The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-12
No $500 SMART SET FOR POST.
has SOCIETY EDITOR SOLICITOR
arrested FOR BLACkMAIL.
Alleged Threat to Print In clown Topics
an Article About a white studio AT
stanford" II Post Didn't subscribe
Prisoner Produces List or suDscrlDers.


who saws he is solicitor for the
.c,ciatv Editors Association" was ar
.,.,sd yesterday afternoon on the charge
of at,er,ulrnC to eXtort $500 from ho"ln vi.
post member Of the Stock Exchange ana
t,rr,srlv # Thomas 4 Post, stock brokers.
It,e Wa arrested 10y Detective Flood OF
ho District Attorneys Office in a room in
,be s-ora Exchange just after the market
closed A moment before, after short
,ou, Post had handed Able $500 in marked
money. 5000,
In the cnmu'aint, which Mr.. Post made
% Assistant District Attorney krotel. he
obarS,. that Ale had come to him and
ag,,J him To subscribe $500 for a book
aa,,od The Srnar, Set" which the Society
Editors Association is getting out but had
,rar;c,rly commanded the money for the
s,tnnre.-.5n # an article which Able said
r nm Ipgra vas going to print about Mr.
p,., Aftar his arrest Able protested tlat
he wa. not guilty of any wrongdoing and
e,hihitai t. Assistant District Attorney
Erota rs 6. larantee that he was genuine
.olctcr dozen or more subscription
hanks showing that well known persons,
men and women. had subscribed for the
hook which ha wanted to sell to Mr.. Post.
According to Mr.. Post. he first heard OF
Ahe on June 81. He was at his Office
in Broad street on that day, when he got
,elephone message from man who said
he was air WAYNE, editor Of Toun Topics
MIR. Wavre said that he wanted to send
rersoral representative to see Mr.. Post.
Mfr Post replied that he didn't know Mr..
WAYNE. and h, didn't see why he should
see Mr. Wayne's representative. But MIR
WAYNE" said he would send his representa-
tive around the next day.
Able appeared the next day. MIR.
Wayne had mentioned the day before that
he would send a letter with his representa-
i've. The letter was nicely typewriter on
Toun 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 f. Wooster manager.
The Offices OF the Society Editors Associa-
ton are at SOB Fifth avenue. and the head
quarters OF Torn Topics Is at ASP. This Is
the letter Mr. Post got and Mr.. Wayne,
who was questioned after Ahle's arrest,
admitted to Mr.. Krotel that he wrote it:
III you will kindly grant bearer, my
representative, brief ineterview. In a
matter entirely personal and compliment
tary will esteem 1t favor
Able told Mr.. Post that he wanted him
to subscribe $500 for copy OF the edition
de luxe Of Americas Smart Set, which
the Society Editors Association was getting
out. Mr. Post told Able that he didn't
know Wayne, that he didn't have $500 to
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
office-that is, Town Topics-that you
wouldn't like to see printed. The informa-
ton s something about little white
studio in Stamford and fair chariner.
II you will subscribe for the book Mr..
Wayne will keep the information from
being printed.
OF course. don't want it printed
Post says he replied. Give me little
time, | haven't got the money now, but
perhaps | can get it pretty soon. I've
got some steel stock, which is about "a now,
and when it gets up to, say 49, | will sell
u and get some money
We'll, III give you some time Able
answered, according to Post, but you
want to hurry up. The boys are a little
anxious and you had better get it as soon
- you can.
Post didn't hear from Able until five
lata kap ba
been at the Stock Exchange looking for
him. Then he sent telegram to Able in
care Of Editor Stokes at Torn Topics.
This is the telegram:
Don't let article come out tomorrow.
Have arranged for money Friday. Am
writing you this afternoon.
Then Post got into communication with
the Distrc: Attorneys office. 1t was ar
ranged that he should write to Able. This
Is copy Of the letter he sent:
DEAR MIR ABLE: ] was afraid that your
people might publish that article about me
tomorrow. so sent yor. wire from down.
Town saying had arranged the money part
Of II and Will have IL on Friday. l have done
Vie best | could, and If the market had not
gone W don't know what could have done.
lor certainly would have been in n bad way
- '"''e pUDiI'!lE ndu Deen given 10 the stoi!
mat was mixed up with fair charmer. and
partner and such other things az would
uouotIess have made Interesting reading, but
would have been very nasty for me.
But suppose you are away on vacation.
"hat is to prevent my being written up during
your absence. and II so. what will l have
gained: Your friends will have the money
sho the little end Of the stick. | think YOU
ought To bring letter from Wayne SAYING
'uat he Will see that any arrangement YOU
make with Inc will be carried out. or course
'hs IS all entire nous. as | cannot afford any
publicity such as that article would mean.
Drop ne a line to the exchange what you can
no about this part OF it. and come down on
friday afternoon at $40, when we can settle,
or rather can pay up.
Mr.. Post said to Mr.. Krotel yesterday
and asked Mr.. Krotel to say for him to the
court reporters.
am not going into this thing because
rear That my wife will learn of it, She I'M
oerstahds all about it. / have talked it
over with her, and she knows all about it.
an going TO see this thing through because
mink it is my duty. How do know after
mad given up the first $500 that they would
"ol soon he after me for more"
foS' sat back and waited for several days
ui.,ll he had another visit from Able.
toh've got to pay up" Post says Able
'oiq him. :" If yn, jnp't that ;oIa ,-;u