Evening star., 1917-01-16
Tells Rules Committee His In
formation Came From An
other Source Entirely.
J. P. MORGAN SUMMONED
WHEN INQUIRY BROADENS
Chairman Said What I Re.
lated I Am Perjurer, Bostonisn
Exclaims Dramatically. !

With administration officials. bankers
and other we'll known men waiting to
testify on Thomas w. Lawson's tes-
timony that ho had heard they wers
connected with n stock market leak on
President Wilson'S peace note. the Hous.
rules committee today resumed i,s
hearings with Lawson on the stand
When Lawson was ross-examined
he declared the impression that Chair
man Henry had mentioned Secretary
McAdoo in connection with the alleged
leak was erroneous. That information.
he declared came from entirely
another source.
Before Lawson had been on the stand
an hour today the scope of the inves-
broadened to take in some ma
tionally known names not hitherto
mentioned.
J. P. Morgan Is Summoned.
On motion Of Representative Harri-
son, democrat, the committee SUBJ
poenaed J. J.. Morgan, J. S. Bnche, Henry
p. Dawson. Frank A. Vanderlip. Arthur
Upper and Sol c. Wexler. all prominent
bankers. Mr.. Harrison did not disclose
his reason for asking for the appear
ance of the witnesses.
At the outset of today's hearing Law
son went over his recital of how he
said Chairman Henry himself told hini
q cabinet member, senator and
banker were in a stock gambling pool.
Referring to Henry's denial that he ever
told Lawson any such thing, Lawson
dramatically declared:
Lawson Hints ut Perjury.
'Tnless your chairman said what I
said he said. I am guilty Of foul per-
jury and unfit to be anywhere o1tsiae
the bars of a prison"
Secretary McAdoo, who. Lawson sad
he was given to understand. was the
mysterious cabinet member involved ih
his statement: Secretary Tumuity. VINO;
him, was connected with the alleged
leak: Paul II. warburg OF the federsi
reserve board. who Lawson SAID hsd
knSwlsdfs q tns ,ssr le&x veil bno@S msa n
were waiting to testify under subpoena
or had come before the comiaittee
voluntarily.
Lawson Again on Stand.
Thomas W. Lawson was called TO the
witness stand again today when the
House rules committee resumed i;s
hearing on the alleged leak to the stock
market on President Wilson's peace
note.
You stated" questioned Representa-
tive Campbell. that when you left
Washington, after talking with CHAIR
man Henry, YOU went To New YORK ana
talked with several publishers. VIII yoi
state the substance OF what you to.o
them"
II asked them their opinions Of what
had happened in Washington" Lawson
began slowly. and told them 1 would
hAe he.
should go farther or drop the entire
matter I said much more than 1 re-
lated here yesterday. j laid befor-
them Eenrys statement in the press
that morning and called their attention
to what appeared to be an unfair slant
that 1t took.
after I left Henrys office I went
TO New York and first called on John
O'Hara Cosgrave in his editorial rooms
in the New York World. on the fol-
lowing morning"
when was the interview with Erman
J. Ridgway?"
Tuesday. January g."
Where did you see him?
'At my rooms in the Belmont Hotel,
New York"
Interview With Donald Mcdonald.
You spoke OF seeing Donald Me-
"In the early morning OF January
came right from the train and sat down
in the Belmont Hotel breakfast room
when MI Mcdonald came in ana s5r
at a table across the aisle. He spoke to
me. I hadn't spoken to Mr.. Mcdonald
for probably fifteen years. But he spoke
20 me and asked me what was going on
In Washington. l told him OF these
things that happened in New York. and
said / would like to see an investiga-
ton but that there would be none.
told him what your chairman had said.
,nd he, being an old newspaper man
and publicity expert. I asked him his
advice. j impressed on him the con-
rdence which your chairman had i'm
posed in me. everything being perfects
~ friendly between Mr.. Henry ana my
self at that time.
"f-nIess your chairman said what
said he said l am guilty OF foul per-
Jury" Lawson dramatically declared {"
he committee. I'm guilty OF foul per-
Jury and unfit to be anywhere outside
he bars of prison..
Was Very Much worked Up"
az was very much worked UP about
IN. Henry statement" Lawson con-
;rucd. eve had agreed on one. He
.7 sold you word it, ] did and he
aid It was fair aud gave both sideA
Z,
.,,d his statement it appeared unfair.
4, lacked as though in the three hours
md quarter he had asked me over
nj over again to give him names and
hat failed.
He wanted Cosgrove and Ridgway {"
car his story. be said. because they
rare men OF long experience in han
,fnr Investigations and he desired to
nov whether they thought he should
ron the entire affair. or IL he owed
I 10 the public to go further
f,enrescntat tive Garrett objected TO
awson repeating his conversation
With these men on the ground thai
hey did not tend TO cast any light oii
he case.
Representative Campbell then changed
he form or questioning slightly and
,awson continued to repeat his con-
ersation with Henry.
Saws Committee Should Hear All.
.I will say in view of all that has oc
urred here" Lawson declared, that IL