Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
AUTHOR Of LEAK
NOTE TEST|F|ES
But Francis A. Connolly Will Not
Admit Anybody Give Him
Information.
HE EXONERATES BOILING.
obtnincd Material for Prophetic Re-
sumo by just Putting Bits Of Cos
sip Together. lie Declares.


New Nork Jan. 3l.-Francs A Com
molly. tn" Washington broker. who On
December - gave T.. +. Hutton d Co.
New York brokers, an accurate resume Of
the Presidents peace note ten hours be-
fore it was published. failed in two and
"a hhi hours of grillng examination by
tho congressional inquisitorial committee
to-day to name tho exact source of his
ilnI"rination. However, he specifically ex-
on"rated his partner. Il. W. Boiling. a
brothor-in-laW of President Wilson, from
all blame for tho leak" on the ncdc.
JUST GOSSIP AND RtMOR"
To tn" best Of his knowledge, Mr.. Con-
|nolly smlinvly told the committee re-
p"atodly, his ADV ices TO the Hutton firm
Wor" based principally on gossip and
rumor" ne gathered in his office and de-
/ duo ions he had made from a speech he
! heard President Wilson deliver ut a Grid
iron club dinner in Washington on De-
ccinbcr .. In vain did sherman l. Whip
pie, counsel for tho committee. and all
! of its members, six of whom are attor-
ncys, attempt to draw from Mr.. Connolly
tn" name of a single person who gave him
Sew York.
HE PUZZLES EXAMINERS.
Even declarations by Representative
| Bennett of New York that MIR. Connolly
must have been possessed of a remark
able gift of prophcsy and that he had
strangely Wordcd his resume lin the lam
guaIc of tho highest form Of statesman
ship" failed to- disturb him Any clever
person" Connolly said. who would mngle
in the right circles in Washington with
! his car on tho ground could gather much
information Of great value.
| Connolly's examination was unfinished
when the committee adjourned tonight
after having run half an hour over its
regular session time in an effort to draw
same tangible leak evidence from him.
He still was radiant and eager, appar-
emily, to- help, but the committee, accord
ing to certain members. were somewhat
at a loss to what angle his intorroSa-
tion should take when it is resumed to-
morrow.
NOT PERSONALLY IMPRESSED.
Although Connolly in his resume,
copy of which he had drafted from MEM
ory for the committee the original still
being missing. had described the forth
coming note as "a movement of great mo-
mcnt." he declared its significance had
not impressed him. In proof of this ho
said that his books showed he had not
acted ON tho information in the market,
| In fact he said, everyone of his CUSTOM
orY lost money in the subsequent crash.
Their total LOSSES between December ?
and December - the so-caled peace pc
Rod aggregated $4,000. according to the
testimony Of T.. +. Hutton, who preceded
! Connolly on the stand.
| 1t was his desire, Connolly conceded 10
make a strong impression on the Hutton
nrm. as much as anything else that led
him to send the forecast Tho message
was the only one Of its kind which he had
sent since he had induced r. F. Hutton
d co. to become his New York corrc-
spondent, in August 1916 when the firm
| of +. A. Connolly d co. was organized,
he testified.
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December 20 or any other time until
fter EollinC had testified before the
committee in Washington, two weeks
ago.
HOW NOTE WAS ypr7-rp,x
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"a "' S."tN ii''" Foln i,utton ~ 90,
.,"c' - '''' ~ WING" warned All
| '"' ''"''",i correspondents Nh"t "
"'h''''''"t '"le"N'' W PIoHlouc peace
| p''' - ~ 'Ni.' 'on ironi tne
"1''o N'l,"' 'I"'"~ ,oiioliH iurtn'r
| sal" ma. ne p"Htcu inns tldSn on MS
! EuSH'P "o'.u anu '.a' Sre'tt acuNitE
| io'l""'u' HupScquenti9 ne nehru from
/ the crow" !" MS ONCE ne sAu' othcr
, GOSSIP "pout the lorthcomihE state
nlc''' ,Oi"cct'nS Tue IIdSH' the
| GOSSIP anu MS own impressions OF
! Whit inc note mlSht pt Sieaned'
| from thc ir"Slutn' "rldlron ciuo
! Spee'h' ne S'tlu' ne Srapncd a piece
'"Sn"r If,sr n, or u"r Propn",,r ,'. resume 1h