Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-20

Lengthy statements appeared in tho
newspapers of New York, Boston and
elsewhere early in the week, signed by
Messrs. Lawson and Greene, in which
attacks were made upon each other.
Col Greene announced in an open let
ter to Mr.. Lawson that he would come
to Boston and denounce him as liar,
fakir and ch.rlatan. 1t was almost
universally feared that a personal en-.
counter would be the outcome Of such
3 visit.
Many Reporters Present.
The Boston trader had friend with
him when he reached the hotel. When
informed that Col. Greene was in the
dining room, Mr.. Lawson sent in his
card. The colonel continue his meal
and sent word to Mr.. Lawson that he
ished eating The Boston man waited
in the lobby, surrounded by a large
number of people, including more than
dozen newspaper men. To the re-
porters Mr.. Lawson said he had heard
Col Greene was in the CITY and he
concluded to make an early call on
him.
Col. Greene came out of the dining
room at 9:45 and walked up the corri-
dor with a friend on either side.
When the New York man appeared Mr..
Lawson advanced down the corridor
to meet him.
Greeting Is Friendly.
"IIow do you do, Mr.. Lawson?" ex-
claimed Col Greene. with smile, as
he extended his hand to greet his
financial adversary Mr.. Lawson did
, not smile, but hau serious express
sion. He had no hesitation. however,
in grasping the coloneHs hand, and to
the cnlooEers the meeting appeared
like that of friends. Col Greene i'm
me,liately asked Mr.. Lawson to go up
to his room Mr.. Lawson said he
would be glad TO do SO, and the two
entered the elevator with the two
friends OF Col Greene an. the man
who was with the Boston broker.
They went UP to the room and Shut
the door, excluding the newspaper
men.
Police at the Hotel.
The men were in conference in Col
Greene's room for almost seven hours,
all outsiders and all messages of every
kind being excluded. Meantime the
police had arrived and virtually taken
possession of the hotel three officers in
citizens clothes patrolling the corridor
upon which Col. Greene's rooms were
located, while Chief Inspector Watts
and ether detectives remained on
guard in the lobby, At the end OF the
conference Mr.. Lawson and Col
Greene both made hurried exit from
the hotel, the latter being driven al
once to the railroad station.
Reach an Understanding,
After Col. Greene had left, a mem.
Der of prominent Bosom brokerage
firm, who attended the conference, Is.
sued statement which, he said, hat
been assented to by both Col. Greene
and Mr.. Lawson. The substantial part
of the statement was that Mr.. LawsoI
had called upon Col. Greene at the
hotel, after learning chat Col. Greene
was in Boston; that Col, Greene hat
maintained al the conference that the
recent breaks in the stock market
were due to the public utterances Of
MI Lawson; that the colonel fell
keenly the decline in certain stocks il
which he was interested, and that Mr.
Lawson had maintained, in answer tt
Col Greene, that he had done nothing
to bring about any fall Ia the stocks il
which Col. Greene was interested. The
statement concluded with the words:
Each gentleman has perfect under.
standing of the others position. There
is nothing further 10 state of public
interest"