The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-30
ENEMIES SCORED
BY COLONEL Mann.
PUBLISHER OF THE "s0ciETY
POLICE GAZETTE" PROMISES
TO MAKE 1T HOT"
THE START JUST MADE
If lntmation BY jerome Counts
Mann is Especially Bitter In
Denouncing the Collier
Company.

New York January 29-Cal0npl w
D. Mann. editor of Town Topics an1
lefendtnt in the suit Of perjury
brought against him upon accusation
~ Robert Collier cf Golfers Weekly,
.ssued statement tonight. declaring
broad side against his enemies. He
was in a particularly cholerie humor
and promised TO make ii hot for those
Who were prosecuting him. The tate,
nent is as follows in part:
There IL little to saw that Is not
lparent on the face Ct the matter OF
hat the public does not know. The
charge of perjury grows our Of my
testimony in the Hapgood trial A
letter by Reginald Ward Of London, TO
NJ. Ellis Wooster, bearing daie Of May
"A, 1903, a facsimile cf which has
leen printed in the da iy ne4s papers,
was produced upon the trial of that
,ase hy The defendant, ana was a, lSe1
# certain notation in the corner
II ii was made by me. The notation
gas as follows; %. X. W. D. M
Upon looking at It | unhesitaiingly
lenied having made IT and stiN nd
lere 10 that testimony. Wooster. the
ecipient of the letter, testified that |
rad made the notation in his presence,
md that no other person was present.
Wayne. a discharged employe uf
nine. was then called and swore that
le had seen me write o. X. and my
initials. but that he could not and
would not say that these notaticns
we're III my handwriting On the fol
owing day he was recalled. and then
wore that he believed they were in
ny handwriting.
In Golfers Pay
Both uf these men testified during
| he trial that they. were and had
cen for months. in the pay OF the Col
| iers and Wayne admitted that he had
| written the letter introduced in eyi.
lence,
Both men were branded as com
non blackmailers by the District At
oney in his address 10 the jury
IL the public will refrain from
umping at conclusion will calmly
| 'nalyze the situation consider the
personalities involved particularly
hose relied upon by Collier as prin-
,ipal witness, and just fer one moment
'ecall the 45 years of my open-bcok
ife and The work done by me. It is
possible that they will not expect %
ind me guilty OF any crime.
Il perfectly appreciate the serious
import 70 President Roosevelt Of the
,oaition which the decision has
brought him.
Il pocketed the insult Of having re.
turned to me the volume which had
sent him. Never would the matter
have been heard from had not some
one at the White House seen IT, in aid
If Mr. Golfers efforts TO belitile and
iiscredit the most remarkable book
ever published in this eountry-if not
n the world.
This led 10 the production forced
me by the District Attorney, of the
1903 letter from the Whte House Gov.
arng he corrected proof Of the articls
IN Mr. Roosevelt. and the photographs
FOR Illustrating 1t In Fads and Faneies
These documents were given 70
District Attorney jerome under his
rider. All the twistings and searches
or copy and searches fr memory or
blame it on me Of Mr. Loeb cannot
liter The above facts or refute the
ruth that the White House is enlisted
With the Collier Rough Riders 10 an
'ttenpt to destroy newspaper con
ucted a. honestly as hoacrably ana
With as high a purpl q and with here
nd there a rare exception. rnavoid-
bic in the nduct of any new spaper
rs cleanly as any paper printed N
tmerica."
jerome nc; Through.
James W Osborne. counsel for the
OILERS. said tonight 'hai. so far as
his clients we're concerned DO further
iction was contemplated q. urosen..
Mr. Jerome was in LYakcville toiay
,na nothing could De- procured from
1im Dc was learned. however. up-n
authority. that the prosecutions. so far
1s the Town ToD.cs case are concern
d have only Juet been started
Justice DeueIs connec. ion with
Town Topics as brought OUT in the
bel suit. was much discussed today
rv members Of the Rockefeller church
The justice is prpmiuen' member
Il the C aggregation and pays a high
arice for one Of the most desirable
7ess Thaf Pee was interf ed in ONE
hipe besides judicial matters was 4
lecided shock 20 the cong 'egation-
Justice nenel weai out driving this
sfferno0u. and MS Deuel. whea asked
on CHI how her husband was. said
hat he was pretty we'll" II vas an-
14unced at Justice Deuel's bone Na
- Wet Fiehfceufh 5treef. Friday.