The Washington herald., 1911-04-19

SndTBllB DdHlSl y. SullS, vi We" 1oIh
with plagiarism in connection with his
cotton warehousing scheme which was de-
clared to have been originated by Mr..
Tompkins, Of Charlotte, n. c.. and aver
ring that the former cotton king was
not the proper man to finance a big con-
Germ, John Hays Hammond, the special
ambassador of the United States to the
coronation of their British majesties
yesterday afternoon continued his testi-
mony in defense of the 100000 damage
suit for alleged defamation OF character
brought by Sully.
Mr.. Hammond specially emphasized the
fact that Mr.. Sully was without means,
and that his expenses in his effort to
promote the newly patented cotton gin
Of Willard D. Doremus or sell the same
were borne by him (Hammond). The
coronation ambassador also solemnly de-
clared that at one time during Mr.. Sullys
activities to finance the concern he
sat DOWN on MIR. Sully and prevented
him from selling one single share of
stock, saying: If I were interested in
the sale of mines, and if I were to derive
very large profits by their sale. and if
at any time before the payment of the
money I should discover the property
of the fact of 'caveat emptor.'
Cancellation of Authority.
The hearing took place before Chan
Gerry Examiner Harper in Attorney Git
tings' office and Mr.. Hammond sought
to explain his alleged cancellation of
Sully's authority to sell the patents upon
which Sully bases his damage suit, de-
claring such action injured his profess
sional reputation. Mr.. Hammond SUBJ
mitted a number of letters and cable
grams bearing upon his relations with
Sully in the controversy.
In answer 10 Attorney Cuttings QJes-
ton whether he had not sent Mr.. Sully
a cablegram on March II, 1910, Mr. Ham
mond replied in the affirmative. The
original cablegram was produced, read
ing: preliminary report Kidder-Pea-
body sufficiently favorable to justify
them making further examination which
they are proceeding to do as they wish
to acquire European rights, regard them
more valuable than American rights
They distinctly refuse American rights
without European rights. Think you had
better make tentative arrangement with
English parties subject to your approval
on your return here. kidder-Peabody
say they can make better terms in Eng
land than we can.
Being asked by Attorney Cuttings with
regard to a test made with the Doremus
gin, Mr.. Hammond said he was not a
cotton expert, and that he had never seen
a commercial gin in his life.
Hirsch Syndicate Meeting.
With regard to Mr. Sully meeting the
members of the Hirsch syndicate in
Paris, with whom he was seeking to
make arrangements for the sale of the
gin patents. Mr.. Hammond said:
Il fully realized that the Hirsch syndi-
cate had been clients of mine for many
years and had credited me with good
business sense, which in this case, how
ever was wrong"
All through his testimony Mr.. Ham
mond tried to convey the impression
that he had been misled by Mr. Sully
with regard to the real merit of the gin,
which he found out upon examination
by experts to have been unduly over
rated.
Mr.. Hammond said that his recollec-
ton is that the Doremus gin of 1910 is
far superior to any Whitney gin; that
he did not make estimates. not being a
cotton expert; that he tried to keep his
eyes open, and ears, too, and that he
saw il run for about an hour saw that
Mr.. Sully manipulated the fiber, which,
he said, was extraordinarily long; that
the DoremuS experts said that the gin
lad no larger capacity than the Whitney
gin. and that the staple was no better"
Attorney Cuttings had considerable diff
ffculty in getting Mr. Hammond's reply
10 a question about the comparative mer-
its of the Whitney and the Doremus gin,
and Mr. Hammond said, with show Of
spirit:
Il don't think you know more about a
gin than l do
Upon Mr.. Sully's return from Europe,