The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
iNuNCLs SANS CLUTCHES
william Hammer Refuses !"
ouos,ions-sent 30 JAN

nucsttons-Sent 80 Jam
Yesterday, William Hammer was po''''
s,a,os commissioner Thomas j. AT
lins on a preliminary examination Lam
NOR was charged with refusing 10 a un'0,,
The questions asked him 10y census , ,.'v;,
orator Joseph NJ. Humphleis, D ',o,'arn.
ATTORNEY Borland represented ,nJ e0O'
mont. The accused had no vonnse'i o,,,oon
vr Humphreys testified that nelNr CIVIL,
vi, tn.ciock on the afternoon of the 5Vth
80 I,,lv ne was taking the census IN Tue
49, nari of HcnricO. Mr.. Ialilh'eI
,vas in The field ploughing' ana ne
'IIvmnbreys) stated that he was an emu
,neratnr. Mr.. Hammer replied nc Nas uo
49, m talk. and asked him 10 gel OUT OF INC
- Humphreys told him 1t was na.,ei
", ;,,nortauce. but Hammer Only icpiieu ~
,.rtnr,pg Humphreys driver To gel on tnS
g',',, with his horse and wagon. byiuit
lin, Humphreys asked Hammer WheIe
he lived. and The latter replied A' hoi''''
ana I'm GOT no time To tain HIM,
The negro driver was then sent Oy iiuln,
rhrcVs to find out Hammer NAME any anu
where be lived. Humphreys lneh asNVu
NJ. Igmmcr for answers 10 Inc census
-'',ostions. but that lady referred the enuihc-
,rstor 10 her husband. Humphreys threat
nneJ In report 10 headquarters at W ash,
;n'.ton and Mrs. Hammer slateu
nat he would have to report. SeNe-
r'i' times after Humphreys drove
Inv Mr.. hammers house, but was aira.u ~
%, because ne did not know what Wouiu
hannon. When he made his return ne IT,
noried that he could get no lnloIinaNoh
about MIR. hammers family.
Robert Fagans, Mr.. Humphreys, coloreu
driver was the next witness. Ills slaiV-
nenf was in substance the same as H"ue
by Mr. Humphreys. 49,. ,,uo,ri,..
MIR. Hammer then made ths lollo"'"
statement: 40,
IIumphrovs called on me. nad slarie1
onf oarlv with "a hired horse, and as clouu
was coming up. | was IN "A hurry l" sV'
through. Humphreys drove up ana nut
,ored something about being nulnefalor.
/ didn't have time 20 talk, so | WORKED
mn IN where they were and ask
81 them 10 get out of the way
am ouick-tempered. and may nave
used some derOgatOry expressions. w hei
| went home later found they had Deeh u
tho house. was half "A mile from the nous,
when they spoke 10 me. ana saw Il'oO
ai the house. which was the OBI! ueIoe"
tory remark | made 49,,
MIR. Hammer made strmehtloiWaIt
statement. and his own testimony was yer!
damaging 10 himself. s.,,
Robert Hammer. about fourteen years olu
testified 10 the same statement made by me-
father. lie said ne was with MS ia'hei
when Mr.. Humphreys came ui', ana 10 inc
remark made bv Humphreys, his father re-
plied. - haven't got time to tax 10 you
now" and asked Humphreys to get Out OIL
the way. Ills father. be SAID. ana mol Ieius,
| IA answer Questions. but simply SAID ina
| he did not have time 10 talk.
George Clarke testified as to what oc
CURED at Mr. hammers house. Mr.. huin
phrcys. he said, did not state what was h''
| business. -,
Commissioner Atkins said that the Ia"
had clearly been violated and sent Lammel
ON TO the United states District Court. 81"
was nlaced nj S2OO-twice the amount o
the penalty for the ohense if convicted
| Mir. Hammer stated that he had made NJ
arrangements for bail and would have TO 70
10 Jail for the present at least. lie was ac
cordiney taken down to the lenric'
county Jail.