Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-06
TEEMER'S VERSION.
The MckeespOrter Replies TO Hamm's
CharEes-The Race Was Fixed-In.
terestEug Statements About the
Arrangements.

Arrangements.
McKEEsPoRT, November 6-In answer Il
the statement made by Hamm in reference Il
the late 3audaur-Teemer race, Teemer has the
following to say: 81 do not deny that Gaudaul
was to win the race as he thought be was
Hamm tells the truth there. Such was the
arrangement made by Hamm, Gaudaur and
myself, but at the same time my intentions
were to row 1t out on them simply because
had to go into the arrangement in order to get
the race, and 1 tried to do it, too, and was
prevented by Hamm. As to Hamm's remarks
that owe HIM money, can say emphaticaliy
that 1 do not, and that l never received a
penny from him that he did not owe me for
value received. never got cent from Hamm
that he did not owe me. could produce, ii
desired, Gaudaurs receipt to me for money
owed Gaudaur, but which did not pay him,
but he receipted for it and knows why. He is
not in the controversy, and do not desire to
produce it unless he would have it
I'm reference to the trial, in which Hamm
says Gaudaur beat me SO badly a week before
the race, can add that Mr.. Pringle, sporting
editor of THE DISPATCH, stood at the foot Of
Walnut street and saw us as we passed that
point, while rowing on the Monongahela river
We met a half of mile below the point where
Mr.. Pringle stood. and were rowing up as we
passed him. was between one and two boat
lengths ahead of Jake. Werowed quarter of
boat length ahead of Gaudaur. This Mr..
Pr1ngle can vouch for.
''Hamm also says, that when he made the
race and the arrangements by which Jake was
to win, he used Mr.. St. Johns name to do
so, and that he left Mr.. ST. John under the inn
preston that the race was on its
merits, and was square. To this L will say
positively, that Hamm again jumps
the truth. Mr.. st. John knew all about the
race and the arrangements under which it was
made Jake to win IT., and he was party to it.
lar to take his and Gaudaur's clothing over to
the steamer Elizabeth, where Mr.. St John was
quartered, at the same time giving him instruc-
tions to tell st. John to 60 ahead and bet no
matter how far ahead Teemer was;' that he, st.
John, knew or understood everything. can
produce two men who heard either Hamm or
Gaudaur say, This is the place to foul him.
as they rowed past point opposite Demmler
in going TO the starting point Of the race. Those
men stopped there to watch and see if any
thing of that kind would occur, and they
Will corroborate me in my charges that Hamm
fouled me and right at that point.
Il was compelled to enter upon the arrange
ments to get race, but meant positively to
row it out on them, and when they found it out
they determined TO defeat me and did SO in
this way. Immediately after the race Mr. St.
John gave George Bates $40, Instructing him to
go buy revolver and guard Hamm and Gau-
daur's boats that night. Now. that money was
given to Bates for his services, but he did not
want the public TO know it, and therefore
he gave the instructions about protecting boats
The lobelia poisoning story is simple l will
add in reference to II that not 1.-TWO nights"
but the night before the race Hamm. Gaudaur,
Mlckerson and myself were at my house, we
all drank out of the same bottle. Hamm saws
he did not get sick. L was not nor was Mr..
WlckerSon, but strange to say Gaudaur was
sick. We all drank of the same bottle and no
one was affected but Gaudaur 1t may be
added right here also that they knew next
that meant to row the race out on
them, and the lObelia story came in handy in
consequence. The lobelia story is simple and
and brand Hamm not only in this,
but in all of his simple and weak efforts to in
lure me, as teller of untrue stories and a
man who has forgotten what the truth is. 1
can furnish more data in reference to this
matter that will soon close up Mr.. Hamm or
any OF his party, if necessary"
(Signed.) JOHN TEEMER.