The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-07
HAMILTON RETURNS
 TO FACE THE MUSIC
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK FROM EUROPE QUITE UN-
 EXPECTEDLY.

Former Legislative Agent of the New
 York Life and Other Insurance Com
 panies a Passenger on the Deutsch-
 land Under an Assumed Name--EX-
 plains His Return by Saying; "I
 Heard Something About Criminal
 Proceedings and Here I am."
 New York, March 6.--AndreW Hamil- ton returned to New York to-day on the steamer Deutschland on which he was registered under the name of W. Milton. He was at the head of the leg islative bureau of the New York Life Insurance company, and had charge ot the legislative work of several of the large companies. To obtain an account ing from him of moneys alleged to have beel advanced to him by the late John A. Mccall as president of the New York Life, John c. Mccall, secretary of the company, went to Paris recently. The accounting was asked for by the Fow- Ter committee, which is Investigating the New York company's affairs. Mir. Hamilton's statement was also placed before the legislative Investigating committee. Explaining the cause for his return to the United States MT. Hamilton said to-day: T heard some thing about criminal proceedings and here I am"
 He added that although his health was far from good he was ready to &C., cept any challenge implied in such pro- ceedings. When John c. Mccall met him in Paris and urged his return to this country MT. Hamilton said that his physicians did not permit his return MT. Hamilton's connection with the New York Life was mentioned at length in the recent report of the Fow- Ter committee and it was urged that he should return to New York John A. Mccall shortly before his death sold his Long Branch home in order to return to the New York Life moneys which, it is alleged, he advanced to Hamilton without proper vouchers. MT. Mccall maintained both during the insurance investigation and after he resigned the presidency of the company that he would trust Andrew Hamilton with every penny he had.
 Commenting to-day upon Mir Mo- Calls death, MT. Hamilton said that he gave the former president of the New York Life vouchers for all expen- ditures, and that to any and all of these vouchers MT. Mccall would have given a certificate of indisputable char acter. He said that he registered un- der an assumed name on the Deutsch- land in order to have his return voyage free from annoyance.
 q have something to say" he said, ''but not much. I know practically nothing as to the nature of the Fowler report It will be time enough for me to talk about it when I have become familiar with 1t.
 What I suppose you want to know is why I have returned. Well, I heard something about criminal proceedings, and here I am. This signifies that though my health is far from re-estab- lished I'm ready to accept any chal- lenge implied by such proceedings.
 "As to my health, let me add that there is no necessity for any resort to fiction. I'm fortunate to be alive after all that has happened. But I'm not SO fortunate otherwise.
 I'm especially unfortunate in the death Of Mir Mccall, and I might say almost as much concerning the more recent removal of Lyman Short, chief counsel for the Mutual to say nothing of the incapacitation of MT. Alexander To some who have gone I could have looked with no misgivings as to what they would say or do.
 "As to what others have said and dcne during my absence--and might allude to those who live in glass houses -I will say nothing.
 You have come back to face any music that may be played?" be was asked.
 "Yes, discordant or otherwise"
 MT Hamilton embarked on the Deutschland at Naples February 25.