The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-28
LAMAR COMES BACK,
MEETS LAUTERBACH
Lawyer Says Conference Is
About Testimony at
Washington.
WON'T TELL CONCLUSIONS
Wall street Man Refuses to
Talk on Telephone
Calls.


MIR. Lamar the testimony In Washing
ton, but that neither cared to discuss
his conclusions. Mr.. Lauterbach did
not know when Mr.. Lamar would go
to Washington. At II o'clock Mr..
Lamar went back to his apartment.
Mr.. L.auterbach said last night that
he understood MIR. Lamar had re-
uuested the Senate committee to give
him hearing and that II had been
granted.
a despatch from Washington says:
Nothing In known of Lamar's request.
and that II he does not appear volun-
tarily he will he subppnaed
Mr.. Lamar himself was uncommuni-
cative. He left his grip in his apart
nent at the Bonavista. S62 Riverside
Drive. and disappeared in the subway,
| saying that he was going to keep an
engagement.
Three questions that were put to Mr..
Lamar follow. with his answers:
''Do you know who. representing
himself to be Congressman Daniel j.
| Riordan, suggested over the telephone
to Judge Robert s. Lovett that the
| Union Pacific could he relieved Of diff
! culties in Washington by employing
Mr.. IMuterbach as counsel?''
Nothing to say"
g.. ,, s.,.
do you know who. representing
himself to be Congressman Palmer of
Pennsylvania. told Lewis Cass Ledyard
over the telephone that MIR. Palmer
| could be of service in Washington Ia
financial interests represented oy Mr'
| Iedyard?"
Nothing to say
HaNe you any coihheh' on Mr. i'au-
a. 49,, ~. ,.,., ho,. -,
his relations with you?"
| "Nothinc To sav."
Mr.. Lamar. having Illuminated other
matters with the same three words. af.
fahlv waved a hand at reporters as he
dived into the subway. 1t Is understoo
that no will 20 n, Washington to-day.
some ~ Mr. Iamar's experiences as
n long and short distance telephoner
we're re,>uuted in THE St.N Yesterday v
Other episodes in his career have inter.
cs,ed the public from time To time.
His wife once described him as a re-
marks ble man who could make a stock
do anvthing-make 1, GO up or down
inst as he wanted il TO-
AS long ago as 1859 a man who looks
like David Lamar lived in Omaha aEt
called himself David II. Lewis. He was
a s,ationer and sold advertising spac ace
on desk blotters. Thirteen wears later
George A. Day of Omaha. a LAWYER who
had acted for Lewis, made affidavit tha,
he had seen Lewis a, the Brighton
Reach rscetrack and that Robert A
pinkerton told Day that Lewis was 4
man known in New York as David
Lamar
Sal. . x., c
This anidaVt was MADE IN sun
whlch d. Aspinwa'' Hodse' bernarc
smith l.amars pro'her-in-ia w. ane
William II. Curtiss brought In New Ier-
seN III July iso2' To prevent the n'tet
states steel corporation from retirine
its preferred stock and replacing 1t witt
s2ao'ooo'ooo OF bonds
Another af'idavit was That OF james
II. Lancaster VINO posed as an expert
on steel that all the property owned b,
the Steel corporation was worth moi
more IMAM Sooo'ooOooo' but presently
IN the pauie or amoaNl's there poppe'
up one ny LAWYER Joseph r. Corrlgan
Mr. Corrigan deposed that Lancaster
had told MIN That the reputed steel ex
shon and tha, David I.amar bod h,r.,
him to make afiidavits.
Lancaster said the rate per atfidavi
was 500 at first. but that he struck fol
more pay and Lamar offered him $25,
a week and $4,000 when the suit SHOULD
be ended. Finally. Lancaster said, h,
signed q release for Lamar for $500.
Lamar in 1903 was indicted wit.
Monk Eastman and Joseph Brown
Cherry Hill gangsters whom he wa.
accused Of hiring to beat and stal
James Mcmahon. Iamar's coachma
Lamar. then living on a 100 acre estat,
near Seabright, y. j., had had n row
with the coachman because the coach
man wouldn't hop off his carriage an,
fetch Mrs. I.amar's dog.
Lamar and Mcmahon charged eac,
other with assault Ar McMabon wa
entering the Long Branch court bous
to testify three thugs bruised an,
stabbed him and escaped In car
riage. Lamar and his brot her-i Ia ~
Bernard Smith were arrested for com