Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-02
SULLYS PARTNERS
PLACED ON STAND
Bankruptcy Proceedings In Pro-
gress Before Commissioner.
o. J. suLLY in COURT ROOM

Edwin Hawley, President OF Several
Railroad and Large Tobacco Con-
Germs, Examined-Large Pile Of Pa.
pers and Books In Court.
New York, April 1.-The examina'
tion in which Edwin Hawlsy, the pres
ident of the Iowa Central railroad and
road, and Frank Day, head OF several
large Tobacco companies, the alleged
partner of Daniel ]. Sully, in his cot
ton operations, are to be questioned.
begun today before United States Com
missioner Alexander. To ascertain
fully whether or not Hawley and Ray
were practically Sully's partners Is
the object of the examination and
commissioner Alexander was appoint.
ed by Judge Holt to act as special
examiner in the case. Receivers Hen.
ry w. Taft and David H. Miller, pro.
cured the order from Judge Holt. OF
the U. S. district court, requiring Haw.
ley and Ray not only to appear today
before the special examiner, but to
take the examination room all their
books and papers that would disclose
exactly what were their relations to
Mr.. Sully. Former Secretary of War
Elihu Root was retained to question
Mr.. Hawley and Mr.. Ray. At the
opening of the examination Mr.. Alex.
ander ruled that the examination
would orfoE nP AA
ceeding.
Mr.. Hawley was then called and
his examination was begun by Mr,
Ray. Just at this time Mr.. Sully en-,
tered the room and took a seat meas
the lawyers table.
Mr.. Hawley gave his occupation as
that of railroad officer and on further :
er questioning stated that be is now
president OF the Iowa Central and Min.
neapolis and st. Louis railways and Q
partner In the stock exchange firm OF
Hawley G. Davis. He testified that
his business relations with Sully q Co.
began In December last and ended on
March 49, ,
Mr.. Harley's testimony did not pro
ceed very far before his counsel Mr.
Davies, took exception to Mr.. Roots
line of examination. Mr. Davies de- j
clared, however, that his client had
nothing to conceal and would answer
all questions touching on his relations
with Sully & Co., or Mr.. Sully person :
ally. Mr.. Hawley said he kept no
special record of his cotton operations,
relying chiefly on the statements he
received from Sully & Co., following /
purchase or sale. -
At the request of Mp. Root Hawfey'a
lawyers produced a batch OF these !.
statements. They showed that on De
cember 4, 1903, 10000 bales OF cotton
were bought and sold for account OF
e. Hawley and D. ]. Sully Jointly, on
December IS, 1900 bales were bought
and sold for same account. There
was also similar transactions on
smaller scale for December 20 and e.
and then came a number or state
ments of various dates in January
all representing heavy transactions In
cotton for Hawleys account. Mr.
Root read from statement showing
that in one particular transactions
Messrs. Hawley and Sully had divid
ed profit of $94,440.
Mr.. Root read from other state
ments bearing February dates. In
these purchases or sales ran from
few hundred bales OF cotton up to al
hn1o
read from long slip of paper a state
ment of cotton transactions bearing
the names of Messrs. HSwley and Sul
ly and Ray. He wanted to know wheth
er or not il this paper represented the
joint transactions of the parties named
but Mr.. Hawley said he did not know
Mr.. .Sully, it was brought out, used
to take his own share of the profits
before sending Mr.. Hawley his share
A number of joint three" accounts
(Hawley, Sully and Ray) for the latter
part of February, nearly all represent
ing heavy sales, were next read off by
Mr. Root.
Hawley's lawyers had in court some
half dozen packages containing the
memorandum of the transactions be
tween Sully & Co., and Messrs. Haw
lie yand Ray. Another package was
reported to be missing.
The examination has adjourned un
til Thursday, April Z.
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