New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-21
LAWSON RAPS HEINZE.
Tells Story of Copper Mans Deals
IN "Fren2ied Finance.

| The instalnaent of Thomas W. Lawsons "Frenzed
! Finance" in "Everybody's Magazine for October
is chiefly devoted TO F. Augustus Heinze, with In
cidental descriptions United States Senator Will
| lam A. Clark and c. w. Barron. OF The Boston
I News Bureau" These three men. says Mr.. Law
| son. are subsidiary actors" in the Amalgamated
! Copper drama who are not to be found in the
| pleasant suburbs OF responsibility but must
be sought in the red light haunts OF business"
Here is Lswson's lurid pen picture of Heinze:
The was a perfect 1T for the eight-cornered
hole ne found awaiting him in this western Coney
genus Of the order that wins emnence in bunco
and confidence operations. boundlesSly ambitious:
moral perception: and, utterly needless of the con-
dared not attempt Heinze had been but short
lme in Butte before he had acquired throughout
Among the keepers of gambling hells and barrooms
ne was reGkoned prince OF good fellows Seven
every man among the licentious company that fire.
in at faro game whose proprietor had never been
SHOWN 10 put on a limit and make him quit
the ladies of the red light district of Butte Fritz
aelnze was the beau ideal Of manly beauty and
hero5snl Even in those days, before he had made
ms nrst strike for fortune Henzes colossal egot-
when-it-strikes- grandstand order-had made il:
self felt; but while his admirers admitted it as a
vanity is the keynote Of Henze's razen for he
courage he sets so much sto-e by is absolutely
pb ndp hg When the crowd turns its back this
breath of his nostris. and he was cowardiy enough
70 DENY his Jewish origin because he imagined 1t
would detIact from his distinction.
Men Of the Heinze type soon acquire all the I'M
@ ana i a o Or o the 6omunity in which they
knew aoout the queer relations between the Boston
HIS attempt to capitalize this inside information
t t6e ms personal benefit at larger figure than
6he8gnL lair brought on violent row. and the in
breastworks. ~
There came day when H. H Rogers and his
associates in the Analgamated realized that Henze
was seriously interfering with their consolidation
plans. and ii decided to buy him out Several
agents one after another, failed TO reach an
agreement with him, and finally Mr. Rogers him
self met Mr.. Heinze Mr.. Lawson, speaking of
this meeting says:
By the time Heinze got through swelling up at
the question.
If La son said SAID Mr. Rogers that fellow is
possible. He sees nothing in all the world but
be in his presence I held myself in and smoth1
cred my self-respect for over an hour and we can
finish --S--' i-'--' -
The fight was on, says Lawson. but Heinze saw
that he needed an ally in order to maintain his
position in Montana He found that ally in Sen
ator Clark, the owner of the United Verde mine
and Of copper and newspaper properties in Mon
tana. Lawson says Of Senator Clark:
Without the physique mentality or experience |
10 guide his footsteps, William a, Clark set out |
three iines-pleasure, power and notoriety His |
course in the pursuit of pleasure is not germaue
to my chronicle His castle, pastry cooks night |
mare III bronze and marble, adds a horror to |
career became an integral part of this story when
he linked forces with HenZe in return for the lat
ters assistance in the contest he had just entered
into for a seat in the great and sacred United
States Senate.
One day there was q violent decline in Boston |
and Montana stock the Boston Exchange the |
attack being renewed the second day. meet |
ing arranged between Rogers and Heinze in |
the formers Office. The two were together |
for three hours, but made Roadway toward |
market announcement was made that receiver |
had been appointed for the Boston and Montana, !
at Heinze'S request. That meant, Lawson explains.
that on the next day the value of the stock might
'coppers" would go by the board. Lawson himself |
TO negotiate with Heinze, appealing to |
him. the agent of Rogers, but solely for |
Lawson and his friends and following, and telling |
ruin Of Lawson and his friends Lawson offered |
HeinZe SIS 900, goo for his properties law suits and
all interests in Montana HeinZe wanted written |
offer of So, 600 900 from Rogers and William Rookie
paper signed by them, which he could publish ad- |
hitting that they had begged him TO settle and |
agreeing that he should be president Of the conso
dated company. These terms Lawson knew to be |
Of acceptance, so he instantly changed |
his tactics, and pretended to abandon Rogers, look
ing out for the safety OF himself and his friends
alone Heinze fell into the trSo, and concerted
measures with Lawson by which the two should
profit richly in the expected stock market crash OF
the morrow From HeinZe, Lawson fastened to
Rogers TO whom he explained fully what he calls
the foul plot and the next day. acting against
Feinze the market, in the light Of his complete
knowledge of HeinZe's own plans, he came near
accomplishing the latter's financial destruction