The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-23


 The witness said that for s1eOoo he gave Mrs Charles P. Huntington two copies of the book Pads and Fancies. Here MT. Osborne rested the defense of Mir. Hapgoods case.
 After recess District Attorney Je- rome recalled Colonel Mann to the witness stand. Colonel Mann told of a transaction which he said he had with Perry Belmont. Mir. Osborne had asked him whether he sold Mir Belmont Town Topics stock and whether the lawyer. Abraham Hummel did not come to him representing Mir Belmont concerning a story in Town Topics. Colonel Mann replied that Mir. Hummel may have come to him about such a story and that he sold MT. Belmont stock many years ago.
 T frankly told MT. Belmont,s said the witness to Mir. Jerome. that was in straightened circumstances and wanted him to subscribe to some stock in Town Topics. He left my office, saying he would see me again, but that was the last saw of him.
 Colonel Mann testified, however. that many years ago he sold MT. Belmont some stock. Of the $9o.000 which he borrowed from James R. Keene. Colonel Mann said that he had paid back all tACtDL 9ADtVuUs 6Hu ttldt TUT I0lS amount he gave Mr. Keene second mortgage on property worth s10s.o00.
 Gave Away His stock.
 Colonel Mann said that he himself owned but one share of stock. Tn ac- counting for Justice Deuefs connection with Town Topics he said: He has been kind to us. my daughter and my self, and we felt that when we could repay him we should, and we did by giving him shares of our own stock. :"
 Just before leaving the stand Colonel Mann said: T forgot to say that w. K Vanderbilt sent me back my notes and later returned me the stock"
 The witness had previously testified that he repaid $25,000 loan from w. K. Vanderbilt by giving him twenty five shares in The Town Topics stock. Here the prosecution announced that they rested their ease and Mir. osborne began summing up for the defense on the evidence Of the prosecution.
 Mir. Osborne, in summing up, com pared The Town Topics publication to the story of the three fates painted on the wall of the court room. Tn this comparison the agent of the paper was the spinner, Judge Deuel was the meas urer and the other man whom Mr. Osborne called the king of assassins of reputations was Colonel Mann. We claim it was disgraceful," Mir. Osborne continued. flor judge to be connect ed with such paper We claim that Judge Deuel. judge of shtidren's s court, read the proof of this vile Town Topics.
 .swe claim 1t was disgraceful for judge to be connected with a paper that aimed at the destruction of the purity of the youth of the country. We rfaipn Town Topics produces scandal Jndee Deuel and Colonel Man knew they were building 3 power of terror that was felt all over the land.
 ''Colonel Mann went to Oliver Bell mont. man he did not know, and boldly asked him for money. Rut Belmont would not giye ssi ard he yas Sad Oliver in Town Topics ever after. But Perry Belmont gave up and he was the Good Perry
 Judge Deuel, our trustee by law, sits in Judgment on our libel suits and goes down and reads proofs of Town Topics"
 @colonel Mann demanded money and did 1t so boldly that one millionaire gave him the money and told him for Gods sake take back your notes and your stock
 "ColoneI Mann sent his agents to men and demanded $1,5O0 for a pint of cherries from Mount Lebanon--this King of the assassins of character.
 Judge Deuel was connected with n paper that was a venemous swamp of litals. They were like the poisoned arrows of the BuslRnen. They were sent from ambush. A verdict against Hapgood is a verdict against decency and love of virtue in this community"
 Adjournment was taken until tomor- row morning.