The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-13
CARTRIDGES FROM UNCLE SAM
WENT TO HELP UPSET SANTO
DOMINGO, SAYS CUNNINGHAM.
Innoo-ence Got Then From the Quarter.
masters once on the Plea That They
We're TO Be Used in Cuba Against Spain,
Then FriendIy-Jimenez Wins, ut Law.

Joseph L. Cunningham's suit to collect
s25, 900 from Juan I. j imenez, former Presi-
dent Of the Santo Domingo Republic, for
services rendered in connection with the
Inflated Fanita expedition Of 1897 was dis
missed yesterday by Supreme Court Justice
Fitzgerald on Cunninghap's own teetl-
mony.
The evidence showed that Jimenez had
bound himself to pay Cunningham $4,000
after the revolutionist had established a
regular government OF his own in Santo
Domingo. As Heureaux sent the expedl-
ton %skedaddling, Justice Fitzgerald ruled
that Jimenez had incurred no liability
Cunningham, who wears long Dundrearya,
was on the stand all the morning. Hetestfied
that he had, at Jimenezs request, inter-
| viewed several influential persons at WASH
ington and elsewhere in connection with
the proposed expedition. He never sus-
pected then, he said, that the expedition
was bound for Santo Domingo. He had
the word Of Jimenez that the Fanlta was
going to Cuba to help out Gomez and on
these representations he got several people
to aid the expedition.
One of these persons was "a prominent
Government official, I" whose identity, how
ever, counsel for both Cunningham and
Jimenez were careful to conceal. Through
this persons influence, Cunningham de-
clared, he got from the "Quartermaster OF
the United States Army 4s2 900 rounds OF
ammunition for the Fanita. President
Roosevelt was then Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy.
Cunningham said that he had received
many cipher messenger from Jimenez, some
OF them urging him to confer with Gen
Miles, then commanding the United States
Army.
When he learned that the Fanita had
landed In Santo Domingo, and that the rev
olutionists had been routed by President
Heureaux, Cunningham sought Government
influence again to get Jimenez out OF trouble
Cunningham said that at this time he waf
deeply involved financially in the outcome
Of the expedition, and was surprised to learr
that lie Eanita had gone to Domingo anc
not to u
How did you come to risk all that money
without security" he was asked.
Because l was a big stiff, replied the
mild flibuster. amid general laughter
During the examination 1t came out tha'
a woman, Mrs. May H. Fisher, a con
tributed toward the expedition. She lent
some money, Cunningham said, but how
much he did not know. He did know tina
she had a claim for 81, 900 on the contents
of the sealed envelope. This envelope
Justice Fitzgerald would not ALLOW to be
opened without an order from Specia
Term, but a Photographic reproduction o.
it was put in evidence, which showed that
Jimenez had agreed to pay Cunningham
S25, 900 as soon as the revolutionary party
of which he was the head should have es
tablished a stable government In Santc
Domingo.
Cunningham raised a laugh by parryint
several questions concerning his employ
ment by the United States Government
and then admitting that he had beer
villa e postmaster in New jersey wears age
aDid YOU inform the United States Gov
ernment. n he was asked. what was the res
nurnose for which the arms and ammuni
ton YOU procured for Jimenez and tn
Fanita were to be usedH'
81 told the Government official that the
were to he used in helping Gomez he ar
swered.
and Jimenez, too, in trying to overtur
a friendly Government" continued Perr
Allen, cross-examining.
Il knew nothing Of that until afterward
replied Cunningham. After the failure
r the expedition | had a talk with a Govern
ment official. who said that Jimenez had sul
nrised and deceived him and that if it b
came known that he had had anything to c
With ,Jimenez he would be in a very seriot
muss.
Il replied that I had been fooled just
much as he, having understood that II
materials furnished were going to Come
: not to help out the Santo Domingo revolt
tiopists. But this official never accuse
> me of deceiving him, sir, for had neve
!, told him one thing and done somethir
/ else"