The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17

JUSTICE
deuel. ON
The STAND

New York. Jan. l7.--Justice Joseph Nj.
Deuel. OF special sessions spent a most
uncomfortable day on the stand yesterday
at the trial OF Norman Hapgood. editor
OF Golfers Weekly. for criminal libel.
Justice Deuel. first testified that since 1893
he had not been counsel for Col. William
| Dalton Mann OF Town Topics, nor had
he been counsel for the company.
Then Ii was brought out by the records
OF the company that in 1901 Justice Deuel..
who had been an officer OF and stock
holder in the company. was voted sal
ary OF 1920 as counsel on his own mo-
| ton and got a bonus OF Sl2vv for past
services.
The law says that Justice OF special
sessions must not engage in any other
business.
1t was also shown that Justice Deuel.
is an officer and director in other pub
| licauons allied wit Col. Mann's Inter
| ests that he draws a salary OF 5000 from
at least one OF them.
Justice Deuel. admitted that he drew
the charters for some OF these companies
and that in one instance he got the law
yer's fees from the Time Guarantee and
Trust company, which looked into the IT,
tie OF property bought by Col. Mann's
daughter and on which a home for Town
| Topics is TO be built.
JUDGE MIGHT BE ON TRIAL.
| Justice Deuel. is tho only witness for
the prosecution. His direct testimony
took up about 10 minutes time and the
rest OF the day he was under cross-ex-
animation. He will probably have to
| go through the same ordeal today. Then
| the Golfers have number OF witnesses
and II will take week before the case
| Is closed.
District Attornty Jerome is conducting
| the prosecution himself. assisted by As
| sistant District Attorney OConnor.
Justice Deuel. was cross examined by
| James w. Osborne, Edward NJ. Shepard
now and then suggesting questions Mr..
shepard argues questions OF law, and In
one instance he said that 1t might look
| from the way in which the case was being
conducted that Justice Deuel. and not Mr.
Hapgood was on trial. That was the
| way Il looktd 70 many persons in court.
A dozen or more women were present,
including Mrs Robert j. Collier
ror,ns rI,he widow, VIC w. who writes writes for Town
the employees OF Town Topics and a couple
! of persons who have been concerned In
| the "Fads and Fancies' investigation by
| the district attorneys office.
| Col Mann had front seat and a negro
| sat near him with copy of that expen-
| sive book called "Fads and Fancies." Col.
Mann seemed to be most Interested in the
| proceedings, and went home with Justice
| Deuel. at the close OF the session.
PRIOR TO 1s95.
! Justice Deuel. first told of the various
| Jobs he had under the Federal govern
| ment-ss many as five at one time-and
then OF becoming a police justice, city
| magistrate. and finally a justice OF spe-
| cial sessions.
He first met Col. Mann In 1888 in con-
nection with some law business About the
same time he met Col. Mann's brother.
| Eugene ID. Mann now dead. He also did
| some law business for him.
For number OF years Justice Deuel.
| said he didn't read much about the char
| acter OF Town Topics. but knew some OF
| its characteristics" He never ceased to
advise Col Mann, he said. but he was not
| his attorney from the time he became n
| police magistrate. He first got stock in
| Town Topics In 1895.
| get IL for nothing or pay money for
| it?'' asked Mr. Osborne
II paid no money for it," said the wit
| ness after long pause. 1T was for SER
! vices rendered prior TO 1885
That was the year that the law went In
| to effect about justices engaging In any
/ outside business Col Mann's daughter,
Mrs. Emma Mann Vynne. who later be-
| came Mrs. Wray. gave him the stock. He
| had been her lawyer and she gave him
! FIVE shares. Two or three years later he
! got more stock-30 shares at $50 share.
HE COULDN'T REMEMBER.
You don't mean TO say that you got
| tips while a member of the bench?" said
| Mr.. Osborne
Mrs. Deuel. bought the stock" he said.
| II advised her to buy it."
Mr.. Osborne then tried TO bring out
that Justice DEUEL. might have looked
carefully into the financial affairs Of Town
| Topics before he advised his wife to buy
! tho stock. but Justice Deuel. couldn't re-
member that he had. A good many OF
Justice Deuels answers we're II can't re-
member"
Justice Deuel. said he became vice presi-
dent of Town Topics in 1896 or 1897. lie
is still vice president.
WAS that an honorary position or did
IL carry duties?" Mr. Osborne asked
1T didn't carry duties" said Justice
Deuel.. "
Just an honorary position with Town
| Topics" commented Mr.. Osborne.
Justice Deuel. couldn't remember that
he signed reports Of Town Topics fir,an-
cial standing submitted TO the secretaI y
OF state.
Mr.. Osborne was greatly surprised lie
| couldn't understand why a judge and an
| officer OF the company couldn't remember
such an important finding. Finally he pro-
| duced two reports signed by JLsrtce Deu-
| ell. and then the justice decided that ne
n 1t have signed them.
Justice Deuel. then said he used the
room at the Ess-Ess company for MAX
| ing assignments In his judicial work.
studying statistics and making GRIND
nalogical Investigations"
You won't deny that the readers for
Town Topics consulted your" Il won't
deny IT. I don't recall It,"
JUSTICES MEMORY POOR AGAIN.
| Justice Deuel. said he never heard that
| Eugene Mann. while editor OF Town
| Topics. had been arrested and convicted
in special sessions for disseminating OBJ
scene literature through the columns OF
| Town Topics. He had been Eugene
Mann's counsel "in some things" Justice
/ deuel. said.
/ Mr.. Osborne produced the court record.
! Then he wanted 10 know II the witness
was aware that Eugene Mann had been
| arrested again in 1891 on the same charge
i a pd Indicted JuetiCe Dpuel noVcr hpa rd