The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-25

Mr.. Rogers had angrily refused to get
into the mix-up, that L shouId then
hold myself in readiness TO meet John
Moore and Hanna or OSBORNE as soon
as an appointment couId De arranged;
That afternoon / got the word and
went to No. 26 Broadway and from
there Mr.. Rogers and | went over to
John Moores office.
Lawson Meets John Moore.
"'John, said Mr.. Rogers, 1 am go
ing to turn this matter over to you and
Lawson and | am to have nothing
further TO do with it. What YOU two
agree to will be satisfactory IL me,
and remember. both of you, every dol
lar that is paid is paid by the National
Committee, but after it's settled, and
if there is no slip-up, | Will look TO
Lawson for whatever is expended. Is
it understood
I'VE agreed that it was, and Rogers
left us
Lawson says that the John Moore
mentioned was of the stock brokerage
firm OF Moore & Schley. Mr.. Moore
is now dead. Lawson describes the
Washington connections Of Moore &,
Schley, saying they did business for
Senators, congressman and other ma
tional officials who sDeculated in
stocks on their inside knowledge of
legislation.
When everything had been arranged
for the Quashing of the receivership
by the payment of 100000, Lawson
went to Boston with MIR. Rogers at
tOrney and the directors of the Boston
companies. Legal transfers were 10
be made in Boston Immediately upon
telephone news from Wilmington of
the retirement of the receiver. AnOth-
err party, headed by Addicks and in
Guiding the lawyer, the receiver, a rep
resentative of Mr.. Moore and counsel
for Mr.. Rogers, left at the same time
for Wilmington. This latter cOntin-
gent, Lawson says, was to carry the
money. Mr.. Lawson writes:
How the Plan Worked.
Before l took the train for Boston,
just after the last deed had been sign
ed, l had come to a complete under
standing in regard to the manner in
which the court proceedings the fol-
lowing morning should be conducted.
1t was understood that no one should
take anothers word for anything and
consequently that no money should
pass until specific performance of all
the required conditions.
Immediately on the release of the
receivership. Foster and Braman
were to be paid their fee and they
asked that the $4,000 cash coming
to them should be arranged in sep
arate piles of bills. The two pack
ages containing Fosters and part of
Buchanans and Bramans $4,000
were TO be in the custody of John
Moore's representative and my part
ner, who, with Rogers counsel and
Addicks. had been assigned to repre-
sent Bay State in the court"
Lawson said that Addicks had plan
ned a revenge upon Foster and Bra
man after the payment of the money.
Some of his political "heelers." Law
son writes, had learned of the pay
ment in cash that was TO be made, and
had planned a Scuffie on the station
platform while the lawyer and the re-
cefver were waiting for the train that
was TO take them from Wilmington to
New York. Lawson doesn't state out
right that the two men We're to be
robbed i'm the scuffie, merely saying:
We'll many things happen in a
rush"
Dress Suit Cases Full of Money.
Judge Wales was on the bench in
the Wilmington Circuit court room the
next daY, says Lawson. All of the
parties to the arrangement were pres
ent and two dress-suit cases were
stacked uD in the sight of all present.
The formal motion to dismiss the re-
ceivership was made and consented to.
''At once" writes Lawson, "the two
dress-suit cases, each loaded with cur
rency, were slipped to Braman' and
Foster. In the hustle Braman and
Foster each with his booty, fed
Theys had arranged for a special
train to carry them out of Wilmington
and in this way Lawson says the plans
Of the AddiclIs men were defeated.
Lawson SAYS he learned that the two
men had planned to make a big coup
in Bay State Gas, but he got into the
market first, sending the price up
from 4 to 10 a share, and then caus-
ing slump when they got aboard at
the high price.
In a separate article Lawson again
attacks the life insurance companies,
and to upset the charge that he was
actuated by their refusal TO insure
him prints fac-simile of q 100000
bond policy which he holds in the
Equitable Life and on which he pays
a yearly premium of $144,220. This
policy expires on August %, 1912.
when Mr.. Lawson is to receive $1,000
900.
The man whose wife takes in wash
ing pays no attention to laundry
strikes.