The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-29
COL. MANN
UNDER ARREST
Allege He Swore Falsely In
Denying 20. K" Letter.
HIS BAIL is $4,000
Question on Articles of Count Reginald
Ward The Colonel Takes Police
man to Court in His Auto
for Hearing.
HIS BAIL IS $4,000

/ New YORK, Jan, 29.--Col. William ID
Alton Mann, editor Of Town Topics, wa.
arrested at New York late Saturday on
charge Of perjury growing out Of his
testimony in the recent criminal libel
proceedings against Norman Hapgood,
editor Of Golfers Weekly. Col. Mann
was arrested in his offices at 452 Fifth
avenue, New York, BY detective Of
District Attorney Jerome's staff, He or.
dered his automobile, and with the Off
Ger drove down town to the criminal
courts building, whore he was arraigned
before city magistrate and held in $1o,-
600 pail for examination next Thursday,
February /. Bail was furnished bv Mrs.
Albert A. Wray, daughter Of Col. Mann,
who pledged as surety uptown real "a.
tate valued at 100000. The specific
charge against Col. Mann as stated in
the warrant for his arrest, is that he
swore falsely ia the Hapgood trial in
denying that an initiated 20. K.a on a
lstter from Count Reginald Ward to
Moaes lfllis Wooster, a solicitor for
~Fads and Fanries," was his own. The
letter from CoHnt Ward to Wooster was
offered in evidence by Mr.. Hapgood's
counsel. 1T referred to certain para.
graphs that were 10 appear concernirr
the count, and asked that he be nut 81
the regular posting list Of Town Top
ics." This request was underlined in
the original of the letter and line
drawn from it lead to circle in which
Was marked 20. K, ". d. NJ" Col
Mann, when shown this letter while
witness in the EspRoed trial, said he had
net placed his initials on it.
The crinainsl action ssainst Col. Mann
followed d day at cemferenecs 1T the
district attorneys Office, participated IN
by Robert J. Collier james W. Osborn,
Who acted as counsel TO Mr. Hapgood.
Noses E. Wooster and handwriting ex.
pert Col. Mann had been informed of
these conferences early in tho dav. when
it was intiEatcd TO him that he might
be wanted, &c replied that he would be
at his Office until late in the afternoon.
he did remain at his Office and when the
detective arrived with warrant for
his arrest finally. he was pleasantly
greeted by the head Of the Town Topics |
company and was invited into private
gfices Ii was then that the trip down |
town IN the automobile was arranged. |
Col. Mann shook hands with all the I
employees in the Town TONES offices /
Sd babe them good bye Justice Nc.
Avoy, sitting as a magistrate, was wait. l
ing At the criminal courts building To act I
ia Col Mnnn's case. The colonel was
in the proceedings by his 4
former State Senator Albert I
Wray, as counsel
When formally srraigned Col. Mann
'sid he did not know what the charge
lgainst him was. The warrant. COW
ring three pages Of typewriter legal
,aper, was read. II read the incidents
esding up to the Haprood trial, ard
he Introduction Of the Count Ward let
er and the denial OF the initials by
Jol Mann. Col. Mann asked for an ear
= hearing, saying he would prefer that
he ease should 90 on Saturday. Assist
mt District Attorney Hart objected 10
oming into court on Sunday and next
Thursday was then agreed upon. Sen.
tor Wray asked that Col. Mann be
'aroled in his custody as counsel. but
he district attorneys Office objected
igorously, Mr. Hart declaring that the
harges were 50 serious that he would
ave TO ask that at least $4,000 bail
e required. Justice McAvoy upheld Che
equest of the prosecution, and Mrs.
Vray executed the bond OF 10000.
'ol. Mann, in leaving court, said he
rould make no statement. Il have
othing 70 talk about" he declared. Il
ave committed no crime and the pub.
h win learn that this is SO in short
ime."