The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-31
F. A. Connolly, of Washing
ton Brokerage Firm, Be-
fore Taking Stand at
''Leak" Inquiry Absolves
{ Wilson's Relative From
i Completely.
Operator Who Sent Out
Warning Telegram From
Capital is Summoned
Though He is Reported III
Hutton Says Lansing
Note Broke Market.

New York, Jan. 31-Finding
further examination of E. F.
Hutton barren of result, as far
as showing the origin of the in
formation on which the stock
brokerage firm yof E. F. Hut
ton & Co., warned it's custom
ers that President Wilson's
peace note was to be issued,
the congressional ''leak" inves-
tigating committee today decid-
ed to summon George A. Ellis,
Dr., the member of the firm
who wrote the warning tele-.
sgram. Ellis, according to Hut
ton, is sick in Georgia, but the
committee nevertheless decid-
ed that he must appear.
r. "A. Connolly OF F. A. Connolly &
Co., the Washington brokers who fur
nished the Hutton firm with the in
~
stand later today. Connolly on his
arrival from Washington denied that
the information came through r. w.
Boiling, the presidents brothef-in-law
and a member of the Connolly firm.
He said that it was gathered merely
from general talk around Washing
ton.
Hutton today said that although in
possession Of the information as to
the presidents note at least two hours
before the market closed pon Dec. 20,
neither he nor any of his eight part
ners had taken advantage of it.
His customers had an hours lee
way to sell before the market closed.
They were long in the aggregate
about 240, 200, shares. He was Of the
opinion that few needed the warn
ing. but promised the committee to
furnish the exact amount OF selling
orders that came in.
Mutton said that the information
he had on the peace note made little.
impression on him. What killed
the market was Secretary Lansing's
verge Of war" statement, he said,
the day the presidents note was for
warded, Dec. 21.
More light on the kilograms that
went over the wires Of Wall street
brokerage house Of Hutton & Co. on
Dec. "a was sought by Mr. Whipple,
from e. F. Hutton, when the hearing
was resumed today.
Every circumstance surrounding the
sending of telegram briefly setting
forth an accurate forecast of the con-
tents of the note on information
sworn to have come from a Washing
ton brokerage house Of which r. W.
Boiling, a brother-in-law of President
Wilson, is a partner, as to be sounded
to the bottom, it was indicated The
telegram was dispatched from E. F.
Hutton & Co. to it's scores of corre-
Epondents throughout the country
more than 10 hours before the note
was released for publication. Bolling's
firm, F. A. Connolly & Co., is one Of
these correspondents.
Whipple tried to find out Just when
the Connolly telegram was received
in the Hutton Office. He called at
tention to the time the confidential
telegram from Clement Curtis & Co.
was received at 12:48 p. M, with its
stntimation that peace statement
was forthcoming from Washington
and produced from the brokers' files
q new telegram which was sent out
by the Arm at 1857 p. M, which
read:
Stock fash-To all: Reports have
it that state department will issue
statement today intended to promote
peace prospects.
I'll G."
III. Co. Hutton explained, was a
telegraph operator named Toomey
employed by the firm who sometimes
sent out messages on his own initia-
tive
Had you received at that time the
Connolly message?" asked Whip
pie.
IT could not say" replied Hut
ton.
Had you received any oral intel1i-
gence?"
'1sot to my knowledge replied the
witness, adding that he did not know
tFipy TooHsey had sent the message.
At this point the committee ordered
that George A.. Ellis, Jr., of the Hut
ton firm, whose name was signed to
the 1854 telegram, giving a resume OF
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