Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
LAWSON PUTS CHAIRMAN
HENRY IN BAD LIGHT

Things were Hoatlng all afOuno HiHh.
i "Then Henry asked me how these
things could happen, and I told him
there had been a big conspiracy In
| Wall street for months. / told him
how Mexican war information had been
peddled, how situations We're made to
order, and said that q man like Bar
uch in the market, keeping posted nat
urally. if he unearthed any information
thru rumor or otherwise and was cer-
tain that persons were making enor-
nous operations, would take advantage
of the market"
Didn't Mention McAeoo.
! Again repeating what he alleged
Henry said to him about Secretary
Lansing and Ambassador Bernstorff,
Lawson added that on repeating the
rumor about the latter, Henry had
said: do you think that is possible?'
An extended discussion over whether
Henry had said the rumors had come
to the committee or him personally fol-
lowed and Lawson said he was not GER
tain how the chairman had expressed
It..
Representative Garrett then request
ed Lawson to detail just what the
chairman had said about Secretary
| McAdoo, q senator and banker
Lawson insisted that the statement
that he had coupled their names with
Henry was erroneous.
Henry mentioned only Baruch. Lam
sing and Count Won Bernstorff," Law
son declared.
Representative Lenroot. republican,
said he thought it only fair to state
that id the prepared questions agreed
upon by the committee and handed to
fChairman Henry the names of the cab
Iinet member and the banker had not
been asked for but they were included
4 in the questions asked by the chair
man. This led to Mr.. Lenrott asking
for detailed account of Mr.. Lawson's
alleged conversation with Mr.. White
about Pliny Fisk's alleged relations
with Secretary McAdoo.
Where McAdoo Breaks In.
Lawson said he met White in a hotel
in New York later in December and
spoke to him about the rumored leak.
Il said to White" Lawson testified,
They. tell me your friend Fisk is en-
cheering or experimenting this leak
stock gambling affair; that Harvey
Fisk & Sons are handling this in. con-
4 ACStlOIS Will -. -. DdIuSy &C w., t1Ilu
that Pliny Fisk is doing the steering.
The story is that he F'isk) is working
with McAdoo and that 1t is terrific
affair. DO you know anything?'
White said, You asked me just in
thine. I talked with, Fisl, the other
/ night. He wanted to show me how he
controlled McAloo ana he esalmost In;
sisted that I go to the telephone with
him and calf McAdoo out of bed and
maybe ask him to come to New York
4 asked him, Didn't you go?' and
he said, Mo-
Further questioning by Representa-!
tive Pou led Lawson to say he UNDER
stood Fisk had been out late that night
and was feeling quite jolly.
White did say, OF course. couldn't
| go to a phone with friend when he
was in his cups
AS a matter Of fact said Mr. Pou,
Fisk was drunk, wasn't he?''
mo, / wouldn't say that"
And his tongue got to running?"
suggested Mr.. Pou.,
Yes, / guess that is it." said Law
son. .
TumuIty Mentioned"
Representative Foster questioned
Lawson closely about the letter he pro-
duced yesterday from Mrs Vinconti,
who offered to give him information
about a White House official in con-
nection with the alleged leak
My only reason for putting in that
letter., Lawson said, was because 1
was asked If had any other informa-
tion than that referred to in questions
asked previously Being under oath
and having the letter produced it. /
would not have used it had not been
asked that direct question:
Representative Garrett then asked
about the amount Mrs. vinconti told
him at his hotel on Jan. 10, in which
w. w. Pierce and Secretary Tumulty
were reported to have received. Law
son said he recalled that Mrs Visconti
told him Price had received $4,000 and
Secretary Tumulty a much higher
amount.
Representative Patten asked Lawson
if at his conference with Congressman
Henry the latter volunteered to men
tion the name of a Mr.. Won Bernstorff
"Yes," said Lawson.
Secrets Not Kept.
Representative Henry, referring to
Lawson's conversation to Crosgrave
and others asked Lawson if he thought
that was the way to keep a confidence.
You refused to give those names
and your information to this commit
tee and yet you had already told it to
several newspaper men and Others"
said Chairman Henry.
yes" said Lawson, "in confidence;
and yesterday begged your commit
tee to take 1t in confidence"
THE chairman did not want anything
given in secret" rejoined Henry, and
the house had prepared papers to cite
you for contempt because you wouldn't
give the names You already have given
to several other men,"
Mrs. visconti Disappears.
Lawson testified that Mrs. Visconti.
who wrote him a letter and made a
statement in the presence of his attor-
ney, declared that William w. Price,
! the correspondent: who skc s:;a acted
as go-between for Secretary Tumulty
and Others. received $4,000 cash and
that Tumulty received much larger
sum.
II think that is substantially a COR.
rect statement Of her. report to me-
said Lawson.
The sergeant at arms of the house
reported that he had been unable to
.sszssto .;
sought as a witness in the leak inyes-
tigation. Members of the committee
said there were sinklings that she had
disappeared.
When Lawson was cross examined
he declared the impression that Chair
man Henry had mentioned Secretary
AcAdoo In connection with the leak