The evening world., 1913-08-06
Louis Hammer Answers Suit
Y for Separation With Paper
B Full of Mystery.
INDICTMENT QUASHED.
Counsel OH Both Sides Refuse
to Discuss Odd Receipt
Marked Exhibit A."

o1fs Elizabeth Hammer. who brought
suit three weeks ago against her hus-
band. Louis. for separation. was alleged
to-day by her husbands attorney, Ed.
wasd J. Hogerty of No. III Broadway.
% have been confined IN the Tombs
In September, 1910. under the name Of
&ilisabeth Lane Cumming. charged
with extoruon. The accusation In con.
tained in an answer ffled In the Supreme
Csurt. where the separation suit 10
pending.
With the answer IL a paper marked
''Exhibit A. and reading a. follows:
On receipt OF the payment OF the
sum Of e6c0 from George A. Boidt
hereby agree that ! will not ask HIM
for any more money or any real
estate he may own. anA / will not
further bother him In regard to any
daim or use any information that
Dosseos IN rsgArd to his mother. or
ths wife Of my father. Robert Boyd,
Or the pension that George A. Boyd's
mother now receives from the United
States Government ~tn b null and
voM.
On receipt Of the aforesaid money
paid to me further agree that
Thomas A. shannon Is also party
70 this agreement. that NJ Will not
bother George A. Boyd Or use any
Information ne may possess for
monetary value. also viii not make
any claims to Emma q Jennie Boyd
and Maria Boyd.
ELlZABETH LANE CUMMINGS.
SA0icTMENT FOR ExJoRTioN
WAS DISMISSED.
In hi answer Mr.. Hammer asserts
ehat this receipt was the basis OF an
Indictment for extortion against the
Cpmmings woman. No other sxplana.
tion 10 given ~ tn the nature Of the in.
formation. 20 closely guarded in the
receipt.
edward ]. Boyd. who has an once a.
No, ~ West Forty-sevssth street and
10 Grand Chief OF Record Of the In
prsvsa Order Of Rsdmen. 10 . brother ef
0ose6s A. Boyd. Mr.. EDWARD Boyd SAID
to-day that his brother was formerly an
inspector In the BUILDING Department,
but has no information concerning his
present employment. Flushing was
George Boyd's last known address. 90
cerding to the brother.
Denial OF the accusations against
Mrs.. Hammer was made BY Guernsey
Price Of Nc. 81 Nassau street. her
counsel.
There mas nothing In this so-calied
inAsctment for extortion.' said Mr..
Price. The. bill was dismissed upon
the motion Of Assistant District Attor-
ney Press. The fact that Supreme
Court Justice Philbin granted Mrs.
Hammer alimony from her husband
should be taken ~ an indication that
the Justice was not seriously or deeply
impressed with the husbands charges" ="
SHANNON, OF MYSTERIOUS Pa
PER. NAMED IN SUIT.
Mr.. Price WAS asked II the slgna ture
Elizabeth Lane Cummings" on the re-
csipt was the signature Of Mrs. Ham
mer. but he SAID he preferred not to 20
into that matter.
Concerning Thomas Shannon, In the
mystsrious paper, Mr.. Hammer charges
that his wife was unduly friendly with
shannon and attracted unpleasant COM
ment by being seen In the beer gardens
and the Hike In his company.
The only reason l lived with my
wife as long as did," Hammer as
sorts In his answer. "is that she threat
enAd to kill herself each time that
told her the end OF our married life was
near She constantly defed my author
ity and abused me in the presence OF
my sixteen-yesr-old daughter. On one
occa don she did attempt to kill herself
and was savedtby myself aud daugh-
ter"