The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
TOWN TOPICS MEN
TO TELL SECRETS
Employees Will Be Called to Stand
and Sensations Are
Expected.
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BERNARD BAKER is GOING
Baltimore Man Eager to Tell OF
His Experiences With "Fads
and Fancies.'
BERNARD BAKER is GOING
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

NEW YORK. January I.-Regardess
of the outcome of the trial of Norman
uIapgood, editor OF Golfers Weekly.
who Is charged with criminal libel by
Joseph NJ. Deuel., who is Judge OF
Special Sessions Court and shareholder
in the Town Topics Company and had
worked for 1t in the capacity OF an edl-
tor, IL is more than likely that when the
present case is ended District Attorney
Jerome will move to have presented at
least two men on charge of blackmatl
While the identity OF these men may he
guessed Mr.. Jerome will not admit he
intends to take any such step, nor will
he say who are the men who by their
admissions during the present trial have
placed themselves open to such charge
But he and dozens of lawyers who have
watched the progress OF the trial before
Judge Fitzgerald in the Criminal Branch
of the Supreme Court are OF the opinion
that the disclosures are such that there
is no other course open. Further than
this, there is no doubt that an applica-
ton will be made to the Appellate 'Divis-
ion of the Supreme Court to dsbar Judge
Deuel., In that he has violated section
LAG OF the Greater New York charter
in engaging in another business while
he was on the Special Sessions bench.
Productive of sensations as 1t has been
since the matter was brought before a
public tribunal, 1t Is believed that when
the trial IL resumed on Monday all that
has gone before will be overshadowed
for there are witnesses to be called who
Will If what they say is substantated. be
able to throw wonderful light on the
methods OF Town Topics OF Colonel W.
d Alton Mann-.spelled with q small d.
an apostrophe and a capital a." as the
Colonel announced-and on the induce
ments or otherwise by which more than
hundred prominent men were made 20
see hteir way clear to paying $3.50 for a
cop OF "Fads and F'ancies,' work fos-
tered by all who were connected with
Town Topics.
WHAT MANN SAYS.
Inasmuch as the trial. which has lasted
for the whole of the last week, and
which may not be ended until the end of
this week. has attracted such general in
terest. 1t may not be amiss to tell what
the principals in 1t have to say at this
juncture.
While Judge Deuel. Is the moving spirit
in the libel suit, and while he has bean
open to extended cross exanination Col
onel Mann, as the owner and editor of
Town Topics, which was hit over the
shoulders of Judge Deuel. in the article
in Golfers Weekly, which forms the
basis OF the. suit, may be entitled to the
first say. He was in the Office of Town
Topics, in Fifth Avenue, yesterday. in
consultation with Judge Deuel.. when
he WAS seen. Parting his white whiskers
with a gentle gesture he rumbled:
What is the use Of talking to you
boys. know that anything say would
be quoted Incorrectly, and therefore why
should talk? Considering the way the
i'll
my keeping quiet / have noticed, in
reading the newspaper reports of the
trial, that anything seeming to be adj
verse to our side of the case is given in
full, while all that is in our favor is
carefully omitted. OF course, can see
as we'll rs you do that as the trial is
progressing now everything seems to
lbe against Judge deuel.. myself and
Town Topics, and l suppose. this being
the case that you boys must have your
fling as long as this continues But this
will not last always Our side will be
| made all right before the trial Is ended,
and then It may be- different. AS do not
believe IL I said anything now, that I
would be reported any more carefully
than my utterances on the stand have
been think 1t Is my part to say nothing,
but to make all my utterances from the
witness stand.
Surely" said Judge Deuel." you must
agree with me that 1t would be manifest
~ improper, for me to comment on the
trial at this point"
Robert j. Collier. of the firm which en-
ploys Mr.. Hapsood. while not wishing
Ito say word, remarked:
II am entirely satisfied With the prog
ress of the trial"
When the trial is resumed tomorrow
morning Colonel Mann will be again on
the stand. and it Is said his cross-exami-
nation will not go on for more than half
the day. Then. with no other witnesses
for the prosecution, Mr.. Osborne will
open for the defence and there will be
called at least dozen witnesses. All
of these will be examined by Edward NJ.
Shepard and the cross-examination will
be taken up by District Attorney Jerome.
The appearance of oliver n. P. Belmont
on the stand as a witness for the defence
Is taken as an indication that other men
Pin as eminent positions as he In tho social
and financial world may volunteer their
testimony James A. Burden, Jr., who
was approached for q subscription for
'rE'ads and Fancies" by Robert A. Irving,
will be called to tell of the threats which
were made to him as reason for his
giving $500 for copy Of ''Fads and
Fancies.''
Bernard L. Baker will also be O wit
ness coming from his home in Baltimore
to testify. He sent telegram to Mr..
Collier yesterday saying he would be
on hand early this week. He will tell, 1t
is believed. how members of his family
were attacked in Town Topics after he
| had refused to subscribe for "Fads and
Fancies."
IMPORTANT WITNESSES.
Probably the most important witnesses,
however, will be Charles Stokes Wayne,
who has been with Town Topics for nine
teen years and knows all about Its
methods; Moses ELLIS Wooster, whose
scheme "Fads and Fancies" was and who
was its principal solicitor. and Robert
A. irving who assisted Wooster in get
ting subscriptions. May Hartmann. who
is the stenographer for Colonel Mann.
will be called, but as she is said to be
loyal to the Colonel 1t Is not likely much
will be drawn from her further than the
Identification of letters and documents
dictated by the Colonel and those received
by him.
Colonel Mann will be examined Mt