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ANDREW HAMILTON BACK
Insurance "YelIow DOG" Operator
Returns From Europe.
GOES TO ALBANY AT ONCE

McCalis Want Him to Tell ALI Leg
~islative Agent Who Got S1,347,3S9
From New York Life and Account.
ed For Only u Fraction Of 1t Arrives
Unexpectedly From Exile.
Albany, n. Y. Judge Andrew
Hamilton. the Legislative agent of the
New York Life and other insurance
companies, returned to this country
unexpectedly. He came to this city al
: most at once. He spent the evening
with his family, refusing to see any
one save his immediate relatives.
The Judge reached Albany Will
his son-in-law, James c. Brady. a SOL
of Anthony n. Brady: They were met
by a carriage at the station and driven
rapidly to the Hamilton home in Thur
low Terrace. Early in the evening in
quirers were told that Mr.. Hamilton
was not at home, and while his family
knew that he was expected they dill
not know his whereabouts. Later a
member of the family made a formal
statement in explanation as follows:
"Mr. Hamilton arrived home tonight
with his son-in-law. He desires TO pass
this evening with his family, and will
not make any statement for publica-
ton tonight
Much comment was made here that
the Judge" should come back imme-
diately preceding the active opposition
to the insurance reforms.
Arrangements are being made, it is
believed, by which the New York Life
will bring suit against Hamilton, fore
stalling necessity for action by the
State. Ex-Judge Keene, Of counsel for
the company, was cloSeted with the
Acknowledgement for q long time.
Neither would talk about the visit.
New York City. They murdered
poor Mccall, but they will have the
battle of their lives when they draw
their stilettos on Hamilton"
Thus spoke a friend of Judge An
drew Hamilton. who met the former
legislative agent of the New York Life
when lie landed from the Deutschland,
of the Hamburg-American Line, after
an absence Of several months abroad.
This declaration was made after Ham
ilton had spoken freely to his friend.
1t. may be taken rs an indication of
the Judges" mental attitude, n fur
nishes a reason for lis return at this
time when the air is full Of talk about
criminal prosecution of those connected
with the insurance scandals.
Han.ilton'S arrival in this city was
wholly unexpected by insurance OIL
GERS. Even the heads Of the New York
Life, who might be expected to have
some knowledge of his movements, ex-
pressed themselves a. greatl.' sur
prisel when told that. the Judge" was
really back from France. Members of
the Fowler Committee, through whose
efforts John G. Mccall, son of the late
president of the New York Life, was
sent to Paris, and brought back a
statement from Hamilton purportlng
to explain his relations with John A.
Mccall and the affairs Of the company.
were equally slow to take the news of
his return seriously until undeniable
proof was furnished. The McCalls
now wish him to tell all.
Judge" Hamilton sailed from Genoa
on February "a. He had come from
Nice and the Mediterranean route was
most convenient. He wrote his name
OH the passenger list III. A. Milton"
and the abbreviation served to keep his
identity secret most Of the way over.
For the first two days he remained in
his stateroom. After that he mingled
freely with the other passengers and
frequently discussed insurance matters
when the subject was preached.
Judge" Hamilton's return revives
interest in the testimony before the
Armstrong Committee. in which his re-
lations with the New York Life and
other insurance companies were fully
explained. John A. Mccall admitted
without qualification that Hamilton
had received enormous sums Of money.
which were used to prevent the passage
of laws which would have injured the
business Of the companies had they
gone into the statute books. Between
1892 and 1904, S1,347. 3S2.41 Of the New
York Life's money passed through the
hands of Hamilton. Of this amount
S2S3,3S3 has not been accounted for.
The Fowler report. which was pre-
scented to the New York Life February
8. holds Hamilton individually reSpon-
sible for S195,964 According to the
report the Albany bureau Of taxation
and legislation presided over by Ham
ilton got $7O5,5T of this amount. The
"Lome Office account got $685.
900, which John A. Mccall personally
refunded.
In his statement which he sent from
France by John c. Mccall. Hamilton
admitted he had spent $720,550 from
1899 to 1905. This statement, which
was put in evidence before the Arm
strong Committee on December p.
showed that Hamilton had received
for himself $160,G50. in the shape of re-
tainers and percentages allowed to him
under the private arrangement with
Mr.. Mccall. This did not include $780,
600 which he received from the New
York Life for having forced the State
to return taxes paid before it was de-
cided that the premium tax law was
not retroactive.
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