The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-22
REFUSES LAWSON
ARREST FOR WACK
New York s District Attorney IN
able to See Sufficient Eyi-
dence Against Bostonian.

New York. Dec. 22-District Attor-
Henry Wellington Wack, the former St.
4dme44e ueea seq oqM '4sIIBuInor Ingd
ing to accomplish the indictment Of
Thomas w. Lawson on a charge of cir
culating false and malicious statements
with the intention of depressing the
Copper company. Mr.. Jerome says that
there is not enough proof. 81
s- Charles w. Beattie, counsel for Wack,
called at the office of the district attor-
ney today. and was turned over to AS,
sistant District Attorney Smith, who:
had been at work on the Wack com
plant since yesterday. Mr.. Smith told
Mr. Beattie that he had no case.
Later he reported to this effect to Mr..
Jerome, who instructed Mr.. Beattie to
gather more proof if he could get it.
The district attorney said he would not
Mr.. Beattie SAID that this would not
| end the matter. He declared his inten-
tion of presenting his case to magis-
trate and then demanding the assis-
lance, of the district. attorneys office.
Proof Of his contention that the Law
son advertisements depressed the price
of Amalgamated Copper stock and
caused Henry wellington Wack to lose
1000 is, he says, easy. to obtain.
Keene Publishes Letter.
James R. Keene has made public what
brated letter to Thomas w. Lawson.
Mr.. Keene has delayed publication to
give Mr.. Lawson an opportunity to
make it public. According to Mr.. Law.
son, the original was mislaid in Boston
And according to a dispatch from
Boston, Mr.. Lawson comes back with a
declaration that Keene was hired ia
make a market for Amalgamated Cop.
per, and received big compensation, de.
spite his denial.
Keene's Letter.
Mr.. Lawson having publicly invited
Mr.. Keene to publish his letter, the lat
ter gave out what he declares is an exact
copy taken from his letter--press copy
The letter, which is Dated 30 Broad
street, July 26, 1904, is as follows:
Thomas w. Lawson: Dear Sir.-You
were in error in your last contribution tt
Everybody's Magazine in ascribing tt
me any agency in the advance Of Anal
gamated Copper stock in 1901. I hav,
had practically nothing to do with tn,
speculation, in this security, and 400
shares, and that held for a few days only
measures my largest holding at any on,
time. I took no interest in it's advance
for I had no stock; nor in it's decline, fo
the same reason.
My only connection with it was Thu
sale for me for account of H., II. Rogers
and his associates Of twenty-five millions
at prices ranging from 80 to Sc and at
period shortly before the advance to 125
I undertook 1t with some reluctance al
a nominal quotation of 80, with a few
fragmentary traDsa ctions represented al
the market then for it. Butt wished t.
Oblige Mr.. Rogers and consented
1 received no compensation for tn,
a. trouble, expected none, was offered none
and had been, should have declined it.
Rogers Turned Down.
A week, perhaps, after the accounts hat
been made up and settled, Mr. Rogers in
formed ME that he thought the stock wa
) going to advance, as he had receive,
, some letters from parties who were go
= ing to buy, and asked me if I would Sc
{ them and join in the movement. 1 de
! clined ,Onnthe', ground ,that'1in my attemp
to make a material advance would invit
l a collapse, and there would be certain sell
ing Of the stock had bought for them
added that if he would take my advice h
would continue selling until he had eithe
sold out or reduced his holdings to nom
= inal figures. Since that period have no
y purchased or sold one share for the &C
a count Of any of these parties, neither hav
. received from them or from him any in
formation about the property or the stock
3 nor have I asked for any. $780, -
I have gone somewhat into detail, bu
these are the facts and my attitude whe
a | the advance occurred. Very truly yours
b james R. Keene.
e Rogers Won't Prosecute.
. Henry H. Rogers, Dwight Drama
d stockbroker and former receiver for tn
. Bay State Gas; Roger Foster, .lawye
: and counsel for the creditors Of the Ba
g State Gas corporation, and others mer
toned in the recent stories of electio
r. corruption have resolved to do nothin
and allow the charges to 90 uncha
c lenged.e This decision was reached afte
long conferences today with Samut
Untermyer on his return from Boston.
Mr.. Rogers and his colleagues hav
4 been anxious to avoid a suit for libe
i'd 1t now appears that Mr.. Rogers and hi
lawyers have been studying out som
a method of silencing Lawson, withou
b bringing him into court to attempt
prove his assertions. s..~... .,.:-
~s,.'.:s "Lawson Plunderer. ''1. ~
~ f"'A to the absurd charge that I ser
. 2 Lawson telegram on. Tuesday nigh
4 threatening to shoot him if his adve
! tisement was published, 7 need only sa
4 that I never sent any such telegram,
\ said Editor Denis Donohoe today. 81
4 he, in fact, received any such messag
\ which I doubt, it was the prank of SON
! practical joker, who wished to enjoy tt
h exhibition Of svyOmaniSh hvst eria whic