Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-25
MORE Mann METHODS
Manager of Golfers Weekly on
the Stand.
THE NEW YORK TRIAL TODAY
Mr.. Collier Recited First Experience
With Mann.
AN ARTICLE STARTED TROUBLE
Editor Hapgood, Defendant, Said He
Understood Scheme of Town Topics
Was to Blackmail.
IN ARTICLE STARTED TROUBLE


written to Mrs. Moore for photographs
and autographs Of society people and that
she had refused to furnish them. Mrs.
Moores statement was as follows:
TT is absolutely untrue that Mrs. Moore
was contributor to Town Topics Col.
Mann sent to her and wrote to her Tor au-
tographhs of various prominent society
people for Fads and Fancies. but she re-
fused to give them; her husband refused
to become a subscriber to Fads and Fan
cles and summarly dismissed the visitor
that called on him..
Robert J. Collier, manager and pub
Usher of Goil MI WesSs he was sa the
I'm October 1904, copy of Town lopacs
was delivered at my house and saw III
il an article referring to Miss Alice RooSe-
Welt only by her first name. When "ef'e
Gown to the office l called Hapsood's at
tention to that article, and told MIN l
thought il was the vilest article ever print
eG in any newspaper and suggested tlii~
he write something about it. He did So
an editorial. headed The Most Degraded
Paper in the United States Hapsood III
his article, however, did not name tue
rlper but when l read the PROOF l wrote
in the name Town Topics. .eihng iapso D',.
at the same time that my action would
doubtless involve US in personal abuse.
Hapgood Wrote Editorials
After the arrest of Charles Able, the So
Icitor, Mr. Collier said, Mr.. Hapgood wrote
another editorial, anu Willie nc :" do N'i-o
so Mr. Collier told him to say in 1t tina;
It was a disgrace for any judge TO De con
nected with Town Topics.
Under cross-examination by District At
torney Jerome, Mr.. Collier said that before
the article about Miss Roosevelt appeared
In Town Topics series of articles contain
ing unpleasant things about the wltn9ss
was published In Town Topics. Mr.. Coliier
said he was Indifferent to what Town Topics
said about him. The meaning of the edi-
torial on which the complaint OF noei was
based. he said, was that Town Topics was
engaged in the business of blackmail. Fads
and Fancies he said. brought that aspect
of the publication more forcibiy to his
mind.
that President Roosevelt and Grover Cleve-
land were to be subscribers to and have
their names In Fads and Fancies. to which
he replied that he did not know it.
Hapgood Understood Scheme.
Norman Hapgood was then called to the
stand. II believe you are the defendant, al
though / am not certain said Mr.. Shep-
ard. Mr.. Hapgood admitted it. He de-
scribed the circumstances attending the
writing of the editorial on which libel ac-
ton was based. as related by Mr. Collier.
and said that he wrote the various articles
about Town Topics as public duty.
In reply to questions by District Attorney
Jerome Mr.. Hapgood said he understood
the scheme of Town Topics to black
mail He did not think that eminent peo-
pie were dubbed into Fads and Fancies.
Mr.. Jerome showed the witness a letter
which he did not read. but which purported
TO relate to the admiss.bility of President
Roosevelt's name in Fads and Fancies and
asked:
DO you believe he was forced into the
book?'
4 believe he was not forced" said Mr..
Hapgood
What induced you to print this edito
rial?'
The information given me by the dis
trict attorney himself was the immediate
cause, but l had had knowledge for
number of years of the policy of the pa
'',Then your judgment was based upon
the Judgment of the district Attorney
Yes"
After all. I am writing this article"
finally said District Attorney Jerome.
Yes in a measure"
Free Copy for Cleveland.
did you understand that the distin-
suished ex-President, Mr.. Cleveland. gave
money for the use of his name in Fads
and Fancies?" asked Mr. Shepard.
mo | understood he was to have free
copy"
Describing his interview with Mr.. Jerome,
MIR. Hapgood said: HE told me that the
scheme
scribed what he called the whole bunch
with extreme vigor, and expressed the be-
lief that most of these men got their in.
formation from Town Topics. He said he
believed in striking at the root, at the very
fountain head of the whole matter. We
were of one belief and concord on the sub
ject."
AT this point counsel for the defense
rested their case District Attorney Jerome
then recalled Col. Mann, who gave MS
version OF his interview with Bernard N.
Baker of Baltimore. He said:
MIR. Baker came to my Office and spoke
to me about the 'nouveaux riches He
said he had noticed in Town Topics adver-
tIsements of steamships railroads, etc, and
| told him that we made it feature /
said no word To him about asking him for
ADVERTISEMENTS but, when leaving, he said
he would send his manager to have him In
sert an advertisement Later. when he
came to see me. / concluded that the man
must want notorfety from his talk. He
objected TO articles printed in Town Topics,
but | said that would not print any
more of them. / told him that our editorial
department was run in the interests of the
public good: that is TO say. i'll the interests
of what readers demanded. Later on,
when / was in Baltimore. called upon Mr..
Baker again. The Secretary of War, a
friend of mine. told that Mr.. Baker
was very wealthy man l needed money
at the time. and l went to MFR. Baker and
asked for a loan of 5000, and / told him
would give him twenty-five shares OF stock
in Town Topics 1 did not use the word
reciprocity. There were no unpleasant
para graphs printed about Mr.. Baker"
What about this list of immunes?"
Must Be Careful About Criticism.
II have no recollection OF list being pre-
pared of such, but before I went to Europe
/ had a talk with Mr.. Wayne, the man.
aging editor. and I told him to be very
careful about the people he would criticise
while l was away: that l. like any other
decent man, had great many personal
friends whom I did not wish TO offend"
Col. Mann said that Burton Harrison
wrote the Introduction to ..Fads and Fan
cies," but that neither Mrs. Clement c.
Moore. Mrs. Andrew Simmons nor Harry
Lehr ever gave him item of infor ma
ton.
Neither President Roosevelt nor Grover
Cleveland he said, ever paid any money for
the use OF their names In Pads and Fan
cies." Bishop Potter, the witness said, was
Also on the free list.
The witness attention was called to q let
ter written by Justice Deuel.. In which he
wrote that the fortunes OF Town Topics had
wavered because reciprocity has not been
used between the EDITORIAL ana advertising