The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
~osfsnse IN Deuei.Hapsood Libel Suit
Develops s%snsationa,
Evidence.

- AN ~ ~ SAAAs. W.
Mann, editor of Town Topics, testified
ut the Hapgood criminal libel trial just
before the defense rested in the libel
suit brought against Norman Hapgood,
editor of Golfers, by Judge J. NJ. deuel.,
that he had borrowed nearly 5000, 900
from j. p. Morgan. James r. Keene, w.
K. Vanderbilt, William c.. Whitney n
other prominent financiers.
Many OF these loans never were re-
paid, SO far as Colonel Mann could re-
FALL. and others were repaid in stock
pf Town Topics at $1,000 a
share.
The largest single loan was obtained
from James r. Keene, who loaned the
Town Topics editor $50. 900. From w.
K Vanderbilt Colonel Mann obtained
y 5000; from J. p Morgan, $500: from
". g: Whitney. $4,000; from Coils F.
Gates. $4,000; Charles NJ. Schwab, $1o,-
600; Thomas +. Ryan, $40, 900.
When Colonel Mann testified that
many OF these loans were paid In Town
Topics stock at 5000 q share James w.
Osborn, counsel for Mr.. Hapgood, asked
SO per snare
Colonel Mann replied that it was.
Did you ever borrow from Charles
Schwab?' asked Mr.. Osborne
Il applied for a loan of $4,000 from
him on stock of the Alger-Sullivan
4DNlnAnVM AnM mo- 4pTQon q ~
take the stock and give f,e that s10.
800" 49, N''N = Ns~' ~
Did you get it?"
Someone brought the money In rthe
pfice and it was lett there. but Il dit
not handle IT"
And you don't know who ut was
that brought the money!
NO"
Town Topics was friendly to Senate,
Clark. The latter had called ana nrom-
tsed q gift to the witness of railroad
stock when the road was cornDleted-
He never returned.
The relation Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society to Town Tapics was
then taken up. Colonel Mann testifv-
ing thai the paper printed adyprtise-
ments in several tanguapes Tor the
Equitable.
Ibid, Won not have ff,,. stcr,v off h
row in me .n,Istahls ha1nra - -hoc.ma
sfnrv heca.,sa NJ uo.,r rrsand1r na1atinrs
with M Hvde a. tor nths.. ~,esannsps
he was asked
ono"
"ntd MT q vor,., Ar,,- ,,,,, ~. -
of = auarreI In fhe Eonitsh1a lh,,i,a.
Colonel Mann .n~rvarea. .r now h 20
fo;nt nSaa1Iaatsan &c n az
sotd sha no. = Srn.o-a = "a ay -
in the E.c,, M,dfh &c. aad 600 ~ ~ n'1 I'm
nf7na 80 .nsa - 49,. IL : 80 :
Shn.st a AZ. =. Nl,s = AAsN sne .iac.s
E un.l as aa 49, me pul
49, pal IN. lo as.sne,nosat 70 49,. "A Gay OF
~ ~. IS : s y Ns- tn1as aDu ou the
S4ui ), aluotle quat1ea came ON III the pa
pg Ms.-
rLoLH e. =. the naanes salo
NC raiHaa IolruWeo $1.yVo cI 1917.
Solonel wan sald nat tnere We're
pernap tnree, or our persons VINO PAID
Sl,ovO apiece TOT q DOCK calted .fads
~ rancles, Wnoee names old not
appe EA tnerein Iney diu rot care 70
oe mentloned N book. ne said. The
wlIness said that for $4,000 he gave
e Mrs; COILS :. Huntington TWO copies
ol Ine oook Fad n Fancies."
Here ,Mr. rested the "defense
q MT. case.
AFTER recess District Attorney Jerome
recaiied Col: Mann to the Witness
etanu. Col. Mann told ora
Wn n ne sald ne nad with Ferry Bel
he s soid N n; Rsla hea s Tesa h @9R. sh ssesF
senting Mr.. Belmont, concerning a
nIiag tha+ NV NV u,,uama, m Goa Man mann re re
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