The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Hammond Tells HCotton
King" a Few Things
While Testifying.
EPITHETS FLY AT
TRIAL FOR LIBEL
Mining Man Calls Broker Under
handed" In His
Dealings.

"Unmitigated lie," "surreptitious and
underhanded." and irresponsible" are
a few compliments of John Hays Ham,
mond being remembered today by Dan
tel J. Sully. the New York cotton king,
who is suing Hammend for 81, ,50OOOO for
alleged defamation of character.
Hammond excoriated SHlly in testi-
mony yesterday afternoon before Chan
Gerry Examiner Harper, at the hearing
asked by Sully prior to Hammond's
departure for Europe as special ambas-
sador of the United States at the coro-
nation of King George V. He did not
finish his testimony yesterday, and will
appear for further examination April
Is. He will also SUBMIT numerous tele-
grams and contracts with Sully referring
TO their negotiations for sale of patent
rights to the new cotton gin of William
d. Doremus. of Washington.
Appointment of Sully as syndicate
manager to sell the foreign patent rights
to the Hirsch syndicate of London was
admitted by Hammond.
81 thought / had him under CONTROL"
said Hammond.
He took US in" he continued, retort-
ing to a question of Sully's attorney
asking if Hammond took in" Sully to
swing the deal
The Short and Ugly.
That was an unmitigated lie," HAM
mond declared angrily. with his eyes
glaring at Sully, denounCing as false a
cablegram of Sully telling of the sale of
the gin patents to the English capital
lists.
a private partnership contract between
himself and Sully for the sale OF for
eign rights to the patent was admitted
by Hammond, denying. however. that
the contract permitted Sully to sell any
of the corporate stock.
''Surreptitious and underhanded" mis-
representation of the commercial value
of the Doremus gin was charged to
Sully by Hammond in his testimony.
Hammond said Sully always declared
the new gin was completely successful.
although it was without commercial
value.
Improvements of Samuel and John R.
Fordyce, of Little Rock. Ark. said TO
be aligned with the Hammond faction,
have practically made a new device,
Hammend testified.
PAY nheEt ofsSiSJ0o tor Sullys was as
serted by Hammond, who said he re-
mained president of the General Cotton
Securities Company and the National
Cotton Improvement Company, the pa
rent holding corporation, TO protect in
terests of friends involved.
IF / had thought it would cost that
much money I would not have gone in,'
hammond teStihed.
Hints Litigation.
''NnG | expect more money VIII have
t. le put up to establish the validity of
the patents" said Hammond, giving the
first intimation of probable infringement
litigation because IF the Fordyce i'm
provements. The Fordyce gin, 1t is de
cIared. does not iptcIASe upon the pcre-
mus patents.
Hammond said ne formerly had relied
upon tie integrity of Suiy, but had lit |
[lr faith in his Judgment. For this rea~
son he had den,cl Sully the privilege uf
iobh ug The stock of t'!U cOIpIIIu"n AMI |
eluuOWe,c cd him t. lie II only TOR the pat
ent rights. Hammond admitted this /
reservation did not exist in their formal
contract. but was we'll known between |
them.
1T was not in the contract" Ham, |
mond testified, but there was an un-
derstanding that none OF the stock |
should be offered for sale until it as |
sumed such value that I could con-
scientiously recommend it to purchas- !
ers."
Demurrers of Hammond and Attorney
Frank S. Bright, defendants in the suit |
of Willard Doremus, filed with the Dis |
trtct Supreme Court, assert impossi- |
bility of delivery of stock held in a vot- |
ing trust 10 exploit the patents, alleging |
surrender and cancellation of the GER |
tifiCates.
This afternoon SuIly admitted the
truth Of HatnmOnd's charge that he had |
lied in sending a bogus cablegram tell |
ing of the sale Of the patents to the |
BiTsch syndicate of London.
AFTER eighteen months of partner
ship. was, constantly flooded with |
platitude and fake promises, none OF |
which he kept. so l did, with premedi- !
tated deliberation, send him the tele-
gram, knowing it to be a wilIful lie, |
and sent ii with the deliberate purpose |
of administering to him some of his |
own physic,' says Sully today in a
signed statement.
Sully also says Hammond knew the
purpose of the communication, and did
not place any reliance upon it.