New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-19
0EUEL WATCHED LIST.
rnoTE CROCKETT LETTER
rs,tice admits He K"e10 Who ne
t,ssd "Fads and Fancies.

,r-7ST1H
examination by James w oSooii'0 -
ou ., the trial of Norman Hapgooo Oh JuS.,e t,oo
day u - ~ criminal libel before Justice
DD..-rs-sId. IN the Criminal braii0n "a
fillse' fet co,-t Mr.. Osborne renewed MS aI.AcA
prenne Cou- - soo, as court opened and kept
:, the witness as soo1 a.
Il up u',,-- ~ Justice Deuel. was first called
Ine o-Lo-,a 70 g. letter headed Hints TO
By ~~s.,,.s m ., IN which writers for Town
ColI'Sp - told, sRemenber that ridicuIe Is
3oIioe x....,a than abuse Use rapier rather
nan - . D'a scheme Of Fads and Fancies' began
+oo1 90 asked Mr.. Osborne
90 replisd Justice Deuel. 10000
..1s vou collected about S1S5.OOO or SlSVOVo
from subscribers
~ don.t remember
.I,ara YOU not some idea Of how much was
conectedT s,5oooo"
- man who refused to subscribe was re-
ported back 10 you
.rSo TOT every one; some
oebo-rs had batch Of letters when
- neusI had written TO NJ z. Wooster. the
--..sr os -F-ads and Fancies,'' and he asked:
SEQ in your letters you designate your suo-
-.-shsrs ss -asr and as 'coons. Which DO you
consider the better term?
cO-e.4I E9,zgeraId sustained an objection to
the question --,-- z,ooo,
letter 70 wooster, written at Palm Beach
>. February 21- 1902 Justice Deuel. said;
letter OF the 18th. with enclosure Of the Gon s
ieAi - senator Dryden, has been received. II -
tS ors = agreeable visitor than Is the weatneT hoE
&c are having cold dlsaer SIr I,a e not oniy
gsssnt g weather, but pleasant People 70 ice Da,f6
meet g. ooo-s1I YOU need TO do IS 70 point your
CroCAss sSe-v high toned desirable citizen al Pa-n
Beach may tumble 5c4ss Mss 0eheT 10 forward the
have NJ Is Trvtng for his commission in the Dry
den matter he he T Co5ohsi hsf0 before he leaves have
ia5 here and advised him 10 stay over II poSSl0'0
,,s ,,o,, sand & letter TO Mayor Low7 Al
d97 s Esnsl0t f not fact that people who refused to
oTB s9Ss2Tiefs fopos? IL Al don't know that hat. or,c,
e-Wss not = DE DsEi,bgcTibe to 'Fads and Fencies
Al 639 19at l 6nIT know DR.. webb personality Ayes.
URoRs READ TOWN TOPICS"
~ os,o-,e showed copy Of Town Topics
s.+s5 January ., 1902, in which the alleged at
81 ., DR. Webb was set forth, and asked
Jus.,os Deuel. to identify it. District Attorney
1.-or,A objected, and there was a long legal
ursngle after which copies Of the alleged at
tack were passed to the jurors for their inspeo-
ton.
Mr.. Osborne handed Justice Deuel. e list or
names and asked rs not this g list Of pro-
spscttve subscribers TO 'Fads and Fancies.' ap-
proved By Colonel Mann?"
The witness looked the list over carefully and
saidi 81 an unable 10 answer except as TO one
paper and on that recognize some names"
Oils rot the list one Of proposed subscribers'
Q-f notice the name OF Dr.. Seward Webb has
6-Dr Webb refused? A-Yes.
Q-The name Of James ". Gerard is treated
Ole refused? Ale Is not one OF our sub
sc.bers
Mr.. Osborne offered IN evidence a letter Of
Justice Deuel. TO Wooster. written September 4,
1901 containing the following reference TO DR..
Webbi You say he promised to see you in this
city on Friday. I assume that is day after to-
morrow. never heard you swear, but you must
have thought cuss words when the message
came oft from the Doctor" The letter was writ
ten on paper with the letterhead Of the Board
Of City Magistrates.
SUBSCRIBERS OF "FADs AND FANCIEs."
.o1R 7. Wilson Is not q subscriber A-Evi-
Q-And don't you know that after he refused to
subscribe an unpleasant paragraph was written
eeout hin? Al don't know that he was asked
M Osborne called the attention Of the witness
hin and the Jury to read. but which was not read
aloud
~ read IN evidence the name Of Cornelius
,FsaL rsnoeTotL Do you not know that he refused to
tS-c- r-clDei Al don't know but have an indis-
he refused 0PP 0e--1'eU anu '--'-
,e-And the agent was NJ Wooster7 Alt was
-' u lhe oest OF ny recollection
Mr. Osborne called Justice DeueTs attention
70 the fact that Eugene Higgins's name was
n fba of n
scribers
,sS-Do you know that when these men refused
Glsy we're abuEed in Town Topics''? A-No.
her ,a9s Tei,sI Wy did you want 70 know mediately Of
9-Then there we're different methods? A-Yes
500 you not know that Baker, d Baltimore
sfts- ft0-4L ~ vas approached 10 subscribe and that
- ne refused clippings were sent to him from
subject nave no hho"'eose Oh 'i@'
THE ATTACK on BAKER
MI Osborne read a short article from Town
IOpcs in which an attack was made on Mr..
oaKer. He also read the following letter. which
s1Suee deuel. wrote al the Republican Club on
'-as . 1901, 10 Wooster:
i1.eose letter 20 Commodore Gerry. I have
;Iesi tE Iesi think YOU viii get patient hearing. 1
car 80. sou can explain him in better form than
- : presented but two or three because I believe
be,is---sl ~ nan whose fads and fancies take in the
Ihs bn-e oL Ie community and the wellbeins OF
las,ts-- SO. s race should stand at the head in a
Nr W. ~ lhls Kind Mr.. AstoT Mr. Vanderbilt and
nov ia 5fai--.eg have simply been approached to see
sccs-.es J. e]e@L would be received Mr. Astor has
ana Ia Ar vanderbilt has practically done so
IFsseT1 whitney has the matter before him at
yoa ne ne commodore subscrbes. as think he will
Wiz - th-n z" ahead with the list at Newport.
Il; - - commodore there is plain sailing ahead.
riltsu -. near Ho" you progress. but before sub
uu0r .-s .-s matter 70 any Individual not agreed
sehd ms o. her name 10 me
n '='eFal other letters Of Justice Deuel. TO
's'ef were read. one Of them containing this
s5zl iSh @ you 10 be generous in your reports 1
rei you 10 get $50 900 in Wall Street and ten
subscribers before / return