The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-12
NO 5000 SMART SET FOR POST,
ms SOCIETY," EDTTOR SOIICITOh
.RRJSrED ron BLACKMAII.
Alleged Threat to Print In Town Topics
an article About a "Nhite Studlo ~
sanford" II Post Didn't subscribe
pn.oncr Produces List Of Subscribers.

WAN Wlr ravs lie IL soh'i'oi W. VIZ
...,c,y Editors Association, was ar
,,..,j yesterday afternoon on the charge
'...,,o,.,.,,rr to extort $500 from Edwin NJ.
-, , ,n,r.i,r f the stock Exchange and
..,e,,y IF Thomas 4 Post. stock brokers.
,,ys arr, ,tcd by Detective Flood OF
r.,,r, Attorneys Office in room in
a., .,.,.. ychange Just after the market
r,J moment before. after short
49,. p.-..'..l handed Able $500 in marked
iuu'v
10, I'M. COMPLIANT. which Mr.. Post made
T.. ,s.l.,ai, District Attorney krotel he
,,,,rcs tina, lhlc had come to him and
cd r,ni 'u aubscrihe $500 for book
,.,.I slnr smart Set" which the Society
.,-r.' A. Iation is getting out, but had
,..rr.c,y Gnruanded the money for the
,.,.ra...on II an artce which Able said
.r 7a9..s WAS going to print about Mr.
:. ,for ms arrest Able protested that
"a, ,,a. nn' guilty. Of any wrongdoing and
,,.rr,,eI 10 Assistant District Attorney
Lr-.e'aaa guarantee that he WAS genuine
..D,i,rr dozen or more subscription
LINK. slowing that well known persons.
,..n and women, had subscribed for the
l... which he wanted to sell to Mr.. Post.
.hIe ON June 81 He was at his office
in Broad street on that day when he got
,aIarbone message from a man who said
be wa. Mr.. WAYNE. editor OF To'pn Topics'
.Mr. Wavne- said that he wanted to send a
personal representative to sec Mr.. Post
Mr. Pos, replied that he didn't know Mr..
Wavne. and he didn't see why he should
soc Mr. Wavne's representative. But MI
Wavne' said he would send his representa-
tive around the next day.
Ahe appeared the next dav. Mr..
Wayne- had mentioned the day before that
be would send letter with his representa-
tive. The letter was nicely typewriter on
TORN Topics letter paper, and signed
charles Stokes Wayne At the top 1t
was printed that Charles Stokes Wayne
was the editor The letter paper OF the
Society Editors Association sets forth that
the officers of the association are Charles
Stokes Wayne, editor in chief, w. l.. Daniels.
treasurer, and Henry +. Wooster, manager
The offices of the Society Editors Associa-
ton are at 500 Fifth avenue, and the head
quarters of To,pn Topics is at 452, This Is
the letter Mr.. Post got, and Mr.. Wayne,
who was questioned after Ahle's arrest
admitted to Mr.. Krote that he wrote It:
IL you will kindly grant bearer, my
representative, brief interview. In a
matter entirely personal and compliment
tary, | will esteem it a favor"
Able told Mr.. Post that he wanted him
to subscribe $500 for copy Of the edition
de luxe OF "America's Smart Set, which
the Society Editors Association was getting
out. Mr.. Post told Able that he didn't
aLoA hn tln' hov n
spare and that he didn't want an edition
de luxe Of Americas Smart Set. Then
Mr.. Post swears that Able made this state
ment
We've got some information In our
orice-that Is, Tovn Topics-that you
wouldn't like to see printed. Tho informa-
ton is something about a little white
studio in Stamford and q fair charmer
II YOU will subscribe for the book Mr..
Wayne will keep the information from
icing printed"
OF course, don't want 1t printed"
Pos, says he replied. Give me little
time. | haven't got the money now, but
ierhaps | can get it pretty soon I've
got some Steel stock. which is about 81 now.
and when it gets up to, say 40. l will sell
1t and get some money
We'll, III give you some time Ahle
l ,; A.. D.. .h,,, van
,,..,
"a"C 10 hurry up' no ooyS az n.''o
snNous and you mad better get it as eoon
- YOU can.
Post didn't hear from Able until five
dav, later. when he was told that Able had
cen at the Stock Exchange looking for
hun Tho, no SAINT , telagram to Able in
o,ro -, uli. u,a,.. ~ Tar, T,pios
,r.
'm, J. Vne ''eeia'h'
ION let aftlcle come our 'o,no''o"'
nav" arranged Tor money FRIDAY a"
.,,a'' p..'. 40. ;.t' .,,;o,,,o, with
tho n;s,n;,. ,,,e NV, nsio. 7, una mr..
,.,.od .h,, sta,lI ,..;,. 70 An, rh;s
!. o,,,,, - 40 l,,,n. ha .a,,,.
"LNR MR.. Ahl.k: l was airaio 'ha' your
". ""N". '"on'" 'na' a.u' go ao'us ",e
,own s,,.",,,, ,7,d ,,,o,co, Tho rnnrsy nnrt
ofn and viii have il ON Friday / have done
TIE Dc>' could. and If the market had not
gone Gp don't know what ! could have done.
'nf certainly would have been in a bad way
" NOR" rhhUc''y had been given 70 'hc s'ory
,"'d d w. WV, W.. "a, .hi .", ,.o,,IL
do,h,Ic.. baye rado ;ntarostinn reading hut
.o,ld t,,,', ta ','' ,'.,, 800. 49, o