New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
LAWSON On ROGERS AGAIN
Tells Startling Stories Concerning
Boston Gas Securities.

Thomas w. Lawson. In the current number
Of ''Everybody's Magazine" leaves the subject
pf the Crime OF Amalgamated" and takes
up again the Boston gas story. describing the
process of expanding S4.500.0o0 OF Boston gas
securities into $35 100000 OF stocks and bonds.
purely for the enrichment of the votaries Of the
System"
He also charges H H. Rogers and others with
having sought to fasten upon him the odium OF
having accepted S1.0OO,Ooo bribe. and says
that by a miracle he has secured documents
proving that no part OF the money was ever
paid him.
Il NJ Whitney. Mr.. Lawson says. had or
ganized the New England Gas and Coke Com
pany" with S17.5o0O0o bonds and $17.Soo.ooo
stock He continues:
This corporation was to sell fits bonds TO the
public for 81. 100000: was TO pay Rogers Slz'-
100000 OF the SIT 500 600 for the contents or the
bag before described; was to pay Whitney for
the Pipe Line charter, some patents and other
rapers of an equally valuable nature. S2,0o0,000,
and with the balance, s35OoOOo was to start
business. But before beginning operations or
doing anything else Il was TO borrow at once
from the Central Trust Company. Of New-York
--one of the trust companies then owned by
the New-York Life Insurance Company-Sl2.
100000 Of the cash President Mccall and Vice
President George W. Perkns's insurance COM
pany kept on deposit presumably for the pur
pose OF conducting its insurance affairs, and
this S12000oo0 was at once TO be paid over to
MI Rogers.
Lawson served notice on Whitney he says.
shat he would see to it that the public bought
no bonds. whitney asked him to see Rogers.
who made him certain offers which
fused. Finally. according to Mr.. Lawson. after
hours OF argument. Mr. Rogers said:
I have been carrying this load so long now
that am sick and tired of it don't so
aG5 qr 10F # my ongs G~n BOfkS Ssn sna ba
relied upon me to get him out Of It. and it hurts
me more with him and the building re Broad
wayl than can tell you. that am stuck in and
cannot get out / suppose all this Boston scan
dal has injured William Rockefeller and myself
more with John D. than anything that ever hap
pened before. and have made up my mind to
expect scandal long stay in Boston
Gas. What you do to Whitney, after am free
does seem as though you might find way to
get at him without grinding William Rockefeller
and myself
What is the use of denying that this plea
from the master Of Standard Or affected me
on the sentimental side?-for it did. / compro-
missed" says Mr.. Lawson I said:
Nj Rogers. I viii do this, and only this: I
viii not say a word to any until you have
your S12oO0,0O0. and out and the others in
beyond getting out but 1 not to benefit g.
dollar from you, from Whitney. nor any one
Then, before the public have parted with a
dollar viii yell and yell so loud that the world
VIII hear, and all that gang win pay the penalty.
The deal went through Some time later. Law
son says, he sold a large amount Of New-Eng
land Gas and Coke stock for Mr.. Rogers and
then told Mr. Whitney, who was buying the
stock, that he would sell 800 shares more (aI
that Rogers had lefO at 81 a share over the
market price The Offer was accepted. A few
days later the accusation Of the 100000 bribe
came A director of the gas and coke company
said that he and two associates had been ap-
pointed a committee TO pay to Lawson S1,000,
eco Of the companys stock in consideration Of
his abandoning his fight before the legislature
and that one Of the three had reported that he
had paid il over.
The books of Lawson's brokers were destroyed
IN a fire about that time he adds, but a junk
dealer who purchased the Wreckage, found and
turned over 10 Mr.. Lawson the papers necessary
for his yindication.