New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
HELD FOR BLACKM1IL.
So-CalLed Society Editors agents
Bail Fired at So 800.

Charles II Able who says he is a solicitor
for the Society Editors Association. of No. J03
5th-ave and who is accused by Edwin NJ. Post
a member of the Stock Exchange. of attempting
TO blackmail him TO the amount of $500 by
threats of printing a story defaming his char
acter in Town Topics" arraigned before
Magistrate McAvoy in the Tomhs Police Court
yesterday and held in $500 bail for examina-
tion Friday morning. at II o'clock Mr.. Post
was not present when the was called and
sent a message asking that the hearing be ad
journed until the close of the Stock Exchange
in the afternoon, when he could appear. AS
Sistant District Attorney Paul Krotel, who ap
peared for the prosecution, and Abraham Levy.
counsel for Ahle. agreed upon ain adjournment
TO Friday.
Though Mr.. Levy opposed such heavy bail, Nj
Krotel asked for 5000 security, declaring that
the case, investigated by the District Attor
ney's office, appeared to become more and more
scandalous and serious. and that if low bail
was fixed the prisoner might get away. Mr.
Levy proposed $1,000, and Magistrate McAvoy
split the difference by fixing the bail at $1,000
Mr.. Levy protested, saying that his client could
not get that amount, but the Magistrate would
not alter his decision.
Able was held on short affidavit made by
County Detective Flood. embodying Posts
charges that the prisoner threatened to publish
a story in Town Topics concerning white
studio" and a fair charmer' alleged to be
maintained in Stamford Conn, unless he gave
5000, ostensibly a subscription for book
called Americas Smart Set" to be published
by the Society Editors Association Post pre-
tended to accede to the proposition, and had De-
tective Flood waiting to arrest Able in his office
on Tuesday afterenoon, when he paid the pris-
oner the amount in marked bills
cation with the wealthy and well known people
whose names appeared on list found IN & Ahie
a
$500 each for Americas Smart Set" The only
former partner of Mr.. Post.
Others on the list are ]. ]. Astor, Alfred G.
{. Vanderbilt. H. Nick. Twombly A Van Rensse-
laer. Lloyd Phoenix, Mrs. II. Mortimer Brooks, C.
Alexander T. Van Nest, W. z. Thompson. Mrs.
BsitToTe; Mrs George WesiinghouSe Of Lenox
Mass, and Harrison J. Drummond. of St Louis.
iee on i arf f'S Se Sfr Tbomas said his wife
attended all such matters. and on his arrival
there and had obtained from Mrs Thomas sub
scription. accompanied by a check for 500. Since
then. Mr.. Thomas said, he had not received the
second time and wanted him TO buy costler ed!-
tion of the book at $1.5Oo -. -.
Il asked Able what he wanted all the money
for" Mr.. Thomas said; and he said the editors
Asked by Mr.. Krotei if Able had made any threat
that there nothing TO expose, as there We're no
skeletons in his family closet.
who is connected with S th G company Tnch p9p
that he and the company would aid in any way
desired in the prosecution OF Able and would see
to il that Nj Wayne. the managing editor of the
paper and editor in chief of the Society Editors
Association appeared whenever he was needed
Mr. Wooster manager of the Society EditorS
Association. yesterday visited Able in the Tom6s
He said Able had been successful solicitor for the
book to be published by the ASSOCIATION; The hrst
of the articles on Society at Newport" he said
had been printed and the on 'New-Hork So
ciety' ready for the press. Mr. Wooster said II
was the understanding that Mr.. Wayne was to
write I'll the articles in the book. -,
MIR FroteI said yesterday that Able came to TINS
CITY from St. Louis. and advertising agent
and insurance solicitor before he was canVasser
for "Amerca's Smart Set About a month ago.
Mr. Krotel said. Able married young English
artist and they went to live at Northport. Long
Island. 3,
Mrs Able went to the Tombs yesterday and had
a talk with her husband 1t said she would
go Europe Immediately Ahle was still in the
TOmbs last night. unable to get bail.
MIR. IIrotel said that when. Mile was trying 10 IN
Mr. Post asked bimS WAY sfAarge so much for
it?' and AhIe replied. 'Oh. the book only costs
$50 to get up but the editors want TO have a good
time"