Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-19
DEFENDS HIS LETTER
John Hays Hammond Explains
Writing About D. ]. SulIy.
WITNESS IN DAMAGE SUIT
Says He Informed Engliah Syndicate
Cotton Gin Was Not Commercial
to Save Them Being Duped.

in6 expert and apeeaai Ambassador % the
coronation OF EnEiand's king. yesterday
sfteenoon ~ the hearing before Exam
liner Harper admitted the authorship OF a
letter sent to the Hirsch syndicate OF
London discreditinG Danfel j. Sully OF
New FORK. the former cotton king. The
letter IN question, IL - claimed, prevent
ID the closing OF q sale by Suiiy TO the
syndicate Of the foreign patent rights
TO the Doremus cotton gin, and forms
the baAs Of the suit to recover Sl,s0n0oo
damages brought by Sully against Ham
naohd and others.
Mr.. Hammond proceeded to explain the
reason for writing the letter. He claimed
thar he haA then just learned that tho gin
was not . commercial one, and was UNI
wiling 70 - the Londoneru cold q laid
brick" ana accordinsiy wrote to warm
them.
Tho witness also accused Mr.. suliy OF
plAstarism ~ the course OF his testimony
He declared the cotton wareheusing
larger matter" in hts desiinrs eS with "a sun se
". did not originate with euliy. but had
followed . scheme started by q Mr..
Tomphns. IN Atlanta expert.
Hammond Explains Letter.
In answer to the query OF Attorney
John c. Cuttings. for Hammond. az TO
Why he had warned the London investor
when suiiy was about TO close the con-
tract. Mr.. Hammond said:
:. You've Got II right up TO where want
last moment that the gin WAS abaoiuteiy
worthless. You ask me why did not sup
press that opinion and allow Mr. SuIly
to carry out his negotiations. because ]
wa interested In the success Of Mr.:
Mr.. 6ully. and IL meant thousands OF dol
lars In my pocket. but am not the kind
Of man to allow Mr.. Sully or any one
else to make money for me by robbanS
that 10 the answer"
In reply to . question whether he went
out OF his way all the time to proteet
business men who, like the HtrUch syndi-
cate. were able to take care Of them
selves. Hammond answered: =.
Il will give you 2 concrete example. II
were interested In the sale Of o mine.
and. even Il were due to derive Q large
profit by the sale Of that mine, and a q
any time before the payment of the
money ] discovered that that property
was worthless. should unhesitatlngiy
notify the purchasers"
Scheme Of southsraer, He aaya
The hearing was taken up almost en-
tirely BY questions Of business techni-
calities and the business relations be-
tween Hammond and suliy. Toward the
end Of the session Hammond was asked
where he ever got any information ab0lot
cotton affairs except from suiiy.
The best Information got on those
Ines" he replied. was subsesusetiy
aully got IT. cunously enough. from .
Mr.. Tompldne. Tho production Of the
cotton werehouaing scheme was net
scheme from . NJ. Templiins. . wSll
known cotton man in the south, who h0l
sent out q pamphlet about It."
ASK him to produce IT, said euily -
his counsel.
'At the proper tiuna.'' cut in PhiHp
Walker. Hammond's attorney, I'VE xiu
put in as evidences . copy OF the COPY
righted pamphlet taken from the ofAcia
record, in The Lae!.ry e ccnsrss.:"
Il win say that Mr. Tompktns had
anticipated Mr. 6ully in the plan" :
Once during the hearing the eyes q
6uily and Hammond met across the board
desk at which they sat.
"I'd like to say what really think
about Mr.. Sully," said Hammond.
You cam" said 6uliy's counsel
"But II wouldn't look well ia the court
record" explained Hammond.
Hammond on Stand Today. !.
Mr.. Hammond will continue this aftse-
noon his testimony. Later his counsel.
Philip Walker. will examine him In his
defense. because tho forthcoming visit Of
Mr.. Hammond to London il expected TO
be protractsd, and for fear hs may moi
be able to b present at the trial u
court his counsel will take his depositaons
II IL expected Mr. Hammond win 50
deeper In the business rsletions with
his own S BEAM Now 10 n 4 vi iu,sts3 ia
the scope OF his testimony by the trend
Of the questions put BY Attorney Cuttings.
q. Scott Dalgleish, former American
expert for the Hirsch syndicate and .
co-defendant with Hammond In the sut
to recover 100000 damages. win follow
Mr.. Hammond on the staud as W.T.