The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-14
BRICKS HURLED AT
SULLIVAN, SAYS WICK
AccuSPr Completes His Tcsti-
mony Against Santo Do
mingO Minister.
$4,000 STAMPS At $500


Walker Whiting Wet, formerly Ameri-
can receiver Of custom, at san,o Do
miugo. CONNECTED his testimony. yustcrd ~
in support OF the ,hara.s inst James Mark
cullivan, 20 NV Norl attorney is unit
90 represent the United States as Min.
'ster to Sautn Domingo and chat his ap.
pointment was n,rt Of q conspiracy m
the interest of tIr. Bauco Na,ioual
Mr. Wick gave 90, uumcs of many PEI
SONS who had flied objections at Wash
'ngton In connection with Sullivsn's con
Iuct in ofiicn aud said that r. j. v.
Mitchell. president at the Banco Nacional.
lad asserted prior tn Suli,Hn'a appoint
nent that he knew tho name OF the new
Minister
Mr. Wick explained the d,uura1lc con.
ditiou OF dominican finances lie sad
Minister Sullivan had been subjected 10
p fuslllade of bricks whiI, driving through
the streets. aud he produced a bullet that
had been fired through his tVick's) bed
room window lie believed. hc said. th''
$3.50 900 month Of Sauto Domlngos
share Of the customs had gone into pri.
waite hands
The Generals he said. rccci,. upward
Of $4,000 u year 10 keep them from
starting n revolution, and also are given
C'ni-uiliciJl permission to rob
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asked
u was offered $4,000 worth Of revenue
stamps for $500" said MIR Wick, "aud
ma, by an official Of the Dominican Gov
eminent, who though, hc was doing inc
p favor in giving me an opportunity TO
make money. would have made about
$4,000 IL had accepted the offer"
Then the capacity OF the printing
press Is the only limitation on the Is
,f uta
Yes sir
Mr. Wick explained that revenue stamps
were issued by the officials. sold to favor
ites az a liberal discount, and in turn
res1ld 10 those required to use them or
their goods
Mr. Mitchell president of the BaCco
Nacional. ''practically lived AZ the lega-
ton Mr. wick testified, and Minister
Sullivan made the Banco Naciunal his
downtown headquarters instead OF using
Nj, own office. sullivan was very nss-
tent that Wick give the customs deposits
10 the Banco Nacional the witness said.
sullivan told me the National CRY
Bank OF New York; was fighting me"
Mr. Nick continued. sullivan said he
objected to the New York money trust
controlling finances down there"
is there any evidence that the Ma
tional City Bank had any designs on the
Dominican territory by cNplotation?"
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The witness said he did not believe the
National CITY Bank had any such de-
signs lie said officials of the Banco
Nacional had openly stated they had sum
Client influence to prevent him from
changing the depository Of tho customs
money
Mr. Wick called sullivan to his Office.
on January T. 1914 and tried 70 get him
90 cut loose from the Banco Nacional
and straighten out. ne said. Secretary
Tumuity had told Wick to advise sullivan
''to build fence between himself (Sulli-
vanD and Mr. Mitchell" according 20 Mr..
Nck
II am satisfied OF Sulliy-ar's total unit
ress FOR any position" declared the Wit
ness
William G. Beer. who. it is alleged en-
ginecred Sullivans appointment in the
interest of the Banco Nacional cffcred 10
net construction contract in Sauto Do
mingu for G. H. Smith u Memphis II
Smith would nay $4,000 retainer. Mr.
Wick said This Information. he said was
obtained from T. Bright wis N, Mr.
Smiths New York attorney. and the offer
was made IN the Vanderbilt Hotel
The witness said Sullivan threatened