The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-09

Washington, Feb S--Another prom ised sensation in the leak inquiry flattended out today with the long awaited testimony of Mrs. Ruth Thomanson Nisconti, the mysterious informant on whose statements Thomas ". Lawson based some of his most dramatic charges,
 Declining to say publicly who told her that Secretary Tumulty and w. w. Price. a white house correspond ent profted by advance information on the peace note, Mrs. Nisconu re- vealed to the Investigating committee in conference that all her information came from remarks of Prices young daughter.
 Immediately afterward Price took the stand reiterated his denial Of Drofiiing by dnfoFmation @dtained iH confidence and said he had reason to believe the rumOr repeated by Mrs. Vjsconti started from chance observa- tions by members of his family that he could have so profited.
 A crowd that damned the comm l.
 ee room to hear the sensational re- sume of capital gossip which 1t had been reported Mrs. Visconti might at tempt to put into the record did not conceal its disappointment at the brevity of her testimony. The few questions asked Ter were confined sharply to the rumors of leak and after she left the stand it was an nounced that she would not be re- called
 Tonight congressional interest ia the inquiry had lapsed almost to the point of apathy and there was defi- nite feeling in the committee that an ether week probably would see It's conclusion.
 Another hearing will be held in New York Wednesday to receive re- ports Of investigators who have exam ined brokerage records, but whether any sessions will follow the commit- tees return here has not been disclos- ed
 Mrs. Nisconti refused on her con stitutonal rights" to give the name of her informant, but agreed to write it OF a slip of paper. The committee considered the testimony in executive session and the name Mrs. Nisconti gave was not made public It was reported to be that of a playmate of the Price child,
 Mir Lawson unexpectedly appeared in the committee room just before Mrs Nisconti took the stand, confer. red briefly with her sat behind her curing examination and left the build in when she was excused. He said that he came here only because he had promised Mrs, Visconti he would see that she was treated fairly by tEe committee.
 Routine examination of employees of the government printing office occu pied much of todays session. Two more Washington newspapermen. N 0. Messenger of the Washington Star and Thomas F. Logan of the Washing ton Post and Wall Street Journal also testified Messenger corroborat- ed the testimony of w. F. Hibbs, a lccal broker, that he formerly employ. cd Messenger to advise him regarding current events in Washington and also admitted that on the night of Decem- Der 20 he talked to E. $. Little. a New York broker. about the presidents peace note. Logan merely told of writing on December 20 an editorial item for the Wall Street Journal bas. ed The said, on information given him by Secretary Tumulty that the pres- dent did not contemplate sending peace note soon
 Government printing office employes and newspanermen who on December 20 were told confiden ially by Secre- tsry Lansing of the coming note will hc examined tomorrow