New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29

yUtD 0VSUuV, S4iD ouu
Sullivan TO kill a bill which was TO have
greatly curtailed the activities OF the
Fidelity and Casualty Company. of
which Mr. Seward was president.
Mr.. Brown. of Middletown. took the
stand and swore that he had never seen
Seward before nor had any such CONVEX
sation with him as was related by Mr..
Seward a few days ago. He had been
sergeant arms of the Assembly in
1873. Mr. Brown said, and he knew Big
Tim" Sullivan slightly
The aged president Of the big surety
company followed Brown on the stand.
You have heard the previous witness
and you have seen him. asked Mr..
Hotchkiss.
Yes"
will YOU tell US whether you think he
ia the Mr. Brown who demanded the
$4,000 of you in the name of Big Tim
Sullivan TO kill a bill in 1922
ITO the best of nv recollection" said
Mr.. Seward. slowly. II should say that I
am morally sure that he is the man.
would qualify that only in this way. that
7 never saw him before nor since: but he
answers the description OF the man who
went with me into the other room after
eating dinner with Warden Brown
Seward then told of the receipt of the
message calling him to Sing Sing He
said he ate dinner with the warden and
this other Mr.. Brown" after which the
$4,000 demand was put to him by Mr..
Brown
This man." he said. looking toward
the crestfaIlen Brown. of Middletown.
answers physically to my memory of
him in size and coloring. I am as moral
lv sure as a person can be that this is
the man who demanded the $4,000"
Fat Year for Buckley.
Mr.. Hotchkiss called William Bro
smith. general counsel Of the Travellers
Life Insurance Company. Of Hartford.
10 the stand to tell what payments his
COMPANY had made Buckley between
1900 and 1910. and Mr.. Brcsmith
promptly added S21 400 to the total
amount that Buckley received from in
surance companies in 1908, when he was
a lawyer Of three years standing.
In May. 1903 We made two pay
nents to Buckley" said Mr.. Brosnlith.
zone Of s.. 800 and another of $4,000
In June of the same year we paid him
81 900. and in November $500. total
of S21. 400 We never retained him be-
fore Nav Of that year. nor after No
vennber Of that year
II appeared that these sums were given
70 Buckle for services in connection
With a reserve liability law which the
Travellers. with other companies.
wanted. and. though II was a good bill
and had strong backing. Rosendale and
HessberG. the regular Albany attorneys
of the Travellers. had been able to do
nothing with II, and IL was not until
after Buckley had been retained thar
the opposition was overcome.
When Buckley got on the stand. fol-
lowing Mr. Brosmith's testimony. Mr..
Hotchkiss started in 10 question him on
the Prussian Life matter. IL seemed
that Buckley had received from thar
company 81, go in 1905. $3.50 in 1906
and $500 in 1907.
IT don't remember about that, said
Buckley. but right here I want TO make
a statement about the Travellers ac-
count. 1 don't know that I received
$21 400"
Buckley wrote 10 Sheldon on December
10. 1908. that he had Just had a most
satisfactory talk with our friend Senator
r" and that he would call on Sheldon in
New York and tell him about IL. but
when the Superintendent read the letter
the witness declared he couldn't remern-
Der il at all
The Nye bill of the session of 1904.
which Mr. Buckley wrote Sheldon he
had allowed 10 go 10 third reading and
then had killed. the witness admitted
might have been called an anti-compact
bill
II was handled that way. he wrote. so
as 10 show certain people that il was
tust as easy 10 kill a bill after il had
got out of committee as il was before.
is that a way of serving notice on GER
tain interests" asked Mr.. Hotchkiss.
Il don't know-don't know what you
mean"
AS 10 the $4,000 which he charged
the board for his services in 1904. Mr..
Buckley had 10 amend his first bill 10
Sheldon on that with another which
went into great detail in regard 20 GER
tain statistical services as TO fire tnsur-
ance premiums and losses paid in certain
Senate districts
He couldn't remember the districts IN
which he had done this work. not even
when MIR. Hotchkiss suggested that u
was in districts the Senators nom which
had caused him trouble In the previous
session. but az any rate he amended his
bill. and was paid after considerable de-
lay.