The Washington herald., 1911-04-21
PEACE PREVAILS
In COTTON CASE
Testimony Adduced Affords
No Harsh Statements.
MR.. DALGLEISCH ON THE STAND
Londoner Gives Account of Trans
actions with MT. Su1ly-Asserts
in Principle, Identical with that
of Mr. Tomkins, of Charlotte, n. c.

Serenity instead orf belligerency char
acterized the hearing in the suit Of Daniel
J. Sully against John Hays Hammond
before Examiner Harper yesterday.
The sitting was held in the office Of
Mr.. Atherton. one of the co-defendants
Godfrey Scott Dalgleisch, of London, who
IS also named as a defendant, corrob-
GRATED the statements of Mr.. Hammond
at former hearings, Mr.. Dalgleisch, who
is civil engineer and banker. and
officially connected with the government
Of Egypt in the irrigation department
and other branches. said his stay in
Egypt necessarily brought him in con-
tact with the cotton situation.
Attorney Philip Walker. counsel for
Mr. Hammond, questioned Mr.. Dalgleisch,
who related his transactions in connec-
ton with the Doremus gin. the General
Cotton Securities Company, and other
schemes named in Mr.. Sully's suit. One
of the most telling points of Mr.. Dal-
gleisch was his statement that the cot
ton warehousing scheme as worked ou-
and proposed by Nj. Sully was in prin-
ciple identical with that of Mr.. Tomkins,
of Charlotte, y. c., who had a circular
copyrighted and printed in 1905 setting
forth his views. In this respect Mr.. Dal-
gleisch corroborated Mr.. Hammond, who
declared al preceding hearings that Sully
had plagiarized Tomkins plan. Mr.. Dali
gleisch added that the financing scheme
Of the warehousing proposition as out
lined by Sully was unsCund.
He Knows SuIIy.
In reply to Attorney Walkers question,
Mr.. Dalgleisch said he was personally
acquainted with Sully and Hammond, and
met Sully in May, 1910, at New Key,
Cornwall, England that he also knew
Fred W. Baker. the manager Of the
Hirsch syndicate, and Mr.. McGillivray, a
cotton expert. He stated he was present
at interviews between Sully and Baker,
but that the Doremus gin was not dis
cussed; that only the warehousing scheme
was brought up.
Mr.. DalgleisCh. at the instance OF the
HirsCh syndicate, came to this country
TO have a Doremus gin constructed and
tested and to investigate the General Cot
ton Securities Company; to meet persons
to whom he was introduced by Sully, and
TO see about the financing of the enter
prise with view 10 informing his prin-
Cipals.
Sully endeavored to prevent Mr. Dali
gleisch from meeting Mr.. Hammond, aC-
cording to the witness. and told him he
(Sully) was the only person who could
handle this matter. but that II Dalgleisch
met Hammond he would insist on being
present.
Mr.. Dalgleisch said Sully asked him
whether his engagements in Egypt were
such that he could not leave them and
Join him. TO which Dalgleisch replied the
proposition was improper and would not
discuss ii. The witness denied coming
TO this country as an expert for Mr..
Baker.
After leaving Sully. the witness said
he went to see Harris Hammond, son OF
John Hays Hammond.
"Sully told me 1t was useless to sec
Harris Hammond, as he was incompetent
to discuss anything in connection with
the cotton proposition" The Doremus
gin was tested in Little Rock. July 19,
in the presence of Mr.. Dalgleisch, Mr..
Sully, Mr.. Woodbury.. and Mr. Fordyce,
according to the witness, who said Wood
bury is the cotton and mechanical ex-
pert representing the Hirsch syndicate.
Mr.. Sully," testified Mr. Dalgleisch, I
introduced me TO many gentlemen,
bankers, business men, and we diSCusse1 /
the matter. On more than one ocCa son |
Sully made the statement that the Hirsch |
syndicate agreed 10 take up half the capt. |
tai Of the company. I told Suly that !
while the Hirsch syndicate was prepared |
u SuDSCl iDt lbi IldlI TIE SIOChr lllS "OIlI
depend entirely upon the result of his |
Oalgleisch's) examination and investiga- |
tion of the project, and that 1t was i'm !
proper for Sully to make the statement
The witness said he endeavored IN GER |
tain occasions to obtain from Sully a |
definite statement about what financial |
support he could get for the company. |
but was never able to get an answer;
that far as he knew no one became |
a know M O0a
interested
Objected to Cable.
cable received by Mr.. Dalgleisch from
the London Office OF the Hlrsch syndicate
asked him to return, explicitly stating
they did not want Mr. Sully to return
with him to England. This WAS objected
to by Attorney Cuttings until the original
was produced. Mr.. Dalgleisch said that
notwithstanding the injunction in the
cable Mr.. Sully went to England, stating
he would proceed 10 the Continent ir
order to be at hand should he be wanted.
Mr. Dalgleisch testified he met several
New York bankers and business men
with whom he discussed the cotton
schemes.
What do you know about Mr.. SuIly as
a cotton expert?"
Nothing" replied the witness, adding
he had received the information from Mr..
Thompson, of the Seaboard National
Bank, and others.
Mr.. Dalgleisch denied going to st.
Louis for the purpose OF conspiring to
ruin Mr.. Sully. or injuring him in any
way He said he never had anything to
do in calling meetings in this country. /
and that he had no connection with the
General Cotton Securities Company. Mr.
Dalgleisch also emphatically denied pre-
venting Mr.. Sully from carrying out his
contracts with foreign firms; that he
knew nothing about Mr.. Sully as cot
ton expert.
Attorney Cuttings cross-examined Mr..
Dalgleisch, and brought out the state
ment by witness that the opinion OF nu-
merous persons he met with regard to
the warehousing scheme had been favor
able.