The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16

whether the Information came to him
as ''rumor or idle gossip" and brought
! a reiteration from Lawson that Repre-
sentative Henry had given him the
| Information at their conference in
| Henry's office at the capitol on jan
| uary >.
White Was Banker.
The third question called attention
| 10 LaWSon'S statements that he lau
been told by broker that a New York
| banker, cabinet officer and a Sena'
! tor had 4 JOINT stock brokerage &C
count, and directed that he tell the
committee The name of the man who
had given him that information.
! The man who told lie that was
! Archibald S. White, of Boston, Of the
! hrm OF White {; Company.
Representative HARRISON moved, and
the committee approved, that White be
subpoenaed.
Replying to the next question as to
whom he had referred in statements
! that members of Congress had en-
gagged in buying and selling stocks,
Lawson said he could not give their
names, as lie did not know them.
| 1t was in answering the next ques-
ton us 10 other persons who had given
| MN CN,ANSuSI III "a 1A'S
various statements that Lawson
brought in the names of Secretary Tu-
multy and civilian W. Price" White
House correspondent of the Washing
ton Star. lie read letter from Il
! Washington woman, Mrs. Ruth Tho
mason Fisconti. saying, in part:
My Dear Mr.. Lawsun-lf the name
of the man who was the gO-between
! in The present leak anil the amount
/ Of money will be OF assistance TO you,
| | can supply Tie name and the amount
ne received and give the name Of at
! least one associate at the White
House who participated in the haul,
! IF you are interested. | will make
an appointment 10 meet YOU at such a
place as you may designate"
The letter further requested that
Lawson hold the information in the
strictest confidence in case he did not
: proceed further in the matter.
Conferred With Woman.
! Lawson then testified hr made an
appointment with Mrs. NiSconti. who
came 10 his apartment with All attor,
ney. whose nam" he could not recall.
After Il long conference. he said. Mrs.
EiScont told him that Mr.. Price had
a part in the leak affair between Sec
relary TumuIIy and others No ref
| Crrncr was made either by Lawson
or the committee TO the amount of
money referred 10 in Mrs. Nisconti's
~letler.
: Asked 10 whom he referred as the
alleged senator. an alleged banker
and an alleged member OF the cabinet
Lawson said he understood Secretary
McAdoo was the cabinet member; h.
Pliney FiSke The banker. and the SEN
iator was man whom he had heard OF
only as Senator o.
, The seventh question. asking 10
whom Lawson referred by saying a
member OF Congress had given him
three names Of persons reported 10
have been involved in the deal for the
third time brought the reply:
chairman Henry"
Lawson then was asked if he had
any other information in relation 10
his intimations that another high o.
ricial" Of the government had infor-
nation regarding The leak" and HAT
& relative OF cabinet official also
had been mentioned. He replied that
the firm of c. T. Barney and Company
in Wall Street: Malcolm McAdoo.
brother Of Secretary McAdo0 and Stu
art G. Gihboncy, OF the firm Of McAduo
and Gibboney, with offices at the
Grand Central Station and at lG3
. Broadway. were the men 10 whom ne
Preferred. Speaking with emphasis he
added that the public man who knew
i0i the leak machinery was Paul war.
! burg. OF the Federal Reserve Board
Others Who Know
Suggestion by 4 committeeman that
there might be other persons who
could give The committee information
lnf value caused Lawson 10 say that
|! John r. Raihnm. managing editor or
iIhr Providence Journal, and the editor
! of the boston Transcript, might he
good witnesses. He held in his hand
nj the time q clipping from the Jour
nal. which he said referred to White
! House leaks and he thought Rathom
might shed some light on ii. The
transcript, lie said. had Il "flat-footed'
Story recently about one firm making
IS, U0n 900 in the market on Decembe"
30 and he thought that should be IN
, At that point, Chairman Henry took
| up list of cabinet officers and asked
Lawson if he had CONNECTED" each OF
i them with the leak" Coming to the
name of Secretary Lansing, Lawson
said he had not made 4 suggestion OF
him in the affair in connection with
! The names the congressman had given
him as being parties to the leak"
do YOU refer 10 Secretary Lansing
in any connection" Mr.. Henry asked.
Yes" Lawson replied.
Henry then accused Lawson Of
dragging the name Of Lansing into
The hearing and Lawson flarel up
Ifuriously.
Il have held the names of Lansing
and the German ambassador out of
this" he said. Il have kept quiet
when l have ben charged with with
holding information which l have not
and ! have been lbclcd in The press