Show HAMILTON WANTS 1 e OUT I Legislative Agent Violently Attacks Attacks Attacks At At- tacks New York Life Trustees I SAYS THEY KILLED MCALL iH l' l' l uy br Suddenly Appearing Ap p and Demanding to tu Speak In iii II Own Ott-mm O n Defense Albany M. M Y Y March 15 15 Judge Andrew Hamilton Hamiton late dl disbursing ln gent igent of or the New c York Life Ufe Itc mice nce company cOI appeared suddenly be be- e- e rore ore oi-e tho the Armstrong committee in the tho midst of f the final fitial hearing upon time the committe c Insurance bills titles this after after- noon moon an and acid demanding to tu be heard In iii hil ils mIs defense tHe delivered a speech s o to full of tr bitter hilel denunciation of or his hia ht friends and so tO charged Charge with wih e. e a and mid essed anger hut hat a could have caused cu 10 no gr greater ater He lEe attacked the time trustees of or the bc New ew Life Lit charged them thum with wih m making him ilm a scapegoat in the lh worlds world eyes ml mud with triLl wih houn hounding John A A. McCall to toUs tomis Us mis grave He lie declared that that every ollar iollar of ut W York Life money ho Ito hoC hover C ver CI I spent was WA known and approved aIll b board hoard Ho lie told tho the committee lent hat his U use imse I of or till this money was wag by lJ him in- 11 und md finally warmed swarmed b by hl his 1 0 he lie denounced the time trues- trues tee ees n as a n set scot et of or cur cues who ha had no not veil even th the attributes of virtue pos po se e c d u liy hr jy the yellow dog and finished b by im-arning im the committee tp to Lid stick to i its tw of turning tin tin- tw curl cuts curs out bodi bodily lust juat as soon a as law Jait a could coul do U it II 1 1 I. I Dramatic Hamilton's Hamiltons entrance to the assembly as chamber hamber where tho time hearing bearing was In tit progress wa sva U a tt most unexpected anil anit acton action No Xo one hail had hac thought that hat h lie he would choose choo such a time to tonako nako mal his hiM d against t the charges that limit ides his hl former colleagues have havo heaped upon him hint Up Cp to the time of hi his ap al forward lot for Pl the hearing had ha gone gomme ward dun dully with a u small mal attendance t and nut less les interest rh The rise speakers l al I 6 engaged In iii picking up p the the- thu rD fag fag- l c CI ot arguments worn threadbare lh at fast st I wC ks k's session and amid ant there w WUI t so o lUtlo Hule I in li-i what whal they the bad had to in say tny that I two members men of or th the con tell felt el eln m n JoUn lot for u New ew I Mt h O 1 t I 1 meC I c r h J 1 lm se C c I bE b be leu heard in a his ls ow cnn 1 defense L as us U lie was told bid finished nr n h lt th that limit he lie would Interrupt t Hi n. n but 1 when wh 11 h hp Insisted that he lie ht must mustI I be 1101 given a u chance at once emcee the tho lie committee com Corn bl acceded to his liis hf request l lh Ill Jm to Dissuade ulde Ilium 1111 McCall sun son of or John C C. time the late president of the New X York Yock In attendance was told Life who was wa h list hail como come to Ic peal speak Me- Me Ie- Ie that heat Hamilton 11 CaM Call Hamiton diew tic I ew Ills his hl fathers father's friend 11 e 11 to the the lid Cal us- us rear of t the he chamber nn and tried tiled to lu Hunde him No X sir esha II staid Mild Hamilton you ou omm cant can't slot slop hue me Im I'm Im going to speak am and amid tell tel hut I know now now When hn Mcintosh finished hc his relent t a moment later hates former 1 0 e. e Woodruff who was In charge char of ofle Go os wat l lie le hearing announced that at hl lila his own 1 tH Hamilton would be allowed to 0 tod d dress th lie committee next next The flee as- as i- i chancier chamber had filled fled as aM if by Ly lJ ma nag nag-ic l and aced throughout hout the lime impassioned th that t followed no sound canio om I-ens time the lh breathless au audience down doan into the thc well Hamilton