The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
ROGERS Finds a Plan.

L lllditN ne suggested HlelnOQ WHlCn
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 Glowing 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 fnanciers in Wall
street and it was decided to turn at
least five of the doubtful states. To do
this fund of GOO had been raised
under Rogers direction to be turned
over to Mark Hanna and Mcl<inleys cous-
In Osborne. through John Moore, the Wall
Ctreet broker, who was acting as Rogers
representative IN collecting the money
It 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 13raman and
Foster should come through this channel.
Thus he would be completely protected
The closing scene OF most significant
dramatic release of Bay State Gas
from a Premiership by the payment 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.
1.-THE dramatis personnae were gathered
IN little groups, representing the separate
inter ests-Addicks and some of his lieu
tenants. my partner at the telephone,
John Moores 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 a 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
I the facts to me. | sent back the word
| that my directors were resigning-had re.
/ signed-that Rogers directors were being
! elected-had been elected--that the Bos-
I ton gas companies. which Addicks had
! agree to exchange for the money in the
4 suit-cases were now transferred to Rog.
ers My partner whispered my words te
! John Moore's partner and Rogers counsel
AT once the two dress-suit cases, each
| loaded with currency, were slipped t
Rraman and Foster. simultaneously the
messenger who was TO telephone to theil
broker rose and quickly left the cour
room A brief time longer was consumed
in signing receipts. certificates and othe
legal papers. and then the performance,
was over. Addicks rose and went on
among his henchmen In the rear. WIFI
eagerly surrounded him. In the bustf
Braman and Foster. each with his owl
booty, fled.
How Money Was Recovered.
! THE Bay State Gas company wa
: saved to Addicks. But there were tw
! interesting sequels to the deal. Bra
man and Foster had planned to prof
by their knowledge Of conditions an
their cash in hand. by buying heavily !
Bay State Gas stocks which were quote
:, at between and T. as soon as the DEF
was closed. They knew that on the re
moVal of the receiver the stocks woul
rise rapidly. But they reckoned withot
: Mr.. Lawson. He had an open telephon
| wire to the court room. and as soon g
he saw from his partners reports in cour
that the deal was going through withol
! e hitcn, he began buying the stock
large blocks, SO that by the time Bra
. man and Foster were in operation til
stock had risen to the vicinity of l