Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

Armstrong the chairman OF the insur-
ance investigating committee today ex.
pressed the opinion that the commit
tee will make no attempt to call An
drew Hamilton before it. He said he
saw no reason to suppose that the
calling of Hamilton to testify now
would assist in perfecting the legisla-
tion now pending.
HanIton's Homecoming,
New York. March z. - Judge. An
drew Hamilton, who is wanted to ex-
plain the use of the $1,30O,000 legis.
lative fund Of the New York Life In
surance company, came back to New
York yesterday afternoon on the
steamer Deutschland. He Travelled un-
der an assumed name, III. A. Milton
and his return was complete surprise
to every one, even to high officials OF
the New York Life. His own family
did not know about it until they re-
ceived a message from Cannes saying
he would arrive in New York on Tues
day.
The news was published yesterday
afternoon in one evening paper and it
is believed many prominent citizens in
New York state did not enjoy their
Rdinners last night. Hamilton says he
TTaaas come hack to face hei1nSic. He
stated frankly th ats - ~. sSdiats a
cause of his return was Clys1Hews that
district Attorney Jerome was about to
start criminal proceedings against
some one or other in the management
of the New York Life.
Hamilton, who has been under med
ical treatment in different parts OF
Europe for about nine months, board-
ed the steamer at Genoa. He chang
ed the first two letters In his family
name into initials and registered as
H. A. Milton" The steamship COM
pany helped him out by getting 1t
wrong, calling him on the passenger
list "W. Milton" For the first two days
he kept to his cabin, although the
weather was good; then he appeared
in the saloon at meals and on deck.
Company's Agents Don't Know Him.
1t happened, however, two of his ac-
quaintances were on board. He was
recognized. He did not try to keep his
! Identity from these men. but they re-
spected his incognito After that he
mixed freely with the cabin passengers.
| Among the cabin passengers were
two star members of the "Nylic," the
New York Life's sacred inner circle.
They made no secret Of their business
about the ship. Therefore the talk of
the smoking room turned to the life
insurance mixup. One evening Judge
Hamilton was smoking on deck with
one of the passengers who was In the
secret. The two agents came along
presently and started the familiar
theme. Soon one of them spoke to
Hamilton.
Judge" Hamilton showed polite
interest. led him on little, and never
smiled even when one of the agents
said:
Sir, Judge Hamilton Is as blame-
less in this matter as you yourself"
i However. the other American pas
sengers were not all 80 kind. Some
professional men aboard were Of the
opinion that Hamilton was to blame
and told the agents SO frankly in the
long smoking rooms talks at which
"Mr. Milton was present.
4 "Mr. Milton" Polite But Silent.
"Mr. Milton" showed intelligent In.
terest, but when appealed to said he
had been out of the country for some
time and knew little about the insur-
ance inquiry.
Whatever were the other reasons for
his going abroad, Hamilton certainly
was in bad state Of health. He had
an obscure and distressing nervous
complaint, for which he underwent he
: roic treatment at the hands of some
of the best specialists in Paris. AT
one stage of the treatment he was sub
!, jected to baking at heat of 240
degrees, followed by douches OF Ice
cold water and forty pounds pressure
!. At another stage he went through the
! painful blue light" treatment.
He was better last fall when he
went to Italy. Then came the news
, of the death of Mccall, which dis
+ tressed him much, not only because OF
: the position in which it placed him
/ but because of his friendship with the
]. former president of the New York
i Life.
\; The news that almost the last words
Q Of Mccall were yindication for him
T was followed by report that Grim
r inal prosecution was under way and
i he started back to face the trouble. I,