stepped looking at atuS atus stood and amid 01 It t time the chamber all the York YoI of or the lie us former colleagues e ife for tor a 51 full till minute before he hl b. b began bogan n If a delivered l his to 0 speak peak As I lu liti led l t n and ml he heI his voice sa t lont hll oleE a menacing lug finger el in I nc York called the time New Nest cw is il When he isa h 1011 Life ife trustees a set t of oC curs cure time the atoll atoll- lII- lII mice nce cheered him and at a t the tho end into uncontrollable applause Audience Cheers I Him 1111 I Mr Ir of or Following 1 is I the reproduction transcribed by hy bylie i as Hamlton's official stenographer of the com com- Ih he lie i t t 1 Ce of Mr Chairman and Gentlemen he the 11 Committee I wish to thank you on at this rim to appear fOl or it permitting tim moment flo in iii following m my Vork J LIfe associate of the Now New that my ml mid I wish irish to state 11 III be confined entirely to t the time New Nete Nework ew ork Tori wi Life company and the g gentlemen who Ito manage It It Of or the 1 Other thel I have a high and amid loal loy loy- mice nce hl c fur far I 1 have ha not notel because so al 1 I respect and ana amongst st tin them curs cm's et Pt found amon And ml so 10 I say A say nod and I address ad- ad ou Ott upon Uon one bill hm solely solely and and In 11 OACY of or that bi bill which I heave have h c not tad ath but l thee the purport of or which appears appeaLs in i I the papers Pl l' l that It I I Is h. your duty to that report in favor Ia of ur the or the h New Nework Nework cw of t l' l time the trustees ork York iii I remove lemo Life company compan tie upon impora Nov U 15 IC next ne t I 1 look around the eh l and nut ml I 1 see le members of ut f that board o or many ere hErt men lilt who I t amongst them see Rt amon thon trustee listened to the stories of or orI ha ave tat sat t and victories in their behalf b and seul up- up I It stas landed an and I wonder whether n whether the al allude at at- glee or has hasen taken time have haY since Lode lude that they been een en one of or counterfeited honesty honest Xo No l fc set I have no prepared speech no notes to go o by br speed no 10 typewritten when 1 I con- con luncheon un today bul ut it at my iii 1 tiered time the hearing that a was on 01 1 1 said said- ald Veil Lell there tb Is a duty hit to fl o bo be performed been accused cJ of or not ere me an and amid I J have my iii duty lUt dUl and so 0 1 will wi now ome U up to the tIme front on 01 a a certain lute line lne n nd mid here heie 1 I amOne am IC 1 hilts ha been hlen One Omme of or the features that hl an 11 I Important one cue In Jim time tho Investigations 11 the time ques- ques or f your committee has haM been een tiun of my m transactions and acid my 1 vouch vouch- rs 5 and when whon you ll have o heard all al the that sweet protestations of innocence the time along and note noted how iivo l Collie om only l ha one called culled guilty John A. A Mcall Mc- Mc Call ill all was seas lh the hit dea dead mail nina man killed that icy ley ted deserted and drove e Into his grave gra une nd iii the vellow ellow dog do you ou can cami realize ml at this fact was ws an appeal to tl mo me to tu tome come me to down here and ninth say one for forIni fot him Ini mi i-mi and ju just t a word vond for COl myself Not ot that wo we are arc asserting al any acey denso de- de fons or om making any an apologies or ask ask- I r what hat In ig g tiny any Iny Immunity but because Continued on Ul page Ia e tuo O. a o. o t j HAMILTON WANTS CURS TURNED TU NED OUT OUT Continued omit from frol Im Page c one cite will wi Ia say is il said in iii support of this measure mime mea mc- mc sure wh which Ich you ou gen gentlemen ha have tire pro po posed ed Why hr when the they ta say ma they didn't know what tIia was going GoinS on omm on It excites ex ex ox- cites cies m my mi-my laughter lau an and amid derision The Ih of three administrations anti and thE tho Individual