Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-03-22
SCORED BY HAMILTON
LEGISLATIVE AGENT DECLARES
NEW YORK LIFE TRUSTEES
OURS AND TRAITORS.

Unexpectedly Appears Before the In.
vestigating Committee and Creates
a Sensation by the Flood of Denun-
citation and lnvective Used in Con-
demning the Men, Several of Whom
Were Present.
Albany, \. Y. March 16.-Andrew
Hamilton turned on his enemies be-
fore the Insurance investigating COM
mittee during the afternoon. He broke
the silence which he has maintained.
except for the statement brought from
Paris by John c. Mccall, Yer since
his name was mentioned in connec-
ton with the money paid TO him On
account of his legislative work for the
New York Life and other insurance
companies,
With face flushed and voice trem-
bling with passion Hamilton poured a
food OF denunciation and invective
upon the trustees of the New York
Life Insurance company, several OF
whom were present. He called them
"aurs and traitors"
The only lame he mentioned was
that OF the late President Mccall. in
reference 70 whom and TO whose death
Io I;r-Iav--I -,o,l-oI o,,o+;D, II,
spoke If Nj. Mccall as q victim. as
having been shouldered with the blame
the only one, the dead man. killed,
that they drove to his grave and de-
serted" and declared hat the memory
of this man had appealed to him TO
come down here and say something
for him and just a word for myself"
He declared une%quivocally that
every payment to himself by the New
York Life was made with the lnowl-
edge and approval of the trustees, es-
pecially of the finance and auditing
committees. He pointed out that if
there had been anything the matter
with his vouchers for these payments
it was their duty to bring him to book
for it.
Payments Proper and Legitimate.
He declared again and again that
the payments were proper and legiti-
mate and that he had no apology TO
make for himself or for President Nc
Call. One of his interesting state
ments was that in spite Of reports to
the contrary the so-called Paris &C
count was reported and approved by
the auditing committee.
The great crowd that filled the as
sembly chamber as soon as Judge
Hamilton's presence became known
broke out i'll a roar Of laughter after
his reference to the enthusiasm with
which he said his victories for the
New York Life we're received by the
officials of the company.
They would come and pat me on
the back he said, with a bitter sheer.
These men who would not know me
now: they would come in and pat ne
On the back and say, You did it,"
A storm of applause followed his
reference to the yellow dog as "a
dog of courage and loyalty" 1t broke
out again when lie concluded:
But the cur who stood around this
funeral thar has occurred, the ours
who knew OF these transactions and
shrunE into their shoes are the ours
and that is the reason that I come be
fore you and say that the great inter
est OF $4,000, 100000 of life insurance
and $500, 000, 600 OF assets can never,
be safely entrusted to the hands and
administration OF a lot Of ours"
This was the ostensible purpose OF
Hamilton's appearance-to advocate
the pending bill, which would legislate
the present board of directors out Of
Office and provide for q complete re-
organization in November.