The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-01
BOILING ExoNERATED
From All Blame for the Leak" on the
Presidents Peace Note.

New York, Feb. l,--Francis A. Connel
ly yesterday exonerated his partner, r
w. Boiling, brother-in-iaw of President
Wilson, from all blame for the "leak" on
the presidents peace note,
Connelly's examination was unfinished
when the committee adjourned last
night, after having run half an hour over
tits regular session time in an effort to
draw some tangible "leakp evidence from
him. He still was eager, apparently to
help, but the committee, according to
certain members, were somewhat at a
loss as TO what angle his interrogation
should take when ii is resumed to-day.
Although Connolly in his resume, a
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
moment" declared its significance had
not impressed him. In proof OF this, he
said, his books showed he had not acted
on the information in the subsequent
crush. Their total losses between Dec
9 and Dec %, the so-called "peace Pc
riod," aggregated $4,000, according to
the testimony of +. f. Hutton, who pre-
ceded Connolly on the stand.
1t was his desire, Connolly conceded,
to make a strong impression on the Hut
ton firm, as much as anything slse, that
led him to send the forecast. The mes
sage was the only one of its kind which
he had sent since he had induced +. +.
Hutton & Co., to become his New York
in August, 1916, when the
firm of F. A. Connolly & Co., was or
ganized. he testified.
Touching on Bolling's partnership,
Connolly declared that the fact that
Boiling was a relative of the president
had not influenced him the slightest in
inviting Boiling to become a member of
his firm. Asked if he had consulted with
Boiling in preparing his resume, he as
serted that he had not talked with Boil
ling about the note either on Dec. 20.
or any other time until after Boiling
had testified before the committee in
two weeks ago.
Dispatch of the forecast to New York.
Connolly said, followed receipt by him of a
stock flash" from Hutton and company
timed 1881 o'clock, which warned all
he Hutton correspondents that a state
nent "intended to promote peace pros
,ects" was expected from the state de- !
,artment Connolly further said that |
le posted this clash" on his gossip |
,oard" and that great activity followed |
subsequently, he heard from the crowd |
n his Office, he said, other gossip" /
bout the forthcoming statement. Con-
erning "the flash" the gossip" and his |
,wn impressions of what the note might /
Ne, CLEANED from the presidents Gridiron /
lub speech, he said. he grabbed a piece
# paper from the window sill and
ashed off the prophetic resume.
After handing the message to the
perator on the Hutton firms private
wire he never saw it again and dismissed
he matter from his mind, he said, as /
e was very busy attending to the trans
ctions of his customers.
During the first two hours of Connel-
vs. examination, the throng that crowd
d the hearing room remained quiet and
stened attentively for any startling
evelation he might make. At the eEd OF
hat time. however, the futile efforts of
he committee to swerve Connolly from
is story amused spectators and fire.
uentIy the room was in an uproar of
lughter.