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Irving had shown him signatures OF
several people prominent socially. The
only ones he remembered were John Jacob
Astor and Clarence Mackay.
"What else do you remember about the
llst?"
81 remember being impressed by the fact
that the class was not very select" an
swcrcd Mr. Burden.
At that even the Magistrate laughed.
The price which Irving demanded was
"Don't you think that his remark about
Christmas was made in spirit OF banter
and good nature?" asked Mr.. Scheurnan.
mo. ] think he wanted the money"
There was passage between counsel
over the social prominence OF the Burden
family. They ended by agreeing to agree
that the Burdens are prominent socially
Then Mr.. Scheurman asked dozen ques-
tions about the date of the interview, with
the possible intention of establishing an
alibi. Mr.. Osborne spoke up.
"Iwant to say, to save you trouble, gentle
men, that know Irving was there
Time was taken out here to swear and
excuse Peter Cooper Hewitt, whose name
has not been connected with the case be-
fore.
Mr.. Burden went on to tell Of his e6amina-
ton in the District Attorneys Office as
follows:
-Mr. Krotel said:
We have enough testimony here now
TO send this man up There are numoer
of other companants. / think TINS evil
dence will clinch it,
Il saw Irving there He said that he was
surprised that he was on good terms with
me, that | had spoken of the fact that my
mothers maiden name was the same as
his.
Edwin Mayne Post was sworn. He is the
man on whose complaint Charles Ahle was
arrested for extortion. Mr.. Post told the
story of this transaction at the preliminary
examination of Able. Yesterday he was
allowed to go on with a straight story ana
with considerable more detail. This testi.
mony was allowed only on the promise OF
Mr.. Osborne to connect it with the case.
Col. Mann's attorneys objected that their
client was the person libelled by Cothers
and that matter bearing on Town ropes
alone was not pertinent. However, their
complaint specified a paragraph bearing
on the di.rrputableness OF Torn TOPICS as
part of the libel and on that ground iao Magls,
trate Whitman ruled that the evidence
was in order. Mr.. Post said:
son or about June Is last | was called up
on the telephone from the floor OF the Stock
Exchange and told that the editor OF Torn
Topics wanted to speak to me. | was too
busy at the time. but at about O'Clock |
called up Torn Topics and asked for Col.
Mann, the editor woman's voice an
ewered that Col. Mann was away, but that
Charles $. WAYNE was his personal repre-
htlltdllNf' ''"F''N St+'''N w '''N
The prosecution objected to testimony
on telephone talks. But Mr.. Post swore
that the voice was the voice OF wayne, ana
he was allowed 10 go on:
"Wavne said that he wanted to send a
representative to see me about a book. |
said
IN see no represen tative of Torn
Topics unless he comes bearing letter WIN
your signature-and I'd rather have Col
Mann's'
Pretty soon Able came along with let
ter. He started in to ask me to subscribe
to a book. said:
THAT will be about all
"But he said that didn't understand. 1t
was to be an unusual book. And said:
Nothing doing
He said It's not the kind of thing you
think. The boys on Toun Topics have a
way Of making money on the side They ali
divide up. All the money goes to the people |
in the To,cn Topics Office
Il asked about the price, and he said that |
II was $500. | said
oh tell me some more about this
"He answered: I have some letters about
YOU which have been received at the Office |
Of Toun Topics. They're pretty good !
letters The bows are anxious to run them |
in, You couldn't afford to have them come |
out in TOnn Topics
Il pretended to be very much fright
ened--"
Here Mr.. Craig objected.
III he meal ns that ne was paying Hlch,
it's all right he said
Il PLAYED lot of em before got
"'I understand that If don't come up with
that money you'll have those letters about |
me published in ToWn Topics"
He answered that this would be about
the size of it, and | said
"'This il very sudden. I haven't the
money in the bank right now. I'm long on
some sugar. If that goes up, III see you
In day or two
He said, This things too good on you
it's too good reading I cant hold the
boys off much longer. Better sec me
Tomorrow
Il saw him again three days later. He
was very abrupt. He said
"' | haven't got the $500 from You. My
influence in the Office isn't sufficient to hold |
this thing on much hnger.
Mr.. Post went on 10 tell how he demanded
written assurances from Wayne or Mann
that no sCandHlous stOr les be printed about /
him; how he put of Able from time 70 time:
how he saw the District Attorney and how
he sent letters and kilograms to Wayne
and Ahle He was allowed to mention
those letters and telegrams and another
letter which appeared later in his story.
but was not permitted to say anything Of
their contents because they were not at
hand to be introduced in evidence. He !
went on to the final interview of July II,
when he met Able in the toilet room Of the
New York Stock Exchange with Detective
Flood concealed and listening, Mr., Post |
had five marked 500 bills in his pocket
The interview lasted twenty-five or thirty ,
minutes.
Il began by obiecting because he didn't |
have any written agreement He pro-
duced a receipt for $500 from his pocket, !
and pointed out the names OF certain men |
printed on the form. They included Charles !
S. Wayne, managing editor and William l.. |
Daniels, treasurer. He said:
Wen treat you well. To show you,
certain gentleman--h he mentioned the |
name of a man whom ask permission not |
TO name publicly"
This brought a tilt. The prosecution
thought that the name should be put in
evidence.
"You won't tell Col Mann. will you? That,
I suppose, is the object in keeping this
name out of the public press, said Osborne,
He and Robert Collier were beaming happi
ness from their side of the table.
At last the prosecution agreed to let it
go. reserving the right to call for the name
If they wanted it, and Mr.. Post went on;
He mentioned this man by name, and
said.
"'Weve got a story on him worth $4,000.
We let him out on ST 500 to "Fads and Fan
cies and $500 to Americas Smart Set"
Il said that they might have mental