The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
ACCUSED HENRY OF
BEING INFORMANT
Secretary McAdoo Brought
into Leak Inquiry, and He
Emphatically Denies Any
Connection - Prominent
Men Have Been Called to
Testify Further

Washington, ID. c., Jan. l6.--Thoma
w. Lawson was called to the witness
stand again to-day when the House rule
committee resumed its hearing on thu
alleged leak to the stock market on thu
presidents peace note Among the 9th
ers subpenaed were Paul w. Warbure
OF the Federal Reserve bank, who was
charged by Lawson yesterday with
knowledge of the leak; Archibald S
White, who, Lawson says, told him that
Pliny Fisk, New York banker, DOM
mated cabinet officer; Malcolm Nc
Adoo, brother of Secretary McAdoo, and
G. B. Barney and Stuart G. Gibbiner, all
of New York, who, Lawson said he knew
had been told of the leak; and Mrs. Ruth
Thomson Visconti of Washington, who,
Lawson says, told him that Secretary
McAdoo and w. w. Price a White
House correspondent, were involved in
the leak charges.
John O'Hara Cosgrove, Sunday editor
of the New York World, Erman j. Ridg.
way, president of Everybody's magazine,
and Donald Mcdonald, publisher of a
Boston financial paper, to whom lawson
says he related Chairman Henry's al
legged mention of stock gambling pool,
John r.. Rathom editor of the Providence
journal, who published articles referring
to the leak, and Secretary McAdoo are
expected to appear voluntarily.
Grat oh in.
terviews with Cosgrave, Ridgway and
Mcdonald. He said he asked them their
opinion of what happened in Washington
and told them he would like their advice
on whether he should go further or drop
the entire matter.
81 said much more than / related here
yesterday" Lawson said. II laid before
them Henry's statement in the press that
morning and called their attention to
what appeared to be the unfair slant it
took in addressing the committee"
Lawson dramatically declared: "Un-
less your chairman said what | say he
did, | am guilty of foul perjury and unfit
TO be anywhere outside the bars of pris-
on"
Il was very much worked up about the
Henry statement" Lawson continued.
"We agreed on one. He said: you word
it. ! did and he said it was fair and
gave both sides and We shook hands
on it, When / read his statement it ap-
peared unfair and it looked as though in
three hours and a quarter he asked me
over and over again to give names and !
failed"
Resuming the narrative of meeting |
with Henry, Lawson reiterated that the |
chairman told him the leak was too Sc
rious for investigation at this time. Law
son said he revealed to Henry that he |
had much to do with the money trust in
quiry and said he personally paid the
bills of experts for upwards of $4,000
Representative Harrison interrupted
lawson to move that subpenas be is
sued for J. p. Morgan, J. S. Bache, H. p.
Davidson, +. A. Vanderlip, Arthur Upper
and S. G. Weller. The motion was car
Tied and the subpenas were ordered.
Referring again to the conference with
Henry and mentioning Lansing and Ber
nard Baruch, Lawson declared that
Henry told him the committee had the
substance of all OF one of Lansing's talks
at the Biltmore hotel with New York
broker and the substance of part of an
other Il said TO Henry: Go through
with it from a to z' That's what we
talked about in the three hours and
quarter l was with him."
Lawson testified that Mrs. Ruth
Thompson Nisconti who wrote him a
letter and later made statement, de-
claTing William w. Price, White House
as go-between for Tu-
nulty and Others, stated that Price 're-
-eivcd $1,000 cash and Tumulty received
! much larger sum-"
Under cross examination Lawson de-
.lared his impression that Chairman
Henry had mentioned Secretary McAdoo .
n connection with the alleged leak was :
erroneous. That information, he de- I
Jared, came from another source entire
v
Chairman Henry that he had been un- :
,ble to find Mrs. Visoonti. who was a
.o;lght rs a witness. Members of the !
ummittee said there were inklings that :
he had disappeared.
Lawson's Big Bomb. =
When he appeared before the commit n
60 Yesterday afternoon Lawson calmly C
informed the committee that the mystic q
i0us congressman who told him a cab I
net officer, a senator and banker were {,
ngagci in = stock gambling pool was
one other than Representative Henry, v
sirman cf TIC committee. n
Then. belorc his hearers had time 70 r.
ec1ser from TIE shock, Lawson sprung
ne sensation after the other BY dcclar- II
- that the cabinet officer referred 10 II
a. Ss1ciary MeAdoo; that tho banker