The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-02
HAMMOND DENIES
LATEST CHARGES
Says He Didn't Pad Payrolls and
Doesn't Believe Money Was Taken
Mute In Court.


never took a dollar from the EMF
Co. or the Western Malleable Co.
10y padding the payrolls. as charged
I'm the two new warrants issued Tues
day,-aHa- declares that he does not
believe such money was taken at all
iifeaH-te- said Hammond
that the whole thing is willfully
malicious persecution. They are going
TO try to get me on one thing or
another. on account OF that $4,000
deal. Frankly. don't think that any
money was taken, through the payroll,
but II it was, | don't know anything
about IT,"
Hammond was asked about his man
Der Of living, about possible extrava-
gances, sweethearts, and the gay
life"
II haven't a sweetheart" he said
Honestly. | can't remember ever
spending dollar on any girl. |
never believed in it, No girl in the
world has any iewelry that ! eve:
gave her No girl even has a present
from five and ten-cent store that
came from me- | have some good
girl friends. but never spent any
money on them. III ! ever do have
-aWeethnartr and-thiHkk wheie-fot
of her I'll not spend lot OF money
on her, and lavish presents on her
4 fellow that does that is - fool.
II spells the girl and usually ends In
court session 10 get tho presents
back I'm too young TO have a sweet
heart I'm only %.
Wine women taxicabs and horses?
None Of them.
Wine | never INDUCED in-or wo-
men. Taxicabs are something that
have managed TO get along without
Horses never appealed TO me in the
slightest
The theater ! like to so to oc-
Casionally don't remember ever
taking girl TO the theater. except
my own sister. When went to the
theater. she usually went with me.
'Tvc lived within my income I'm
not high flyer, and nobody can ac-
cuse mo OF H. I've always liked nice
things, but high flying doesn't include
that.
"If that payroll money is gone-Gnd
I honestly don't believe it isl GER
tainly didn't take e. might have
my own suspicious about who took
the money. II It Is gone, but that's
not the question"
Thar he carried the names OF NJ
least seven fictitious and high-salaried
workmCn on the pay roll and that he
issued checks in these names for his
own benefit is the latest charge
against Hammond
The two new warrants issued Tues.
day afternoon. charging him with the
theft of s277.40 from the Western
Malleable CO. on June 10 and $500
from the EMF Co. ON July &c, were
the outcome of an investigation that
has been conducted by Robert NJ.
Brownsou. who wanted To find out
how Hammond on SO per month,
could buy a $1,000 launch and make
Of $50 per month on real
estate. RroWnsOn says that there are
grounds for numerous other warrants
against Hammond.
The names of the "workmen' en-
tered i'm HammOnd's books. who, the
SAYS. meyer existed, are:
Bert Courtney. James Collins. Fred
Haas. ! u. Marsh. William Manley.
\. Kcan and \. Kempt. All were sup
rosed 10 be working in the hammer
and none drew less than
$50 per month. Mr.. BrownsOn saws
he has located a William Manley who
used 10 be- employed in the plant, but
left two wears ago.
These names are found on the oil
pavrolls OF the Western Malleablc
works and were carried along when
the company VAS taken over by tho
EMF. Previous TO the amalgama-
ton the cneck system was employed
IN paying off the force. \ number Of
The old checks have been recovered
and present an interesting study.
Those issued 10 the seven names in
question were not soiled as were
most of the others and few of them
we're oven folded Handwriting ex-
perts who have been called in by the
firm believe that the Endorsements on
NJ! the checks were made by the same
person
These men were credited with work
ing tie. first four days I'm July, the
books show. whereas, the plant was
closed then
II has not been learned how long
thege names were carried on the pay.
roll. not has the company any definite
idea as TO the amount II has been
robbed e. II Is believed TO be some
where in tho ncishborhood of $4,000.
however.
Hammond was arralgncd before
justice Stein in police court at noon.
"Wednesday. on the new warrants. He
v.as rpprpscutcd bv Attorney George
u. Ycrkes Hammond stood mute and
his examination was fixed for Dec.
10. with bail M $1,000 in each count,
" 18th one surety