Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-29
Received $3.50 for Adnis-
sion of PrusSian Life-Said
Himself No Reputable Law
yer Would Take the Job.
SMITH SAYS He PAID
HIM TO PASS BILL
Superintendent HotChkiss, of
New York, Is Pinned With
Startling Evidence Affecting
the States Latest Legisla-
tive Scandal.
CBy Associated Press).


NEW YORK. March 2S-"Interesting
material was the way Superintendent o.
Insurance Hotchkiss classified a big bum
ole of documents in his possession today.
Three days of fresh delving into fire
insurance conditions had furnished the
superintendent with quantities of new ann
munition for use at the resumption of
the inquiry today. Much of it, the super
intendent added, was likely to be used
in further questioning of the Albany
| agent of fire insurance companies, Will
| liam H. Buckley. whose testimony so far
has been the most significant and inn
portant adduced at the hearing.
| Buckley was summoned 20 appear again
as witness today and tell what was
meant by various expressions in CORES
pondence between him and the late
George P. Sheldon, president of the Phe-
nix Fire Insurance Company of Brooklyn.
and others relative to fire insurance leg
| islation.
Another witness was Edward A.
| Brown. of Middlestown. who was
state purchasing agent at Sing Sing
prison, at the time George F. Seward.
president of the Fidelity and Casualty
company, testified he visited Sing Sing
prison and was told by "a man named
Brown that $4,000 was paid to State
Senator Timothy d. Sullivan would sat-
isfactorily adjust some pending insurance
legislative matters.
There were three Browns connected with
the prison at the time. One of these
was the warden of the prison. whom Mr..
Seward declared was not the man re-
ferred to. Both the other Browns have
denied ever meeting Seward.
BROWN TAKES STAND.
Mr.. Brown testified today that he never
had talked with Mr.. Seward or any one
else ebout legislation affecting the insur-
ance business.
Mr.. Seward was then recalled and tes-
titled he was morally certain" Brown
was the man, though he could not identi-
fy him with absolute certainty"
William H. Buckley then resumed his
testimony.
Mr.. Hotchkiss read an order served on
the National Commercial bank, of AL
bany, to the effect that Buckley forbade
the officials to reveal to any one the
record of his transactions from 1900 to
1870 Buckley had testified that he de-
posted his checks from insurance COM
panies In this institution.
II was shown that Buckley got sl.2a0
after he had obtained the admission of
the Prussian Life Insurance company 10
do business in this country. Buckley
wrote a letter to Carl Sturhalson on Sep
TENDER 3, 1904 asking $3.50 and an an
nual retainer of $1,000 a year. lie said
that any other lawyer would have
charged twice that amount and that 1t
was a matter which would not be taken
up under any circumstances by any repu-
table lawyer. Mr.. Buckley said he did
not know what he meant by that state
ment
SMITH TELLS OF PAYMENT.
William B. Smith, general counsel II
the Travellers Insurance company. of
Hartford. testified that his company had
paid Buckley s21, 400 in four payments to
pass an insurance reserve bill which was
put through the legislature after long
and hard fight The witness could not
tell what Buckley had done to earn the
money.
Mr.. Buckley, resuming his testimony.
said that of the $3.50 from the Prussidn
Life he paid $50 to ex-Judge A. j. Dana
her for legal services.