The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-25
HANKS GGN1LE TOUCH
Editor Of Town Topics Admits Bor'
rowing 5000, 600 CT Financiers.
HAD "cARLoADs OF SCANDAL"

In Summing Up For Defense Lawyer
Osborne Called Colonel Mann the
King Of Character Assassins-Judge
Deuel. Also Scored.
New York. Jan. 23-Colonel v. ID
liam. editor OF Town Topics" tasti-
led al the Hapgood criminal libel trial
that ne had borrowed nearly 100000
from J. p Morgan, James II. Keene
". x. Vanderbilt William c. Whitney
and other prominent hnanciers Many
Of these loans never were repaid. 50
far as Colonel Mann could recall, and
others were repaid in stock of the
Town Topics" company at $1,000 per
share.
Among the others named by Colonel
Mann in the list. men from whom he
had borrowed large sums. were Coils
p. Huntington, Charles NJ. Schwab,
Howard Gould, George Gould. Thomas
i. Ryan and John w. Gates. The lar
gcst single loan was obtained from
James r. Keene. who loaned the Town
Topics" editor 100000. From w. X.
Vanderbilt Colonel Mann obtained $25,-
eco: from j. +. Morgan. $500; from
W. c. whitney 10000; from Coils p.
Huntington. $4,000; from James w.
Gates. $4,000 from Charles NJ.
Schwab. $4,000, and from Thomas F.
Ryan, $4,000
When Colonel Mann testified that
many Of these loans were paid In
Town Topics" stock at $1,000 a share.
James w. Osborne. counsel for Mr..
Hapgood asked If the par value Of the
stock Is not so share Colonel Mann
replied that $40 per share is the par
value
"Mr Mann" began Osborne. you
received carloads of scandal in the Of
fee OF Town Topics, did you not?"
The colonel denied the imputatiOn.
Mr.. Osborne opened his book OF type
written testimony. and read
Did you tell n reporter that you
received carloads Of scandal in your
Office that you never used? Answer
I did"
The colonel admitted that he had
given such testimony.
Well" said Mr. Osborne. swapping
the book shut, that's what | want.
Now tell me whore these carloads OF
scandal came from"
Colonel Mann threw up his head, de-
nying- that he got his "oG-lc.. 80 from
servants. clubs or lawyers Offices.
Didn't Won get contributions from
Mr.. Hummol?" Never"
The stockholders Of Town Topics"
Colonel Mann testified. are w. X. Van
ierbilt, 25 shares; John w. Gates, 20
shares: Howard Gould. 90; Dr. Sew
ard Webb. 90 and the balance Of the
shares are owned by Justice Joseph NJ
Deuel.. Colonel Mann and bis wife and
laughter. Colonel Mann said that he
himself owned but one share OF the
stock. In accounting for Justice Deu-
els connection with Town Topics, q"
he said "He had been kind to u.s. my
daughter and myself. and we felt that
when we could repay him we should.
and we did it by giving him shares of
our own stock"
Just before leaving the stand Colo
mol Mann said Il forgot to say that
w. X. Vanderbilt sent me back my
notes. and later returned me the
stock"
The prosecution then rested its case.
and Mr.. Osborne began summing up
for the defense on the evidence of the
prosecution. He said II was disgrace
ful for Judge Deuel.. a judge of the
children's court to be connected with
such a vile paper After scoring Colo
mel Mann. whom he called the king OF
the assassins OF character, Mr.. Os-
borne said
Judge Deuel. was connected with
paper that was a venomous swamp OF
libels. They were like the poisoned
arrows Of the bushman. They were
sent from ambush. A verdict against
Hapgood IS a verdict against decency
and a love OF virtue in this commu-
nifty"