The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-22

W. S. White stan Iord " nlte,
b. Wall. Timothy l.. woodruff
1t has been said that the subscribers
to "Fads and Fancies' we're to he limited to
hundred. but it would seem from this list
that the subscriptions were closed before
that number had been reached James
r, Keene s said to have subscribed only
81, 900 for Foxhall Keene. 1t is also said
that George s. Scott only put up $500.
Assistant District Attorney Krotel was
told Yesterday that Charles M. Schwab had
subscribed $500 for -Fads and Fancies'
and that he had been blackmailed into do
ing il. MFR. KTotel called on Mr.. Schwab
at his Broadway Office.
THAT is not true" said Mr.. Schwab.
"When was in Europe met Col. Mann.
The papers were then printing lot Of things
about my European trip, and Col. Mann's
paper was the only one that printed the truth
about me- When l. came back Col. Mann
asked me II didn't want to subscribe for
'Fads and Fances.' and I said certa inly.
put me down"
In the anonymous letter received by Broker
Edwin M. Post on Thuyday. which was
turned over by Mr.. Post to Mr.. Krotel, it
was stated that Robert Fulton Cutting had
been blackmailed out OF $4,000. Acting
Assistant District Attorney Cans asked Mr..
Cutting to call at the District Attorney
Office yesterday. Mr.. Cutting told Mr..
Cans that he had not been blackmailed
and if any one ever attempted to blackmail
him he would take summary action. Mr..
| Cutting was one Of the SPONSORS for Justice
Deuel. when Mayor Strong appointed hin,
q Magistrate.
Robert A. Irving, who got a great num-
Der of subscribers for "Fads and Fancies,
had a long talk with Mr.. Krotel yesterday
Irving said that Wooster didn't know any
thing about Col. Mann until he went look
ing for a job as solicitor and Mann hired
him. Irving said that he and Wooster had
been together in the Blue Pencil Club, OF
odorous memory, and that more than
5000 900 was made out Of the club. Irving
said that in the first two years he solicited
for subscriptions for "Fads and Fancies
he got only $4,000 in commissions.
Irving, who Ia . director in the Social
Editors Society and director in The Neu
Yorker, said that The New Yorker had no con-
nection with the Town Topics of Col. Mann
So far, Irving said. only 5000 had been
collected by the Social Editors Society
for America e Foremost Families"
Timothy L. Woodruff said yesterday
that he had not been blaokmailed into sub
scribinR for "Fads and Fanciee," but that
he was persstenty collected to subscribe.
Mr.. Woodruff said that he didn't want to
offend To,pn Topics, and that $500 was
cheap IL hts name was kept out Of ToDn
Topics.
Justice Deuel. said yesterday that he had
nothing to fear from an investigation and
that he hadn I violated his oath OF Office
as Justice OF Special Sessions. Justice
deuel. said that he considered that the Dis
trict Attorneys Office had violated its prom
Use in giving out information OF what had
been learned from Totrn Topics books.
Justice Deuel. also said that he Understood
that it was Grand Jury investigation and
was surprised to find out that 1t wasn't.
Mr.. Cans said that the only promise that
had been made was that the list Of subscrib-
ers to "Fads and Fancies" should not be
given out, and that promise had been kept.
Justice deuel. knew all the time, Mr.. Cans
said, that II wasn't Grand Jury inquiry
1t was learned yesterday that the books OF
Toun Topics show that the Tales Publishing
Company was started about six months
ago with $4,000 assets The books do
not disclose where the $4,000 came from.
It has been suggested that maybe the
profits OF 1Fads and Fancies' went into
Tales.