Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-01-04
'HE USED NO CHECKS.
Hamilton Expended Large Sums for
'sConfidential Services"
REACHES CAPITAL Or EVERY STATE.
Insurance Investigation Throws
Some Light ON Methods Eaploysd
BY Large Companies to Control
Liquidation i'm Their Interests.


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II New York. Dec. 20.-John @. Mccall
secretary Of the New York Life insuI
ance company, who a few days az
returned from Europe where he wer
, to get an accounting of money ad
vanced to Andrew Hamilton was th
first witness In the insurance inyesti
CATION Wednesday when the last wee
Of the committee's work was takel
up.
Mr.. Mccall said he saw Hamilton Il
France and that Mr.. Hamilton wa.
seriously iii though able to walk about
Mr., Mccall also presented a physician,
certificate describing Mr., Hamilton't
illness and stating that the patient
could not undertake a voyage or leave
France within two months.
Mr.. Mccall said he asked Hamilton
for his check books, but Hamilton re-
fused to give them up, saying that
the stubbs related to his own personal
business. Mr.. Mccall did, however,
get statement from Hamilton re-
garding the expenditures of funds en-
trusted to him by insurance companies.
The statement then was produced and
put In evidence.
| Mr.. Hamilton In his statement tells
| why he cannot produce vouchers or
cancelled checks to show to whom and
in what amounts he had paid out mon
ey. The statement Is to the effect
that in consequence OF the accepted
understanding of the companies in
terested with the New York Life in
watching legislation, mo demand was
made by me for vouchers from other
people, nor were there any books or
accounts kept by me covering same"
Nor are there any Of my checks
to produce. Payment by my check
would necessarily have disclosed the
fact that the person receiving the check
was under retainer by me, and would
thus have necessarily hampered that
portion of nv work that was most
efticacious, namely, absolute secrecy
Cash, drafts and certificates were gen.
erally preferred, cannot produce
my check books or cancelled checks
which relate to affairs other than
those of the New York Life Insurance
company. i cannot produce any books
of these particular accounts because
none were ever kent nv me Even If
/ did possess them, it does not appear
to me that the demand for them would
be fair and honest one. The under.
standing that | had undertaken this
work was distinct and thorough. If
1t had not been so, | would have de-
clined the task.
Mr.. Hamilton in opening his state
nient expresses regret that he cannot
return to the United States at present
because of his health. At the time
Of his employment in charge of the
bureau Of taxation and legislation of
The New York Life. the life insurance
,ompanies feared that unless concerted
action was taken thew might be nrae-
tically legislated and taxed out Of
existence
cine rsual practice Of demanding
,lone mon counsel to attend and nre-
tent arguments was determined IN ha
ns,Ificient saws Mr. Hamilton I'll.
,erv fact that the great life insurance
ptereo+, of Now yor,, favored or on
,ooad handing lao;s,ativa annronr,a
ions wopld itself often concentrates the
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ave elmer retained representatives Tor
e companies, or are IN cooperation '