Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-16
Long Silence Is Well
Broken.
LEGISLATIVE AGENT MAKES
SCATHlNG DENUNCIATI0N
Bitter Outbreak Before Committee
Causes Biggest Sensation Of
Insurance Inquiry.

Albany, ~ Y, Mar. 15.-Andrew
Hamilton appeared betoe the insur-
ance investigating committee this af-
ternoon and broke the silence which
he has maintained, except for his
statement brought from Paris by John
c. Mccall. ever since his name was
first mentioned in the investigation n
connection with the great sums of mo-
ney shown to have been paid to him
during the past ten years on account
of his legal and legislative work for
the New York Life and other insur-
ance companies
1t would be difficult to exaggerate
vttra ssntatfun produced by his mex.
pected appearance, by the speech he
made, or the intensely dramatic char
acter of the whole episode. His face
flushed and his voice trembling with
passion. his arms upraised and his
fists clenched, Judge Hamilton poured
forth a flood of denunciation and in
vective upon the members OF the
board of trustees of the New York
Life company, several of whom were
present designating them as ours
and traitors" and paying especial at
tention to one unnamed, whom he de-
scrlbed as "the Pecksniff of three ad-
mlnistrations, the confidant of the
Beers scandal and author of the Beers
pension. who rotates through one ad-
ministration to another and thinks he
is going to be an indispensable mem
Der of yet another"
- "And do you think" he demanded,
that the man who held the same re-
lation to Mr.. Beers that ] did to Mr.,
Mccall could sit for thirteen years
since and not know how the expendi-
lures that were made were to be and
were disbursed? Yet he and such like
him sit, not judging me as peers, but
Judging me as cOnquerors, talking
about "yellow dogs"
Says Mccall Was "Vlctlm."
The only name he mentioned WAS
that Of the late president. Mccall. IN
reference to whom and to whose
death he displayed marked emotion.
He spoke of Mr.. Mccall as a victim,
as having been shouldered with the
blame. THE only one. the dead man.
killed that they drove to his grave and
deserted" and declared that the MEM
ory of this man had appealed to him
ITO come down here and say some
thing for him and just a word for my
self"
He declared that every payment to
himself by the New York Life was
made with the knowledge and approval
Of the trustees. especially of the
finance and auditing committees. He
pointed out that If there had been
anything the matter with his voueh-
ers for these payments it was their
duty to bring him to book for it-yet,
he said, month after month, and year
after year, for ten years they passed
them. And then, when the cry at
last comes out, they say Well, we did
not know anything about it; this Is
the fellow; this is the man that did
IL all. When they say they did not
know what was going on, 1t excites
my laughter and derision.'
No Apology to Make.
He declared again and again that
the payments were proper and legit-
innate. and that he had no apology to
make for himself or for President
Mccall.
One OF his most interesting state
ments was that, in spite of reports to
the contrary. the so-called Paris ac-
count" was actually reported and APP
proved BY the auditing committee.
A storm OF applause followed his
scathing reference to the yellow dog
as a dog of courage and loyalty.
But the ours who knew OF these
transactions and shrunk into their
shoes--they are the curs--and that Is
the reason that | have come before
You and say that the great interest OF
Two billion dollars of life insurance
and four hundred million dollars of as
sels can never be safely entrusted Ia
The hands and administration OF loI
OF ours"
This was the ostensibe purpose oi
Judge Hamlton's appearance before
the commlttee--to advocate the pend.
ing bill OF the committee which would
Ieglslate the present boards OF direc.
tors ont Of office and provide for d
complete reorganization In November
next
fudge Hamllton's appearance wal
totally unexpected by the committee
~ declafed both IN his speech and Il
friends before and after II that Il wa'
almost as much so TO hlmsclf-that d
vsa oplv ~ luncheon today that tn
Impulse saFzed him To come befor'
The committee md have his say IN ia
vnr ~ the bin referred io--wlth {
wort fnf president Mccall and foi
himselr'l 7hH
Judge HamlItons attack upon th'