The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-25
FHB LETTERS OF A LOBBYIST
HE COULD GET COURT OF Ar.
PEALS DECISIONS IN ADVANCE.

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The letters Of a lobbyist were the feature
at the insurance hearing yesterday.
William n. Buckley. the former Third
Deputy Superintendent % InsuEanOs.
who resigned AZ the end Of 1900 % practisa
Law. wrote the letters while Watching
Legislators and legislation at the Albany
session of isoS for some % the insurance
companies.
II was a busy neeaion for Buckley,
a. busy a. IL was for some of the lses-
lAtOrs who wer~ putting in bills some az
the insurance companies didn't ike the
looks Of. Right at tho start Of the sss-
sion Buckley wrote 20 George p. Shsldon.
chairman % the legislative COMMITTEES
Of the New York Board % Underwriters.
showing sheldon how wise 10 would be
for the COMMITTEES 70 hire him for work
up at Albany. From February until
the Legislature adjourned on April n
Buckley kept mp an almost daily cor
re~pondence detailing the progress Of
legislation. II was his second year a. .
agent. Ne was avid for retainers. writing
down to Sheldon % get him mors clients
a. the ssssiOn proceeded.
1T was like feeding the flames up az
Albany he said when the session had
got well under way and hills began coming
q - II. "A
again with BuckIeys assistance. In one
instance Buckley wrote he and Gen.
Fields got togsther and IN one evening
chloroformed two noxioH bills by getting
them recommitted. He got Sheldoois
hearty cougra tulations He predicted
the death Of hills almost 90 the dot
Il have arranged With the COMMITTEES
on Rules TO block its passage he wrots
concerning one bill; and 20 IL went On
until hs sang n requiem at the Adjourn-
ment over the McKeOwn- Foley bill %
tar unearned premiums and % all other
bills hostile "a Sheldon's interest and
enclOainG his own ittls hill for N.S00.
Mr. Hotchkiss did not got far enough
along yesterday with tho harvest from
the letter files 10 take IN 1904 % the Phenix.
whsn the Grady reinsurance bin wa up
and whsn BOcklsy's income from insur-
nnce companies mounted to s37 .OOO. but
he intimated that the letters Of 1904 would
be reached ~ the next hearing.
Mr.. Buckley WA 20 busy that year and
seemed to know 30 accurately just what
the legislators were giving 90 On TINT Mr..
Hotchkiss wns moved TO AJAX him Il he
ran the Legislature.
Not alone wAs Buckley busy with legs
lators. hut IL appeared that he had or
thought he had or said he had Accsss
TO the decisions OF the Court Of Appeals
before they wers made public. Mr.
Sheldon. this correspondence showed.
felt AgRrisved because Buckley hadn't
let him know what tho decision in tina
franchise tar case was going to be two
weeks in advance of tie being handed
down by tho court 30 that he and his
friends could have made some money
in the market. Buckley wrote that be
had known Of this decision two weeks In
advance. hut didn't know that sheldon
wanted to know: in future sheldon could
rest assured that no one can get ahead
az us in such mAtters.-
Those loans Of Buckley from tbs
Phenix in 1900. while Buckley wAA stsll
Third Deputy Superintendent Of the In
surancs Department. were touched upon
again yesterday and Mr.. HOtchkiss said
that from the why checks Of Edward L.
Mccall. now Supreme Court Justice and
then = lawyer sharing his office with
Buckley in the Now York Life Building.
had figured IN them IL appeared 20 him.
Hotchkiss. that Mr.. Mccall had Assisaed
Buckley in deceivinG the Insurance Do
partment From the correspondence pro-
duced IL appeared that tho Pheuix had
arranged for Buckley To take up Ons of
his loans for q short time that tho loan
wouldn't appear in its annual statement
TO the Insurance Department Among
those in the department. subject 20 this
dsceit In 1900. besides Francis Hsndricks.
the Superintendent. who wAs aftsrwArd
PANIED by the discoveries. wers Robsrt
r. Hunter. First Deputy supsrintsndsnt.
who. according to Mr.. Hotchkiss. Dor
rowed 10000 from tho Phenix. bs9inning
In 1901. but who. according 20 himself.
borrowed only $4,000 and that from
sheldon personally. and Isaao VGndsr-
poei chief examiner in charge Of the Nov
York city once. who borrowed. beginning
In 1852 100000 from the Phsnix. This
10 exclusive % Buckley himsslf. Third
Deputy Superintendent. ssi 900.
Justice Mccall says that the loan Of
Buckley. in which his name figures. was
an ordinary business transaction involv-
ing the transfer Of q loan from ono com.
pany to another. He intimated rather
strongly yesterday that he would like 20
b ealled 90 q wisnees.
Before Buckley left the stand yesterday
Mics n. Dawson. lawyer and Insurance.
acsuary. accused him Of having a1hod
DaWDon for money With which 20 bride
legislators In isos. This Buckley denied.
a LITTLE WINDOW DREssNo DETATL
Buckley vas called whom the bearing
opsnod yesterday and Mr. HotchIdss
immediately tired to And out more about
his loans from the PheniK compAay and
judge McCall's part in them. Bnckssy
said that be had had loan with the North
AmericaU Trust Company which Judge