New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-03
PEACE NOTE READ
BY LEAK AUTHOR,
WHPPLE ASSERTS
committees Counsel Says
Facts Prove Tip Here Be
fore Lansing Spoke
TO RUN DOWN STORY
TOLD BY CONNOLLY
Hutton Operators Deny
receiving Message; Ellis
Must Testify To-day

-, 4 state Of complete collapse IS
II description suitable to the
-. Connolly explanation OF the
note leak. This is the view very
- taken BY Sherman L. Whippie'
ne 70 the Rules Committee OF the
uou,e Of Representatives. In a s'a'e
-, The close Of yesterdays near
he openly repudiated the testimony ~
~ A Connolly. partner OF " w.
Railing. the Presidents brother,in-lS~ :,
~Tbs significant fact is estaoiiSnea'
.,d Mr.. whipplc, that We ma IN 4"
,.otsr's Office in New York on the cay
s.,o,o the Presidents peace note was
..,;.hsd a. an hour considerably
80 than the time it was given oy
e.,,rv Lansing to reporters, state
-, Of the substance Of the note i'se'l
IA Of its most important purpose,
.,u.bed in language characteristic u
,t;r,ed and we'll trained mind. snow
no conclusive evidence that the writer
ms, not only have seen but have THOR
ougbly eomprehended the president
,0te and the purpose of its sending
81, Is reasonably clear that this
statement did not come over either the
W,,hinrton or Southern wire. but got
;,,o me brokers' hands m some other
v,v How it got there, from whom II
ann. and when. are the objects upon
vhieh the committee win concentrate
il. attention
Perjury Charge Possible
Mr. Whipple would not discuss the
prospect Of a perjury prosecution. IL
i understood. however, that neither
The committee nor its counsel IS blind
70 the possibility Of such an eventual
r.. should case seem established
when all the evidence is in.
Some OF the most important evidence
will be forthcoming today wnen' II :
expected, George A. Ellis. IT., par
ser Of Z. F. Hutton and the Suppossu
recipient in this city OF the MasniuS
ION leak, takes the stand IN "ash'he
tcr. .:.o.;,o
=, HE health at a shooting lodge ~
c,.rgis was summoned back by the
.arreittee before Hutton finished tes-
ssv;no and over Hutton's protests,
En,.on nainted his partner as siCa S
~ yhorn he would much prefer ieI'
andi.,urbed in Georgian sohtude' -.
'Tsvsrtheless. he kept insisting thst
rliis alone Of the partners in his nrin
bsd any direc. knowledge OF the IeaA
nessace from Washington. rs cili''
VAS the author of the amazingly accd-
-afe forecast Of the peace note sent D'
Eff. Hutton & Co. TO its forty.hVe coz
respondents and two branch oihces nan
dsy before the note appeared IN PRINT
his recall became imperative.
Tbs committee wassnformed BY r. J.
Tonnkins. a member'6f the firm OF /. +
gutfon & Co. that Ellis would reac'
vsw work. tonight. Whereupon Chair
.sr Usnrv announced that the commit
-. would meet al 10 o'clock tins morn
inc in Washington especially 10 ned'
Ellis. and this despite us oelng SaSuI
la and = most critical day IN the MS
iorv Of the country
Ellis Must Appear To-day
Chairman Henry impressed It upon
W Tononkins that the witness must o.
there. rain or shine. and that ~ any
soubt Of his appearance existed the
committee would take drastic steps a.
suee Tompkirs promised that EIls
would b. on hand. III
Resides Ellis the comm ttee NAV car.
now NJ later in Washington as many OF
N. fo-tv or more customers VINO CROWD
"a the oHces Of Connolly & Co. on De
esnber 20 as il can reach with SUD
,rnas Il was on the gossip or 'hese
customers. Connolly has testined, ina
te based largely his accurate provision
Of the Presidents note "a provision 50
esrfeet that the message enoodylng ~
las been dubbed the cameo OF inc
pesSs note
n. two telegraph operators EN-,
ployed by Connolly also viii be ea!ieu
AZ witnesses.
A featurs Of yesterdays hearing was
she testimony Of ". Frank Packard
another telegraph operator IN the nut
ton Offices lie spilled the beans.
Packard intentions may have peer
the best "a the world, but he did tna'
sreeedingly dangerous thing on inc
witness stsnd-he opened his mouth
vnssked. And Mr. Whipple reached IN
az il were. and pulled out tale which
has decided possibilities Of embarrsss'
ntnt for some earlier witnesses.
All Operators Called
Packard. in common with all the
stasr operators in the ONCE. had beer
summoned as witness 20 copper rive'
ne point established in the examina-
boa Of Joseph w. Becker the day be
iore. Becker. who has charge OF tne
Wtshingt0n wire in the Hutton ONCE
haa made u clear that the leak message
I'D not come IN over mis- wire, "a Con
holly had said. He hadn't left his wire
az day December 30. he testified, and
saver received sgeh a message.
Pseksrd descri bed mis- Job az that OF
ornament receiver" on the San Fran
dseo wire. He was positive he had had
% hand in receiving the Connolly mes
age Then he added voluntarily:
Bat i IL ridiculous for an opera
'sf 70 say that he has or has not re-
elT.d sny particular message IN De-
ssmbsr"
Nhipple pouneed on this, saying
sih sharpness foreign 10 his usual
manner:
Ton made that last statement as
.sIayorabls comment on Mr. Beck
~ httmoay, didn't YOU"
cant say that / did" replied the