminal
Proceedings and Is Ready to Face the
Music, Discordant Or Other
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| New York, March 7-Andrcw Ham
| llton returned to New York yesterday
on the steamer Deutschland, on which
he was registered under the name OF
w. Milton. Mr.. Hamilton was at the
head of the legislative bureau of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
and had charge of the legislative work
of several of the large companies. TO
obtain an accounting from him of
moneys alleged to have been advanced
TO him by the late John A. Mccall as
president of the New York Life, John
c. Mccall, secretary of the company,
went to Paris recently. The accounts
ing was asked for by the Fowler COM
mittee, which is investigating the New
York Life's affairs. Mr.. Hamilton's
statement was also placed before the
legislative investigating committee.
Explaining the cause for his return to
the United States. Mr.. Hamilton said
today:
II heard something about criminal
proceedings and here am"
During the insurance investigation
Mr.. Hamilton was in Europe, and when
John G. Mccall met him In Paris and
urged his return to this country, Mr.
Hamilton said that his physicians
would not permit his return. Mr.. Ham
ilton's connection with the New York
Life was mentioned at length in re-
cent report OF the Fowler committee,
and Il. was urged that he should return
to New York John A. Mccall sold his
IT,, fjar TO, raft
TO the New York Life moneys which,
1t is alleged, he advanced to Hamilton
without proper vouchers. Mr.. Mccall
maintained, both before the insurance
commission and after he resigned the
presidency, that he would trust An
drew Hamilton with every penny he
had.
Commenting yesterday upon Mr.. Nc
Calls death, Mr.. Hamilton said that he
gave the former president Of New York
Life vouchers for all expenditures, and
that 10 any and all of these vouchers
Mr.. Mccall would have given Ger
tificate of indisputable character. He
said that he registered under an as
sume6 name on the Deutschland In or
der to have his return voyage free from
annoyance.
Something to Say, But Not Much.
II have something to say" he said.
"but not much. I know practically
nothing as to the nature OF the Fowler
report. 1t will be time enough for me
to talk about it when / have become
familiar with It,
WHAT I suppose you want to know
is why | have returned. Well, I heard
something about criminal proceedings
and here l am This signifies that
though my health is far from re-es-
.ablished. I'm ready to accept any char
lenge implied by such proceedings.
AS to my health, let me add that there
is no necessity for any resort to fic-
ton. I'm fortunate t. be alive after
all that has happened. But I'm not SO
fortunate otherwise.
I'm specially unfortunate in the
death of Mr.. Mccall and l might say
almost as much concerning the more
recen. removal Of Lyman Short, CHIEF
counsel of the Mutual, to say nothing
of the incapacitating of Mr.. Alexander
To some who have gone l could have
looked with no misgivings as to what
they would say or do.
"As to what others have said and
done during my absence-and, might
allude to those who live in glass
houses-I will say nothing"
"Ycu have come back to face the
music p he was asked.
"Yes-discordant or otherwise"