The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-03
HAMMOND HOME SEARCHED
BY COPS FOR MISSING CASH
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90 explained the system or paying in
vogue IN the four Detroit plants Of
the EMF, known as Nos /. 3. 1
ana :. Plant No. ~ in Port Huron.
On the day OF the robbery. Nov 70
he, representing plant No. l. and the
paymasters Of the other local plants
met in the First National bank 10 fix
up the paw rolls for the paving off Of
the men the next day. as previously
published. Working In a committee
room in the basement he and Mr.
Whiting. from No l. had about Com
p,tted the pay roll from that plant
when Miller and Hammond came.
somewhere aroand . o'clock Miller
had cashed his check and brought the
money la the double-handled satchel
belonging 10 plant No 4. Hammond
helping him carry IT, Frank lude
paymaster Of plant No 3. had brought
the amount ot his payroll in another
grip and work on these two payrolls
then began.
Hammond was merely on hand TO
break Miller In. and while the others
worked he was In and out OF the room
ar frequent intervals. The task CON
pleted. the filed envelopes were put in
their respective satchels and the bags
for plants three and four were placed
on the floor al the head OF the table
and near the door OF the committee
room. as II Is known. 1t was then
close TO O'Clock. he said. and Ham
mond and Miller got ready 10 go
Shall take the safcnels up" Ham
mcnd inquired. according to the Wit
nesses who says ne replied
them up myself
Il went on with my work contin
ued the aitness Some 3 or 10 min
utes later Hammond came back look
ing for his gloves and went out
Did he come back again." asked
Prosecutor Van Zile
Not TO my knowledge Right after
that | stepped into the toilet room
across the hall 10 wash my hands Al
that time the satchels were still in
the room. al the head OF the table
When returned minute or two lat
or they were gone. afterwards sew
two satchels in the vault"
The prosecution saws il will show
by the other men in the room az the
time. Lude and Whiting. that in this
interval. Hammond came back once
more and said
Shall | carry the. grips up"
The other men gave assent. and the
theory is that as Hammond passed
out with the grips he stopped long
enough 10 switch them for he stone
laden ones he IS alleged TO have
previously concealed in an adjoining
room
Both Rambo and Miller identified
the grips found by the police near
stone pile a. the foot OF Nineteenth
St as the grips in which the money
had been placed The stones in tho
other satchels. the police will show,
came from this same stone pile. The
No. 4 grip was badly mutilated and II
is the police theory that IL was cut
up as a stall the object being to
leave the impression that the man
who opened il rad no key
Rambo testified that the grip from
plant No 3 contained s6,9l0.35 and the
other s9.S77.39 a total OF sl6.7s77i.
Witness Miller told Of leaving the
bank about o'clock to see man In
the Union Trust building who owed
him some money He asked Ham
mOnd 70 come along and promised to
buy drink He left Hammond in
front OF the Ford. building and il is
then. the police alleged that he went
back and carried up the first grips
and hurried out in time to meet Miller
"a the latter was going UP Griswold-
~. They had two more drinks be-
fore they separated about 4:35. when
Hammond Is alleged 70 have gone
back for the grips containing the
money.
At 10 O'Clock the examination was
adjourned until 9 o'clock, Monday
morning
Allan H. Frazer is now associated
with Attorney George r. Yerkes es
counsel for the defense, but was not
r~osnnf E'ridar