The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
$4,000 FOR ALBANY IN 1903
GRlDY'S lNTI-GOMPACT hill
ALWAYS horn TO DIE.
Mr. sheldon Again shO~N q Preference
for &SOO niiis IN CashlnK q Check for
Counsel and clerical SerVires'' and
the IBiii Expires IN the 1 sual Obll1On

Board Of Fire Underwrit.rs after the
, legislative session 81 1919 occupied the
.ntire time Of Supt. HOtc hEiss AZ the in
surance hearing yesterday.
Although William u Buckley In his
testimony declared that he had not re-
ceived any money from sheldon since
1905 nor done any active " orb at Albany
for tLe insurance interests correspond
enoe that has been read shows that Mr..
Buck ley after a quiesceut period Of several
years sdddsnly did become active in that
session.
There We're two bills introduced that
year which Interested the fire under
writer's here very much. One was the
so-called GrattAn-HAmm li1ui,iation bill.
a measure promoted Nv the Insurance
Department under Supt. Hotchkiss Civ
ing che Superintendent power Ia wind up
the Affairs II Insurance COMPANIES which
did not snow a standing conforming with
legal requirements. IN" other hill was
the regular yearly anti-cpmpact bill.
our annual n e@sage.- a. sheldon in his
correspondence referred 10 ~ once. which
was put in lazt wear nv senator Grady.
/ NiCe-Pre-idaHt r.. II. 4. Correa of the
Home Insurance Company. who was the
/ vice chairman % the New York Board Of
/ Fine Underwriters legislative committee
last year Identified check which the
committee had paid to sheldon on Sep
I terrber l. II vas for 500.
On Janul'V -. 1879. senator Grady
had intI .duc,i hts anti compact bill ard
on January -. wv days later. III" com
mitt,-. of which Nlr ,orrea was I mem
beer held "a Ue"ting ~ discuss the Grady
hill. ON Narvh II the committee d"uut"d
sheldon amt :. I. Gas. to see about the
GRADY h.ll hat not II spend anything ~
t,-.-hng 500 Later on. however. II ap-
,i.ar,-i that tho board d"'Id,.' 20 HEh'
-. Gr,t'an- Hamm bill and hal retained
..sc'al lawyers 20 apr"aT al AlhI"v. one
~ whur', Wp- charles 70. Young. former
prc-i '.ut Or; ~" Republican C'b, Who
r,.,-aiy,.t .. 80 gur h.s ser, .o'- that y"a~
rn-s.. payru"u,s however. yer" al uIt.
-Id- Of th., q .uiu ch,Ck which u Appeared
Na- given "a Mr. Sh"lton On s"I'.u. b"r /.
FREDERICK l Ca~" Identified letter
he had written 70 Mr. sheldon On April
~. lSia VA winch be- sad
After t.l.rhyuiug a. yo4 this morn
tug won't out AZ once - find Mr. BI,k.
10y n" was ou' and 7 di NOT reach
hum until late lu the AFTERNOON he ~ilt
- v,as mo- 'is., to 80. As-..nbIVnar HtmU
at.uut the tall He Thought there would
-, No hearing upuu IA" nIll Tonight 's-
t.tiI-.. there would - up quorum Iu 'h@
COMMITTEES. shall $50 senator Grtfttu
tonight and senator Grady Ia the morn
.nR / shall b" At IN" Ten kVcK to-upr-
row unit. 10 20 have an appointment -
meet Nr Buckley iu the ~"nhte chamber
At lut5
case said that 10 was acting th"n under
instruction from sheldon. that he had
seen senator GRADY after writing tins
letter lvt only for a moment and then
mad sen senator trat'dn III" latter
told hum that ~ WAS fpo late IN IN" session
go grant any adjournment on has n'f. .
but that b." would -" glad o. hear u tns ,
Insurance, interests had any amendments
that would make the h'il arv"ptihl"
When President WIuam : Hlfrh'ns
~ ~" NNr'h kVer Iusurau'" company
us "a ..@i 30 Wa ASKED e. ,t.UfIfv q =
letter NhI.u 10" wrote ga March Q" e.
