The Washington times., 1917-02-06

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fore the committees
Conversation VIA KSyESs4s.
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since he testified Saturday t4st ~
couldn't recall tss SstnNs ~ sry HS1s
pApermsn with whom hk sSfkSd s.
fore he ssnt his tsleEfshS, Sn4 ~ tbS
men with whom he ss,fvSFs6d qsd kS
freshed his recollection Fesssdins .
conversation. Hs said tbs sswstsSsF.
man was Stanley Msals Reynolds,
correspondent for the sew f0rk Evs-
ming Sun.
Attorney sWhIppls asked Essay
what Reynolds' purpose was IN talk
ing to him. The witness replied Inst
Reynolds was seeking advIes ss o.
what course to pursue with regard
to keeping the confidence repossd IN
the newspapermen at the conference
at IL o'clock on the morning Of De,
cember 20.
"He telephoned to me and asked my
advice as to whether he should notify
his office that the note was coming
out later in the day" said Essary.
81 advised him to notify his Office IN
New York"
showed Connolly Statement.
"Didn't you know that the reason
he called you up was because he held
the information SO very confidential
that he wasn't sure about even trust
ing 1t to his superiors in New York;"
asked Attorney Whipple.
Essary replied he did not know
what was in Reynolds mind at the
time of the conversation and did not
know the motive for the cali. He
said he supposed it was because Rey.
nolds was In a quandary as to what
TO do about keeping the confidence
inviolate-
Congressman Lenroot asked Essary
" he had talked with ConnoIIy about
the investigation. The witness said
ne showed Connolly a copy of his
statement, read before the committee,
ana asked him II 1t agreed with his
recollection of conversations and
events.
Said Statement Was Accurate.
Connolly, he testified, said the
statement was accurate:
Did Connolly say that part of your
in which you admit au-
thorship OF this telegram was accu-
rste?" Mr.. Lenroot asked.
He concurred in the entire state
ment." replied Essary.
Did he tell you he had sworn be-
fcre us In New York that he wrote
the telegram" the witness was next
asked
''He did not" replied Essary.
This committee has been investi-
eating this subject for several weeks
and you have been reading about II
and read that Connolly's firm was
said Mr.. Lenroot. "Hasn't
the fact that you wrote this telegram
laid heavily upon your mind?"
Witness Il Excused.
The. witness said he had thought
frequently about his authorship Of
the message. He said. however, that
he had had no talk with Connolly
about the investigation until he
showed him the statement yesterday |
In response to questions Essay .
said he had no idea what use Hutton !
& Co. would make of the message he !
sent on December 20.
Congressman Bennett informed the
witness that Connolly claimed to be /
The author Of the message which Es- /
sary admitted having written.
1--WE are now to understand you to |
say that you wrote it?' he asked.
YES" replied the witness.
You both cannot be telling the
ruth, can your"
The witness replied NO" and was
excused from the stand.
TeIephoned To Essary.
When Reynolds took the stand he
told the committee that he communi-
cated with Essary by telephone on
December 20, because he wanted the
advice of a friend as to what he
should do with regard to. handling
the confidential information he had
received from Secretary Lansing. /
81 told, Fred l was in a h OF a
Iam," said Reynolds. 81 told him Sec
-etary Lansing had informed us con-
that the note was coming
put later in the day, but had told us
not to print anything about 1t unil
It was given out for the morning
papers. ! think l briefly sketched to
him the idea Secretary Lansing had
given the newspaper bunch as to the
character OF the note.
Asked Essary's Advice.
81 told him wanted advice as
what to do, since Mr.. Lansing had
asked that nothing be printed con-
cerning the note coming out, and yet
|. new man temporarily handling
the New York Suns Washington cor
was supposed to keep
the paper advised as to what was 60
ing on.
II mean no reflection on the gen.
tIemen on the Sun in New York when
say that l did not know in my own
mind whether or not / should impart
10 them by telegraph what Secretary