New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-03


this episode. Packard in the mean time
having volunteered again: AS | SAID
before, IL is impossible for an operator
10 remember that far back exactly what
ne did or did not receive
allow many of the operators were
present this morning in the Office OF
Hutton & Co." asked the lawyer. when
Mr. Hutton expressed the opinion that
il was impossible for any operator 10
remember about any individual mes
sayes as far back as December 20?'
"Several Of the operators were with
in eershot," explained Packard. but
Mr.. Hutton was merely talking IN a
normal tone Of voice Becker was a.
his own key. 1t happened in the wire
room. | don't know what were MI.
Hutton's intentions-whether he IN
tended every one TO hear or not-out l
think we all did hear" 49,.
This story seemed 20 settle the att-
tude of the few members of the COM
mittee left Chairman Henry and Rep
resentatives Campbell. Garrett ana
Patten and its counsel toward the
whole Hutton and Connolly testimony.
the climax of their expressed contempt
coming with the Whipple statement at
the close of the hearing. But from tnen
on. as one Hutton employee followed an
other on the stand. both counsellot and
committee men edged their questions
with satire as opportunity offered.
Another Hutton Reelection
Frank NJ Dick, who has charge OF
the Hutton customers room, mad rea.
son 10 appreciate this when he declared
that If he had had access in advance
IN tho contents of the Presidents note
= n
nortance 10 il as an indication OF future
market conditions. IL was Lansing
"yerge of war" statement on December
81 he said. which made the market de-
cline.
Mr.. Whipple laughed. "Now you are
agreeing with Mr.. Hutton he said,
"who testified 10 the same thing.
Representative Garrett asked nm
when he first heard of the peace note
forecast. and he replied that Barrett
one of the partners. called out the SUD
stance OF il to him across the room
about 2:3O. Chairman Henry requested
him 20 recall, if he could, any particular
visitor to the Hutton Offices on Deem
Der 90 or for few days preceding. lie
could not recall any particular visitor,
but. on the other hand, he was most
positive that F. A. Connolly did not
drop into the Offices at that time.
But it took one of the Republican
members Campbell. of Kansas
20 get down TO brass lacks with the
witness. .,
"Whv is it," asked Mr.. Campbell
abruptly. chat the Office % Hutton q
Co. has tried to conceal the original
telegram in which the news OF the
peace message came from Washing
ton ~
"You're telling me news" said Dick.
~ didn't know any one was trying 70
conceal It,"
you know that for two days no evil
dence Of the telegram from Washingt"n
has been presented, that the only thlng
the committee has got is the memory OF
the man who sent it. Why Is 1t that
Hutton & Co. place no Importance on
that message
81 don't know can only give you
my judgment on it.
Saw 1t in Newspapers
Don't YOU know that il is fact that
the telegram sent out by your Mr.. Ellis
vas based ons a condensation OF the
Presidents note and that this conden-
sation was in the Office Of Hutton &
Co. for days before it was sent OUT?
The first | heard of 1t was IN the
newspapers"
That telegram was prepared by
some one who had tho Presidents note
before him. don't you think? ~
ct might have been a guess"
Note the careful language; read it.
II was the language OF q man writing
a state paper"
at speaks for itself"
Joseph +. Hummell. operator in
charge OF the Southern wire. the only
other wire between the Hutton and
Connolly offices. was very positive in
his declaration that he did not receive
the Connolly telegram.
."Iou agree with Mr. Becker that on
account Of the tremendous Importance
of the message you would have remem-
bered it. If you hsd received it?' Whip
pie asked.
II would have remembered it," Hum
nell testified
George ". Conkling, another Hutton
operator. testified that he received no
messages on December 23, but had sent
out the Ellis warning. He said that
upon reading the Presidents note the
; next day he Congratulated" the firm
on, being able 20 send IN advance an
accurate forecast Of the rote to its
customers.
Another missing message was in
jee.ed into the proceedings by ". w.
Msltbie. assistant chief operator. This
was a message OF protest, according 70
MsltDie. received by the Hutton firm
from Clement, Of Clement, Curtis &
Co. Chicago, against the use of a
former message of Clements marked
confidential. for stock fash" purposes.
This former message had predicted the
issuance that dsy, December 20. By the
State Department Of a document on the
economic rights of neutrals.
Nine minutes after its receipt at the
Hutton Office, Toomey. the chief tele-
graph operator, sent out stock fash
saving the State Department would
give out that day a statement pro
noting the peace prospect But on
receiving the Clement protest the Hut
ton firm wired in reply that its Wash
ington wire had given it the same
information and hence there had been
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