Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-22
LAWSON APPARENTLY MUCH RE.
SERVED, BUT GREENE SEEMED
HAPPY.
THE EPISODE is NOW ENDED
STATEMENT ISSUED SAYS THE
MEN NOW UNDERSTAND EACH
OTHER.

Boston, Dec 1S.-Col. w. C. Greene
of New York, who, the past week &C
cused Thomas w. Lawson of this city
of being responsible for the recent
break in copper shares, came to Bos-
ton yesterday and was met at Hotel
Touraine by Mr.. Lawson. The nature
of the statements issued by both Col.
Greene and Mr.. Lawson, but particu-
larly by Col. Greene, who considered
that Mr.. Lawson was to blame for the
raid upon the stock of the Greene Con-
solidated Copper company, together
with the market developments of the
past few days, all had combined to
suggest the possibility of clash.
SO far as became known, however,
nothing of the kind took place, and
Col. Greene returned to New York on
the S o'clock train yesterday after
noon, having been in conference with
Mr.. Lawson since 9:45 a. m.
| Police on Hand
Added interest was lent to the Incl
dent through the presence of police
headquarters inspectors, headed by
Chief Inspector Watts and by the
manner in which Col. Greene and Mr..
Lawson met at the hotel.
| After Col. Greene left member of
| prominent Boston brokerage firm,
who attended the conference, issued
a statement, which he said had been
assented to by both Col. Greene and
Mr.. Lawson.
The substantial part of the state
ment was that Mr.. Lawson had called
upon Mr.. Greene at the hotel after
| learning that Col. Greene was in Bos-
| ton; that Col. Greene had maintained
at the conference that the recent
| breaks in the stock market were due
| to the public
Utterances of Mr.. Lawson,
and that the colonel felt keenly the
| decline in certain stocks in which he
was interested, and that Mr.. Lawson
had maintained in answer to Col.
| Greene that he had done nothing to
bring about any fall in the stocks in
| which Col. Greene was interested.
The statement concluded with the
words:
each gentleman has a perfect I'M
| derstanding of the others position.
There is nothing further to state of
public interest"
Col. Greene and Mr.. Lawson each
refused to discuss in any way the con-
] ference, saying the general statement
contained all they had to express.
| Lawson Is Reserved.
Col. Greene had publicly advertised
that he would call upon Mr.. Lawson,
but, Mr.. Lawson anticipated this by
appearing at the Hotel Touraine at an
early hour in the forenoon. Mr.. Law
son seemed constrained. but Col.
Greene smilingly uttered a cordial sal
utation, and extended his hand, which
Mr.. Lawson seized, invited the Boston
| operator to his room. Col. Greene's
manner seemed very happy, but Mr..
Lawson was apparently very much re-
served. The men were in conference
| in Col. Greene's room for almost seven
hours, all callers being excluded.
Last night Mr.. Lawson issued a
statement confirming the statement.
given out earlier and adding that the
| episode was ended.
Wants Lawson Indicted.
New York, Dec. 17.-An application
| for the Indictment of Thomas w. Law
son and for the showing of the books
Of the Amalgamated Copper company
was made at the district attorneys Of
fee yesterday by Henry Wellington
Wack, who lives most of the time in
London. Mr.. Wack is member of
| the National Bar association of this
country and Of the Royal Geographical
Society of London.
| Il. Mr.. Wack says he owns outright one
thousand shares of Amalgamated,
and that it was worth when he came
here q few weeks ago $S1. 7sO. AS a
resultsof Mr.. Lawson's acts, Mr.. Wack
asserts, his stocks fell to So, and he
suffered a loss Of approximately s21,-
600
Mr. Wack asks that demand be
made on the Amalgamated company
for its books to ascertain just what its
stock is worth, and If Lawson's dec
llafation proves false, he wants him
indicted under chapter 435 Of the code,
third subdivision, which provides that
any person who knowingly circulates
a false rumor. statement or inteIli-
|gence against a stock. is punishable by
q fine Of not more than ST, 900, or by
imprisonment for not more than three
| years. or both.