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did intend to buy the islands. Hansen then accepted Christmas proposition. telling him. however. fe desired no compensation except to be appointed attorney for Denmark later if the ne- gcttations Were successful
 Hansen then related what Christmas had told him of coming to Washington and meeting President Mckinley. Sec retary Hay and Admiral 3radf0rt! and later cf going to Copenhagen with Mir White. United States secretary of the embassy at London. Hansen also re lated a street meeting with one of the Seliglnans. who had said that Christ mas was progressing well with his ne eotiations. Witness said Christmas had met one Of the Seligmans on an ocean steamer and then had sai1 if anything came Of the negotiations they would De the bankers. Later, Hansen said. he refused to stand sponsor for Christmas. and the witness learned from Colonel Brown that the president desired no further dealings with Christmas.
 Hansen yielded temporarily to allow Senator Lodge to make q statement. 3ir. Lodge said Christmas had spoken to him about the Danish treaty. He ai- ways had taken an interest in the ac- cuisftiun of the islands lie told Christmas. however. that there Was no us- sJ;yi1g here. as the Danish minis ter would attend to the negotiations. The senator Specifically denied the lar- r5Gca said ;o I5ve been Used by him. ace orG;ng to Christmas report.
 Hesu!TiaS his testimony Hansen told e kaariug later that Christmas hai bccn clothed with authority by Den mark. Christmas wanted him ,o guar a::ter a contract cf *51.G5G to Mr. lEv ans. this amount n come out ot Christ mas expected commission. Hansen endorsed tho contract. the expectation being that Evans would act as counsel at Washington. explaining any details that might arise
 THE BREAK WITH EVANS
 Later Mir. Hansen said. Christmas wrcte Evans the following letter. r4Yu- diatirg all connection with him:
 New York, March B.
 Richard ?. Evans:-
 Dear Sir-AlthoUEh il is hardly nec-
 essaly for ne U add anything to what
 StII G-tNl% LleiN ESitl u J H. III -4E. t-5-l- V=rsati0n last Saturday. in presence of
 my attorney. Fischer Hansen. never , thelcss. in view oc the fact tha, 1 am
 dealing with 2 bunch of scamps anG srindIare. of which you seem 10 be th> , ring leader. I feel it is q duty to again . Emphasize that under 10 condition will I have anything whatsoever to do
 with you CT your gang. and [ hereby
 expressly rerudiate and cancel any ana
 all agreements +h"t [ may ever have entered into with you. :
 ''I shall not dwell upon al the many det@ils of the gigantic and fraudulent scheme to which | have been
 subject. Sunlca 1t for me to mention c-lly a few of the abGmnable features : of the case. that but for the wide . awakaness Of my attorney, Fischet
 Hansen, would have led to everlasting I ruin and despair. Thus. for example I you were intfuducad to me for a for = ner United States congressman. and as
 such entitled to the ttla of honora ble ~ which l always took the pains to use You stared to me that you Werc
 acting for the administration and tha | il W.s in compliance with the wishes O . President Mckinley and Secretary Hay 9 and for the benefit Of my plans that : certain bill was introduced into con $; gross by Congressman Gardner. loohin: . to the purchase Of the West Indian Is @ lands. You told mo further th.t vol l were one of the leading spirits in the as k sociatad press and that as the ccuntr. : demanded the islands you would permi = your bureau to express that sentim en,
 On the basis of all this you succeed Y cd in eXt&rting from m- 2 contract. no ,,r- | : rators have gotten away from me al va : rioUs times. Of course. my plain dut :. would be not to only repudiate my con :. tract with you, but to proceed asains :: you criminally. l de the first now. 0 :. rather affirm my rePudiation or you Q = last Saturday. Tn" latter ! am pre :. vented from doing by reason of the fac :. that 1 leave fer Europe in the cours : If a few days"
 :. Hansen said the copy of this letter :. which he placed in evidence, was i :. Christmas handwriting.
 :. CHRISTMAS \ BORROWER. < h reply 70 Mir Hit Hansen said h had never received anything fror
 Christmas and had loaned him $SC
 when he was hard up. Whic! had nc > bcen reUail. Ti-.e was much IdUsht5 3 and tti- i0guiry tool, d rather luGi> -ou
 aSpec, as Hansen tcld Of Christina:
 pl -misas |" various persons On or
 accession. Hansen said. Christmas ms
 C. w Knox in dining room and tol him he had some islands to sell. IIno Ys said he knew man wno knew Senate Hanna. As result Christmas was { N pay Knox $70,G90 In semi-humorou