New-York tribune., 1910-03-24


and Mr.. Hotchldss vOicing the opln-
ion that IL ne read the cable message
rightly the $500. as well as the $500.
went for services on the Grady bin.
Buckley Quits the Rossis.
Buckley. IL appeared. resigned as coun-
SCI 20 the Rossia about the middle Of
January. just after the department start
ed the present investigation. writing
Sturhshn that 1t seemed Il would he for
the hest interests OF the company"
The Cobb-Lowe bills OF 1907 and 1908.
Sturhahn wrote 20 a friend az that time.
he considered "clsss legislation and I'm
the same connection IL was brought out
that IN those years Sturhahn paid Buck
ley over his regular annual retainer.
sl,5oo and $4,000. respectively. Buck
ley's voucher for the 5000 payment Of
1905 vas lost by his home ONCE. stur-
hahn added.
carl Schreiner. the American manager
% The Munich Reinsurance Company.
testified that he also employed Buckley.
whom he net through Edward f. Mccall.
who had looked out for the Munieh's IN
:eveEts before he introduced Buckley.
Vouchers for sl.T5O from Schreiner 20
Buckley appeared as payments for ser
vices from 1903 90 1905. but for one ad-
nlitted payment Of $500 in the first year
the voucher was missing and the incident
was beyond Ar sehreiners powers Of
explanation.
Sehreiner insisted however. that
EHanuel II. A. CoFrea. vice president OF
the Home Insurance Company. was mis-
taken when bs testified AZ a previous
session thar Schreiner had ssid he was
going 70 pEt that Grady bin through
Why, he didn't even know Senator
Grady ard never lad known him. he
said, and he indignantly denied that he
had paid any money fn any way. even
as counsel fees. IN order 90 get the Grady
bill through
In spite % his apparent generosity
with Brckley. however. sehTe.ner testi-
Aed IN Janusry last. az the private ex-
animation cf ere insurance companies
then conducted by the superintendent.
thar Bucklsy's assistance hsd never been
q any value - him, snd that he gave
him money ana never got any heneht
from Il
clssrs New York Aldermen.
William 4. Andersen. who was for
twenty-one yenrs q member of the sur
vey and inspection department Of the
New York Beard of Fire Underwriters.
but who is now retired, vas called 20
the stand and questioned as 90 whether
he ever knew Of any payment or gift Of
money being made from that board 10
any member Of the Beard 81 Aldermen
Of New York.
lie ssid he had never heard of such =
thing. end said his only business with
any one connected with the city had
been with the Superintendent Of the
Building Department ana the officials of
the Fire Department
He had never known cf any gift or
payment - either Of these officials. he
said. nor % any Of their deputies or ss-
sistants.
William N. Buckley. the lawyer and
insurance expert. whose name had been
mentioned 80 frequently throughout ths
days session, took the stand himself IN
tae afternoon.
. Two of his letters 20 Elijah r Ken
nedy. giving information Oh FIRE insur-
anee matters at Albany. were read into
= the record. Buckley's main comment
: upon them being that he had simply
5 been seeking a retainer. Kennedy,
! however failed 40 rise t0 the cpportu-
p nity and neglected 60 answer Buckley
careful hints that the New York board
p might do worse than 10 employ him as
legislative agent
After Kennedys activities ceased, and
later. when George r. Sheldon took. up
The same work. Buckley Was engaged
In 1904. 1t appeared, sheldon collected
$4,000 among the New York companies
Tor Buckley. although that Vas the same
year IN which the foreign reinsurance
companies compensated him 10 the eX-
tent of something like $500 20 look
after their interests.
Brief Fsvorins Grady Bill.
That vac the year in which Gradvs
measure. which. IL is said. discriminated
against The American companies and in
, favor ~ the foreign reinsurance con-
Germs. went through. and Buckley testi-
fed that ne had employed counsel and
prepared a brief in connection with and
ir favor Of the passage of the bill.
Sheldon. he said was not opposed 20
the Grady bill, and when Mr.. Hotchlsss
.cad him a letter from sheldon in 1907
eaAoriag the Cobb bill Tor the express
treason that II would repeal the Grady
measure Buckley op:ned that sheldon
lcust have changed his mind At any
rate. be held himself responsible 10 Shei-
con. so lar as services in connection With
th.t $4,000 went and the only interests
- the New YORK board ~hioh Re looked
after were those as 90 ws,cA Sheldon in-
structed him 81 10 do.
Bucldey's Office records, il appeared.
were no. very much in evidence. lie
testified that lie kept 10 letter press copy
books. simply sling a carbon copy y:
some % his letters, ana he had ahso-
lutely no system of letter files
Purifier. lie had no record Of hts re-
Ceipts and disbursements iu behalf OF
insurance companies 8nd as 70 his bank
accounts he refused 70 be inteFrogated.
q Il have bank accounts, but you have
10 right % look into them" said Nr.
Buckley, 50 Mr.. Hotchkiss turned his at
tention % an interesting account kept
F ror Nr Pucklcv nv the pheniN Insurance