Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-16

approved what was done, and 90 was approved. They were satisfied with my rendition of my accounts.
 Never 8 dollar of the New York Life passed through my hands with out their knowledge.
 s'The steel trust fund was note that discounted with J. Pierpont Nor gan & Co. to pay New York Life ex- penses.
 When there was trouble in the New York Life, when we got word that some branch wanted help or there was some one to be seen the trustees used to say, You send for the judge
 'That was me, and the men who wouldn't know me now used to pat me on the back in those old days. They wanted me then. If I had wanted to misuse their money I could have got it in another way.
 John A. Mccall looked my accounts over, and the stingiest business man in the world was that same Mccall.
 T haven't any excuse to offer about the vouchers for any disbursements to branch agencies.
 This is g big question, and can't stop now to kick every man that has crossed my path. So simply say that these vouchers were right; that the auditing committee stood sponsor when they approved them. Therefore these are the men who have something to ac- count for. It is not I.
 They may talk about the yellow dog but the yellow dog is a dog of courage and of loyalty, but the CUTS who stood around this funeral that has occurred and the CUTS who know of these transactions and shrunk into their shoes-they are the curs-and that is the reason that I come to speak be- fore you and say that the great inter- est of $2,0O0,00OO00 of life insurance and $400,000000 of assets can never be safely intrusted to the hands and ad- ministratlon of lot of curs."
 This was the ostensible purpose of Judge Hamilton's appearance before the committee-to advocate the pend- ing bill of the committee which would legislate the present boards of direct DTS out of office and provide for con- plete reorganization in November next. Judge Hamilton's appearance was totally unexpected by the committee, and he declared both in his speech and to friends before and after it that it was almost as much so to himself that it was only at luncheon that the impulse seized him to come before the committee and have his say in favor of the bill referred to, with word for President Mccall and for himself.
 Asked if he had anything to add to his speech. Judge Hamilton said, q guess this is enough for today"
 After reading Judge Hamilton's speech William N. Hornblower, prominent insurance lawyer, dictated the following statement:
 "so far as Judge Hamilton states or implies that disbursed any legislative funds during the Beers administration, 1ls statement or implication is abso- utely untrue. My professional relation to the Beers administration was en- tirely confined to litigation and legal idvice.
 "So far as Judge Hamilton states or implies that I was aware of his, dis oursing moneys for the company or re- ,eiving moneys not accounted for as found by the Fowler committee, such or implications are abso- utely untrue.
 '1The auditing committee never knew hat there was such man as Andrew Hamilton living until the Armstrong unearthed him, and 1 think his is true of many other trustees" James H. Mcintosh, the New York .ife's general counsel, said:
 "No official of the New York Life will have anything to say to Mir. Ham, lton now or at any other time. We will not answer him. You may put 1t IS strongly as you like"
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