New-York tribune., 1910-03-26
DEEP PROBE ASSURED
Hotchkfss Sees HHghes-WW
Sho7c No Mercy.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Albany. March e5.-Followlng confer
ence with Governor Hughes to-day. Super-
intndent Hotehkiss, OF the State Insurance
Department. declared that the inquiry he
Is conducting into the legislative practices
OF nre insurance companies would be
pressed 20 the limit. II Is his purpose 20
probe 20 the very bottom the expenditures
Of Insurance company money To influence
legislation and 10 show TO the public the
peculiar system which existed here for
years.
This Investigation will be continued. ="
said Superintendent Hctchkss, until there
is not another fast OF value TO briag out.
Il viii be as bread and as deep as We can
make IT, No man will be spared from tell
ing all he can tell the public. whethe~ he
be a Republican or Democrat. bank presi-
dent or hOd carrier. politician or plain
common citizen. And when we get all the
information Obtainable. tie results Of this
search viii he laid before the proper au-
thoritles" q"
Superintendent Hotchkiss and Alfred
Hurrell. counsel 90 the Insurance Depart
ment returHed here to-day to attend 20
certain department business and make
preparations for next weeks sessions OF
the investigation Mr.. Hotchkiss saw the
Governor this morning Neither would dis
cuss the subject Of their conference. II Is
known, however that the Superintendent
is keeping closely in touch with the Gov
ernor in this proceeding. and few things
done by him have not been discussed with
the Governor
In spite Of the surprising amount Of ma
terial brought out in the inquiry so far. IL
is pretty certain that much more as
striking will result from the continuation
Of Mr. Hotchkiss's investigation. The In
surance official has not expended all mis-
ammunition and various leads have deveI-
oped from the sessions already held which
look very promising 20 the insurance peO-
pie here. There is a well defined notion
that events within the memory of wit
nesses who Nill be asked 10 explain them
will be brought out by Mr.. HOtchkiss
Some Of these events may ne within the
statute Of limitations-indeed. many per
sons here believe they viii he well within
the ivs-year period In that connection
the statement of the superintendent that
the results OF his inquiry will be laid be-
fore the proper authorities " becomes Of
much Importance
There is some juhilation here among Re
publicans that the names OF SesatOT Grady
out In this investigation.
That takes a little Of the curse off the
Aids disclosures declared one Republican
tonight
However. the legislative conditions re-
vealed have not been such as 10 arouse any
great amount Of PRIDE or jOv in the breasts
even OF optimistic legislators. II is con-
ceded by organization men who have been
in
vestigation that this affair will make il al
most impossible To deny that inquiry.
Things have gone too far for us 10 stop
now" said an organization Republican
dolefulIy. Were damned if we do, maybe,
but certainly We shall be damned if We
don't So or with the lid and let's have
everything exposed"
Necessary departmental work requires
my presence in Albany to-day and tO-mor-
row" said Superintendent Hotchkiss I'm ex-
PLANTATION Of his visit. Il expect to return
70 New York on Monday and proceed with
the investigation.
I have received from r. a. Brown. Of
Middletown. whose name was mentioned
By Mr. Seward as one of the Browns who
was connected with Sing Sing prison in
1892. an answer TO a telegram I sent him
last night, saying that Mr.. Brown Will be
I'm New York on Monday. instead of TUGS
day. as had been previously arranged. MIR
Buckey's examination will be continued on
Monday. probably after AIr. Brown is
heard.
This investigation is entitled. In the
matter of an investigation Of the insurance
companies doing business in the state OF
New York in the years le00 10 1910, inciu-
sive. and particularly as 20 expenses and
disbursements of such companies"