The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-16
LAWSON MEETS
COL. GREENE.
New York Financier Makes
Promised Trip to Boston.
Author of "FrenZied Finance"
Calls ON Him Early.
THEY SHOOK HANDS
And Adjourned toGreene's Room
Accompanied by Friends.
Newspaper Men Were Excluded
From the Interview.

Boston, Dec. 16.-ThOmaS W. Lawson,
the Boston speculator whose active
campaign in the advertising columns Of
the newspapers against Amalgamated
Copper shares has attracted much at
tention, called at the Totel Touraine
here this forenoon to meet Colonel Will
liam c. Greene, of New York. Colonel
Greene was at breakfast when Mr.. Law
son arrived and the conference was de-
layed until the New Yorker had finish
ed his morning meal.
Colonel Greene, who is the leading
promoter of the Greene Consolidated
Copper company, the stock of which
declined heavily in the recent bear raid
in the stock market came to this city
to reach an understanding with Mr..
Lawson who was charged by the col
onel with attacking him unjustly.
Lengthy articles appeared in the news
papers of New York, Boston and else
where early in the week signed by
Messrs. Lawson and Greene in which
attacks were made upon each other. The
New Yorker then announced that he
would come to Boston Immediately and
demand satisfaction, but his visit was
deferred until today.
The Boston trader had a friend with
him when he reached the hotel. When
the dining room, Mr.. Lawson sent in
his card. The colonel continued his meal
and sent word to Mr.. Lawson that he
would see him as soon as he had finish
ed eating.
The Boston man waited in the lobby,
surrounded by a large number of peo-
pie, including more than a dozen news
paper men. To the reporters ME-. Law
son said he had heard Colonel Greene
was in the city and he concluded to
make an early call on him. Colonel
Greene came out of the dining room at
9:45 and walked up the corridor with "a
friend on either side. When the New
York man appeared Mr.. Lawson ad-
vanced down the corridor to meet him.
How do you do, Mr.. Lawson" ex-
claimed Colonel Greene, with a smile,
as he extended his hand to greet his
financial adversary. Mr.. Lawson did
not smile, but had a serious expression.
He had no hesitation, however, in
grasping the colonePS hand and to the
onlookers the meeting appeared IKE
that of friends. Colonel Greene i'm
media tely 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
Colonel Greene, and the man who was
with the Boston broker. They went up
to the room and shut the door, exclud-
ing the newspaper men.
The newspapermen shortly after 10
o'clock sent a note addressed to ME-.
Lawson to Colonel Greene's room and
asked him if it could not be arranged
to have representatives of the press
present at the conference. In five min
uteS a written reply was received from
the Boston man, who said he was quite
willing to have the reporters in the
room but that Colonel Greene would
not permit it. Inasmuch as he was in
Colonel Greene'S apartments, Mr.. Law
son added, he would decline to receive
any more notes on the subject. He re-
QueSted the newspaper men to comply