Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-30

!, break Of the war. Wall stree, Was
) closed up and very few offices were
s available"
- did you ask il as a favor"
10Y didn't ask 1t a, a favor. thought
VIC had right, however. TO use any
proper influence We could use"
WILL FIND OFT rRICt:
49, CHARGED FOn OFFICES
Two other concerns. he conceded,
sought to lease offices 10 tho bank. Mr..
! Fisk could not recall tho price charged.
+ but said he would procure the informa-
I. ton for the committee.
Mr. whippic placed before the COM
mittee the accounts OF tho market
dealings of the Fisk firm during tho
leak" period. and asked IL they con-
taincd the names Of any public Official.
The witness replied in tho negative.
.sS., THSk said that since tho leak in
,aQuiry started. Mr. McAdoo once de-
.4clined to converse with him over a
telephone. and again. in a Washington
hotel. said publicly that until the in
rcstigation was ended they would have
lib communication with each other.
A week ago last Tuesday. after hay
:ink been excused temporarily from
1estifyins before tho committee in
~
,aLcAdoo's Office that he would like to
sec McAdoo.
. Mr. McAdoo." Fisk testified. i'd
through clerk. that he was busy and
would call me Later McAdoo wrote
inc that II would he only wise and
proper for us to have no communities
lion until the leak inquiry was over
ASKED by Representative Campbell
RI
sl'isk said it was week ago last
Friday.
Il wa. leaving the Sew willard Hotel
when Mr.. McAloo came in he said.
Ell said GOOD morning to him lie
turned and said 70 those about him:
Until this leak irQuir! is over, Mr.. Fisk
and will hav, no further comnunica-
ton
Fisk said his nrm retains in Wash
inston & newspaper man. whose name
he could not recall, "a keep il informed
regarding sovornmcntai activities in
which /, is interested He promised to
furnish The representatives. name later
lie denied that his firm had received
any communication from its washing
ton representative between December
10 ano December IS relative TO the
peaCe note.
Mr. whipple requested him 10 look
through his iles for previous commune
cations from the firms Washington
representative. indicating possibility OF
a search for other leaks
MARkET WANTED EXCUSE
FOR VIOLENT DROP
. Fisk So id tina; ii was his judgment
.that the nnarkc; prior TO tho publica-
overbought condition. and ready for
violent drop. All it wanted was an
excuse"
IL never. he declared. talked
dreamed Of or imagined q pool for
stock-markct speculation with McAdoo
or any other government officinl Our
business is not stock gambling"
Z In closing his testimony, Fisk said
The still thought !.awson's statement
probably was the result OF a dis
ordered BRAIN and severely criticized
him for dragging the name OF Harvey
Fisk & Sons into the inquiry.
Lawson should hr taken ~ his
word" Fisk said, land placed behind
tho hairs the basis OF perjury when
he wantonly handles tho name OF n
reputable citizen II his statement is
The result OF disordcrcd brain. as il,
appears 10 be. perhaps the Good Lord
will take care OF it in His own way"
s. Lawson. it developed to-day, had been
ordered TO remain in touch with the
committee, he may BE- recalled at
any time.
declaration by Representative Ben
net. OF New York Republican, last
night that there was leak forty
eight hours before tho Presidents mos
sage was released for. publication.
aroused much speculation as To TN"
mature OF proof OF his statement