New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
HAMILTON QUITS FLYERS
Refused to Go AIoft in Mexico
and Was Ruled Out.
FLUNG IN NELL BY M0lSANT
He Passed 200 Pesos to Judge,
He Asserts, and Was Re
leased from Custody.

c.h.-,oe Y Hamilton one of The world =
..-aatest avjators arrived In town YESTERDAY
.o tho Ward liner Monterey from vera
.-,~ Rusinoss Misunderstanding between
hamilton and the international AviatorS'
INCORPORATED with whom he parted cor"
ANY. in Monterey. Nexico on February ~
I.,tc Thought in their train series oi
,.ro,.scuc e,periences for the red haired
H~er But Hamilton. although hs has no'
,rcressed IN weight. has not permitted me
combination OF untowsrd circumstances 10
,a,,o away any Of his 10 pounds or to d.
r,inish ,he power Of his ingrata'ing smile
Hamilton and a !. Mcsant. manager ol
the International Aviators. Incorporated
had a dispute in Monterey on the question
Of Hamilton's salary. and Hamilton there'
unon refused 10 fy. Moisant telegrapheo
the New York headquarters that Hamilton
rad broken his contract and was no longer
with the aggregation. The Office announcer
that Hamilton had flown so little that his
ss,arv had amounted 10 Sll2 for each MN
ute in the air.
Hamilton denies that hc made such short
nishfs and SAYS he demanded salary AZ
MONTEREY that was two DAYS overdue ann'
not getting il. refused 10 fly. lie hau 'o'-
lowed the company 10 tho city OF MeNlco
irving 10 get his salary and ms nipishN
from, Noisart and that there no haH n'H''
thrown into prison "on charge cooked uP
le,veen Moisant and Garros. HS "onl'
,ot communicates with any one Tor thre'
dsvs and for two days he ate no 1000
Worse vet, he could not get cigarette
T WAS told in my hotel in the city "
,fexico" said Hamilton. that my lawyer
ra. waiting for me In a certain street. ~
,h. correr net Moissnt. GarroS. mo
r-rsncb aviator. and Moisant's lawyer. Mo-.
.sr, ,ahbered some words I'm spanish ara
I was placed under arrest. put IN by "
cell No q. with written words against my
nam. IN the police records meanne No
communication
when we were in Fl Paso ! sold ny
E,sriot 10 Garros, who had pretty vel
broksn II I'D. for 500. II cost me S'@"
Csr-os paid the money. and my mechanics
,1,o,v and wise. delivered the machine 20
,,r, =, II Paso. When had my run-in
with Moisart. and pursued him 10 the CIV
os Mexico. Moisant prevailed upon '-arros
q, make =. formal demand on me- Tor me
Ilkriot. which. of course. Moissht KNEE
7 could not deliver as he himself had ~
THE MeXicanS Wpluu c'lN'll tN7'i'-'--''
.-cnn nv men that they had delivered the
machine a. Il Paso. because the men were
A. nv employ. That is why call the thing
, cooLed-up charge. ! tipped The Judge ."
pesos and got out You pass money ~
Mexico by shaking hands and leaving ms
resos in the Others palm. The Judge dld
not know English. but understood pesos
since then Hamilton has been trying -
get possession of his Hamiltonian biplane
bv following the international avators -
Nora cruz and Havana. without success
J. W. wuppemann. secretary of the IN
,crna,ional aviators. said last night tha'
Hamilton mad not the right. by the terms
NJ his contract. TO sell the Bleriot 70 Garros.
Tn eocntract. he said. was in Havana Wup-
hermann added that Hamilton had institu'-
al p civil action against MoiSant IN toe
c.t, of Mexico for salary due him and Tor
'tc bplans.
II the differences get into court We sna u
NJ ready 10 protect our interests. said Npp-
rernann. Hamilton went 90 his homs IN
Hev Britain Conn. last night.