The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-25

 don't think that any logical view will permit of either Colonel Mann or Jus tice Deull being held responsible foI what Ah1e said to Mir. Post, because the connection is not close enough"
 The Society Editors Association was the reputed publisher of America: Smart Set
 Justice Fitzgerald ruled that Mir Posts evidence was not admissible and all of 1t was ordered stricken iron tho record.
 Charles s. Wayne. formerly manag ing editor of Town Topics, was recalled He identified some anonymous para graphs published in that periodical 1T 1902 and 1903, and said they had refer ence to Dr. Seward Webb. F. J. Berwint and James w Girard. Jr., and to tho Presidents daughter He said there was a key by which one paragraph re- ferred to another and that it had beer in use three or four years.
 District Attorney Jerome cross-ex' amined MT. Wayne. He asked: Who worte the article that caused iBlly Travers to commit siucide2
 "I should prefer not to give that.
 Who was it?"
 The Newport Correspondent.
 QWts tHb NCWpOTL COIItbHOAiutBNs
 The witness said that MT. Gould" was one of the correspondents at Bar Har- bor.
 Did Mrs. Wade Hampton contri- bute?"
 Yes articles about Southern people in New York"
 o'Neill Sevier, Belmont Purdy. Harry C.Smith Mrs II. L. Robbins. Edward ZiegIer, Acton Davis. James Huneker,
 
 writers for Town Topics" continued Mir Wayne.
 How about Harrya Lehr?'
 lilo never wrote anything for the paper. but contributed information
 Wayne said that Burton Harrison wrote an article for the Christmas number of Town Topics; that Abraham Hummcll. the lawyer contributed mat ter; Mrs. Simmons was a contributor; Mrs, Goelets servants furnished in- formation through Rachel Techman; Mrs. George Kemp furnished informa- ton about herself; Rev. C. de Lyon Nichols was Newport contributor of news about Newport society and of am onomyous paragraphs under the head of "Saunterings" but witness said that de did not know that Rev. Mir. Nichols has parish.
 Did you ever know that Judge Deuel
 
 schemes connected with Town TopicsT' T did not" replied Mir. Wayne.
 MT. Wayne said he did not know whether the 'immunes" paid for their immunity from criticism but that there was plenty of free criticism regardless of any consideration.
 A Letter from Wayne.
 District Attorney Jerome then read letter written by Mir. Wayne to Col onel Mann in which Wayne complained that one of the women contributors in Town Topics at Saratoga had written of Canfeld as a liberal Kindergarten. "I understand continues Mir. waynes letter. that she is trying to get s1.000 from Canfield to get her dia- monds out of pawn. This provocation is too much. She Is trying to use Town Topics to advance her aim
 Another Wayne letter was read by Jerome. It was dated November %, 1905. and addressed to My Dear Gro yer" It was as follows:
 ''The Collier people are trying to win. The old man has not used me right. If can keep my head above water shall not accept blood money"
 In reply to questions by Mr. Jerome Mir. Wayne said that he kept lffs- head above water and did accept blood mon- ey. By blood money, he said. he meant that he would lose his self-respect II he forsook Colonel Mann after having been employed by him for several years. He said he overcame that feel ing before Colonel Mann had called him a blaekmailer.
 You suppressed paragraphs pre- pared for the printer at the office of Town Topics because the persons re- ferred to were subscribers to Pads and Fancies% asked Mir. Shepard.
 In repuy to other questions by MT Shepard. Mir. Wayne identified an arti- cle which appeared in Town Topics in 1905, as having referred to Harry Lehr. The witness said he composed the article except four lines of 1t which were dictated by Justice Deuel
 Censorship by Deun.
 The witness said that he told Jus tice Deull that the publication of the item might prevent a lady's marriage. He said that Justice Deull never objec- ted to the publication of any article on the ground that 1t was brutal or inde- cent. but on legal grounds from fear of libel.
 He said that Justice DeuIl was pres ent when an article was prepared for publication in Town Topics in which was described an imaginary visit by
  covery that 1t was place of lost souls. Peter Cooper Hewitt. who next tes- tified. said that Irving, the solicitor, tried to induce him to subscribe to q book of biographies of distinguished men but that he refused. The solici- tor. he said. told that Colonel Mann would take care of his chosen 100 but no threat was made.
 Harry F. Lehr was the next witness. afu that taaktHaA aN Iu own request. He said that Town Top ics had been printing articles about him ever since he came to New York. eight years ago. Subsequently to hls marriage in d901, Lehr said he went to see Colonel Mann at his office and ask ed him to leave his name out of Town Topics. explaining that tho articles in the paper were extremely distasteful to himself and to his wife.
 He promised to do SO" said tho witness. saying he had no ill-fcelng toward me and suggested that ought to consider myself complImented at the fact that Town Topics printed notices about me"
 Mir. Lehr said the following summer he subscribed to Pads and FanGies.n
 Let-Up On LehF.
 After Colonel Mann promised to let up on you. did he do it?" He did
 And at the time you subscribed for Pads and Fancies you understood that request to come from Colonel Mann? ?' T did"
 Tn 1902 did you have talk with Colonel Mann?''
 Yes. a. long one. He asked for full-slzed photograph of myself a de- scription of my town house and of my fads. l then told him I objected to be- ing rldiculed in putting me in the same