New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-30
COLLAPSE OF DEUEL..
Report That Justice Was Suddenly
Stricken IN Chambers.

70 was reported around Tho Criminal Cou--s
Building yesterday that Justice Deuel. suffered a
collapse In the private chambers Of the Court 81
Special Sessions last Friday. and was removed %
his home in a cab. That was the day tle verde
was rendered against him the libel suit brought
by the justice against Norman fiapEood. Editor
Of Golfers Weekly
No one when asked about the Incident yesterday
would admit having seen Justice deuel. enter the
court building and apparently no one saw bin 60
That ne the private chambers practically
an day IS stated trustworthy authority. some
time between 8 and o'clock ne was found hy
Of the attendants and az that time. - IS said. the
Justice was ia state OF COLLAPSE u The private
chambers.
According TO this report the Justice was reluctant
90 leave the building. and &c was rot tl -vo of his
intimate frianis called in that he consented q
be taken home iu a carriage.
The justice is reported 90 have been sufferer
from Indigestion FOR some months. and a statement
was made yesterday that paralysis ~ the brain
was threatening him
AT the home or Justice Deuel. 80. 10 West srh-
st. last night. the servant WHO answered the bell
stated that the Justice would have nothing TO say
until Wednesday or Thursday and bad declined
20 any one, as De was u
Acting District Attorney Mott yesterday began a
systematic study OF the evidence brought out n
the Hapgood criminal libel rriaL for the purpose
o. preparing its salient points for sIh-uissi0n &c
District Attorney Jerome upon the Iarrer's return
20 the city from his home AZ Eakey.a. next Mon
neys office yesterday that Dr. this evidence s sTi-
Client 20 warrant such action 60 viii be- submitted
by District Attorney Jerome % the Appellate DtvI-
slon with a view 20 having the judges OF that
court proceed with measures looking % rle removal
OF Justice deuel. from the Special Sessions bench
clerk from the office o. James W Osborne ap-
peared be fore Aaslsr-a.e WALSH. iu the L1rlDF DO
"a dozen subpCenas signed lH blank He did not
say what the suopruas were 90 be- used
and did not tell che names OF any witnesses % os
called
The Issuing or the subrocuas started a report
that the District Attorney was 10 begin John
Doe investigation. with the aid q Ar Osborne.
and call as Witnesses some OF -he subscribers Tor
dads and FanCies' 90 ascertain - rlev had been
blaCkmaii=d through Town Topics" According 20
the report. the proceeding was 70 be- directed
against Colonel W. h. Mann
Acting District Attorney Mott co--~aJI1-ed re
report natly in the afternoon. saying there was
such inquiry In progress and that there would 1o-
be any such tuyes-lgarl1u lu the Town Topics
pCsuas, said IN the afternoon that they were not
for use IN any case connected with Colonel Mann
or Town Topics
Mr.. Osborne and Robert Collier were ir the once
or Assistant District Attorney Start about an hour
yesterday. IN company with TWO handwriting
perts VINO examined the Endorsement 60. k
w. -. NJ on the letter II Reginald Ward % n f.
Wooster. and compared the writing with the adj
mitted signatures OF Colonel Mann. The experts
are 10 De used as witnesses against Colonel Mann
III the charge u perjury. which Colonel Mann
II under $1,000 hail for -NllIIDa -i0u TrrIrsdav
There was report that Justice Deuel. had re-
signed, but Edward LauIeroacl. counsel for JUS
uce Deuel. said the report was untrue.