The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-24

made another attempt to find out whethe,
the Board 81 Aldermen were as expensive
a. the Legislature for the insurance com
IanleS. This witness was William 4
anderson. formerly superintendent Of the
survey inspection department Of the
Buard 81 Underwriters MIR. HotChkis-
was quite psrSistent an firing questions
az Nr. Anderson. Int the witness said
that he had never known ~ any one.
making presents Ia the Beard 81 Aldermen
collectively or Ia individuals. The under
writers. he said, dld no, have anybody IN
teach a.th she Aldermen.
We've been pursuing every line Of IN
CURRY said Mr. Hotchkiss az he left thu.
stand. and you've ciea red up the matter. =
BUCKLEY's LOANS PROM PHENIx.
The first questions put to Buckley
were in reference to his loans from thu.
PheniX and MIR Hotchkiss read from a
memorandum of them. The first loan
was made On February 10. 1900. and was
for Sl3.UO. the collateral being lOO shares
~ international Ranking and Trust
Company stock. In December. 1870.
Buckley borrowed S3SUO on thirteen
shares 81 Municipal Gas Company 81
Albany. 100 shares 81 Kings County EleC
trio Lght aud Power Company and 5l3
shares u Electric Storage Battery. These
ley quit the Insurance Department 10
become a lawyer On January -. 1901
he borrowed 500 on sixty-sIN shares Of
North American Trust Company. making
a total ~ SCI 40 loaned To him inside. of
a year The same memorandum showed
that he was credited with a payment Of
sl3.UO 10y checks Of =. T.. Mccall ON DC
toDer -, loBD.
The last payment made 10y Buckley
was on April IN. 1879. when the loan was
settled 10y his payment Of $50. Is3 81. Then
MIR. HOtcnklss showed the witness a check
dated january -. 1901. drawn by Charles
p. Roster a. assistant secretary and
George p sheldon as president Of the
PhenIX TAI the order Of Edward =. Mccall.
and wanted To know u the loan Of that
Buckley was really made TO MIR. Mccall.
Buckley said that he thought this was 20
take up the loan on the International
BANKING and Trust Company stock.
4 think Judge Mccall charged this
loan over. said the witness He was
Interested in the trust company.
Did he lend you the sI3 .OO?"
i haven't ~ in mind Just how it came
about
Buckley said that at the time he had
desk room IN the New York IAfe Building
and that he had an intimate acquaintance
with the late John A Mccall.
You are also acquainted with senator
Gradvg-
Yes
Isn't he one Of your best friends'-
Yes | think So
Bu,LTFy's GENEROUS CLIENTS
You've received large sums from
Insurance companies, said Mr. HotChk's-
and I'm going 10 look at your books
IN investigating insurance companies
that have h.en ~ generous to you Ger
fanny have such "A right
n was then brought ont that IN I.BI
Buckley an addition 20 IN" SIS. Ossi fund
raised here ~ certain COMPANIES got
s. Jp from the k1-sta. 81 80 from ne
Munich Siul from the PROV ldsnt savings
l.fe and was getting 81 OD year reg
IlHrIy from the New York Ilfe II he
was getting any money from any other
cunpauiser be couldn't recall i' he said
Your income then from Insurauc"
Clieatz. ~aid Mr. HotchkIss was 81 .,ssl
year Would you -ay that for a lawyer
81 three years standing such an Incrm"
from one class Ut clients WIS generous
OF not
II You could Ct. Yes
y o'I knew 81 the rO-Call"d GRADY bill1"
had some knowledge ~ u
In" witness Said thai he thoroughly
4 greed WITH senator Grady that the wi
was fng the protection oi ~" pot-v
holders lm no; going To- ent", In'n
any technical discussion ~ that nill
b" snapped
kFftSi~ TO ANSWER StRTAIN 90 lSIIDNS
Did vou ever hear cT stAeA hi,l7-
wouldn't LAY dit pr did not IT,
a term yO" can constrIe one way cor a.
other
Buckley whispered with his lawyer.
lohn : DuRan. who got up then and -aId
MIR buckley refuses to answer such
questions IN the ground that they aren't
leagl that this In l,Iiry - not lega or within
the -cop" Il the powers - the Insurance
RI Is4yN her
n not her" personal rights are respected
Mr. HotchkIs- said that Buckley was
the only witness that had brought a
lawyer and wanted to know why he
thought this necessary. but BICki'v
didn't answer
FIRSI APPIABANCH ~ GEATN Bill
When dId you first hear of TIA. Grady
bill b" VAS then asked. Buckhy re-
pied that = was when the Till was pend
ing H. hadn't heard Of u b"f0r" IN
trotuct'"n and hadn't had any tall, With
has friend Grady
That wear he was under general
retainer from the Board u Fire Under
writers warching legislation. lie cidn
re'ns''h@r how he found out there Wa
such hui. nor Of writing sheldon about
" on ApTIl T. iPu Sheldon'- letter e.
Buckley - March ", 1906. and Buckley
reply ~ april were then produced
" ~ wer" a. follows
Ny DFAP BrCKLEY I happened - run
a'r0-- NaudsrpOsl this morning ard b"
naturally mentioned IN" hill IT whi'h vnE
sent me = copy the other day ~ mar time
! VTof" Won thar I did not know Of any ~
position to ~. but since thar NHudsrpo"l
'ell~ no that be ran across Mr. 'a-e rhIT.
man ~ the law committee 81 m" New York
board. and that Ca-r spoke IN nm about y
aud minated that that 'omWit'~" would
DppO~" fhe bin This - all ! know HbDI'
u up 10 N" present 'tme You're very
truly GF1gGE = SHELpuN
DINu VT PuESipFNT Thanh Won very
nu'h for Yours of Yesterday date regard
Ing NJ Eases opposition. I understand
from Mr. Hunter that while Mr. Ease -
.I-rug the Law committee Of the New York
board u - simply for the purpose Of h~lping
himself personally. The only one that
rOuid Interfere With the passage OF tho hill