The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-12-23
LAWSON MEETS
GREENE; IT'S tame
In Fact the Colonel Didn't Even
Produce the Gun With
Four Notches.
WENT INTO CONFERENCE
Reporters Wanted to Sec the Fun and
Lawson Was Willing, But Greene
Vetoed the Publicity Feat
urcs at Once.

Boston, Dec. l9.-Thomas w. Lawson
called at the Hotel Touraille this morn
ing to meet Colonel Mm. G. Greene of
New York. Greene was at breakfast
hen Lawson arrived and the confer
cnce vas delayed until the New York
a friend With him when he reached the
hotel. When Informed that Greene was
in the dining room Lawson sent in n
card. The colonel continued his meal
and sent word to Lawson that he would
see him as soon as he had finished eat
ing.
Greene came out of the dining room
and walked up the corridor with Il
friend on either side. when he en-
couniered Lawson.
"Iiow do you do. Mr.. Lawson" eX-
claimed Greene. with q smile. as he ex-
tended his hand to greet his financial
adversary.
Lawson did no smile. but without
hesitation grasped the %colonel's hand,
and to onloolkerS the meeting appeared
like that of friends.
Greene Immediately asked Lawson
to go up to his room. Lawson said he
would be glad to do so. and the TWO
entered The elevator. With the two
friends of Greene and the nan who was
with Lawson. They went up to the
room and shut the door. excluding the
~ w .Nl'olNi
No Newspaper Men Wanted.
The newspaper men shortly after
wards sent a note. addressed to Mr..
Lawson, asking him if il could not be
arranged TO have representatives of the
press present at the conference. In five
minutes IL written reply was received
from Lawson, who said he was quite
willing 10 nave the reporters i'm the
roo but tina Colonel Greene would
mot t,a,J,,it ~ T'hn D,,,,.l ID. l,~.1
been in the corridor thinned out while
the conference was in progress.
While the conference was still i'm SEES
sion three inspectors of the police de
p%artn.ent entered the hotel. They said
they had heard of the meeting between
Greene and Lawson and had come to
see that no disturbance was caused by
crank who might be among the spec
tatOrS.
Colonel Greene's Story.
Colonel Greene, the widely heralded
bad man from out west. who started
with the announcement that he had
-four notches on his gum, one each for
the men he had got" out who seems
now contented to eat from the hand of
the phrase manufactures of Boston,
only landed i'll Wall street u few years
ago. He has many friends in Arizona
and Mexico and has helped many an
old-timer. II helped them literally.
He owns more land than any man in
the world. He has 5000. 900 acres in
Mexico and Loco. 900 in Arizona. He has
geo, 900 head OF cattle on his ranch near
Tucson. and l,40o miles of four-wire
encc, enough to reach from Kansas
City TO New York. The copper mines
are near Cananea, Sonora. Mexico,
about $50 miles south of Tucson. Ariz.
som" years ago two men stole sew
eral of Colonel Greene's horses. He fol-
lowed them for several days and took
them back to Tucson. where he put
them i'll Jail. Then he returned to his
ranch. The horse thieves tried to get
bail. but couldn't. 1t bothered the col
onel when he heard about it. He Went
to Tucson. talked With them and finally
ended by dislnissing the charge against
them and having them released.
We'll" said he, iii I'd sent those boys
to the pen they'd AVE become bad men.
I5y letting them out they may lead bet
ter lives Anyway. ! got the horses"