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that this little man would cut no
figure in a female eye if he
should strut along F Street. He
is not a good dresser.
Graduated IA years Ago
Fourteen years ago, this little
fellow says, he graduated from
THE Washington School of Spin.
ology." This school is now de.
funct. Hammer since has called
himself a ''chiropractor, although
the loosely nailed metal sign out.
side his office at 309 Maryland
Avenue has on it, "Dr. d. Ham.
mer, Spinologist."
Doctor Hammer belongs In that
class known as "iOiners.' He he.
longs to the Maccabees, the Moose,
the National Guard. He has sold
insurance in . number Of fraternaI
organizations. He also was agent
for q number OF out-of-town con-
Germs, among these being the Tay.
Tor Company Of Hammondsport, N.
Y, formerly the Taylor Wine Com
pany.
mas been Married TW1ce
He has been married twice, and
It il thought he has some children
now living. but he denies this. He
has not lived with his wife for
many years.
Althogether he is a very ordinary
little man, unimpressive, with a
mind and a fund of information
that would not distinguish a pub
lie school student. But, apparently,
he has lived very interesting life.
i met Mrs. Apolonio through her
husband, four years ago." he said,
choosing that point for a beginning.
Joe Che calls Joseph Apolonio,
the woman's husband) did some
work for my father when our tin
roof was bad. My father introduced
me to joe"
He said that he got Joe to join
the Maccabees, and a little later
learned that Mrs. Anna Apolonio
was suffering with some malady
that threatened to put her into the
hospital.
Made Her Wen
II told Joe to send her around to
me for treatment. I treated her
and got her we'll and she never
went to the hospital" he said, with
some show Of professional gravity.
Later on, as the months went by
he treated Apolonio and the son,
then seven or eight years old. In
fact. he came to know the Apolonio
family pretty well.
Things went along this way, so
DIR. Hammer says. until about the
time of the Eucharistic Congress in
Chicago, last summer. Then Joe
went to Chicago, 1t seems that
great many OF the local Moose
members went along.
A few days later Mrs. Apolonio
left to join her husband.
Il saw her the day before she
left" DIR. Hammer said, without ex.
planning whether it was profes.
sional or friendly call.
Out IN Chicago" he said. ''they
went to it. Anna told me ali about
1t when they got back. You see.
they had been having trouble with
each other . long time. Out there
ne told her they had better end II
all ana both drown themselves.
Then she told him she wasn't
ready to die, and that she wouTdn't
90 anything Of the kind"
Denies Knowing Plot
Asked whether he knew of any
plot by a friend of Mrs. Apolonio
to hire three Chicago gunner and
drown the husband In Lake Mich.
gan, DR.. Hammer denied it. This
alleged plot was disclosed yesterday
to The Washington Times by Harry
Thompson, the private detective,
who came to be the confidant of
Mrs. Apolonio and DIR. Hammer.
Asked how Mrs. Apolonio happened
to confide her intimate family trou.
bles to him, DR.. Hammer said:
Wen. you see she would come to
me IOf treatments. / was her family
doctor. L could tell there was some.
thing wrong. and being q prOfes.
slonal man l naturally sympathiEed
with her."
These little moments Of sympathy
ana confldence, the doctor saws,
elected from Mrs. AnoIcnio her ana
plcl0ns that her husband, the tin and
metal manufacturer of Northeast
washington, was playing In other
yards than his own. In short. Mrs.
Ap0lonio suspected Joe Of meefinC
other, and maybe younger, women
on the sly.
Zone day" DIR. Hammer said.
Harry Thompson came in for a
treatment. / have known Harry :
long time. He was a member az
my Maccabee tent
A Bit Of Gossip
The IlUshot of this 1,;si+ f,.o,,
Harry was that the latter gave DIR.
Hammer bit Of gossip, which the
doctor was not long in passing on
to his now close advisor and patient,
Mrs. Apolonio.
yea that must havs been about