New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-22
FRICTION IN N. Y. LIFE.
eJUDGE" SENDS DEFIANCE.
Ramors of Split in Fo7Cler Commit
tee Ouer His Charges.

The principal development in insurance affairs
yesterday was the reported split in the Fowler
ho-secleaning committee Of the New York Life
.,r1ovring a discussion Of the revelations" Of
s1ndge" Andrew Hamilton. Although there were
strong indications Of a break I'm the committee.
!, vas impossible TO either trace their origin or
70 co-roborate them. That there had been
.tch IN the committee was evident after the
meeting. but on what part Of Hamilton's re
port" the friction arose no definite statement
,.zd be obtained
andy Hamilton who since his return from
Paris has become the chief member OF the
Trouble Club" 50 far as insurance companies
are concerned, returned TO his home in Albany
n the afternoon after Offering written def
snce 10 the Fowler housecleaning committee
He refused absolutely TO come before il and
make any sort Of accounting. He Hkened him
seif 10 a fly" and the committeeman to
asriders," and the Hamilton Bank Building. in
which the committee holds its sessions, to the
aparlor" He told il to go ahead and bring suits
and said that he was ready to answer them in
& tribunal where there viii be no vanity to be
uckle5."
Having taken this stand with the Fowler COM
mittee Judge" Hamilton said that further rev.
elations Of insurance would be made in court if
the trustees cared TO press the suit Il is highly
possible that he viii deliver a blast" on George
u. Perkins, former vice president Of the COM
psny. against whom he is very bitter. Hamil-
ton has already unbosomed himself in confidence
about Nj. Perkins and those who know him do
not believe that ne VIII wait until the Fowler
committee suit comes TO trial before having his
say.
In any insurance suit Hamilton viii be repre-
sented by firm OF Albany lawyers and by emf
nent counsel Of the New York City bar. His
-l-.
knew about and authorized his expenditures
that by SO doing they assumed the responsibility,
and that If there is any paying back it must
some from them There NAV be a small balance
in the last unclosed account which he viii ad-
nit is due 10 the New York Life Insurance Com
paHy. He is now engaged in going over his
vouchers. and this sum viii doubtless be ten
dered il q few days.
JUDGE" HAMILTON'S LETTER.
The letter which he wrote TO the Fowler COM
mitree was received yesterday afternoon, when
the committee began its second session this
week II reads as follows
TO the Special Committee Of the New York Life
Insurance Company Mr. Clarence H. MaeSay'
Gentlemen am replying 10 the only coHmunica-
ton received by me from your body since my re
tine you should be yourselves satisfied that the
Jsteraents contained in your report Of February =
are seriously wrong. and that when you rushed into
print f. order that you might wear a newspaper
halo YOU had not your report Incorrectly states,
"ohtsined all the information about this subject
ths~ IS accessible" Y0u published interviews s,
which I take 70 be correct. because j know Lle
betraV startling loss or IneIlOIy y
durfnz xo1r deliberations sIPon subject OF the
weekiv audit for years Of my accounts by some
rreruber Of your committee and from time 70 time
fy Other members Of the board II trustees. Docu-
rreuts u the cOmpanys Office files Gf they have not
beer guppressed), official action spread upon the
records 0f your prOce edugs and correspondence 10
which you must certainly have had access. have
been deliberately ignored by you 10 give 70 Ihe
Paris policy fee account and 20 the refunded rev
York premium tax collections false color upon
which 10 base your unWaTranted accusations
NcrufrhetandiEs this I was prepared 10 accept
the sueEestiou contained IN your letter, w III you
walk into my paTlOr,' says the spider 10 the ny
when vou practically retreated from your position
choosing proceed by the COMMENCEMENT OF 4
riv. action against me can appreciate tlaI tile
events of lie last week I have partcipat-
&C ir them. are not perhaps CALCULATED 70 put you
iu Z 51dicel state OF mind. I VIII Therefore accepI
vo1r- latest challenge and meet you IN a trlDuIaI
where there win be vanity 10 be uckleo, ana
IRE ers1ae viii BE- held even balance yours
t-r'r ANDREW HAMli4ION.