Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-21
MORE EVIDENCE
INTRODUCED IN
SULLIVAN CASE
Contractor GuIIibIe Enough TOT
Believe Secretary Bryan in
on Exploitation Of Santo
Domingo.


New York. Ian. - - william O..
n1.r. an attorney for fhe-fanco Na-
tiorale 81 eant0 Domingo. which be-
been accused Of seeking = efpiot
puhlle contracts In the Dominicnn rf-
Duhlir. was quoted today ai tue re
nulfy into the fitness ~ James y
Sullivan. American minister % thal
rrpuhllc, as having said NJ expecicp
10 share what profits ne made IN me
alleged exbiolfaii0n with Secretary ~
state Bryan, M0riin II. ClYnn. former
foVernaf Of View York. and c0ngrc.s-
man James A. HamilI of Kew Jersey.
NJ s. Daela Of New York, n c0nirnc-
tnr foF supplies. testified he had been
10 informed ~ Beer while the two
were on their way a. Eanto Domingo
Davis with the expectation 81 Becnf-
lng government contracts which ne
said Beer had represented 20 him
we're 70 be had.
Now Believes II All "Rot."
The witness said that NJ the same
time he Ind taken Beers statement
serlously, but when senhtor-eiect
James Phelan. whO IA conducting tho
inquiry. and his attorney. Charles ~.
strong. expressed surprise that he has
70 regarded Il, Davis nsserted.he now
believed the statement to be SHY
rot" lie declared Beer evidently was
trying to make an impression and us
Ing al means IN bis power to ger
money"
That Minister sullivan had en-
c0ufAged the Dominican government
10 lombard the city ~ Puertf Plata
during revolution IN October, 1913,
In spite af tho fact that II w0ulc en-.
A 81
charged in Testimony By G.. q. Ba-
ker, a construction engineer. Baker
had contract for building a power
house In that city for Boston con-
Germ and said he protested 10 Minis
ter Sullivan asking Intervention
against 4 threatened attack on he city
~ Dominican gunboat patrolllns
the river
Sullivan Encouraged Bombardmcni.
The city was M that time In posses
sion OF revolutlonists aud, although
4 was protected BY n so-ealled fort,
BAKER testified that II WINS in no aensc
fortified. The entire artillery OF the
fort consisting ~ one one-pound giln
Sullivan. he said. had Insisted that i
was fort and that tho gunboat had
d right 10 lombard. Baker said ne
then entered protest In writing q
the minister 70 this sullivan replied
IN letter that was put III evidence M
which occurred The sentence
"fhis does moi mean that the at
tack on the town will he stopped bi
The United states, on the contrary
We Will encourage r." -
A copy ~ the letter. The witness
said. was seut 90 Secretary Bryan.
The aunhOnt subsequently ala bonn.
bard. Baker testified. throwing fiy,
shells into the city and damaging hi.
property. though not seriously.
Iiesponsibie Tor Revolution.
Baker asserted that sullivan was
generally held responsible for the rev.
Oiution and was charged with pfeclpi.
tating Il through his activity IN con.
neetinn with lease Of a rallfoad "a
the government. the terms Of which
the fexolntiohists objected TO, Ht
said Sullivan had once threatened tf
get him arrested by the Domiulcani
and had said 70 him. Don't forge
that ybii'r not on American soil"
Az evidence ~ conditions In SAINT,
DoulnFn. Baker said that on one oc
casian when an Americans had tailei
60 collar, 4 was reported that Desida
rio Arms. revolntinnisi leader, hn,