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ANOTHER $4,000 FOR
BEER, SAYS HASSETT
Kept Money. Although SantO
Domingo Contract Deal
Was Put Off.
HOPE BRYAN CAN TESTIFY

william G. Beer got another $4,000 un-
der a promise of contracts In Santo Do
mingo. according to yesterdays testimony
In tho investigation into the fitness or
James Mark Sullivan, Minister t9 Santo
Domingo and this time II was Thomas
Hassett who is said to have paid tho
money.
MIR. Beers name has been brought
out many times In the Dominican inves-
tigation as Minister Sullivan's big boss"
end the man VINO engineered Sullivan's
appointment. also as the person who could
get Government contracts in Santo Do
mingo for q substantial fee. NJ. T.. Davis
Of so Church street told the Commissioner
on Tuesday that Mr.. Beer got $1,000 from
Mr.. Gail of the Walsh Cali Company for
q Government contract In Santo Domingo
Mr.. Beer is an attorney at II Broadway
and lives in Yonkcrs.
Thomas itassett, VINO was indicted by
Gov. Whitman charged with the at
tempted larceny of $4,000 from con-
tractor, which indictment was later
quashed. testified yesterday that he too
had paid Mr.. Beer $4,000 FOR a contract
In Santo Domingo. Although he has
been given to understand that the DO
minican deal lis on for at least two
years Mr.. Hassctt said that Mr. Beer
had not returned his $4,000. Mr.. Beer
is also retaining Mr.. CARS $4,000. al
though he never got n contract, accord
ing to the testimony Tuesday.
Mr.. Hassett was positive that his work
I'm Santo Domingo had nothing to do with
the Government or Minister sullivan. but
was in connection with the opening up
OF a large tract of land owned by the
Samuel NJ Jarvis estate.
MIR. Hassett is a member OF the firm OF
the Hamilton Construction and Engineer
Ing Company Of 233 Broadway lie is an
alleged Democrat, he said.
Mr. Hassett said he had no written con-
tract with Mr.. Beer or with Mr. Jarvis
and he was not sure that there was any
correspondence or even n receipt for tho
$4,000. He was asked to send the $1,000
check to Commissioner Phean.
William T.. Pullam. who preceded
Walker W. Wick as Receiver General of
Dominican Customs, said he had talked
with George \. Hummell, formerly ca h.
Ter of the Banco Nacional de Santo DO
ningo and that Mr. Hummell would not
testify because he Knight embarrass Mr..
Beer" The National City Bank tof New
York; had denied to him. Mr. Pulliam
said. that II ever had a candidate for
Minister to Santo Domingo.
MIR. Pulliam was indignant that the
naiuc of W w Russell, who preceded
Sullivan as Minister. had been dragged
into the hearings.
az think you should hold these men
accountable who come up here and he.
smirch the character Of men like Min
istcr Russell and myself, who have served
this country for twenty years. ne said
Austin J. Collett, Secretary Bryan's
friend. who was recommended by the
State Department as Director OF Public
Works of Santo Domingo. testified fol
Minister Sullivan yesterday. and said ht
believed Sullivan was entirely fitted "a
be American Minister TO Santo Domingo
Others who testified yesterday were
John c. Gray. Bryan's friend from vii
mipgton. Del. John Healy, a contractor
Frank NJ SEWER brewer; Patrick Null
rooney. and James Nolan a hotel pro
prletor. all from Wilmington. They wer,
character witnesses for sullivan.
Minister sullivan has submitted + Ions
statement technically his defence. which
will be read to-day. The session to-day
will he the last in New York until after
the commission has heard witnesses n
Washington and In Santo Domingo The
FIRST session in Washington will be on Mon
day or Tuesday.
Secretary Tumulty will he one Of thu
witnesses in Washington and William G
Beer will doubtless testify there. II f
doubtful whether Secretary Bryan viii
testify The attitude OF the commission
e understood to be that they would HI
glad to hear Secretary Bryan but they
consider il improper Ia request Mr. Bryan
IN testify inasmuch as he will necessarily
review tho findings Of the commission
regarding the fitness of Minister Sullivan
The hearing will he continued in room
SIS Waldorf-Astoria. at 2;15 T. NJ. to