New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-01

lsslfr1cfff = 'eN .iEys 80 "A a relative
g warh-n -T,estiinc" Brown of sing
s.ng tola TEst he Knew - the attempt
a holl--p ~ The ether "Gr. Brown
ahf.a tHs agel president 81 the surely
renr.nv described on the stand re
rsrfit
% Hot iesrn Nature Of Dee.
v-ar6en Brown arranged with him.
81 C,ara ssis. for meeting % Ed
aari Rrsw.. purcaasing agent ~ the
frssra. and -Ir ScvCrd. ard the warden
srid ..r sfte-warG that he believed NJ
esvsrG had made q mistake IL rejecting
F.drars Browns proposal. ClspD tcs-
tiaed tha: he never knew what the pro-
qosal r-s ar3 ha6 never heard of any
rnrh aego;iaticT. as described hy Mr.
Seward ~ auy time between politicians
go 90 Gals ~ TIE Fidelity and Casualty
frrlFa-t-
ntfc.~ use G-ifiin. tho last :Eo nit
rsfsCs ~ size dav. heard an interesting
o. tom o. a puzzle 81 hich had bothered
rrr1l a.-1 for many ears simply by
.s.s-.l= % each Others testimony.
e. the sfo-, esn,A OFT. in part from
w oz and in part from Griffin. It was
tfa in 1901 when the hiIi eXempting
So Inesrned premiums from taxation
~hr- was Eliiah r kennedy's last
49, = legislative work. was being put
rrrea D. the American surety Company,
81 a b Mr. Wilcox i ViCe-president-
fnrE 80 lead among the companies Of
az. SIS IN working for the amend
nr.rf which was ultimately passed with
the hifi. srd which brought surety ana
rasaaltK companies under the scope Of
fhs exemption a. outlined IN the bill
kennsdfs previous testimony had
been shat Governor Odeu had first
- sd tie poiri Of extending the bene-
80 81 ere ttl 90 include the surety
esrrrauies end that he had taken what
D. thought - as the Governors hint and
INCORPORATED the amendment IN the bill
tmploysS Andrew Hamilton.
Nest.raa>. however. Mr.. Wilcox told
~ the stand 81 employing the late An
.frev Hamilton. because. as he put it,
Eve became convinced that we had TO
have help.
Re covered 10 me-" said Wilcox.
ten than iu ans other way. that he had
Incurred ohugsrions Tor disbursements
~hich would take part Of the $1,000.
and Ne endeavored 10 get other COM
rnniee in our lire TO join with us on
fhe riif"
IL sppcsreC from the story told by the
~f7ess mat he found the surety com
Ianirz were not overenthusiastic about
hsirinE Hin1 O. satisfy HamiltOn's claim.
enc the nnsl outcome Of the negotiations
- th either surety companies was that
a. amount sggresating about $1,000
nas fe-w aFdod To Mi Hamilton.
He promised Hamilton an extra $1,000.
~ wilcox said. but that WAS contingent,
- east in nis mind. upon the contribu-
f..H 80 further sums from other surety
soHpaHies. among them the National,
$40 80 hr Gas unable 10 get others 50
rsrfrIhufs o. never paid the extra $1,000.
pa-n-a f7i-' for Three Years.
Traf rss 10 1901. and both by his own
rsr- rlt ar ard h. the Identification Of
sfrrs 20 letters sritten BY Hamilton
esd asfr 81. WIHsm II Bucklev. acting
- Har.fe- wilcox told how ne vas
.za s.sf fr4r tr-r until December. 1908,
49, rts+ rNfra 81 ooa.
esq ru If t1e National was
r listening GO the witness. and
So tsrv much surprised as
o. aI .sa Eo had Nainly besoughI
thi NsfHrr. Ri. help him out
fHfr re so nn tire stand few mo-
usuis afar De- told In hrs first words Of i
~ o. ff= National 70 Hamilton.
th,uuEa Farhir,. in Msy, 1901. on the
xsft sar-r matter 80 legislation about
vfIeh Hamilton and Buckley had been
- rsrriIrss'F dunnlnE Wilcox. Of 81
sssf.
80 M a0l cared nD the record that the
1o.ars Isfe apparently diviuing the fac;
thsf wilcox and Griffin had never COM
psrr8 Notes lresly an the subject. had
dtnned trs FORMER foT almost three years
Tor p $1,000 payment which they had al
rsafv received more than double from
tte Nsr.orai direct
Hs-iiton Close 70 Buckley.
ST. wilcox enlg htened the Superin-
rrdsur somewhat on the associations Of
ilnaui ~. Buekley Vhile that gentle
ran vas stu 3 memler of the Insurance
Department IL appeared that when the
-rrrsidenr - the American Surety
cor,par- wanted to md Andrew Ham
fsor Re- Reut 10 tie Insurance Depart
ure1r
~ As NJ experience % he said, that
vhsrszer re legislature was in session
a. the evenings Hamilton could always
- tnlnc IN the department offices with
pe0kley. sn6. IL TACT, almost at any
i.rf W or- wanted either % them he
co-id set them 10 communicating with
-hs other.
OUnni-s Letters from Europe.
Af'e- the receipt a. one or t,yo dunnins
tiers from Hamilton on the extra
orc. however. one Of which came from
: one. when Hamilton wss abroad Viii
rE Vas advised bv q letter from Buck
g. inclcsinE note from Hamilton. thai
. matter ~ the collection OF that extra
81 orc vas I'm BUckleys hands.
}sfors that. however. Wilcox received
On short note. IN June. 1901. which reac
.rr plE. Check Cor a. II. 10 be mailed
% F2lssns u. wood. Hoffman House"
r1sn Buckley took the matter up. and