The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-12-30
STORY
is CONFIRMED
Actors in Court Scene Depicted
by Boston Man Admit
Its Verify.
PRICE OF COURT DEGREE
Allegation That the Money Game
Through Rogers From the Repub-
iicsn National Committee Is
Not Denied by Principals.

New York. Dec. 24.-rhomas w. Law
kon's story of how two suit cases full
of money Were pushed from one owner
to another in front of Il judge desk in
II Delaware court room, as the price of
the release of Il receivership of the ,Say
State Gas is told IN TINS
month ipstallment of his "FrenZied
Finance" in I:verybody's Magazine. IL
is Il most striking and dramatic recital.
Preceding the courtroom act there oc-
Cured Il battle which for intensity of
interest is not often surpassed in imam
ci;il affairs, though Mr.. Lawson assures
his readers that the story OF the Anal
samated Copper company. which he
will take up in detail III the next in
stallment of his story. will surpass this
With a '~sickening burden of double
dealing. brutality and defiance of law
Addicks as a Gutter.
After the fight between Addicks' in
%tereSts. captained by Lawson. against
the standard Oil interests, for control
of the Bay State Gas company, and the
agreement to be closed November l.
1896. by which the Addicks interests
We're to control. everything seemed to
be going smoothly for the Addicks
crowd. Suddenly, at the meeting of the
directors in New York, burst n bomb
the announcement of the appointment
of Il receiver. Dwight Braman. With
Roger Foster for his attorney. This
was on October IL. and meant The
wreckins of Addicks unless the receiv-
ership could be called off by November
l. so that Addicks couiu fulfll his part
of the agreement With II. ". Rogers of
the Standard Oh crowd. Addicks
showed, according TO Lawson. the spirit
of the gutter. but lawson was for
lighting. and with the latter as captain
of the forces. the battle began forth
with.
Question Of Cash.
The whole thing, as Mr.. Lawson tells
the story With great picturesqueness.
simlnered down 10 II paying out
enough money. in which Braman pro-
posed that Buchanan. Fosters client.
on whose claim against the Bay State
company he receivership proceedings
had been instituted. should have $3.50, 900
for his claim, and Braman and Foster
together. for their trouble and eX-
pense." another $50. 600.
Where was the money to come from?
Addicks could not furnish it. Lawson
did not sec his way clea" to do so. and
Rogers was the On;y man TO turn to.
Lawson talked it over with Rogers and
the latter seemed willing to advance
the funds necessary to take care o. the
deal. but the question was: How, with
wv ~ I'ii'C W SlaNC ilS vi
being mixed W in some big scandal
through the treachery of some one in
the deal?
Rogers found a way. Mr.. Lawson
says:
Rogers Finds a Plan.
FINALLY he suggested a method which
was certainly perfect of its kind. He be-
gan by letting me into the secret that the
chances of a Mckinley victory in the
election the following week looked pretty
bad. and that the latest canvass of the
states showed that unless something rad
ical were done. Bryan would surely win.
Hanna had called into consultation half a
dozen of the biggest financiers in Wall
street, and it was decided to turn at
least five of the doubtful states To do
this a fur of $1,000, COO had been raised
under Rogers direction TO be turned
over to Mark Hanna and Mckinlcy's cous-
in. Osborne. through John Moore, the Wall
street broker, who was acting as Rogers
representative in collecting the money.
1t would be legitimate for the national
committee to pay out money to carry
Delaware. and he. Rogers. would arrange
it that the coin to satisfy Braman and
Foster should come through this channel.
Thus he would be completely protected.
The closing scene of a most significant
drama-the release of Bay State Gas
from a .eceivership by the paymen of
funds ostensibly devoted to the work of
the national republican committee-was
enacted before Judge Wales on an event
full Saturday morning in the Wilmington
circuit court room.
The Court Room Scene.
The anna personnae We're gathered
in little groups, representing the separate
intelcsts-Addicks and some of his lieu
tenants. my partner at the telephone.
John Moore's partner and Rogers coun-
sci with their heads together: Braman
and Foster near the judge. their eyes wan
dcring toward two dress-suit cases piled
before John Moore'S partner, which, it
was understood. contained the money.
Behind Braman was his clerk. and in the
rear Of the court room sat as many of Ad-
dicks thugs as could squeeze into the
narrow space reserved for spectators.
Court came to order. Foster rose. an
nounced that the claims of his client had
been satisfied. and made 4 formal motion
to dismiss the receivership. Judge Wales
formally consented. and as the clerk of
the court was entering the dismissal in
his minute book my partner telephoned
the, facts to me. | sent back the word
that my directors were rcsigning-had re-
~signed-that Rogers directors were being
elected-had been ~clected-that the Bos-
ton gas companies. which Addicks had
agree TO exchange for the money in the
suit-cases, were now transferred to Rog-
ers. My partner whispered my words to
John MOOre'S partner ana ltoEcrS counsel,
At once the two dress-suit cases, each
loaded with currency. were Slipped 10
Braman and Foster. simultaneously the
messenger who was to telephone to their
broker rose and quickly left the court
room. a brief time longer was consumed
in signing receipts, certificates and other
legal papers. and then the performance
was over. Addicks rose and went out
among his hench,nen in the rear. who
eagerly surrounded him. In the hustle
Braman and Foster, each with his own
booty. fed.
How Money Was Recovered.
The Bay State Gas company was
saved to Addicks. But there were two
interesting sequels to the deal. Bra
man and Foster had planned to profit
by their knowledge Of conditions and
their cash in hand, by buying heavily in
Bay State Gas stocks. which were quoted
at between 3 and 4. as soon as the deal
was closed. They knew that on the re-
moval of the receiver the stocks would
rise rapidly. But they reckoned without
Mr.. Lawson. He had al open telephone
wire to the court room. and as soon as
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