The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16


lie matters affecting the stock mar
ket"
Il can supply the name and the
amount of money he received" she
said, land can give the name of at
least one associate in the White
House who participated in the haul.
if YOU are interested, I will make an
appointment"
Mr.. Lawson then stated that he
had a personal conference with Mrs.
Visconti, in company with her at
torney, and that the result wns that
she had repeated to him the contents
of her letter, and had told him that
she was willing, if necessary. he
should make use of this letter pub
licly.
Woman Accused Tumulty.
Mrs. visconti mentioned to me the
name William D. Price, White House
correspondent of the Washington
Star, as go-between in the leak
and Mr.. Tumulty, secretary to the
President, as his associate. Mrs. Wis.,
CONT said that Mr. Price had received
5000 cash, and Mr.. Tumulty much
larger sum-"
On being asked by Chairman Henry
the name of Mrs. Visconti's lawyers,
Mr.. Lawson stated that it was Brown
& Brown, or Butler & Butler, or
something like that. 1t will be easy
enough to find out"
The witness then told the committee
Of other sources on which he based his
charge that a leak had occurred.
Il have received more or less con-
firmation from an editorial in the
Providence Journal written by John
r. Rathom, managing editor of the
paper, which said that leaks from the
White House were of frequent occur
renee. This editorial was reprinted
all over the country.
IT also received a confirmation from
fat statement by G.. w. Barron Of
the Boston News Bureau, in which he
stated that he knew where leaks could
be traced to-
Mr.. Lawson also referred to a YER
batim report published in the Boston
Transcript Of an alleged conversation
in an important brokerage house in
New York, describing how 100000
shares Of steel had been sold in con-
nection with the leak.
Mr.. Lawson added that there was
another prominent tanker to whom he
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committee on Jan. and 9.
'"The banker was Pliny Fisk of Har-
vey Fisk & Sons. and the Cabinet
member was Mr.. McOdoo." NJ"
The sixth question directed the Bos-
ton man to give the persons referred
to by him without names in his pre-
vious testimony as having prof1ted by
the leak. This was his answer:
Names Crcr,o+owr AEoAA,o
IT don't know the names of the
principals. In gathering information
/ purposely tried to keep away from
principals Mr.. White gave me the
names mentioned. The Cabinet officer
was Mr.. McAdoo, the banker was
Fisk and the Senator was referred to
as o."
Mr.. Lawson then repeated his an
sWers to the first and second ques-
tons, stating that the Congressman
to whom he referred was Chairman
Henry.
Mr.. Henry thereupon read to Mr..
Lawson part of a letter Lawson had
written to him (Henry) on Jan. IL, in
which Lawson again mentioned the
fact that a Cabinet officer was said to
be involved in the leak.
Mr.. Henry mentioned every mem
Der Of the Cabinet, one by one, and
asked the witness as he named each
one whether he had referred to him.
Did you refer to Mr.. McAdoo, Sec
rotary Of the Treasury? 90 finally ask
ed Chairman Henry
II have already stated that refer
red to Secretary McAdoo," answered
Mr.. Lawson.
did you refer to Mr.. Lansing ?"
asked the Chairman.
mot in this connection"
do you in any connection?'
81 do
do you mean to draw Mr.. Lam
sings name into the discussion ?" in
CURED Chairman Henry.
At this question the witness seemed
to lose control Of himself
Names German Ambassador
II have kept Lansing and the Ger
man Ambassador out of the discus
sion until was threatened with jail"
he shouted. II was called a faker and
a fcur-flusher by the press Of the
country, and now you finally force me
to give the names which up to now
have been able to keep from tell
ing"
It was with some difficulty that
Mr.. Henry was able to check the
witness 4
Referring again to the letter Of the
witness. Chairman Henry said: tYou
mentioned the fact that the gp-be-
tween in the leak was q public Of
fetal who had received large sum.
Who was the public official?"
1.-THE letter referred to Mr.. Tumul-
ty." was the reply.
Chairman Henry ncxt mentioned
another letter he had received from
Lawson, dated Dec. 20, in which
Lawson had named as involved in the
leak a New York brokerage house,
member of a great officials family"
and a man who knew the Official
leak machinery" Mr.. Lawson wak
asked to give these names
1.-THE name Of the Wall Street
brokerage house was c. D. Barney &
Sons" he said. ''The name of the
member of the great officials family
was ]. Malcolm McAdoo, ana rae name
of the man who knew the workings Of
the official leak machinery was Paul
M. Warburg."
Mr.. Lawson also brought in the
name Of Stuart G. Gibboney as one of
those who had been mentioned to him
as being on the inside of the leaks
After Lawson had answered Rep
resentative Lenroot that he had no
other information which would in
volve the name Of any one high in
the Government in the leak he was
allowed to relate what had happened
at his secret conference with Chair