The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
HAMMOND FORCED
TO give EVIDENCE
Must Tell His Story OF Alleged
Conspiracy Against
Sully.
GOING TO CORONATION
Former Cotton King Feared He
Might Not Return for
Case.
GOING TO CORONATION

Washington. April John Hays
Hammond. special Ambassador of tho
United States to the cremation OF
GeorEc Y. Of England. must. Before
leaving this country for London. tell
his story of the alleged conspiracy
which forms the basis Of the suit Of
Daniel j Suily. tho cotton king" to
recover $1,000, 900 damages from MIR
hammond and n number Of his assoc
taatss, an order for the taking OF his
trict supreme Court.
Mr.. Sully. In his suit. recently flied
mere: charged that Mr., Hammond and
conspired to ruin the
equation OF Sully as a cotton eNpert
and TO discrcdit him among intcrna-
tiohai ~hnancicrs. lie says the defend
nr,s prevented q sale OF a large block
uieS which no had arranged
with the Hirsch syndicate in London.
Under Subpoena.
MI: mlnond Is under subpoena Of
me district Supreme Court to give his
ton. The order Of the court was so
cured by Attorneys Cuttings G. Cham
pcrialn. representing Mr.. Sully. on the
reprcsentation TO the court that they
iearcd II MI. Hammond left for London
without giving his testimony he night
return to Washington when the
odSc is cached for trial on the court
calendar.
Such a contingency, they pointed out
iTiEht prejudice the case OF sally by
nc loss OF opportunity for his counsel
10 cEosS-cNamine the millionaire
Hammond Before EXAMINER.
IN obedience to the courts subpoena
Mr.. with his counsel. attor-
neg Phtlfp Walker. of the local bar.
nert Harper, an examiner in cllancery.
GO give MS version of the dealings with
Suuily In connection with the acouirinr
o. the patent of Willard Q. Doremus
~ a cotton gin, and tho subsequent
oImation OF. the securities company.
With a capital OF $40. 900, 900. Attorneys
ior Suily. with their client. were on
hammond and to formulate the cues
TONS TO be propounded to him in an
effort to secure admissions favorable
to their client
Two Disputes Come I'm.
counsel, however. did not have plain
sailing In the taking OF the testimony.
difficulties arose. One WAS taken
20 Justice Barnard and resolved by
MN IN favor Of Mr.. Hammond: the
Yesterday to a halt, with the under-
standing that the opinion or Justice
narnard thereon shall be taken next
sully's counsel first sought, BY a sub
Toena "duces tecum." to compel AIR.
to furnish and have read
into the testimony certain letters
their case Attorney Philip Walker.
for the millionaire, objected. and when
the matter reached Justice Barnard
yesterday, insisted that Mr.. Hammond
needed these papers in the preparation
OF Ills defense. lie claimed the defense
might be ~prejudiccd by giving the in
formation to the plaintiffs counsel In
advance of the trial.
The court held with tho defendant.
end said he would not now require
Nlr. Hammond to produce tho desired
Original Contract Called For.
The matter that disrupted Yesterdays
was q reHues from Attorney
that Mr.; Hammond produce
the original contract made between
Sully. Hammond and John r. Miller, a
former local newspaper man, in con-
rcction with the acquiring of the SON
Mr.. Hammond. on advice Of counsel. de-
cltncd to surrender the paper and also
refused to identity as a copy II paper
in the possession of Sully
Counse then agreed to take q ruling
from Justice Barnard, and the hearing
adjourned until next Wednesday.
Hammond Tells About Invention.
the short session yesterday. said that
his attention was first called 10 the
Doremus patent by j. j. WEIGH, OF New
York. and that he asked suliy to In
made Il favorable report OF the pat
emit, declaring 1t would rcvolutionizo
the cotton ginning industry OF the
world. Mr. Hammond stated he took
UP the matter with the Boston bank
ers, Kidder, Peabody &. Co, and plans
were made for forming n corporation
to purchase the patent.
The witness said he subsequently,
employed other experts to investigate
the Doremns gin, and they reported
that it was not In 2 commercial con
dItion, hut had in 1t elements which
might he developed satisfactorily
At his point the demand for the
contract was made and the session
closed.
Mr.. S1iIy's Cinim.
When Mt. Sully was later asked by
Of the noremus gin to Withstand tic
test Of the experts. nc declared that
the test was not a fair one. Mr.. sully.
that the experts took a work
Ing model only" OF the Doremus gin
placed it In competition with a
expected the model to bring forth
the volume of cotton produced by tho
real GIN.
40 Answer to sulIy's snit.
No answer. has been filed BY Mr..
Iinmmond and his co-defcndants to the
damages, The time allowed by rule
Of court, has not expired III Is cx-
ncctcd. however. the defendants Will
merck. enter the formal plea OF mot
guilty Any testimony not elected
by counsel for Sullv at the hearing in
progress before the examiner will
probably be reserved by Mr.. Hammond
TO present In his defense when tho case
comes up for trial in court.
Bruno Finishes second.
Paris. April 2.-W. X. Vanderbilt's
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