Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
NO BLOOD SHED.
Meeting Of Col. Green
and Mr.. Lawson
Takes Place at Boston Without
Any Exciting Events.
They Meet, They Talk and Each "Un-
derstands Others Position"

Boston, Dec 16.-Col. William c.
Greene of New York, who recently ac-
cused Thomas w. Lawson of this city,
of being responsible for the recent
break in copper shares. came to Bos-
ton, today and was met at Hotel Tour
a1ne by Mr.. Lawson.
The nature Of the statements issued
BY both Col. Greene and Mr.. Lawson,
but particularly by Col. Greene, who
publicly condemned Mr.. Lawson as re-
sponSible for the raid upon the stock
"a the Greene Consolidated Copper Co.
together with the recent stock market
developments all had combined to sug-
sest the possibility of a clash between
the two operators.
So far as became known, however.
nothing of the kind occurred. Cob
Greene returned to New York on the
3 o'clock train this afternoon, after
having been In conference with Mr..
Lawson since 8. As A. NJ.
Added interest was lent to the incident
Through the presence of police head
quarters inspectors, headed by Chief
anspector William Watts and by the
la.i.er unexpected manner in which Col.
Greene and Mr.. Lawson met at the
hotel.
After Col. Greene had left. a member
Of a prominent Boston banking firm.
who was present at the conference, is
sued d statement. which he said, had
been assented to by both Col. Greene
and Mr.. Lawson.
The substantial part of the statement
was that Mr.. Lawson had called upon
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Hotel Touraine after learning that Col.
Greene was in Boston: that Col. Greene
had maintained a the conference that
the recent breaks in the stock market
We're due to the public utterances of
Mr.. Lawson; that Col. Greene felt
keenly The havoc caused to certain
stocks in which he WAS interested. in
the general break; that Mr.. Lawson
had maintained, in answer to Col.
Greene, that he had done nothing to
bring about any decline in stocks in
which Col. Greene was interested. The
statement concluded with the words:
Each gentleman has a perfect un-
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 that the general state
ment which was to be issued, contained
al that they had to express
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. Col.
Greene had not yet completed his
breakfast and when Mr.. Lawson sent
in his card he sent out word that he
would meet him after breakfast.
The New York promoter entered
from the dining room, with a friend
walking on either side. At the same
moment Mr.. Lawson, who had been
talking freely with a group of news
paper representatives stepped for
ward half way to meet Mr.. Greene.
Mr.. Lawson seemed constrained. but
Col. Greene smiled warmly. uttered a cor
dial sounding SALVATION and, extending his
hand which Mr.. Lawson seized. invited
the Boston operator to go up stairs Col
Greene'S manner seemed very happy but
Mr.. Lawson was apparently very much
reserved
The men went into an elevator and
were taken to Col. Greene's ROOM For
almost seven hours the conference went
on, while all outsiders and all messages
of every kind were barred
Meantime the police had arrived and
virtually taken possession Of the hotel
three patrolmen in civilian clothes pa
trolling the corridor upon which Col
Greene's rooms We're located. while Chief
Inspector Watts and other detectives re-
manned on guard in the lobby.
At the end of the conference Mr. Law
son and Col. Greene made a hurried exit
from the hotel, the latter being driven
at once to the railroad station.
The only real ripple of excitement of
the day occurred at the very moment that
Col. Greene was entering his carriage, and
this was caused by a sudden flash OF
fame from the sidewalk, which in the
darkness served to create a general COM
motion among the spectators. but which
proved merely to be the explosion of
chemical used by a photographer in TAX
ing a view of the colonel as he was
starting for New York.
The final spike in the railroad from
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