New-York tribune., 1910-03-30
y. y. LIFE PRESIDENT
ON THE STAND
Kingsley Says Lobbyist OF.
fcrcd 10 Bag Senator's al
$500 Zach for Hin.


6.y. N'4u ~ tho op"niug Of Inc morning
session Darwin y. Kingsley. president of
,hs sew York i.ife Insurance Con,panr.
irId under oath of an Offer made 70 him
Hr FGckiey 10 delN cr'' six Senators ct
S1no oaeh. $1,000 Tor tho half dozen. cash
r. delivery.
Tho rrosidou: Of the big lise company
td hs story slowly AID distinctly
h...0s stra SHIT 2. Bucklel. n.ho was
;c5 - tIe opposite end @, :hs table.
tHr little lawyer from Albany listened
r-rcful's O. every word OF Mr Kingsley
-eornf5 so~f % smile playing around
NI mouth. and whom tire tale was fin
l,ac hc entered jas; ss emphatic denial
r ss ne did feN days before t. .
ar story ,old ~ Miles =; Dawson.
senator Edsar T. Bracket. ~ sara
f-a rad a letter w'th a list % oucs-
irs waiting Tor Superintendent Wili-
-m n. Hotchkisr yesterday morning.
f1oWiUg The mention of his name i'm the
session NJ the previous day as possibly
'.l- prospective recipient og a campaicu
tbuJion from the FIRE insurance In
t.rests of 1894. and when the questions
a-.e PIT so Buckley his answers On
',,v ahs1lved the Sar'tuga Senator of
s'' participation IN tha fund mentioned
ior the rest Of the dav Bucklcc's re-
l-tous with the late George T ShclS.,r
rtro the main topic Of discus-,,a, with
few side trips INTO the realms of the
.'rl,riaud - Buckiey'e financial toll
f.- DIS legislative scmnoa.
Kingsley Takes the Stand
Tire president 90 the New York Life
Insurance Company said that Bucllley's
alleged st,cmpt 10 get 5000 from him
made IN lao6. when he was in Al
Isr. iu ruunection with the hin which
va- to amend tho Armstrong law So
H.f Insurance companies would not he
nr,sd 10 exhibit their lists Of policy
'Is.s.
Tine amendment wont through by
t.N majority, Mr.. Kingsley said and
d. "as being congratulated on all sides
.r Hi> victory when he received cali
oI the telephone.
rn. phone message which came to
re said Mr. Fingsley, AT the Ten
DE-, .l Hotel was that though I had won
zrost 'i~tory ! WAS going TO lose il
''- neNi dav. and that If ] would walk
I'D. fho street from the hotel on tho same
s'de RI tho street toward the Capitol
'oaId meet some one who could tell me
h"r 10 hold What had won.
walked that way and mot Buckley,
sHd he said that for 5000 he could
oe.ror 20 mc six votes i'm the Senate
cr t1o question or resembling the ac-
.or on The amcud ,ut came up.
Was new 80 l.,. Ways Of Albany
.ou. ana J told rim the thing was
Iessrd and over. and he replied i'm ef-
..r Did SOU come up here 10 run a
sunday senooie This is Albany VIC
were boz the hallway ~ a building. and I
too nim 5hat though I Was extremely
trAious 10 keep what had wor.
ro.'G not sacrifice my solf-respect O.
uw end and that he couldn't have
es-n cent"
SIX Senators at $500 Each
vas the arransoment tor lump sum
@. >3~eo. or ras Il for So much for each
senator delivered asked Nj Ho,,h-
Ass
Sir. Kingsley explained that Buckle.~s
Proposition was for 500 each Tor The sis
S.ne'ors. and further that Buckley said
h. would not ask for any money until
'h utcS were delivered
he named some names" said Mr..
Ynesay but did pot know them, nor
o.. r@coHoct them nov"
DO. UlI 90 amend the Armstrong ,aw
Vo suea.cd within e .,w days there
-- Ar Kingsley went on - say. Dc
r-e. 30. Eoua.ioau ;.ariy lad made 4,
I-.,2 measure .,Da malpca ou; the az
. u caucus.
..Iey 60; h,s chance thca 10 de1Y
'. .,cusat,ou and as on The !rrvioas
...un vhnl tse direct bribery cisrs-
s mag, acans, Eim by Niles NJ.
h-.sun ass uemo,y took a sudden
s-l. a.ll brought baoA To his recollec-
20. e.. 81 ricjdIc -. tho afa!r
u .lauy office. "a, said >Ta, a block
s..E, ta. TN r,.... on a.. same SIDE ol
r-e,. toward tho capitol.
d, h, had sa interview wiki ule &; was
f f. ov., king" said TueEies. when
as strri.a u's ,crs."u of tnc story. Il
Dr. r..ty tod hul s,lIat every one knew.
'DT lr. r.Icis V.s ou anu tno amend
'.I; l.ss going a. bc roc..li.c as n Dartv
lr, Wc h.a q general talk un IL"
1u ti2 talk ol anr mo.ey being
Yncd is absurd. Nhy. Alr super
-..4,tt. 90 would hav. lc.n asini
rf.. ra sc. reull .-a'" 'l,' ',rJ tla.
4,a. "a yong paris nlat,or
SAYS -. Vss Glad 70 Hslp.
p eHl a. qu.sti,u 49, io $50! he
,a.euF vit. Kussie, tHat r'gi't
l.H'.s raiJ ina' - Fas siuil, because
g. a- s..td 20 h.lp ia' >er No-k Llio
20 l.e .r h.s past r,!'iou- Hi ita II
N.y DE yol sop into the hallway
"i-E Lgu."
"n. hc ras eensi'y, about being srcn
.aHur v..e ODD with ory one"
tle you ,a'r naN' amy crn ersation
a. sas 1r. aucs; delivering :'uators
>'N rrf
r.'s ri,..gioue. "as HutNcy'a
.oeim'r;. $50. Z o-,"r oiG."
% appearo4 tat Buollo. received both
eH aua tclolhouo 'nossasos throush
''' 1fi" ot rh" president 81 the New
'f l1' os E.'c 49, Ma. riO2. anen Dee
ls tenant in tsat buildin-, bat Buck
aao 20 eApianstion for a.
1r hotcnkiss uuished with Buckley
'lf in tIe daN. biit a.f l.eFora Bf. learned