The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-09
YELLOW DOG KING
BROUGHT BACK
BY DEATH
WITH MCCALL IN HIS GRAVE
WITH SECRETS, HAMILTON
is SAFE.
CLEARS UP A MYSTERY
He Can Now Successfully Defy
Jerome and the Fowler Commit
tee of the New York Life
Company.

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| New York, March S."Only john A.
McCall's death brought Judge Andy
Hamilton back to this country He Is
as safe now in New York as he wouid
be in Paris
This statement made by liz long
friend of Hamilton today. cleared
much Of the mystery surrounding lbs
return ii was also stated that nothing
could be fartehr from the truth than
the statement that Hamilton had come
back to this country to tell District
Attorney Jerome OF the manner In
which Insurance funds bad been
handled and the Legislature bribed.
AT the Office OF the New York Life
Insurance company this statement Of
the real reason Of Hamilton resurm
was amplihed.
Death Clears His Way.
why should he not come back2
was asked There was no reason for
him TO rema away. Carefully review
h situation and you will find that
| Andy Hamilton IN In no danger OF
criminal prosecution and stands to
lose no more by civil suits than when
| he was abroad.
"He can defy Jerome and he Fow-
Ter committee of the New York Life.
| The only man who could possibly give
test mony that could be used against
Hamilton In any attempt at criminal
prosecution Is dead The anne can be
said of any attempt TO force restitu-
ton from Hamilton The statements
made by John A. Mccall upon the
stand in the Armstrong investigation
and ihc hooks Of the New York Life
falo n9l furnlgh EHEfleissss evidence to
I bn III e.the- civil or criminal case
against Hamilton. He knows well
enough that the Armstrong committees
Is no longer taking testimony and ne
nas nothing to fear from District At
'orney Jerome"
In other quarters the same opinion
was held Hamilton was looked upon
as shrewd and rather audacious law
yer who. with a perfect realization of
the weakness of any case against him,
returned TO New York with the sang
fro'd that marked his dealings With
the legislatures of score of s'ates.
Will Mob the Legislature.
The rumor that created the greatest
Indignation among insurance officials
today was that which dealt with the
possibility Of Judge Hamil'on hav-
ing returned for the purpo,e of hand
ling the yellow dog funds of the united
representation of the Insurance com
panic. at Albany ON March y.
The report that an enormous sum OF
money win be at the disposal 81 some
clever lobbyist 10 be used In defeating
The bills based upon the Armstrong
committee report viii not down, al
though in every insurance Office ia the
city the officials are exercised almost
to the point OF tears over any ment' on
OF this project
The heads of the various insurance
companies insist that they VIII use no
stronger inducements than arguments
| In their efforts TO cansc the defeat Of
the Armstrong recommendations.
They are preparing 10 move upon Az
bany tomorrow. and bv FRIDAY morn
ing the town viii be fllel with insur-
ance presidents. wee presidents. ac-
tuarie. and lawyers Prcsid Mt Orr OF
the New York Life: President Pea
body. Of the Mutual President Tim
othy / Woodruff. OF the ProFident
life: President lde Of the Home Life;
President Hegeman. Of the Metropoli-
tan and probably President Dryden.
Of the Prudential. win go from this
city
4 conference wa. held IN toe od ees
of the New Yo-k life company todaY.
n which President Alexander z. Orr.
Vice President Darwin Kingsley. Sec
retarv John c Mccall and George ".
Perkins were present. AZ thi> eonfe.-
cpce The only matter discussed vas
tho return Of Hamlton 20 this coun-
try. His erratic action was apparently
as inexplicable to those present % the
conference a. to The members Of tae
leg stature
Preparing to Sue Hamilton.
Hiram r. Steele who Is new ia
charge OF tue work of the Fowler con-
nit ce in the absence Of Thos- p.
FoNie-. held a long conference in the
afternoon with Wm A keener. one
1f the members II the committee. az
which the only subject Diseased was
the preparation cf the sui's against
he Mccall es5a,s and Andrew haEnli-
.on. John G Miibarn. another q tnc
counsel fer the committee. was "a
Buffalo today. but Wiil uetusa 70 this
tits tomorrow, shea. according 20 bis
intention armour ssd In Buffalo. he vii
Begin at once 10 press the suit asainst
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