The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-01
Boiling Partner Dodges Giv;
ing Any Names in Peace
Leak Inquiry.

Of Il. w. Boiling brother-in-law Of
President Wilson. who on December 20
gave T.. F. Hutton & Company, New
| York brokers. an accurate resume OF
the presidents peace note ten hours
! before 1t was published. failed in two
and n half hours of grlling examina-
ton by the congressional inquisitorial
committee today to name the exact
source of his information. He spccif-
ically cxoncrated Boiling, however,
from all blame for the leak on the
note.
To the best Of his knowledge, Mr..
Connolly smilingly told the committee
repeatedly. his adviccs were based
principally on gossip and rumor" and
deductions from speech President
Wilson delivered at Gridjron club
dinner in Washington December 3. In
vain did sherman l.. Whipple. counsel
for the committee, and all its members,
six Of whom are attorneys, attempt to
draw from Mr.. Connolly the name Of a
single person who gave him any of
the information he forwarded to New
York.
Even declarations by n member of
Connolly must have been possessed of
II remarkable gift OF prophecy and that
he had strangely worded his resume
lin the language of the highest form
of craftsmanship" failed to disturb
him. Any clever person." Connolly
said, who would mingle in the right
circles In Washington. with his ear
on the ground" could gather much in
formation of great value.
Connoliy's examination was unfin-
ished when the committee adjourned
tonight. He still was radiant and
eager apparently to help, but the COM
mittee. according to certain members
were somewhat at a loss as to what
angle his interrogation tomorrow
should take.
Although Connolly in his resume,
copy of which he had drafted from
memory. the original still being miss
ing. had described the forthcoming
note as "a movement of great mo-
ment." he declared its Significance had
not impressed him. In proof of this
he said his books showed he had not
acted on the information in the mar
kct. In fact, he said. all his customers
lost money in the subsequent crash.
Their total losses between December
and December 80, the so-called
peace PERIOD" aggregated $4,000, ac-
cording to +. r. Hutton. who preceded
Connolly on the stand.
1t was his desire. Connolly conceded,
to make a strong impression on the
Hutton firm, as much as anything else,
that led him to send the forecast The
message was the only one Of it's kind
which he has sent since he had in
duccd r. +. Hutton & Company to be-
come his New York correspondent in
august, 1916, when the firm of +. A.
Connolly K Company was organized,
he testified.
y,
Connolly declared that the fact that he
was u relative of Che president had
not influenced him the slightest In in
vitng Boiling to become a member Of
his firm. Asked if he had consulted
with Boiling in preparing his resume
he asserted that he had not talked
with Boiling about the note, either on
December 20, or any other time until
after Boiling had testified before the
committee in Washington two weeks
ago.
Dispatch of the forecast to New
York. Connolly said, followed receipt
by him Of II stock flash from Hut
ton & Company. time, 1857 o'clock,
which warned all the Hutton CORE
spondcnts that II statement INTENDED
to promote peace prospects" was ex-
rectcd from the state department.
Connolly further said that he posted
this FLASH on his gossip" board and
that great activity followed Suisse
qucntly he heard from the crowd in
his office, he said, "other gossip" about
Forthcoming statements. Connecting
the flash" and gossip and his own
impressions of what the note might be,
cleaned from the presidents Gridiron
club speech, he said. he grabbed q
piece Of paper from the window sill
| and dashed off the prophetic resume.