who thinks that lint he heIs heIs heis Is the time TaIJ Talleyrand of oC lie tho present one the cOlf confidante of or the thc nee Beers Beers' scandal an and amid author of If if the lie Beets Beers pension ro rotates rotates ro r-o- tates through one cue administration anti ami rotates through another and as 3 I F say a ait it I appears that hint he is going to 1 be like Talo Talleyrand an In indispensable lc of another administration ton Above hO h t Criticism ill id Now Non ow do you think that hint the tIme mei mel who held time same relation to Iii Mr I i leers that I 1 did dil lo Ic Mi McCall through his Ids administration could sit there foi fIll thirteen years aa and amid not know what am auth Im how the thc expenditures that were IC mantle made to o h ho Ime a and amid nIl were disbursed lie Ito mark marl this imis that hint i 1 soy say S when I 1 disburse m my expenditure of mone moneys not nut a dollar dol dol- col- col Jar lar was wr disbursed In lii a n way that lint could and therefore ho lie an and amid be he criticised an such uch l like e him should not sit si Jl Judges me as peers pers 1 but ut Judging me mime a as nt a con con- J And nd ad they lie tall talk about yellow lOgs dogs in u-i the tho Now No of course COUI'S tl of or every vea great ral public concern there are arc many things H to ll be lie done which In tho time hurried lino of duty and amid the thc desire for victory can cn not always be delayed But Dut there therea a itus as never ne oline Chue o C 0 line hue lne or 0 a timing thing that hint was os done in lh the theNe New Ne' ew York YOlk Life Lifo in 1 my a administration of or m my department but that the thc executive exe officers one an and amid nil all oJ were conscious con COla of oC what whal tIme the purpose was wa o. o ef what time the object was ivas and amid of what th time the was wa I say this now rn and when I 1 look around and amid see sec their faces lao fac es Cs 1 before cOle me mc I challenge their con con- i-ad i S Payments on iii II UK Il I Voucher Now o let us UN revert re ert for CO a moment ont mO to to the time criticism made in regard payments to me upon my amy single voucher Now ow In tho the bc beginning remember re re- member this I did 1111 not mint go In Iii there thero the thc owner of oC this company I J went In there as a little lawyer lawyor a country law lawyer cr and I got ot In iii thieve there because I 1 beat bent this Mr Ir for forthe forthe the time position I 1 beat cat him with all th time the legion lelon of great names names that thal h he had around him and amid I 1 beat eat him single single- handed an and amid alone And Antl when whon I 1 won on m my victory then lieu the they sal said Well Then I 1 give fin you ou a chance here hele started In to perform my duties Now Xo when the thc first month mouth came camo an and amid my voucher went In iii that was the time time lame timeto to have ha said paid to me mc SI Sir you have hare I not submitted a proper voucher A Anti And alI whose duty was It to do O that The Time auditing committee of If time the trustees trustees Were coe they perfunctory No o. o sir thc thief they I were shinnied salaried a special salary salaa for a chairman another salary for a deputy deli dep dally daily compensation for others r ut uty a aly I that aten attended Suppose that hint It pas passed ec the time first month When the he accounts came ammie In Inthe Inthe the time vouchers were there for fOI protection ion tion In Iii tho hands of time the comptroller ton month n amiI and ami anti and It came came- cameto to a second II it went I to a fifth month mouth an and It went wentlo to lo I a tenth month mouth an and amid it went tl to a year an and amid all aU the lie time Ime I was earr carrying eal forward time the business the time protection these thes Insurance an and saving sving of oC money mone for Ol first year yem- ance amice companies And Amid the thie he alce passed amid n there here was was- nH no