$40. tu'.. .,.srug "fr names ~ lrgl Stow.
ART of rg' North River Insurance com
pl'.v tru Craprg" Il Brtu~ru - ID" lUl'"t
states Insurance company ~ a T"I!'
'~uru ~r".gru th" latter stated that 'r"~''
'Wp ru"u would t' f'.Tr''-''u'@t NN Our .
FRIEND 40 % conference uu OBJ" GrH'itu
r,'I 'n f-. l".i 900 sup hu'"aN~- ONO
Mr. Hu'usIu~ tft rn' snow who -u4r
friend Was Although h" Nts e T"Wrer
q the ,rtuw.'r b." had uH .t't WY
Nr sheldon "a! charged s. p" that
/. v,s brought ou' 'nt, Senator Grady d
had turu,i uI ar Pine. I'tuuG h"i ru
vi Hot. $3.50 - r"IHa Hr -.ut that b." .
r"r r''-"ut"j some -f.hU u-Hf'u," '"u. .
plrr.- BE- remained uu.y short um".
700, no. mart and Is'r Wills. che N.JrVy
wa, rplnr on Nr Young r.~. 'i,.t that
~. ra! arr..4r.,d u..frr" zoe, N4i"uuf"u.
l,.r 80 that inject OBJ. 'rr 'r' uH'uwI'''"
under 20 regular retainer Tho H'il tNI
IN" Grady tIli tIt MT r.,~s H." Grady
tr.I. H4,. other previous any ... ''uNtU'
EI.I- Vt- newer taken un after 10 was
introduced
Bv Tho testimony OF several r'h"- MON
I"r, u' ina Bart - rt"'N''"r~ H' ,
What '.u.H Wa Nrn!E'' nU' '-N' ~h".t"' .
. .tt called ~" l3w- amt .rEi-It'. H' com
invite. ~ the guiHrS-.rH~ together IN
August - ~ '"iepUun" 100 urt'- ?" gr'
them 200 iI-- on bio bgI' '"~ = '"' H"
f.. Wa- TOR counsel 4vl r'rr Hii -nr-
y.nn.- ard hot nothing 90 d. with -"
money rai 20 ~" 'oua-"I who APPEAR
for tt" .nruIu ''H' ~ 90" HgIr.sr 10 =
Albany Accord NJ - N.r"I - Brown.
yH... rr... .l'.' e ~" ~ n.'-'"r Pr"
Iu.U-tr~. ,"ruuany sheldon told IN"
in"r.i..~ ~ -" committee thar 'h- money
I'D '--'.u du" long TIM" and ought 10
30" usft HIrol"y had II-t r"t urued
from Fu~or-. ~" day N"'0rs INT W. ,
Brown VS. uI'" sure thar sheldon had
I.a' mentioned uI- nam" u any ~ N"
commute"
NV IMPRESSION he -aii. was thai
m" rlpr.v Hsi already ia"u paid put ~
VI sheldon and thar b" wanted rom
hIr-a fr"uT r
~rnIdpn- hill for s. 90 was not paid ,
rrtI - vas approved Nv tho financ"
comm. tf's - the Board ~ JUd"rwrIter- I
who. 10 spI-ea rad mad" q riIl" that there
after Mr. sheldon should not make any .
nNI"udI'ur"- If that ~" without first ,
getting ~" authority 81 the tinsur" com
mites sheldon Deposited tho $3.50
check IN September IN the Liberty Ma :
,ipual Rank " : Barlow. the assistant =
cashier testified that on the same day ,
h.. came ~ after hours and asket II y =
wt- ton ate 20 get a check dashed He ,
wrote out cheek for 81 JJo and ASKED
Tor the money ~ bills Of large denomina-
ton Mr. Barlow gave sheldon thr@s !
lJaO bill- =
Al this point the hearing was adjourned ,
until this morning