New-York tribune., 1905-02-21
ATTACKS BECK AND ECkELS
~M4TCH-UP TESTfMONY.
Larson Tells of Bond Deal and Com
trolLer's Promotion.


situation out of which the Amalgamateu Topper
Company was evolved. and describes the ii'sifie"
in which he induced Henry IL. Rogers TO tame W
tho nroiect He mentions in numerical ofder Nari-
GUS subjects which he purposes disctssihs ~ luu'
issues among them 1.-THE 'Hold-up OF Lewisoiil
Brothers" 'Inquities and Deceptions peHaesu
in Carving the Price of Copper the sdestN 70 -
cents and Then Smashing 1t to ii Cents, Devil
tries Connected with McAinheys Assassinatoii'
nTbe .Mafaing' of Keene' and "One Million Hugh
J. Grant" In his remarks in the advertising section
of the magazine Mr.. Lawson pays his respects -
James II. Eckels and James NJ Reck' VINO nave te-
Gently made. in public addresses not ehaeuS SoS
plimentary references to him.
After much conversation. Mr.. Lawson says ne
had got II. II. Rogers sufficiently interested "a tne
subject of "coppers to send the late onn u Moore
to Boston for a conference with Lawson. Inc lal-
ter talked copper for five solid hours to MI Moore
but without convincing him OF the merit OF ms
proposition. Then Mr.. Lawson came TO AeW-feqk
and took up the subject with Mr.. Rogers hinaselty
who became so much interested that he psomiseo'
to talk with William Rockefeller, and asked Mr..
Lawson to send him data on the copper situation'
Several months elapsed before Mr. Rogers sent Tor
him, and the next day he was at the Standard S1h
Building The narrative continues:
examined your plans @ step by Stop and have verified
your conclusions. 1t is exceptional situation.
Rogers smiled as he watched my growing wing. sur; z;
prise as ran oyer the extTaordin&sTg raj & ouqges bi 9
wonderful. You have here ali there's to be known
of much inside information
STANDARD OILS INVESTIGATION.
standard OH has It's own way Of doing & things,
aG eOd Of Us @ 3 of our one
and now's the time. not after we have parted with
At this meeting it was agreed that Henry H.
hOgerS Ms K0ckeeer az ana IogSe Sh9TI tbey pt to
furnish the capital and to have three-quarters of
campagn G for 70 the nVe sxee96n Of the enterprise
and we parted.
Mr. Lawson's references to Mr.. Eckes and Mr..
Beck follows:
During the Cleveland administration there devel-
optralIer of M dmeS 9 r. t 16p
for the astute Rogers-Morg Mccall clique TO see
connection with his governmental position might
t were nor captured 1t was not long before ne was
/ met Mr. Eckels during the Cleveland bond per-
toTmance | need not enter into the details OF that
spots in history iRr Is Be % the
mn 5 IldIlon at washington attempted 10 issue
snap sale to he nooS he nne 2ev Word
so SFEdg against ms the ana " wns
peiied to offer the issue to the public through com
more millions for the government than if the deal
had been allowed to slip along the ways the sys-
scene ne at the opening of the bids 1t Was in the
others who desired an allotment of the bonds, L
vas present We were crowded into small room,
and, following the direction of young Mr. Eckels,
Who handled the transaction, we handed over to
programme, were in sealed envelopes. After all the
momsbs mil wre suofe6mmlne was for numbeT Of
INTO a rear room Then few Of the leading f,nan-
New-York Life; j. Pierpont Morgan and one ' or
t"o others OF the system's" foremost representa-
earnest conference Certain Of them vent out Of
ana hee @e5 % sacb or
tons and comings and goings until finally, after
bonds awarded; Morgan Mccall s'i ct al. had had 9 Sc
cured the bulk of the issue a price many
q
believe the bonds would sell for. and many
gSyernmg,gt had proclaimed 10 the people
showed o s fr Yet @ at bo Price f WHICH t
bids were opened. I do not charge that the pubo's
the bds e Sealed saeh Charge
nOe R Ny ke L 3 6een @ the made or d e by
as could see through cracks In floor wide enough
ing the leaders, had lived up to his role fnan-
G a wd abroad nS he hs h a % yod6g maa
was to have the presidency of the City Bank, or
that he might select there was no surprise. al
though much comment. il, Wall Street. Mr.. Eckels
Bank OF Chicago where he now is one of the i'm
HIS ATTACK ON JAMES NJ. BECK
>, The case of James NJ Beck has points of sim
ilarity, Mr.. Beck, young Philadelphia lawyer
obtained valuable knowledge of the secrets OF
sistant United States Attorney General and in the
Insight into u the "systems methods II Viii he
remembered that at the trial of the suit he made
young champion of the people who had succeeded
In busting this notorious trust. The victory was
hardly announced before il became known that the
brilliant Assistant Attorney General had renounced
the cause of the public and had been engaged at
large salary chief counsel for Henry II. Rogers,
of Standard Oil
Mr. Beck has proved most availabls and fex-
ibe servant in the cause of his master He has
done Mr.. Rogers's bidding in a manner bedtting
the best traditions of STANDARD OIL" Almost his
first work the trial of the famous Boston Gas
suit, in which for weeks he "steered' Henry H.
Rogers while the witness stand in the Massa-
chuSetts Supreme Court. The very night before
this was TO be called for trial the eminent
young trust buster and peoples champion called
my attorney and made him proposition. IL
that l should meet him and agree upon the
Kidder. Peabody Co. (the Systems Boston
representatives,, and myself would be called upon
to give upon the witness stand next day. My at
torney brought the proposition to me.
He says he wishes match up testimony with
that may all testify alike" L declared.
That is it," my attorney answered.
But said ]. II have got to state the facts. and
Rogers and the others to testify to-
] instructed my lawyer to secure from Mr. Beck
a writing as TO just what he wished me to do and
that writing have at the present time. In il he
states that If / do not see him and agree upon the
testimony to be submitted in the Supreme Court of
Massachusetts the following day, il may bring de-
velopments which will be decidedly uncomfortable
for Mr.. Rogers and perhaps the rest of
I did not meet Mr.. Beck. and Henry II Rogers
another. Bald perjury committed by
one However | will give all the facts. including
the match up letter. when come to it in my
story.