The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-29
"TOVN TOPICS" EDITOR out.
COL. MANN FIRES WAYNE AND
BONN GETS HIS PLACE.

Lauterbach Secs Jereme, but Isn't Wiling
70 Agree 70 Give Up the Books OF
Col. Msnn's Company Undecided
what Action to Tako Against Deuel..
District Attorney Jerome talks Of making
q thorough investigation Of Toton Topics
and It's allied publications, but 1t has not
been decided whether the owners OF Topn
Topics will consent to that proposition with
out fight or whether 1t will be necessary
for Mr.. Jerome to call the Grand Jury to his
aid.
Mr.. Jerome and Edward Lauterbach.
counsel for Tovn Topics, had a conference
yesterday morning at which this mattor was
discussed. but no decision was reached. nor
will any be had until Mr.. Jerome returns
from LAkeville on Monday.
Mr.. Jerome wants to see all the books OF
To,0n Topics. tho Ess-Ess Publishing Com
pany. the Smart Set magazine and the Tales
Publishing Company and whatever other
ventures those persons who control Town
Topics have been identified with. All this
was gone over thoroughly by Mr.. Jerome
with Mr.. Lauterbaoh yesterday. 1t Is
understood that the Tovn Topics people
are little averse to giving up the books Of
the concern.
II necessary Mr.. jerome will present the
entire matter to the Grand Jury and then
subppnas duces tecum will be issued 1t Is
a question In tho District Attorneys Office
whether Justice Deuel. cannot be indicted
for misdemeanor-if sufficient evidence is
found to show that he has violated his oath
Of Office as a Justice Of Special Sessions.
Whether to adopt this course or to submit
t. - Nho lotn iaiN
Is the subject Of debate by Mr.. Jerome and
his assistants.
It was announced by Col. William Dalton
Mann that he had bounced Charles Stokes
Wayne O. managing editor Of To,cn Topics
Wayne was edtor-in-chief OF the Society
Editors Association. but resigned when
the arrest q Charles H, Able An brought ut
the general public. Charles Bohm is the
new editor Of Tom Topics. It was rumored
yesterday that Wayne might return as
editor-in-chief Of the Society Editors AS
sociarion.
Assistant District Attorney Krotel began
yesterday an investigation of the affairs
Of the NeW Yorker and the Social Editors
Society. Robert A. Irving and Robert ";
Criswell. who are officers OF the, Social
Editors Society and directors In the N 1i
Foremost Families. The books show that
! the plan was conceived in February, or
at least subscriptions were taken at that
time Up to date 1850 has been collected
Nothing has been done to get out the book,
not line Of it Is in type--yet nearly all
the money which has been taken in has
| been expended for commissions and salaries.
mostly to Criswell and Irving.
Irving get great I number iaO OF s9bsTS a,1n
Topics is going to publish, Crswell has
been charged with criminal libel by Con-
gresham Rhinoch Of kentucky, the basis
! Of the libel charge being an article in the
Ne. Yorker referring, to t the reoept trip
1t was learned that these persons have
subscribed for Americas Foremost Fami-
lies" Colgate Hoyt, $3.50; Louis V: Bell.
500; Ira A. Kip. $780,; James W; Gerard,
$3.50; George B. Post, IT. Noo; r. H. WI Gii-
lace, $500: NJ. B. Ripley. $500; W. f. Oak
| man, $3.50; William Guggenheim, $500; +. h.
Gary, $500 and w. Gould Brokaw. $500.
Some oil these PERSONS have also con.
tributed good money for 'Fads and Fancies :
we'll and Irving have promised to produce
moro books showing what has been done
| in business way by tho Social Editors
Society. the Nev Yorker and Americas
| Foremost Families"
A banker whose name has been withheld
by Mr.. Krotel yesterday in an effort to find
out how he came to subscribe for America S
! Smart Set" This man put up $500. He
saws he first got letter from Charles Stokes
Wayne, and he thinks Able presented II.
| The letter was written on Toun Tories
paper. The banker refused at first. Then
he got another letter from Wavne. This
time he put up $500. He SAYS that while
therc was no actual threat in the letter
he decided that be might as we'll spend
$500.
The solicitor agreed to send for photo:
graphs OF the banker and his Long Island
bone but the banker has not heard from
Americas Smart Set" and he is still rre-
serving the rhotcs.
After Putting up for America 8 Smart
Set" this banker got n call from Irving OF
the New Yorker. The books Of the Social
Editors Society show, by the wav, that
the first contribution for America Fore
most Families was $500 from the Ner
Yorker The banker swears that Irving
asked him to subscribe for America e
Foremost Families" but he declined.
Then, according to the bnnke-. Irving
| IMPRESSED on the hanknr's mind that he
had better or the NcW Yorker might have
something to eav about him. This didn't
change the stand taken by the banker,
however.