The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-30
Six Senator's Offered at $500
Each.
KINGSLEY TELLS OF OFFER
Buckley Made Demands Insurance Com.
missioner Hotehkiss Through with
Lawyer-Will Try 70 Have
Him Disbaued.

New York March 80. President Oar
win 2. Kingsley Of the New York file
Insurance company and james II Mein.
tosh, general solicitor for that company
came down 70 yesterday mornings sea-
sion 81 the insurance graft inquiry pre-.
pared to administer e comp De grace 10
William n. Buckley. the lobbyist, whose
letters have been telling when Bic mem
ory has failed how he fixed things for
the Ere insurance interests &C Albany.
Il WAS a crushing blow for Buckley. be-
cause he had beer ID the retainer Of
the New York Life up 10 1908, and was
virtually q memher Of the lie insurance
yellow dog organization "a which Mr..
kinQsitv's fathsr,iu.law, John IT. Ne
Call. was The executive manager.
The charge that Mr. Kingsley made
was that n the spring 81 1906. when ne
had succeeded ~ having the vital pub
hdty clause stricken out Of che section
Of the Hughes insurance law relating
% the election 81 trustees In mutual
companies, Buckley met him on the
street in Albany and told him that the
action Of The legislature was going 70
be reversed tie next day. But Buckley
said HE had six votes that would
save the situation and could deliver those
votes for $1,000" Mr. Kingsley declared
that De told Buckley that be wouldn't
pay "a damn cent"
This testimony b. Mr.. Kingsley. com
ing on top 81 the Indications 81 Monday
that the probe Of Superintendent Hoteh
kiss may enter the life, as vel as the
fire insurance companies, created more of
sensation than would he felt hy the
mere charge that Buckley offered 70 de-.
liver siK vosss for $500 each.
Buckley stepped down from the wit
ness stand Yesterday with a sigh If re-
lief. Superintendent Hotchkiss Of the
state insurance department, after four
DAYS 81 Nilling had announced that be
was Through with him ~ a witness Tho
superintendent next step viii he an AZ.
tempt 10 bring about Bic disbarmens as
lawyer, Oh the strength Of the testi
mony adiuced az the hearing.
Just before the session adjourned. Mr.
Hotehkiss demanded that The witness tell
him how much be got from the Insurance
companies Buckley was silent
More Of the letters exchanged heween
Buckley and The late George P. Sheldon,
president Of the Phenix Fire Insurance
company Of Brooklyn were introduced
In evidence. and TIE tenor Of some Of
them caused Mr. Hoiehkiss TO remark
that It looked as f Buckley had ct
tempted 70 tamper with the state insw
anes department. under the Hotchkiss
regime, after The removal Of Otto Kelsey
% superintendent Of the department. By
Governor Hughes
Mr. Hotehslss explained THAT IN April
1908. an examination Of the Phenix had
been ordered, but the order lay inactive
IN the New York Office If the depart
ment and finally was cancelled III jam.
srY 1900 q short time before Hotehkiss
assumed Office No man ia the depart
ment except ia head had the power "a
40 such a thing, he explained. Otto Kei.
sey was Mr.. Hotehkiss' predecessor
On February 23. with Hotchkiss ia
Office, Buckley wrote u Sheldon that q
clerk IN the department had told him
that the Phenix was 60 Be examined soon