The New York herald., 1922-04-30
ARTIST SAYSs4AMAR
GOT HER.&& ALSO
Mrs. Allison Puts Losses at
100000 After Meeting
Wolf of Wall St.
POSED JUST AS MR.. DAVID
Asserts Ex-GOv. Haskell of
Oklahoma introduced Her
to Supposed Banker.
POSED JUST AS MR.. DAVID

Mrs. Estelle Allison, an artist and
clay modeler Of 125 East Fifty-sixth
street, yesterday gave to THE NEW YORK
HERALD her version of the transactions
with David Lamar, ''The Wolf OF Wall
Street." out of which charges of fraud
were made last week against Mrs. Alli-
son by Mrs. Isaac B. Brennan OF lao
West Fifty-eighth street.
Mrs. Allison says that she herself has
been the victim of Lamar's operations
to an even greater extent than Mrs.
Brennan, to whom she introduced
Lamar, and places her own loss at
about $4,000, OF which $4,000 was In
actual cash. Mrs. Allison further an
nounced yesterday that she bad laid
the facts of the case before District
Attorney Banton with a view to start
ing action against Lamar
Mrs Allison, who has been twice
widowed was formerly the wife of a
San Francisco banker. prominent So
cially and wealthy. She came to New
York four years ago to pursue aii
artistic career and last July met for
mer Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma at his
home at Great Neck.
Gov. Haskell is president OF the Mid
die States Oil Corporation and last No
vember when some friends from Eng
land mentioned to Mrs. Allison that
they were in the market for a large
quantity of crude oil she thought OF
Gov. Haskell and communicated with
him. According to Mrs. Allison Gov
Haskell said his concern could not
supply the quality. of oil her friends
wanted, but put her in touch with
Lamar.
You are going to meet a wonderful
gentleman who will be able to do big
things for you," Mrs. Allison quoted
Gov Haskell yesterday as saying.
The same afternoon Lamar, accom-
panied by his wife. rolled up in a
motor car to Mrs. Allison's home, which
was then at 81 West Fifty third street
tbe former home Of Mrs. William K
Dick.
Coming from the West" Mrs. Alli-
son said yesterday, II was entirely
ignorant of Lamar's record and relied
solely upon Gov. Haskell'a introduc-
ton"
The conversation, Mrs. Allison said
turned on oil and Lamar suggested that
he could sell oil at about 80 per cent
greater profit in Germany than to Eng
land He also suggested Italy as Gus
toner and made frequent mention OF
quick and substantial returns. Later,
Mrs. Alison said, Lamar suggested
that he needed some ready money To
maintain his control of an oil company
and borrowed in all $500 from Mrs
Allison. Then, she says. he proposed
selling some stocks to her and when
she demurred on that ground that he
already had her spare cash. proposed
selling some options on Middle States
Oil to her friends.
1t was in this role that Mrs. Bren-
nan entered the negotiations. Mrs.
Brennan. who Mrs. Allison says already
was familiar with Middle States as a
speculation, bought S. 600 worth of ad-
ditional options from Lamar, paying
by check through Mrs. Allison. The
stock at that time was IA and rose
within a few days to 1615. Lamar
telephoned, Mrs. Allison said. to inform
the women that they had made $4,000
EACH
"But we never got the money-neither
Mrs Brennan nor me-and there was
$500 in mine that belonged to my chauf-
feur," Mrs. Allison said yesterday.
Mrs. Allison. who Is attractive and
cultured, said that she had never heard
of Lamar until her introduction by Gov.
Haskell. She explained that she had in
troduced him and referred to him in
conversations with Mrs. Brennan and
her other friends as "Mr. David" in
simple and unsophisticated compliance
with his request to do so, because to use
his full name might cause leaks in i'm
portant oil transactions" She said she
understood Lamar to be a prominent
banker In Wall Street.