The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Thomas W.
Lawson's declaration Of war has drawn
nre from mar quarters James r
keene, master manipulation OF the mar
ket. to-day made public a letter which
he had written to the Boston operator
relative to transactions in Amalgam-
ated Copper stock. All Wall street viii
oe lost IN wonder that such a communi-
cation should be made public, but since
Lawson has threatened to publish the
communication and has not done 80
heene has taken the initiative and pub
hshed IL himself
In the letter Keene admits havfn1
sold for II. H. Rogers and his asso-
ciates $22.0O0, 900 Of Amalgamated Con
per stock at between 90 and 96. and
tells OF his refusal on the further in
stance OF Rogers TO put the price 70 a
higher figure in a subsequent move
ment, which, Keene said, would invite
collapse In price. That the price was
advanced and the collapse came Is a
matter Of Wall street history. Who en-
gineered the later III starred movement
Is left to conjecture
Wall street has thriven on the u,vu-
terry as to who made the market 61ovo-
ments. The shipbuiIdjng scs1dsI
showed the employment OF one unanip-
ulator 10 sell our stock first for A
banking firm Keene's letter acknowT-
edges that he was employed by Rogers
and his associates to work OF Anal
gamated Copper at from 90 to Sc. which
has since broken TO 33
OTHERS TAKE UP GAGE
From other quarters has Lawson
drawn IRE. Former United States Sen
ator Higgins OF Delaware pauses TO
make denial OF certain statements. LIE
IN ~ r-eF1 Al
fend their position and the New York
Commercial, which Lawson said was
the personal organ and property OF n
H Rogers. Issues an editorial denial 81
that charge while admitting thaf
Rogers has q small interest IN ths
property.
Lawson apparently has nothing To
iear Iron the threats OF criminal pros
ecuCon, as none VIII prosecute him FOR
his "Frenzied Finance articles. Thfs
statement was definitely made to-day.
ana In the same breath IL was an
nounced that two weeks ago District
Attorney Jerome refused to submit a
complaint 20 the Grand Jury at the re-
quest OF Samuel Untermyer. The Dis
trict Attorney said that Untermyer's
complaint would have to be made the
subject OF an examination before a city
magistrate before II could be taken uD
by the Grand Jury. Not wishing 70 20
through oothersome court proceedings.
all thought OF a criminal prosecution
was dropped
There seems TO be some question as
to just how much money was paid to
settle the Delaware suit brought BY
William Buchanan and the discharge
Of Dwight Braman as receiver OF
Bay State Gas. Elverton r. Chapman
said he carried S225. 900 down 70 WI
rnington and that he paid out all but
$4,000 TO various claimants in the Of
fee of Senator Gray Roger Foster, a
lawyer. says he got the money IN bulk
from Chapman and paid II over him
self.
WHO ADVANCED THE MONEY?
From another source il was learned
that Buchanan got $4,000 and Foster
and Braman So. 900 each. or total OF
Sf25. .CcO Foster admits there were ten
, or more interests that had 10 be set
tied with. and II Chapman paid out
Se10. 900 the difference OF Ss5.000 must
have gone TO others besides Braman
and their lawyers II was said that
Lawson had testified that he had fur
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