The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-25
HAMMOND PROVES SHIFTY
UNDER CR0SS-FIRE
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him. He was questioned about the
glove he claims he went back TO ind.
Did you find it," was asked.
Eyes. new that you speak OF II.
RENE mber that | found IL In the In
side pocket OF my overcoat.
Hammond said he had no reason TO
suspect that the grips he carried up
stairs 10 the bank vault from the com
mittee room in the basement OF the
First National bank contained rocks
instead OF money.
You are sure you were asked 10
carry them UPSTAIRS
Yes. sir. am positive"
do you remember Capt. Melon
nell asking you on Nov. 20 IL You had
not asked I.ude. the day before. II you
! could carry the grips up?' continued
the prosecutor, reading from Ham.
mond's statement in police headQuar-
tiers.
Yes
And did you say yes to that ques-
ticn?"
Il said no never made any
statement 10 the effect that | asked
Lude 10 carry those grips up"
Then your answers as they appear
in this statement are wrong"
Yes. sir. they have 'bulled' the
statement"
From the statement. II appeared
that Hammond had told Capt. McDoa-
nell OF sitting on long table and talk
ing with the old man." meaning Gors.
line. Il left the vault then" he add
ed, according TO the record. thus cor
roborating Gorsline'n story as TO Ham
mond going out soon after his arrival
with Miller. Hammond said he did
not remember making these state
ments.
Il done remember being out OF the
vault rooms at all that afternoon" he
insisted.
Did you say To Mr. McGraw, in the
PRESENCE Of Capt. Mcdonnell: 1t WAS
so damn hot down there told the old
man | couldn't stand 1t and | went
UPSTAIRS"
Il don't remember making any such
statement"
Did you not tell McGraw you were
out OF the vault rooms twice that aft
crnocn?"
NO, sir: | didn't tell anyone that,
for didn't go OUT"
1 DlQ yOu tCii AAPNs A~A(oSANat $500
YOU were not down TO see Fraser, The
Pcre Marquette employe, on Thursday
night"
Il don't know. / was down there
one night don't remember whether
! II was Wednesday or Thursday.
do you say now that you were not
down there Thursday evening"
Il may have been. l DON'T remem-
Ter"
Denies Purchasing Grips.
| Hammond denied purchasing any
grips in November and never saw
those in which the stones were found,
when he saw them in police head
! quarters.
Never had anything to do with
| these grips. eh?''
Not that know Of"
! What 10 you mean by that?'
We'll, they might have been the
ones | carried uD 10 the vault, nor
knowing that they contained only
stone"
did you tell Miller you had an APP
lrointment at the Normandie at
,C'clock?"
| No, sir
You went to the Metropole and
had two glasses of beerT'
We had a glass of beer.
That is, you each had a glass OF
beer?"
I'VE had a glass OF beer. Ham
nond insisted Oh putting II his own
way.
Hammond had testified that he co.
home on the nigh: OF Nov. ls some
ti-re after IL o'clock. The prosecu-
tor then produced his statement from
which ii appeared that he had nxeu
the hour OF his arrival at not later
;han Has Hammond denied maxim
this answer.
II told Mcdonnell that | got on the
car on the hour OF midnight
That's ALL" Var Zile announced
AID Attorney Mis;ersky took up the re,
direct examination. Hammond SAID
that the police refused TO allow him 10
see an attorney after his arrest
Mcdonnell tried to make. me be-
llieye | had taken this money, Ham
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