The Detroit times., 1910-03-19
HAMMOND AIDED BY
|SCREPAnCIES
IN TESTIMONY
Stories as To Accused's Movements
in Bank Basement When Money
Sacks Disappeared Don't "Jibe"
In Some Particulars.
Too Poor To Buy Clothes, Chauncey
Says, He Converts Loud Check Suit
Into Plain Black.

The CLASSY" little melodrama. THE
Great Satchel Mystery. or Who Got
the $4,000" with Chauncey w. Ham
lnond In the role OF heavy" was
played TO an almost empty house
under the direction OF Judge Phelar
OH the recorders court circuit. Satur'
day. The lobby OF the court was prac'
tically deserted when the trial was re
sumed. Saturday morning but the at
tendance increased slowly as the
morn wore on.
Only two women were present, and
one OF them was Hammonds sister
Ina. who occupied her accustomed
place at one end OF the front row OF
seats reserved for the public, as the
court rules did not permit her To ap-
preach nearer. But her tenure OF this
seat was of short duration, for she
was obliged TO retire when the court
OH motion OF Attorney Murtha. or
dcred all witnesses. both for the
prosecution and the defense, excluded
from the room.
Thus II became apparent that Miss
Hammond will take the stand In her
brothers. behalf, presumably to testify
as TO some or his movements on the
day of the robbery. Nov. l9. The
other woman also proved Ia be wit
ness and the lobby was left in undis-
puted possession OF the male specta-
tors.
Discrepancies In Testimony.
Although the trial has only just be-
gun, Attorneys Murtha and Mistersky.
Tor the defense. have already succeed
ed in unearthing some discrepancies
that may become very important, UNI
less the prosecution clears them up.
W. r. Rambo. paymaster OF EMF.
plant No. |. who was on the stand
practically all of Saturday forenoon,
testifles positively that the satchels
containing the money for plants No.
3 and 4. about $I6,800. disappeared
from the committee room while he was
in wash room Just across the hall.
In the basement OF the FIRST National
bank Noticing they were gone, when
he returned he made inquiries as 10
what had become of them and was
told by F. A. Lude, paymaster OF
plant No. 3. that Hammond had taken
them upstairs to the vault.
Lude. who followed Rambo on the
stand. did not recall that Rambo had
left the room at all. So far as Lude
recollection is concerned. therefore,
Rambo must have been in the com
mittee room when Hammond took the
grips. and Murtha insists that testl-
Inony TO this effect was given In the
police court examination.
Murtha also forced an admission
from Rambo. on cross-examination
that when Hammond came back on
the occasion when he Is alleged 10
have picked up the grips, and said ne
was looking for his gloves, he merely
looked around the room and then went
our. leaving the grips untouched on
The floor of the committee room. They
were still in that position, ne saio'
when he went across the hall TO WASH
his hands and he saw nothing OF Ham
mond as he passed from one room 10
another.
Lude's Story Different.
Indie on the other hand, says moth
ing of Hammond coming In and goihs
right out again after locking around
Tor his gloves. According to his story
Hammond came in, made remask
about his gloves, and then onered u
carry the satchels upstairs, to when
Jude assented.
What has become or Chaunce.
uammond's loud checked suit? IN d
question that some Of those interested