New-York tribune., 1908-03-02
" ANDY" HAMILTON DEAD
Continued from fir-J page

vices. and IN the thee Succeeding years -s -
ceived Ss2.526- Then r1= bureau o. legislation and
taxation. OF which liz the head received ron
1895 ls.5 s7g5.5-1. and the nome annex a-couH-
sweLed tie sum 20 i-s total Tie report q IA
Armstrong committee 90 the Legislature declared
that the Transactions E-t1 Andrew aa1nlil1- va
had supervision matters OF legislation and AKA
tiOn throughout the country ex1i7i- eZrraOr1Ilary
abuses" There were no vouchers except Ia11l-
tons general receipts to show the payments u
him IN the progress OF the inquiry John c. NJ
Gail went ro France and returned Wit s-ars--=1s
Mr.. Hamilton. but It threw little Lsa- IS
transactions
4 few days before the committee E-lsEsd -
work much surprise was caused oy The return q
31r- Hamilton. whose passage was taken under tns
Os Il A Milton and there were 11a-- sur
misses 70 his purpose There mad been talk @
indictments ar Albany and i- was supposed tha-
he had returned face then The recent 1saJa
President Mccall had caused much -o1l-1enrs
It regarded as probable -la- I-r Hamilton
desired 70 clear MS meno-y- WHeD NJ Hamilton
appeared before the Armstrong comu.rr-- 1e -ads
a brief bu- bitter speech deuoUu-l1v by 1a1s
many OF rhe directors OF the New E1-z Ike CON-
pany. Who he declared evlded respCrs-l----y -1-
their acts which lat come under pubic criticism
and left all liz blame 70 be- borne by president Nc
Call and himself He declared that the -e~e1-
death OF NJ Mccall was largely due --= acrs
OF these directors Accepting the Designation q
not known all the officials OF the e1m7a-r. sOus
OF whom ne termed ours He defended III de-
tail the insurance methods Of -u1tuau--= -=s-sa-
tIOn or the theory OF a higher law w-l-- rls
companies commanded because Of rAe.- great mag
nitude- There was much talk Of p-o-ssGngs
against NJ Hamilton. but the natter was r1lly
dropped
Andrew Hamilton was born II La-s5nE1u-=- -0~
a part Of Troy April - Is5-. ne vls =iuez-sc or
the law and dab5led II politics His 1-s- 1-olc
Office was that OF justice iE -He ALBANY -ryll
Court which gave him MS ti-.@ OF -'----1 He
then appointed Assistant District Attorney for
Albany County and served Disr-l-- t--7-asJ
one year Afre-wa-d he became clerk cf the Stats
Court os Claims and came 70 be regarded as an au-
thority on corporation and insurance law Ff= wa
associate counsel IN the s,-tt dscla-e che p@a-
sion contract Of the former president. WI I-r -
Beers for $3.50 a year with the New York -
Insurance Company invalid which Jhe .o--- ot
Appeals sustained ~lis brought him a-7-i1-
ton with John \ NcJ4U and Anthony y. B-ady.
and WORK of a confidential character was l-t-1ssS
20 him. After a time his work vas extended f-cn
Albany % other state capitals. and he seHr
abroad 10 look after tnsu-arce AFFAIRS <A1Lsr -
financial fortunes began To prosper he b--l- -
house facing Washingto1 Park IN Tho bes- raSids7-
rial part Of Albany and took his family e7ross
every year When he was made presideuet o. "a
Albany club he gave MANY 9ute-ta:-r1eCts- %
which 11en1berS of the Legislature vre-- r~VttS1-
I'm tho later years of HIS Insurance connection NJ
Hamilton had an 0ttire IN this city and srN-- pan
Of each week here. FITS advice was followed n
much litigation and legislation
Resides being the head of thc Albany -'-o =
which hs was rs-ejerted president FOR t-s sIia
time IN 1a-. Judge Hamilton vas a uls-1Ss- q
rho Fort Orange ard University clubs ~ A'oany
and OF the Manhattan the Calumet. che Ds1ro-
cratic and the Catholic clubs OF this ct-S-
He left a mother and three daughters ere de
them the wife OF James Cox Brady son Of A1t10nr
Brady. OF this city