objections An And Amid the lie he second year Ul amid nc the thc third fifth and amid year and amid tim tho fourth n time the eighth th the sixth an and amid the tho seventh e ninth and tile the tenth an and then themi when tte time the cr cry emy came cammie the they say y Well el w wo we did not know anything about It It This is the time fellow This Is the time man that lint has hag done It all Their Duty huty to Stop II It I. I If they ha had stepped In anti and hall hail performed I their heir duty uty when the they should Intro have done It I was a n duty ut to tu see that I put ut In iii vouchers 1 vouchers but but ut mark I am am not miot assuming or 0 asserting or on that It was a duty they duty they when whelm would have ha clear eltar skirts But lut they permitted the time voucher 1 sy system t m to be lie continued bv ii b me the thc fault faul the tIme blame the lie responsibility is theirs an anIt and amid It is not miot mine mimic I could have ha been stopped the time first nast month au and amid if iC 1 I could coul duties without without with with- not have performed my ules out presenting detailed vouchers I could coul have ha e surrendered cled my contract of in investigation In- In Never ever as os the lie evidence c your shows until you ou reached the he voucher system was there a single sin sin- gle gh criticism Why 1 how could there 1 be e These men sat st thero there week weekly cashing cashin the time vouchers lm under cl their heir noses and amid If Ir the they took them and looked hooked at them them wh why then the they approved ap ap- I proved what was ll done Jc an and I 1 stan stanI stand IJO C I approved If I they icy did not take them themI I and amid look hook at al them then they deceived me mile Into Inlo thi th a j that lint they put pei- pla I formed their duty cuty anti and aUl that tilt th thoy I tat satisfied ith Hh i the lie manner IH and 11 rendition rendi tion Con of my accounts I Pa Passed ct on 41 Paris Pari Accounts all that lint let mIny me mime mesay A 5 Oer fter ft or amid beyond al say ny this tu to correct l the thin press a asset lions which nobody on In the time pail halt fat of the tIme company com com- pany h has s assumed to tt tu do llo that lint wha whal Is Is' called the Paris account was actually actu al uJ ally ly reported ii upon and pa od pc Li by 13 ty the LIme auditing committee of tile New Nc NewYork YOI York Life And 11 let me say y further that that never a dollar if of of the time the New York Lifes Life's money mone Ija passed soll through h ni m my hands hanh to lo which I t did dill licit flit ILi put ut Iii my 5 John I Hancock And mid li regarding the tIme story of oC th the hue steel Ittel trust t dividend was wa not paid paid- pall Out bUl by y me ime 1 but ut was wu II paid l ti tl J I. I P. P Morgan Co to take talc up notes which J I hind had dl discounted c in iii 1 orIle or or- Ile to J pay ihy obligations 0 of the New Ne NewYork York Lif Life Now X It mu mu-jt mu t not 1 be c sal said that lint this thIn I les e 0 of this auditing com commil- commil ml- ml tee Lee can cami cn b bo ho confined to A A. A B Ii nn and amid C C. During this long bug of years ears thieve there tins l las been a rotating membership this thi hue ime A an and amid B D. D next yeu yeu B U I anti and alli C next year Pa D and al E B so I that hat all al this his knowledge h hits has spread And Amid thus thus- R 11 V simply excites my amy laughter when T I- T hear the gentlemen assert s crt those lhost whO whOa vho a are here and In u my U ing an and amid there that hint they icy did hot know llA hint Hamilton as the UH theS S w York Lifes Life's an 1 time the Insurance interests ts generally th throughout the United ted States Slates m s which th th of f time tho Insurance c companies pd to 0 be he necessary tot for suc- suc Uc OCH s' s holders jolders tess and the he 5 bb benefit ctt of the policy policy- Call Cul for the thc tiie Judge ll e Why h If It there was trou trouble le |