The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-02-03
investigators Now Convince
ed Adavnce Information
Was Sent to New York.
FINDS EVIDENCE OF
FACTS AT HEARING
Attorney Returns to Washing.
ton, Where Inquiry Will be
Renewed To- day.
By International News Service.


New York, Feb. Especial Invcsti-
gator Whipple expressed the belief
that 4 peace leak actually existed.
,ust before departing for Washington
.onight, where the investigation is to
be resumed, Mr.. Whipple issued q
statement, asserting that advance in
formation regarding President VIII
son's peace move had reached certain
quarters. The investigation revealed
his fact today, he said.
Whipple's discovery resulted from
igid questioning Of Morris w. Malt
Die, wire superintendent for F. F. Hut
-on and Company, New York brokers.
Il an effort to find the missing tele-
gram alleged to have been received
from their Washington correspondent,
Connolly and Company, giving an ac-
curate forecast OF the peace note.
Maltbie said he did not know whetk-
er he had seen the Connolly message
1t ali.
did you see my message on Dec.
2O?" asked Whipple sharply.
"None except 4 message from Mr..
7lcment of Chicago TO George 4. FL
is j., partner in the Hutton firm"
answered Maltbie.
as this the message you saw"
asked Whipple, showing the witness
he Clement telegram limiting at n
forthcoming peace note, which had
been in evidence for two days.
"No." replied Maltbie, nervously.
In response to Whipple's demand
hat ne tell what message from Glenn
mt on Dec. 90 he did see, Maltbie
quoted from memory this dispatch
rom Clement to Ellis:
81 have sent out an earlier message
md I object 10 your sending out this
confidential message as a stock fash"
But when asked by the lawyer to
ell where the massage is, Maltbie
said:
"T don't know what has become Of
It."
Chairman Wilipple forced witness
o admit that T. F. Hutton had at
'enpted to impress his telegraph op- !
7rators that they could not remember
there had been any advance
on the peace note.
w. Frank Packard, an operator, tes-
tilted he had heard Hutton in the
presence Of all Of his operators i'm
press upon Joseph Becker that he
(Becker), could not remember what
had come over the wires on Dec. 20.
Donald Mcmillan, who said he was
1 modest trader in Chicago" was al |
% a witness. While not q customer
# Hutton and Company, he used the
Plaza Hotel office Of that concern on
Dec. 20 for convenience
He was shown a telegram he had
7ent to Chicago that day saying in
fleet that the President had called |
: conference of newspaper men for the |
of promulgating peace. prop /
osition. 1t was sent out at 1920 p. m. |
"Where did you learn of that" ask
ID Whipple.
81 think, or at least my impression
G. that it was from a group of men
sitting around the ticker in Payne. |
Webber and Company, he answered.
"How did you come to send this
telegram" asked Congressman Gar
rett.
"Why, can't l send a telegram if
want to-" asked the witness.
There is no reason why you can't
so far as I know. God knows l don't"
said Garrett, "but why did you send
It out?"
Because l believed that the report
was true and that it would have an ef- |
feet on the market. I had hoped 1t |
would have q bearish effect.
The leak committee adjourned this
afternoon to meet IN Washington at
10 a. m. tomorrow.