The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-23
PAID HANDSOME
TRIBUTE TO MANN.
Gates, Ryan; the GouIds.
and Others Cave
UP $500. 600.
TOWN TOPICS EDITOR
ADMITS BLACKMAIL
Navigating Officer Of the Smart
Set Ship Tells How He Stop
ped the Press to Sup
press An Article for
Twelve Hundred
Dollars.
(By Associated Press. }

(By AEsociht0d Presa.)
NEW YORK, Jan. zs-cplonel w. D.
Mann, editor OF Town Topics. testified at
the Hapgood criminal libel trial to-day
that he had borrowed nearly $4,000 from
J. p. Morgan. James r Kcene, w. 4.
Vanderbilt, William G. Whitney and
other prominent hnanciers. Many OF
these loans never were repaid. so far rs
Colonel Mann could recall, and others
were repaid In stock Of the Town Topics
Company at $1,000 por share. Among the
others named by Colonel Mann in the
large sums were Collis p. Huntington.
Charles NJ schwab. Howard Gould, Geo.
Gould. Thomas +. Ryan and John w.
Gates. The largest single loan was OBJ
tained from James r. Keena. who loaned
the Town Topics editor $4,000. From
w X. Vanderbilt Colonel Mann obtained
ss.0co; from j. p. Morgan. s2500; from
W. G. Whitney. $1,000: from Coils p.
Huntington, 5000; John w. Gates, So
600; Charles ~ schwab, $1,000; Thomas
F. Ryan. 10000 When Colonel Mann
testified that many of these loans were
paid In Town Topics atock at 1900 a
share. James w. Osborne, counsel for
Mr.. Hapgood. asked II the par value OF
the stock is not SO per share. Colonel
Hann replied that $40 per share "a tha
par value.
Asked whether he ever stopped ,ns
Town Topics press TO suppress an article
! about Loyal Smith, Colonel Mann said
that Huch an article was taken from the
paper. and that a man who came with
Smith placed u $1,000 advertisement, In
Town Topics
contract was produced. showing that
$4,000 was paid by William j. White. OF
Cleveland, for a subscription to Fads and
fancies. Mr. Whites name was not in
this book.
Texts From Everybody.
Colonel Mann testified that he might
nave made the remark that scandal was
sent TO the Office OF Town Topics, Asked
who sent It, he replied that 1t came from
reporters. society people, club men and
others.
Asked whether there was key to
anonymous paragraphs In Town Topics.
Colonel Mann said there was none. His
attention was then called to two para
graphs In Town Topics. one Of which was
anonymous. but apparently about the
same man as the other and he was
asked what connection there was between
tfem- After the witness had replied that
he saw no connection. Mr.. Osborne said:
Then It is In the inherent malice OF
nanimate obJects2''
That Is 1t. A matter Of the gallery"
was the reply
Colonel Mann denied there was any
agreement that W. X. yanderbilt's name
was never to be printed in Town Topics.
The relations of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society 10 Town Topics were
, then taken up, Colonel Mann testlfylng
that the paper printed advertisements
in several languages for the Equitable
Did YOU not have the story OF the
row In the Equitable long before It be-
came public. and did you not suppress
that story because of your friendly re-
lations with Mr. Hyde or for other rea-
sons?" he was asked.
High-C Class Stockholders.
No" the stockholders of Town Topics.
Colonel Mann testified are w. X. Van
derbilt. 25 shares; John w. Gatea. 90;
Howard Gould 20; DIR. Seward Webb. 20,
and the balance Of the shares are owned
by Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel.. CcSonel
Mann and his wife and daughter. Coll
oneI Mann said that he himself owned
but one share OF the stock In account
ing for Juestice Dcuel's connection with
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