New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
Sullivan Hearing Produces
Witnesses Who Reveal
Alleged Motive.
BLAME GRAFT POOL
LOSER FOR THREATS
Bank President Says Vich
Was Biggest Grunt
in SantO Domingo.

The imputaton that Secretary Bryan
Ex-Governor Glynn, Representative
Hamill. Of New Jersey. and others we're
20 share in the profits Of Domlhl-
can contracts, made by NJ. r.. DAVIS
recent witness before commissioner
James d. Phelan I'M the investigation
into the fitness and conduct OF James
Mark Sullivan. American Minister 10
SantO Domingo, was a frame up, &C
cording to the testimony OF two VIII
nesses yesterday.
Joseph Z. Mulholland. contractor,
testified that he met Davis after ne re-
turned from Santo Domingo, and DAVIS
told him if matters in the Dominican
republic ever reached an Investigate
ne would get square with everybody
from Bryan down"
Davis is a dealer i'm contractors sun
plies at 30 Church st. He testified that
William G. Beer, a lawyer, told nun
that whatever profits he, Beer made
en- Dominican contracts he would have
to share with Mr. Glynn. Mr.. Hamiil
and mo less a parsonage IN Washing
ton than the Secretary Of state
Mulholland added that Davis said he
WAS TO sell a lot Of second hand ma
chinery as new TO the Dominican gov
ornment. A pool Of $4,000 had been
made un for Beer. who was to get the
contracts, of which he had contributed
$1,000, the witness said David told
him.
81 told Davis that he better forget
his $1,000" said Muiholand, "as they
rad gone down there 20 graft. Davis
said he was sore because Of the loss
of his $1,000, and that if matters ever
reached an investigation he would i'm
plicate Mr.. Bryan. liamill, Beer and
others"
Peter f. Ryan. another contractor,
corroborated Mulholland's testimony.
He said he was present at the converse
ton between Davis and Mulholland, and
further heard Davis say that he had
chose fellows framed up Mr. Beer
is expected to be a witness at the hear
ing to-day.
The picture Of Minister Sullivan, "in
his shirt sleeves" on the balcony OF
the American Legation at Santo Do
mingo. i'm company with "a reverend
father whose name was not given
each with a bottle in his hand was
depicted by Il. {. Coen, young Domin-
lean. The witness admitted that ne
did not know the contents Of the bot,
ties. Commissioner Phelan suggested
that il might have been grape juice
Frank J. r. Mitchell, president of the
Rance Nacional. Of Santo Domingo,
whose bank has been an important sub
iect of investigation by the commits
sioner. continued his testimony yester-
dav. Mr.. Mitchell referred TO Walker
W. Wick, former Receiver General at
Santo Domingo, who made the charges
against Minister Sullivan, as the big
gest grunt down there explaining that
he meant that Wick was always ready
10 knock everybody.
The witness played into Mr.. Nick'a
hands. however. when he insisted on
putting in evidence the Spanish trans
lation Of a letter from President Will
son to Wick which he declared had been
made for the Dominican newspapers IN
such form as 10 eXaggerate greatly the
friendliness between the President and
/ the Receiver General.
. President Wilson wrote the letter tc
Wick on June -. 1914. after the latter
had sent his resignation 20 the Presi-
dent. The original letter was put m
evidence, though Wick objected. If
read:
at distresses me that you feel
obliged to resign your post IN Santo
Domingo, in which you have been do
ing such admirable work, and where II
made me feel so comfortable that you
should be. but do not feel that ! have
the right to hold you there if your
health or Mrs. Nick's is suffering.
will take the matter under immediate
and very careful consideration, ! do
whatever you want done. May | not
take this occasion to express TO you
my sincere admiration for the way IN
which you have administered very
difficult task"