Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-17

Mr. Lawson. whose sensational e..
tlmony yesterday aroused the comr,,,-
toe 20 go 10 the depths of the LEAH ~,
mors occupied the witness stand apair
,oday reviewing and experimenting
BIZ statement
Ore Guilty Of Foul Perjury"
n the YER, outset Lawson attacked
Representative Hcnry's denial OF his
testimony and omphatically declared
that either he or Henry was guilty OF
rank perjury In a characteristic ont
burst lawson shouted his reiteration
ina, h. had told the truth.
When there II direct difference os
op.nion--stronger than question of
ycracity. said Lawson. 1t Is perfect
~ obvious thai ora or the other of ne
- committing perjury. deliberate. rank
perjury Unless your chairman said
the things that ! have said he did
an guilty ~ foul perjury. ana nm,
unit 60 be- here or anywhere outside
the bars of Jaii7
Lawson again brought the names of
Secretary Lansing. Count Won Rorr-
Sort aud Bernard Bsruch into his ,es.
um"n' 80 tho men Chairman Henry had
told ham h. had heard leak" r,,r,or,
about 7nd elaborated on his story ,oId
Yesterday regarding Henry's alleged
statements concerning them.
Trio" Not Named by Henry
" that connection. in answer IA IL.
qari"s ny Rep. Garrett. as TO wb.t
hehry told him about "a cabinet ,,,,,,
Der member of Congress and h.,llor o.,
lawson said h. never had ossor,ad H.,
h'tS had told him anything about
scr 'ry McAdoo the mysterious sen
a'or o. and Pliny FISK. The only
m'mh'r Mr. Henry spoke about Mr.
lawson said was Secretary LANSING
ana IN" broker Baruch.
Information Lawson said which no no
reited IN regard to McAdoo. Fisk and
senator 'b' came from another source
which he did not reveal
To" Boston financier insisted nm r.c;,
ms 20 the committee In great detail IN.
disputed confidential conference u,.,
'h''ro''h Henry. For more than an
houf n" recounted what he had said 10
Henry and what Henry had said Ia hin,
WIN regard To- his testimony vesterda d,
bringing IN the names of Secretary Ian.
'irg and Baruch. Lawson SAID that h..
htd forgotten TO add that Henry had
tod him the committee had received in
formation concerning the substance M
ail q on" Of Secretary Lansing's -onyer-
'au"ns with Baruch In New York ant
part ~ another
lawson was questioned closely concern.
ms NE letter he received from Mrs VS.
CONT ~" missing witness. ana his con.
i'rcnce with her at local hotel. V.rcn
Rep Fou asked him IL he had not IRE
viously acquitted Secretary Tumulty 81
any connection with the leak, Iawscr
declared he never had Mr. Tumulty in
mind respecting Vt until he met Mrs
n.J the woman her efforts seemed to
him TO be actunte / hv an Interior motive
She insisted. he said. I'm the presence
oi her attorney, that she had no such
motive hut wanted to disclose inform
alton shc thought Congress and the
public should have As proof OF her
purely patriotic motives Lawson said
the woman turned 20 her attorney and
declared she would not have brought
legal counsel 20 tho interview II she
had been engaged In n frivolous mat
ier
asked by Rem pou why ho had not
acquainted Tumulty with the informa-
Hon given by Mrs. Nisconti. Lawson
debated that he never had any inten-
ton 81 making the woman letter or
heb statements public when he did and
that no. would not have done so yes
tsrday had the committee not de-
maudrd that he give them all inform
alton Wv his possession on pain Of pun
ishmcnt Lawson snid he had sought
conference with Nj. Price. but reports
which came 90 him concerning his eff
fort caused him 10 let the matter drop
Hc said he probably never could have
gotten az his courage To 20 TO Tu-
multy IN view OF all that had taken
place since the inquiry began, but that
h. had spoken 10 Mrs. Nisconu ahont
thRt very subject.
y suggested that very thing to Mrs.
Nisconti." he said. and | think one of
he things she said to me was this:
Said rumuity Cursed
nave repeatedly tfleu 10 get 10 MI.
Tumulty today since | sent you that
i"'ter, before We went any further. |
'tied MI Tumuty on the telephone
ana be sAid that I could not see him
md would have 10 give him any infor-
nation had over the telephone. When
J would not do this, he cursed me out
40 way wouldn't stand from any
one
! didn't have any idea of anything
happening here to force that letter
'ut snid Lawson
lawson told the committee there was
",~ something sad. pathetic and aw-
'nl about this thing" which he was
not "a a position to disclose, but the
''mmittc" surely could get it from
Mts Ntsconu Despite the fact the
woman could not he found Lawson said
p" .ull believed she would appear and
.-h hcr story as she told IL TO him.
H' declared that after becoming con-
'it'd chat Mrs NisConti was honest.
~ hhd told her he would not see her
'U'f 90 lose her means of livelihood
TN" aided him I'm this public ser
lice
"'wh'rs NJ the committee said that
urIosc IN calling the New York
'''ts was To question them regard
business IN financial circles gener-
turing December They will he
Particularly. 1t was said. about