The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-19
FIRE INSURANCE
FUND At ALBANY



during the current year to date. N3.1ii.9s
The bill wasn't quite 90 interesting in
itself a. was the receipt which Mr.. Ken
nedy had signed and which had been
attached To the bill. The receipt was
dated June ~. 1901. and read
Resolved Of the New York Board of Fire
tnderw riters for disbursements and travel
ling expenses la matters OF legislation an
proved BY the nnAnce committee. .. sal ~.
D. q KENNEDY
The 5000 discrepancy bet ween the hill
and the receipt caused tho investigators
some wonderment. until they picked up
the minutes OF that same finance com.
mittee and found records OF discussions
about IL. These discussions were entered
g: tie minutes issls=5 dates % MAJ -.
- and 81. and June
Prom the records OF these discussions
IL was evident that the finance committee
had just loppsd that IS OOO OF the bill and
had paid the rest without reference TO
IL at all
Testimony gwen yesterday explained,
however. that Mr.. Kennedy was recon-
pensed for the 5000 outlay by . sort OF
collection which was taken up among the
various fire insurance companies direct
Mr.. Hotchkiss started che examination
Of Mr.. kennedy with this statement:
Mr. Kennedy. It appears her. that
you put In a bill ON May :. 1911. To the
board for EXPENSES in regard to legislative
matters at Albany Of Si3.3iI.es-
The witness finally said that u was
impossible
Supt Hotchkis- showed the bali and
called attention to the fact that 5000
had been stricken from il, to which he
Added that this amount had been made
up by the individual companies aftsrward.
4 am astonlshed.- admitted Mr..
Kennedy. I don't remember anything
Of the kind
The SUPERINTENDENT wanted to know u
some such transactions would not appear
from MIR Kenn~dy's books for that year.
The witness replied that he didn't keep
any books on theee matters."
Attorney Hurrell then picked up the
minutes % the board and read little
extracts from them. The witness was
in doubt whether he ever attended these
meeting-. To this the superintendent
put in an answer ny calling the witness
attention that with reference TO one
Of these meetings the minutee said. Mr.
kennedy explained the items ~ his hill
At length.
ATh- surprise Of the witness continued
Ia grow Supt Hotchkiss declared nAtly
that he wanted tn get all the data which
Mr. kennedy mi Rht have with relation
to the matter under discussion. To thir
Mr. Kennedy replied .
I assure you that | will give YOU all
the dat. that I have. Id like 90 know
II ! Wa- chairman ~ that COMMITTEES Az
that time
Mr. HotChkis- explained that he ~as
not that Mr. Case Wa- chairman.
This Was all IN the morning session.
In the afternoon Mr.. Kennedy . memory /
was a little better He described a. some
length he interview with Mr.. Aldrtdge
and the latter's suggestion regarding a
cont rihution Of SSO0 To she Republican
state curnrnitts-e he continued that WI
Aldricig~ told hun that he needn DO any
thing for Aldr'dge hun-elt Nut, the
witness vent on. i finally gave him
don't think u Uas over $50 This
amount. he went oD. was merely Sh' !
in return for the services ~ wv Aldrtdce b
IN gettng tho hall through. Ne explained (
further thar u beinG ~ the end " the So
sion ~ va difiCIlt ~ get the attention ~ +,
tho legislators ~ tn ~ TIME
Ia TsstDn-a to a question r. gaTiing /
other u-.Oyle who assisted HIM N getting /
attention from the lsgislatur" tor tn .
pro jet Mr. k"nuAdy said that eN- arSnal I
Pawn was one who heip~d hun. hui that .
he iri not Civ" Mr. Pawn any non"v.
TX -Sur4rintsndeut - lnruranc" Iou- .
= Pawn was the man 90 whom No raterrad ,
tonElieTahl" tune Wa spent ~ an ~NoTt b
hy Mr. Hotchkiss ~ get more names
from the witness, particularly ot th".e
who rad received money gifts Mr
Kennedy insisted however that he could [
not remember the incident siIfficisntly
well ~ warrant hs mentioning other
nafnsr This 1901 incident was the only |
oc~l-ion n. said on which he had pad
money N connection With legislative
matters except - lawyers
The Sup~rintsn fent asked, -Iit YOU
ever pay pay 'ny money to col. Dunn
Mr. kennedy aid that he had reported
the details ~ HE action m the matter -
the Raard ~ Firs JrdsTwritsrs
Then thew knew that the money had
been ,i-~d 80 nav men ~ inhuen"e for their
m Huenca m legislation Mr. HotchkIss
asked
Z don't III. your inference. Mr.. Ken
nady replied
Il wss pa,d 2usr the session more
because Al the closing DAYS ~ the session
y vss hsrd 10 GET ~ legislators. and thee
mo " hsIpcd mo 10 10 that
The trouble abou' The $500 IN the Board |
II Firs Ind, rWriters Nr kennedy SAID.
az 10 whefhsr rhe contribution ~ Is .e"
~ the State committee wac justified or !
not 10 could not remember what com
re MES or what men had made up me
amount
How wss that contribution made
Mr. Hotchki-s asked.
Well vhe witness replied. wont ~ |
20 The Fifth Avenue Hotel aud saw Mr |
FcX told him thar nv friends had put !
me IN a position ~ make thst contribution
He asked me how much ~ was and ] told
rhe We the-.