New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-24
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LAWSON INDICTED IN 1890
WOULD NOT COME HERE.
Untermyer and Jerome Deny Some
Frenzied Stories.

The ATTEMPTS to get District Attorney Jerome to
proceed here against Thomas w. Lawson recall that
Mr.. Lawson indicted here in 1890.
Speaking of the indictment of Mr. Lawson, Fran
els l.. Wellman, who then counsel for the Lam
son Store Service Company, said last night 1T
is true that Lawson was indicted at that time by
the New-York grand jury, but we could not get
Lawson to to New-York The Governor would
not extradite him. and Lawson declined come
to New-York and surrender himself remember
that Colonel Fellows, who then District At
torney; Assistant District Attorney Lindsay and
myself went Boston to try to have Lawson eX-
tradited. He had made attacks by articles and
advertisementsAi in the newspapers on the stock OF
this Lamson company. which had its Headquarters
in Newly York and the evidence which | laid be
fore the District Attorney showed the attacks 10
be unjust, and direct injury TO trade. Upon this
evidence Indictment was obtained, Colonel Ben
ton, able lawyer of Boston, appeared for Law
He made impassioned appeal about it not
being well to let any Boston man get into the
clutches of the New-York lawyers. I shall never
forget dressing down that Colonel Fellows gave
him. It was treat to hear him talk that occa-
sion But not able to get Lawson out OF
Massachusetts. l doubt if it could be done now.
He is at his home. and IS not a fugitive from
justice and Boston is the only place to bring suit,
l should say If any one wants to sue him While
I don't for moment approve of Lawson's methods,
l think his "Frenzied Finance stories should at
least act warning to would-be spectators on
a small scale, to keep out OF Wall Street"
Thomas ". Lawson put out no statement yester-
day, and little comment upon his long dis
patch in the morning papers, of which James X.
Keene was the central theme. could he obtained
downtown. At Mr. Keenes office one Of his
representatives said:
Mr.. Keene is not downtown to-day. and any
way, If he were, he would not have anything to
say, for he is not conducting serial in mag
azine, and he has not any money TO pay for full
page advertisements"
One OF the afternoon papers carried Boston dis
nate a Of
city had been served with summons TO appear IN
court a complaint of criminal libel, and that he
believed the name signed to the writ was that o.
Samuel Untermyer and also that his selling of the
magazine containing the 'Frenzed Finance
tices was the basis OF the complaint. Another
evening paper declared that before Mr. Wack be-
gan his effort TO obtain Iawsons Indictment. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome had twice been urged 70
recommend to the grand jury that that body indict
the Boston man, Mr.. Untermyer making the first
appeal, and on his second visit being accompanied
by II. H. Rogers. 1t was also asserted that Mr..
Rogers and Mr.. Keene had in the last days
twice been in conference at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Mr.. Keene's home. Mr.. Unterrnyer when asked
about these various reports, dictated the following
statement:
Mr.. Unterrnyer declined be interviewed. further
than say that there no foundation for the
Interviews and he has never known heard OF
the remotest idea Of what it is about The story
that his name was signed to any paper in connec-
The story of the leak in the Standard Oil Build
Ing. to which Mr.. Lawson makes guarded reference
in his reply TO Mr. Keene's letter, is still comPara
lively fresh in the memory of Wall Street, as is
the history Of the Third Avenue Railroad bomb
explosion"
When asked last night to tell Of his experience
with Henry II. Rogers when the latter called
MIN with MI Intermyer, hoping to have Mr.. Law
son indicted. Mr.. Jerome laughngIy said: There
is a big mistake somewhere, for Mr.. Rogers never
called on me. / never him, and | don't think
should know him If l did him. As for in
dieting Lawson here on the evidence produced. it
cannot be done. Boston is the place to do It. He
hEeS there and he IS not fugitive from justice
referring to Mr.. LawsOn's story in his last in
stalment of "Frenzied Finance about the Bay
! became William Buchanan's attorney after he had
! dispensed with the services OF Roger Foster, said
yesterday that Mr.. Buchanan was entitled In 1896
/ 70 $4,000 in settlement Of his claim against the
| Bay State Gas reCeivCrshp. one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars paid in cash 10
/ Dwight BraInan as receiver the office Of II. H
/ Ward. lawyer. in Wilmington. Del Mr.. Blu
chanan received $4,000 in cash and Il note for $50
90 payable IN sixty days Roger Fosters fee was
The note which the firm OF Lawson Wcienfeld
/ d Co gave 10 Mr.. Buchanan. and which was ac-
| cepted by him in good faith as part payment Of
| the $1,000, Mr.. Goldbeck says. not paid and
when Mr.. Godbeck brought suit to recover the
amount OF the note Lawson did his utmost to pre-
vent It's collection. Finally Mr.. Buchanan was
forced TO sell the collateral he held consisting OF
$4,000 Of the income bonds Of Bay State Gas
and 5000 shares Of stock. auction, for So $50
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