The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-07
Says He Has Heard of These
 Criminal Proceedings
HE TRAVELS AS w. MILTON
Former Head of Legislative Bureau Says He Is Fortunate to Be Alive After All That
 Has Happened.

New York March 6.-Andrew Hamilton returned to New York today on the steamer Deutschland, on which he was registered under the name of W. Milton. MT. Hamilton was at the head of the legis- lative bureau of the New York Life h. surance company and had charge of legis- lative work for several of the large com panies. To obtain an accounting from him of moneys alleged to have been ad- vanced to him by the late John A. Me- Call as president of the New York Life, John c. Mccall, secretary of the com pany, went to Paris recently. The ac- counting was asked for by the Fowler committee, which Is Investigating the New York Life's affairs. MT. Hamilton's state- ment was also placed before the legisla- tive investigating committee. Explaining the cause for his return to the United States, MT. Hamilton said today:
 "I heard something about criminal pro- ceedings and here I ann
 During the insurance investigation MT. Hamilton was in Europe, and when John C. Mccall met him in Paris and urged his return to this country MT Hamilton said that his physicians would not per init his return. MT. Hamllton's connec- tion with the New York Life was men tioned at length in the recent report of the Fowler committee, and it was urged that he should return to New York John A. Mccall, shortly before his death, sold his Long Branch home in order to return to the New York Life moneys which 1t is alleged he advanced to Hamilton with out proper vouchers. MT. Mccall maln- tained both during the investigation and after he resigned the presidency of the company that he would trust Andrew Hamilton with every penny he had.
 Comments on MccalI's Death.
 Commenting today upon MT. McCalls death, MT. Hamilton said that he gave the former president of the New York Life vouchers for all expenditures and that to any and all of these vouchers MT. Mccall would have given certificate of indis- putable character. He said that he regis tered under an assumed name on the Deutschland in order to have his return voyage free from annoyance.
 q have something to say" he said, "but not much I know practically nothing as
  will be time enough for me to talk about it when I have become familiar with 1t.
 Ready to Accept Challenges.
 What l suppose you want to know is why 1 have returned. Well, I heard something about criminal proceedings, and here I am. This signifies that though my health is far from re-estab- lished I am ready to accept any chal- lenge implied by such proceedings. As to my health, let me added that there is no necessity for any resort to felton,. I am fortunate to be alive after all that has happened. but I am not so fortunate otherwise
 q am especially unfortunate in the death of MT. Mccall and I might say almost as much concerning the more re- cent removal of Lyman Short chief coun- sel of the Mutual, to say nothing of the incapacitating of MT. Alexander. To some who have gone I 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, I might allude ito those who live in glass houses-I will say nothing.
 You have come back to face the music?" he was asked
 ''Yes, discordant or otherwise