Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
John Hays Hammond Leaves
for Canada Today.
TO SAIL LAST OF MONTH
Defendant in Sully's Suit Cited to
Appear Wednesday, However.
LIE IS PASSED AT HEARING
Attorney John c. Cuttings Resents
Query and Uses Ugly Word.
Letters Introduced.

Although served with subpoena yes
terday to appear again next Wednesday
afternoon before Examiner Harper for
further cross-examination by Attorney
John c. Cuttings, counsel for Daniel ].
Sully, former ''cotton king" in Sully's
suit against him and against several CO.
defendants for s1,5OO.OoO damages for
alleged breach of contract and for alleged
conspiracy to ruin Sully's business repu-
tation, John Hays Hammond will leave
today for Canada.
He is due to sail from this country for
England not later than May % to be
present as the special representative of
the United States at the coronation of
King George, and the service of the
subpoena was caused by Attorney Git
tings as form of reply to Mr.. Ham
mond's formal notice at Fridays ses-
sion of the hearing that 1t would be
necessary for him to leave the city i'm
mediately after the completion of the
hearing yesterday.
And yesterdays hearing broke up in
punctuated the proceedings before the
examiner in the Hammond-Sully case.
The short and ugly word was banded
about, and despite Mr.. Hammond's in
sistence upon the Importance of the mis-
sion which called him out of the coun-
try, Mr.. Cuttings declared he didn't give
a d whether Mr.. Hammond ever got
away from Washington.
Hearing Grows Warm.
You are simply trying to trap me
by unceasing repetitions Of the same
question" declared Mr.. Hammond to
Attorney Cuttings, after an hour of
questioning yesterday. The situation
already was tense, and Mr.. Cuttings
twitted the witness with the state
ment that he was making a speech"
instead Of giving a direct answer to
simple. query.
THAT is not true" shouted Mr. Git
tings. "If you say I am trying to
trap you, you are liar"
Mr.. Hammond was on his feet in an
instant. "You are not treating me
fairly, Mr.. Gittings.". he said. "It is
sy,asn. s1ass.na the, yos you sa1s s's as e
tersasy Tils coiloauy 5H saisea4RS proslisz
more heated when Attorney Philip Wal
ker, counsel for Mr. H2mmondS 1z6naged
to make his voice heard, and with up
rapher to make it matter Of record that
he directed his client to make no further
replies to questions propounded by At
torney Cuttings.
That brought the hearing to an abrupt
termination, and with emphatic declara-
tions that they were prepared to produce
more unwelcome facts than either Mr..
Sully or his counsel would wish to hear.
Mr.. Hammond and Attorney Walker left
the room.
Question of Contempt.
a.4orx<a,, WalLar would mt say last
night that Mr.. Hammond would directly
disregard the subpoena, though he did
discuss the point of law whether the dis
regard of the subpoena issued by an
examining notary public could be con-
strued as contempt of court.
Mr.. Walker said Mr.. Hammond would
be back in the United States some time
next week, and he might come to
Washington to meet the members of his
family before starting with them for
England" but this probable or possible
return of his client. 1t was stated. would
not prevent Mr. Walker from appearing
before one of the justices of the District
Supreme Court next Wednesday morning
to endeavor to secure an order to re
strict the useless cumbering OF the record
in the case by counsel for the plaintiff
repeating again and again series OF
questions covering ground that already
has been canvassed four or FIVE times
The testimony adduced at yesterday S
hearing revolved around the question OF
the saIeof the stock by Mr.. Hammond
In the company which controls the pat
ent rights to the cotton gin invented by
w. D. Doremus. At one phase OF the
examination Mr.. Cuttings called for a
copy of a letter written by Mr.. Hammond
to W, C. Fordyce Of st. Louis, Mo-. re-
garding the securing by Mr.. Fordyce and
his associates OF an interest In the gin.
A messenger was sent to Mr.. Ham,
mond's home to secure the letter, and its
introduction proved somewhat OF boom
erang. since Mr.. Doremus Is co-plain-
tiff with Mr.. Sully in his suit against Mr..
Hammond and his associates. and the
letter apparently Indicated complete
change Of sentiment on the part Of Mr..
Doremus regarding the honesty OF Mr..
Hammonds action in severing relations
with Mr.. Sully.
Denies sully's Claims.
The letter opens with this statement:
LAS told you, when Mr.. Doremus
heard my version of the Sully contro-
versy he changed his mind as to any in
tention on my part Of defrauding him,
and he now realizes that for all interests
concerned the partners in the ownership
Of the gin must get together"
It closes with this assertion:
.'I may tell you that Mr.. Sully has no
claims and cannot interfere with the
carrying out of any arrangement we
make with you.'
And the letter was marked at the bot
tom: Approved, w. D. Doremus'
After this letter there came still
another, and by it's presentation Attorney
Cuttings brought into the examination
the question which Mr.. Hammond and
his attorney, Philip Walker, declared had
been answered time and time again."
namely, the sale Of stock. which belonged
to Mr. Doremus and Mr.. DuBois-the
sales. It was alleged, having been made
without the knowledge OF Doremus or
Dubois
care You Going to Make Speechf"
Mr.. Hammond insisted that he would
again answer this query of Mr.. Gittings'.
but he would do it in hts own way. His
explanation OF the stock transactions ran
into considerable detail. and this pro-
yoked the plaintiffs counsel to make the
sarcastic query.
"Are you going to make a speech?''
az will make q speech IL I want to-
Mr.. Hammond replied.
And you expect to make speeches and
then have this examination concluded to-
day, SO that you can get away? Mr..
rstt<ty, inouired.