Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16
THERE WAS NO ENCOUNTER.
As They Met 10 Hotel Lobby the
Colonel Smiled bat Lawson
Did Not
CHIEF OF POLICE lust DROpPEDIN
Friends We're a Little Apprehsnslye---
Newspaper Reporters We're Exciud.
ed from the Pow-wOw.

Boston, Dec tG-Thomas w. Lawson,
the Boston SPECTATOR whose active
campaign IN the advertising columns
OF the newspapers against Amlagam-
ated Copper shares has attracted much
! attention, called at the Hotel TOuraine
here this forenoon TO meet Col William
! G. Greene Of New York. Col Greene
was at breakfast when Mr.. Lawson ar
rived and the conference was delayed
untll the New Yorker had finished his
morning neal Col. 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 under,
standing with Mr., Lawson. who was
charged by the colonel with attacking
him unJustly Lengthy statements APP
peared IN the newspapers Of New York,
Boston and elsewhere 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 imme-
| dlately and demand satisfaction but his
visit was deferred until today.
The Boston trader had a friend with
him when be reached the hotel. When
Informed that Col, Greene was IN 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 fin
ished eating
The Boston man waited In the lobby,
surrounded by large number OF pe0-
pie, including more than a dozen news
papermen To the reporters Mr.. Law
son said he had heard Col Greene was
In the city and he concluded 20 make
an early call on him.
Col. Creme came out Of the dining
room at 0,45 and walked up the corridor
with a friend on either side. When
the New York man appeared, Mr.. Law
son advanced down the corridor to meet
him.
How do you do, MIR. Lawson" ex-
claimed Col. Greene, with @ smile, as he
extended his hand to greet his financial
adversary.
Mr.. Lawson did not smile, but had a
serious expression. He had no heslta-
ton, however, In grasping the coouel's
hand and to the onlo0kers the meeting
appeared like that Of friends, Col.
Greene Immediately asked Mr. Lawson
TO 20 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 Col Greene, and the man who
was with the Boston broker They
went up to the room and shut the door,
excluding the newspaper men.
The newspaper men shortly after 10
o'clock sent a note addressed to Mr.
Lawson to Col Greene's room and
asked him II 1t could not be arranged
10 have representatives Of the press
present at the conference. In five min
utes written reply was received from
the Boston man, who said he vas quite
willing TO have the reporters In the
room, but that Col. Greene would not
permit II. lnasmuch as he was In Col.
Greenes apartments. Mr.. Lawson add
ed he would decline 20 receive any
more notes on the subject lie request
cd the newspaper men TO comply with
the request. The crowd which had
been I'm the corridor thinned out while
the conference was In progress.
During his conversation with news
paper men, before the meeting with
Col. Greene, Mr.. Lawson said he did
not receive word from Col. Greene that
the latter was in Boston, lie heard
OF the colonels arrival about daylight
and decided 10 call at the hotel just be-
fore Q o'clock, but his presence was not
noticed by the few people In the lobby.
When he sent his card TO the New
Yorker the latter in his message po-
litely informed Mr.. Lawson that he did
not receive callers until after break
fast. The Boston broker said that al
though Col. Greene kept him waiting
nearly an hour he was not offended.
The Conferees were In session at
1890. When several reporters went up
10 the door OF the room they found an
employe OF the hotel on guard. He had
received orders he said TO take In no
cards or admit any person. The or
ders came from Col. Greene. who had
also arranged with the hotel people TO
shut Off all telephone calls to his room.
While the conference was still IN ues-
sion Chief Inspector William Watts, OF
the Boston police department and In
spector Andrew NJ. Houghton entered
the hotel just before IL O'Clock and
looked over the register. Chief Watts
held q brief conference with the man.
lger Of the hotel. When approached
by the newspaper men the chief said
he had heard Of the meeting between
Messrs, Greene and Lawson and had
'ome to see that no disturbance was
'aused by cranks who might be among
he spectators He and the inspector
In the hotel Office for some
line.
Later Chief Watts made a brief In
ipection OF the lower part OF the hotel
md held a further conference with the
manager II was denied that the hotel
,eople had sent for the police. The
tatement was made that the chief
Inspector and assistant called 10 So.
hat order was maintained. They had
lot expected however, that their SER
Ices would be needed The officers
we're still in the hotel at noon.
Police Captain Cain, IN charge OF the
vision In which the holet Is located
rrlved at the hotel shortly after noon
apt Cain said he looked IN partly
trough curiosity, He talked 10 the
Their officers FOR some time.
At noon a small crowd assembled in
ne hotel lobby but there was no ex-
tement Of any sort.
Charles Hayden, member OF a firm
Boston brokers who transact bust.
ess for Col Greene. arrived az the no.
i and was admitted 70 the colonel's
'om One OF Mr. Hayden's partners,
allen +. Stone Ia director OF tho
reene Consolidated Copper company
hortly after Mr. Hayden's arrival the
'nferees sent out for luncheon.