The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-29
ATTACK MA m
ON The PRESIDENT
Scandal Monger Of Town Topics,
in Laws Tolls, Assails
Roosevelt.

journal Special Service.
New York, Jan. 29.-In a statement
given out to the newspapers concerning
his arrest Saturday on the charge OF
perjury, Colonel w. d. Mann of Town
Topics makes most v1Tnie 1T s stsaek
Mann eSau langu agesss The White House,
is enlisted with the Collier rough
honorable, :, g honest, scleanO news
paper to-wit, Town Topics.
The colonel's wrath over his arrest
and the disclosures Of Town Topics
scandals leads him to declare that Mr..
Collier and President Roosevelt CO.
He even goes to the point Of declar-
ing that the president insulted him by
returning the free copy Of that mar
velously beautiful volume. Fads and
Fancies.
Scandals to Be Probed.
There is every indication that the
grand jury will investigate the scan
dals that have been disclosed in CON
and Fancies.' Whether the matter will
be submitted to that body this week or
whether the district attorney will wait
until the February jury has been sworn
in. has not been fully decided upon.
The grand jury Investigation is to be
a most thoro one. Witnesses will be
subpenaed from among the members Of
the "4OO.' Men whose names did not
come out during the trial Of Norman
Hapgood, editor Of Golfers Weekly,
| will be called.
AS a matter of fact, the Town Topics
inquiry has only just begun. The Col
Tiers are determined that the entire
matter shall be exposed. i The district
attorney had considered that there
should be thoro inquiry.
| There was a consultation between Mr..
| Collier and James w. Osborne of coun-
sci for Golfers Weekly at the rooms
Of the bar association yesterday to dis
cuss plans to be adopted In the Mann:
Deuel-Town Topics 'Fads and Fancies -
investigation and prosecution.
More Than Perjury. H..
Those who are familiar with the pros.
ecution 8 side Of the case say that the
charge of perjury Is not the only one
that is to be preferred against Colonel
Mann. There{will be hearing in con.
Enection with the perjury case before
Judge McAvoy Thursday afternoon in
special sessions.
It is said that an Indictment can be
found against two or more parties fol
conspiracy.
Among the witnesses who, it is 81
pected, will be called by the grand jury
are: J. Pierpont Morgan, James r
Keene, p. Clarence Jones, William z
Vanderbilt, Perry Belmont, James R
exchange member who first exposed. the
schemes of certain blackmailers.
Mr.. Vanderbilt would be asked how
he came to let Colonel Mann have $50,
900. Mr.. Burden could be asked in wha
manner he was asked to become :
subscriber to "Fads and Fancies. E
Clarence Jones could be questioned
about his 100000 loan to the colone
and Mr.. Morgan could be asked to tel
under oath how he came. to let Colone
Mann have $4,000 on the colonel's note
altho nobody, has been able to collec
a Judgment against the colonel in tel
years, according to his own admission
during the Hapgood trial.
Stories of Blackmal.
) Since>the acquittal Of Mr.. Hapgoo
libelled Judge Deuel. several societ:
: people have come to the front and hav
: alleged that certain persons subjecte
: day that prominent society man, VIII
held high office for several years, wa
{ induced to pay $40, 900 not very lon
: ago to prevent the publication of
scandalous article concerning, him an
:: his, family. This matter is now undo
l secret investigation and the name 9
i. the man who, it is alleged, was blacl
: mailed, will be furnished to. the gran
!, jury. -
), No definite program has bee
mapped out as to how Judge Deuel. :
: to be proceeded against. The bar ass
: citation, it is said, is aroused and I'll
association would no doubt take prom
:, some Of the members Of the grievant
n committee think the case should /
d looked into by the appellate division.
Judge Deuel. is still confined to h
e house and is said to be a physical wrec
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