New-York tribune., 1900-05-22
NR HANSEN CoNTRADIcTs STORY OF
AGENCY AND SURETY. AND EX-
PLAINS HIS ONLY RELATION
N THE NATTER

In the same connection Carl Fischer Hansen.
counsel FOR Captain Christmas Dirkinck- -Iolmfeld,
makes the following statement:
Notwithstanding The aduciary relationship which
my plain duty 20 my client captain Christmas,
is also in Europe. 10 the Danish Government, and
10 myself, u make the following statement in re-
ms: ''l'''' q inns 'ii''i'-
When Captain Christmas came to this country
proposed sale by Denmark TO the United States OF
america of the Danish West Indian Islands St.
and in the pay OF the Danish Government, and
the Danish Minister OF Finance Hoerring the
goInpeIlsaJlon Ior MS services IN thls matter The
quainted with these facts by his Government, and
introduced ard entertained Captain Christmas dur
ing his stay IL Washington. Captain Christmas
made a weekly report 70 the Danish Minister of
fact that IL was made 10 appear in the articles re-
aads were sold for S460o050 was 10 pocket 100000
himself, and Denmark TO have but sl0Ooe9, l deem
cTificfsrn rom Denmark 70 quote from Captain
I-l-isTrnae's report 10 the Danish Minister of FL
nance under date Of February 2s. 1909: In the
brought up in the Senate. according to which the
Administration viii De empowered TO put them
selves IN connection with the DANISH Government
for the purpose q ACQUIRING the Islands for the
80 t5tr e ,ss r-5 Ie4t w yor for t7onenbaesn
April =. 1900, and personally delivered his hnal
report on this matter the Minister Of Foreign
Afairs in Denmark Sehested May 4 Cap
tain Christmas while here made no contracts with
nyDody tbarring one which was rescinded and
which shan speak OF later, and % say anythng
the contrary IS absolute and unqualified false
hood. have the Seiigmans myself or any
BODY else ever s0ne surety any contract or con-
tracts whatsoever in connection with this matter.
have been. Of the character referred TO in said
J. Seligman was a friend Captain Christmas.
The matter of his firm becoming the banking house
ton 10 which the SeIgmaus by reason of their high
ss a5 regailo9 s5 1g Is ssv Wa5 cbaTFe AND
receive the ordinary banking commission and no
Government. may have been discussed between
them To say mat tey were 70 reeve any 5ailliig
absolutely and unGuaIihedly false Nor nave they
single cent, or 10 make any promises TO anybody
As for nv personal connection with this matter
Il IS and has never been anything else but that
s9iat+i. l4Ist Wen ~ = StL1 ma I4'ts
as special counsel for the Government OF Denmark
CHRISTMAS on February q 1850 and the Danish
SoyerTTerr was r17nediateiv scgllafe ed with that
fact I have never had anything TO DO with The
negotiations Of this proposed sale and have never
been spoken TO or written 10. nor have 1 myself
spoken 10 written 10 anybody in the remotest
sense connected with this Ciovernrnent about IL
Consequently. and as matter o. TACT, was never
70 recelye a slngs Ger esl1; - -olrey % 81 ad ~
any sIatenenS 70 1e contrary IS aosoiu'eiy aiio
BEFORE I became the attorney for Captain Christ
mas. and while he was lying sick at the Manhattan
He stated 70 me that during his recent visit TO
Washington he had met q reporter by the name
of Nelken Y Waldberg (9y the way, the very per,
son who. AZ the rate Of So per copy, furnished
this HbelloUs and defamatcry article TO the
press). and through that person had become in
TrodUced 10 Congressman Gardiner and lawyer
ny the OF Richard Evans. That. finding il
necessary 10 either remain in Washington or 10
have q representative there. he had made
rangements with said Evans. upon the recon-
mendation OF this reporter. By which he to
b MS legal representative there Mr.. Evans's fee
be contingent upon the successful con-
summa ton the sale This fee Dir. Evans wanted
guaranteed by some responsible American citizen.
CAPTAIN Christmas asked ne. after having first
cured ne 10 act surety the contract. which
7 Old. A weeks after. when trip 70
Washington I met Mr. Evans with Captain
Christmas for reasons satisfactory TO myself ad-
vlsed Captain Christmas 70 break of al connec
ror with Nr Evans. and the contracf between
them then and there resriuded- This, as
have stated before IS the only contract Captain
thristmas ever entered into with regard 10 the
sale
Captain Christmas's position and acts in this
matter have been honorable. abovebOard and ac
QUiesced IN by the Danish Government He should
not be- judged harsbly for having permitted
himself 70 DE imposed upon by some irresponsible
schemers in Washington. especially IN view Of the
TACT that the same parties have been successful
II imposing upon Of the leading journals OF
The NeHg-KCTE press