The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-23
ADDICKS INYADES
LAIR OF LAWSON
Gasman in Boston to Interview
the Man Who Has Been Writ
ing About Him.

says CnaC y. EuWdra Auui0hSs WV n"s
been prominently identified with gas
companies in this city, arrived here
last night, and the Journal understands
that he came here for the purpose Of
having an interview with Thomas w.
II Lawson.
immediately left for Newton, refusing
himself to interviewers. =
The Journal says that Alexander j.
CoWan, a Washington street neWsdealer,
was last night served with a summons
+ to appear in court Saturday TO answer
to a charge Of selling and spreading an
alleged libelous article appearing IN
current magazine.
Statement by Lawson.
Thomas W. Lawson has issued the
following statement: <..l-~--.
Last Friday I said, in speaking or now
fictitious transactions were made on the
stock exchange for the purpose of max
ing bogus prices with intent to defraud
BUYERS and sellers Of securities: u naVe
q five or six-page corroporatlVe letter
from James r. Keene.
Mr. Keene denied my statement and
stated he had only written me snort
note Of two pages, and If I did not pub
fish it he would the following Monday
answered, "All right; go ahead. what
+ he published Is correct copy or the iuA
f1ve-page letter I have in my possession
MIR. Rogers and his associates about Z9o,
900 shares Of Amalgamated at from 80 to
p6 or $22, 900 900 net. This was a fact.
Mr.. Keene stated that he received no
COMPENSATION for what he did In conneo-
lion with this transaction, expected mono
Ind would not have accepted any had any
been offered. ! will give the facts, and
The public can decide.
Great Leak in Oil.
For years there was in the employ OF
William Rockefeller a man who handled
all the confidential TRANSACTIONS ana pa,
pers connected with them of standard
Oil'' In the midst Of the Copper deal a
+ great 'Ieak' was discovered at rs Broad
way. Enormous transactions were pelng
conducted on Wall street, ostenSlbly In the
name of STANDARD OIL" that is, when
certain stock deals were made rumor
credited them to STANDARD OIL A most
thoro secret investigation was started,
but without success. Traps were LAID
and finally the game was found IN them'
and the leak was discovered Conster-
nation reigned at the System s. shrine.
Mr.. Rockefeller's confidential man was
quietly dismissed. simultaneously with
his dismissal the tremendous Third ave-
nue. bomb exploded and the world, par
s tioularly the financial world, for short
day was allowed a glimpse OF the terribly
black duplicity which at all times under
lies Wall street. The services of the
grand jury were sought and things for a
few days looked ominous for certain men
y MIR. Keene took a vacation and Went &c
Europe.
Right here T would say it does not nee
essarily follow that men are guilty OF
crimes simply because the system
makes New York uncomfortable for them
During the past ten or fifteen years limo.
cent men could be railroaded to state's
prison from New York courts with a.
much alacrity as guilty ones.
Loaded with Amalgamated.
4. Just at this stage Mr.. Rogers and hi
associates were loaded with Amalgam
ated. There was a water-logged barge
full at Flower & Co.'S belonging to Messrs
Rogers, Rockefeller and other members @
their pool Governor Flower. the grea
market leader, had died. James r. Keen
was the only stock market Juggler Wht
could make 20, 900 45-cent pieces 1901
like 90 900, 900 80 and 96-cent pieces Ion:
enough to dispose of them to the people
in exchange for their savings.
At the beginning OF my story a. mai
named Dennis Donohue began a mos
vicious and indecent attack upon me II
the pages Of the New York Commercial
He called me every indecent name print
able, and daily invented new crimes Wit
which to accuse me, and manufacture
all kinds of incidents of a vicious natur
for the purpose Of connecting my nam
with them. OF course, it goes Wlthou
saying that these were all false, for m
entire life has been. spent In the sma
E community Of Boston, where every ma
and woman knows the every act Of ever
other man and woman.
Called Lawson "CraZy.'
Among other things he accused me a
great length of being crazy, and this al
ticle was Immediately reprinted by the In
surance companies and sent broadcas
over the world. AS soon as this artlcl
appeared I wrote to Donohue and invite
him to come to Boston, for obvious pu1
poses. Altho my letter was private on
he upon it's receipt, caused to be adVeI
tised in other New York papers that
would be printed in the Commercial, an
IL the following day a letter was printe
which purported to be the one sent hin
which, of course, it was not. mat tf
newspaper fraternity may understand
what desperate lengths these mon Will G
will say:
If the letter which was printed an
which is in every newspaper office
so New York, was a copy of the one SCI
Donohue, WILL upon this fact belr
+ proved to me by any reputable newspap'
IL man. pay him the sum of 100000, to
retained for his personal use, or, If
.{a. objects, to be given by him to any Cha
aty he sees fit to select -.
I then wrote Donohue another letter
regard to this, which 1 marked "cont
Dental and private" and which he printe
in the New York Commercial this mor1
ing.