The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-19
WON'TSHOW DEUEL. ACCOUNT
"7OWN TOPICS" GOT $40, 900 FROM
MRS. e. p. HUNTINGTON
For Her Copy Of "Fads and Fancles'-Wii.
liam II. Travers Wanted to Prosecute
for Libel. hut Can't-Grand Jury to
send for Books Withheld From jerome.

II came out yesterday that Mrs. Coils
p Huntington paid $4,000 for her copy,
not vet delivered Of the TOM Topics book
.Fads and Fancies.
Besides a refusal OF the Torn Topics
reople to let the District Attorney see the
hooks Of account Of that concern with
Presiding Justice Deuel. OF the Special Ses-
sons Court "A refusal that will be followed
bv an Invocation of the Grand Jury's powers
to inqure-the most interesting Of yester-
davis developments as an indication OF
the temper Of the sufferers was the appear
ance Of William r. Travers at the District
Attorneys office. In the last number Of
Torn Topics there were several paragraphs
oongra,llating his wife on getting divorce
from him. 1t referred to him as "a social
outcast, so far as the Vanderbilts, Astors,
Harrinans and others were concerned, and
said that Newport society has decided that
Blia Travers, as husband has grown
impossible
Mr. Traverss friends decided that now
was the time to get after Topn Topics.
One Of his friends telephoned to Assistant
District Attorney Cans, and Mr.. Cans told
him to send Mr.. Travers along. Mr.. Trav-
ers Thought that the article was the basis
for a criminal action for libel, but after
I5okinE 1t over Mr.. Cans decided that
there vas no ground for a criminal pro-
Ceeaing.
Assistant District Attorney Krotel began
10 examine the books of Tom Topics
YESTERDAY afternoon, but his examination
was blocked. He was not allowed to see
what disbursements we're made to Justice
in al
free to Mr.. krotel's inspection.
A a result, it is quite probable that
Justice Deuel., W. l.. Daniels, secretary
and treasurer of Toun Topics and Moses
Ellis Wooster, who got the subscriptions
for the Toun Topics book and then started
the Society Editors Association, will be
subprnaed to appear before the Grand
Jury to-day or tomorrow.
There is no longer any attempt to dis
guise the fact, that while Mr.. Jerome is very
anxious to find out all he can about "Fads
and Fancies," he has also decided to look
into Justice Deuel's connection with Toun
Topics. Justice Deuel. is director in the
company that publishes To,cn Topics.
u it were shown by the books Of Toun
Topics that Justice Deuel. had accepted
enumeration for legal services for Toun
Topics or for w. D. Maan, that might form
the basis for proceedings looking toward
Justice Deuel's removal from the bench.
1t turned out yesterday that the represen-
tatves OF Totrn Topics agreed to allow an
inspection OF their books on condition that
the names Of the subscribers to AFads and
Fancies" were not made public. Edward
Lauterbach, counsel for Tom Topics. got
Mr. Jerome to agree to this proposition on
Monday night, after Grand Jury subpGnas
duces tecum had been served on Justice
Deuel. and Secretary Daniels. 1t was said
yesterday that Mr.. Lauterbach agreed that
Mr.. Jerome or his representatives were not
only to have access to the books Of Fads
and Fancies, but to all the books Of Toun
Topics.
1t was with this understanding that Mr..
Krotel went to the Office OF Toun Topics
yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied
by stenographer and an accountant. He
had been instructed by Mr.. Jerome not to
make public under any circumstances the
names Of the subscribers. After Mr.. Krotel
left Topn Topics he refused to say a word
about what information he had obtained.
Indirectly it was learned that Mr.. Krotel
and his assistants we're met at the Office Of
Torn Topics by Daniels and a representa-
tive Of Mr.. Lauterbach. What happened
after that was gathered piecemeal. Mr..
Krotel, it is said. saw the books showing the
list Of subscribers to .Fads and Fancies"
and how much was paid by each subscriber.
There does not seem to have been any OBJ
lection to Mr. krotel seeing anything about
other transactions. for instance w. ID.
Mann's relations with the company, but
when he came to a certain page that con-
liza q n
bars were put up. The representative of
Mr.. Lauterbach is said to have told Mr..
krotel that he would have to stop right
where he was. and took the book away from
the accountant. There were some words,
but as no disposition was shown by the
Toun Topics people to recede from the po-
sion taken Mr.. Krotel went away.
1t is pretty definitely known that Mr..
krotel discovered certain things that will
demand great deal more investigation.
1t is Just possible that Justice Deuel. will
have to do some of the explaining.
Before Mr.. Krotel went to Tom Topics
he had visit from Wooster, who produced
the con ract he had for getting subscriptions
for -Fads and Fancies.' The contract is
dated April a. 1901. Up to date not single
copy Of "Fads and Fancies" has reached
any Of the subscribers. The printer said
the other day that it was about to go to the
binder, hut that the binder might keep it
Tor SIX months more.
The contract was signed by Mr.. Mann
for Toun Topics and by Wooster It was
signed in the presence of Justice Dsusl.
hut he is not party to it as an Individual.
lGls Is the agreement, in part:
That NJ Ellis Wooster, confident of his
ability to secure $50 subscribers to a work
entitled "tads and Fancies of the Four Hun
cred, i prepared embellished and edited
N style commensurate with the subscrip-
ton price to be charged therefor. and issued
under the auspices OF T2un Topics. and the
publishing company being willing to lend
rs name TO and aid said enterprise under
suitable safeguards and conditions. there
First hat the publishing company will
cau,e to be prepared and printed the neces-
Ary papers to begin operations. and Wooster
WIZ procead to canvass for subscribers in the
name OF Tour Topics at the agreed subscrip-
ton nrca.
Second That all subscription contracts
A. A., TO he IN the name of the Town Topics
tr ~ Company and are 70 be acceptable
W u INA, Payments are to be made in adj
,snCa Unless waived by the publishing COM
tahy and that u il subscription contracts and
dtnen amounts pa ID thereon are to be reported
na.y am turned over to the publishing COM
paiy' he company reserves to itself the
kHh' 4" Get any subscription that may
s e. onta' l"d and return the money to the
a. hrd That nothing ia to be paid to Wooster
III nus services in the matter and the pub
tNul'lg rOnlnGny assumes OBLIGATION