New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

throw stones. any than others should
whistle before they were out of the woods"
)lstrict Attorney Jerome turned this around
When his attention was called to "Fads and
Fancles' he investigated the Criswell pubica-
ton, Americas Foremost Families"
The New-Yorker" published several most
drastic attacks on Town Topics" which re-
mained unanswered. The fight lasted through
several issues.
AT this time Criswen made the charge that
Colonel Mann had beer selling stock in the
Smart Set" magazine to people who might have
family skeletons in their closets. All of these
charges found a place in District Attorney
Jeromes pigeonholes, and figured more or less
in the recent investigation of society pubca-
tions.
Probably no man vas closer to Mr.. Crswell
than Robert A. Irving. his business partner in
everything but the Social Editors Society and
Americas Foremost Families" These,
Tribune reporter learned yesterday, were crea-
tons OF Mr. Crswell's own brain and had Meth
ing to do with THE New Yorker"
CRISWELL READY TO FIGHT.
Il do not believe that Crisweu took his own
life last night" said Mr. Irving yesterday
though he worried over the libel suit
brought by Congressman Rhinock and by the
investigation of the prosecuting attorney into
his society volume about the first families of
the country. 1 had told him repeatedly, and
his attorney had advised him, that he had done
nothing contrary to the law of the land. Girls
well was fighter If he had been. guilty he
would have dared the District Attorney to prove
it. and he would have fought to the last ditch
He had been sick man for several months. and
1 firmly believe that he fell before that subway
in nv but Nv To
attack of vertigo.
For seven years Mr. CrisweII was managing
editor of THE Cincinnati Enquirer" and he was
more proud OF his record there than Of anything
else. He served for several years on a New
York daily in a responsible position, and he
leaves considerable fortune"
What will become of the Foremost Fami-
lies that its chief sponsor is dead?" the
reporter asked.
THE volume will be published in due time
He started taking subscriptions in March of this |
year. The contracts read that the data and
photographs are to be supplied by the sub
scriber 1t is impossible to bring out such a |
work in less than year. and the District At
torney examine the books as often as he |
pleases up to that time"
M. Irving was asked as to the truth of the |
rumor that the subscription Of jackson Wallace |
amounting to $500. had been returned to him by !
Mr.. Crswe
1T is possible that this sum was repaid |
though there for it, said Mr. |
Irving. Il understand that one of Mr.. Wallace's !
employees received a certain sum from every |
solicitor he introduced to the rich man. He has
subscribed many charities in such a liberal I
manner that 1 am told his family is alarmed"
Mr. Irving declared that there was connec-
tion between the Social Editors Society, of
+I, Il
which until two weeks ago had an office at No
349 5th-ave., and the Society Editors Associa-
ton, of which Wayne and Wooster, of "Fads
and Fances, the moving spirits
MR. KROTELs OPINION
Assistant District Attorney Paul Krotel, who
has been investigating what is known in the
Criminal Courts Building as society graft.
much surprised yesterday morning when
he heard of Criswelrs death He said:
Criswel seriously complicated in certain
society publications. We contemplated prlnSlhS
criminal action for obtaining money under fa!se
prctences Every time CrisWell appeared at TINS
Office he seemed greatly worried. peheFe thdl
he frightened into taxing ms me- oWlns 70
the fear that he going to be prosecuted.
Our most recent investigation OF ms DOCKS oy
Detective Flood, of this Office, showed n2thlng
tangible I was considering the advisabillty OF
insttuting criminal acton at inns tlne Dut III III
order to make it effective had to depend on
one of the subscribers to r oremost + fahlleS ol
America IL is said that they settled Win
Jackson Wallace, whom had in mind.
ono Of the kilograms found in CriswelIs purse
Thursday night was from w. w. Helm. an at
tornev of Covington, the home of the Congress-
man who lately brought suit against the New
Yorker. The Tribune yesterday asked Mr. Helm
raoordinp his connection with the dead editor
The answer was as follows:
1ynovv nothing about Crisweli. Was retained
-, hty, To look up records in the Rhinock mat
ter.
william A. King. the motorman in charge Oh
~ train that ran over Criswell was paroled py
roroner Brown in the custody of the attorney