The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
LUBE GR|LLE0 HARD
At EXAMINATION
OF HAMMOND
Attorney Frazers Questions to Man
With Accused When Money Dis
appeared in Satchel-Switch-
ing Stunt Are Insinuative.
Defense Clearly Outlined as Attempt
To Show That Prisoner Is Not
Man Who Got the Cash.

Attorney Allan II. Frazer clearly
outlined Cnauncey w. Hammond's de.
tense to the charge that he switched
satchels on the EMF. Co., thereby
stealing $1,000, when Frank Lude.
paymaser of EMF. plant No. 3.
was placed on the stand, Monday
morning. as one of the principal wit
nesses for the prosecution in Ham
mond's police court examination.
Lude was one of the little party or
men who worked, with Hammond, To
fill the pay envelopes, and place them
in satchels for the EMF. workmen.
Attorney Frazer put Lude through
a regular sweat-box examination,
making him tell the whole story o{
his life, insinuating at every turn
against Lude's own character, and
evidently paving the way toward q
plea that Hammond was not the ma1
who switched the satchels.
The examination. before Justice JEFF.
fries, was taken up shortly after 10
o'clock, and lasted until noon. when
an adjournment was taken, until 1:3Q
O'Clock.
Miss Ina Hammond. Chauncey'a
alert. pretty sister, a Western High
school student, sat Just behind hes
brother at the brig table, and was a
most interested listener to all tha
testimony.
Attorney Frazers cross examina
ton, after Lude had told, in minuta
detail, all of the transactions in the
little basement counting room OF tha
First National bank, prior to the
satchel switching, resolved itself int
an attack, by insinuation, on LudEl
character.
You are paymaster. Is that job un
der bond?" asked Frazer.
Lude said it was.
Are you under bond now?" asked
Frazer
I.ude said that he was not. Tne
bond was not in force at present. He
did not know why il was withdrawn.
He admitted that Mr.. Kleinert. assist
ant to the president. had informed
him, just before the robbery, that his
bond was not in force.
You knew that, when this robbery
occurred. them" asked Frazer,
Yes, | knew it," said Lude, rather
angrily.
Frazer asked Lude what he did be-
fore taking employment from the +.
M.-F. Co. Lude said he was motor
man for the Toledo Light a. Power
Co.
Under bond?" asked Frazer.
Yes" was the reply.
Have any trouble getting that
bond? And didn't you have trouble
getting your bond for the F.M"F.
Coz asked Frazer.
either said Lude.
Did YOU ever drag car while
YOU we're motorman asked Frazer.
Justice Jeffries asked for enlight-n-
ment on dragging car.
Frazer said he knew. but would leS
Lude tell
I.ude admitted that he knew what
| dragging car" was. but said that
he never did such thing.
Dragging a car, is running benind
time. so as 10 crowd your car, ana
allow the conductor to knock down
lot Of fares.' said Lude
And didn't you and your conductor
do that, and haven't you Dragged
about it2" asked Frazer.
NO. I never did II, and never
Dragged about it. said Lude indig-
nantly.
/ Lude said that before that. he
worked as cashier and bookkeeper Tor
/ n Mansfield. O., milk concern.
Did any money disappear while
vou we're working there asked
/ Frazer
Not that I know OF. said Lude.
"But did there" insisted Frazer.
81 don't know" said Lude.
Lude said that before that, he was
a huckster. from the time he was III
years old. until ne was %. Attorney
Frazer took up Lude's story under
lGirect examination. and picked tnat
Ito pieces in most sarcastic manner.
Under direct examination. Lude
testified that Hammond and William
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