The Washington times., 1906-01-30
DEUEL. EXPECTED
TOQUIT IN WEEK
Statement From Judge Is
Promised Tomorrow.
LOEB LETTER MADE PUBLIC
Mann Tried II Vain TO Get Back Cor
respondence About Article
on President.

NEW YORN. Jan. go Justice Joseph
NJ Deuel. may resign from the bench OF
the special sessions court this week.
He has announced that he will have a
statement ready by tomorrow OF Thurs
day setting forth his position. 1t is the
general impression that before the end
OF the weeI, his resignation viii be IN
the hands O. MAJOR Mcclellan.
District Att 1cy Jerome. it is an
nounced is r.re,, aring 10 make appiiCa-
ton to tn 4Itfc '..Ste division of the su-
preme court fo- tie disbarment Of JUS
tice Deuel. THIS move. If successful.
would mean the enforced retirement o:
Justice Deuel. from the beacu
Judge DeueFs term OF Office does not
end until 1913. and the incumbent to be
named by the mayor would hold the
place until that year. The salary or the
Office is $s, 200 a year. and as the duties
are not too onerous the Diace j. oac
which is eagerly sought for.
Jerome's Office Busy.
In the district attorneys Office prep
arations are being made 10 perfect the
case against Colonel Mann on the
charge of perjury. based on his denial
that the initials %. X. ". NJ. D." on a
letter sent to Moses Ellis Wooster. by
Count Reginald Ward. Of London. had
been written by him.
Several experts in handwriting were
consulted. Among these were A. z, Os-
borne. OF Rochester, and Colonel Hay.
OF Washington. who was the first man
TO say that Roland 3. MOlineuX had
written the address on the package. the
contents OF which caused the death or
Mrs. Adams. and Mr.. IyTrei, OF Mil
waukee who has figured in many GRIM
lnal cases OF Importance.
District Attorney Jerome. IL is STATED,
has refused request from Colonel
Mann and his lawyers 10 return TO
Colonel Mann the letter written by Sec
retary Loeb to Justice Deuel. InclOsins
a corrected proof of the article about
President Roosevelt for ''Fads and
F-sncfes'' and the four photographs
which appear in that book IN connection
with the article Loeb's letter. which
was not made public at the trial. reads:
Loeb's Letter.
MY dear judge: I return herewith the
corrected proof-sheet. Don't use 1t in
any way TO show that the President is
recommending the book or the work
You know the reason why.
L also incIose four photographs in
tended for the publication The first
is q picture of Theodore Roosevelt. ir
playing tennis. He is the one delivering
''The second picture Is one of the
Presidents summer home at Oyster
Bay.
''rhe third is a photograph of the
President taken at his country home
and on the north side of the house
1.-THE fourth Is a picture of the Presi-
dent on his horse. 'Bliestein.'
4 have read about your good luck in
fishing up where you are. | am a poor
fisherman myself. Please give nv re-
CARDS to Mrs. Deuel."
The letter is signed by Mr.. Loeb and
aQQf PSSeQ at the bDftOu, Of the ma ga fr
The Hon. Joseph NJ. Deuel."
Action at Albany.
Judge Deuers connection with Town
Topics and 'Fads and Fancies'' was
made the subject of a resolution intro
dueed in the Legi sIstuTe at Albany last
night by Samuel hoffman, Republican
from the Tenth Manhattan district Tire
resolution provides that a committee o.
seven investigate and inquire into the
unfitness of any of the judiciary of the
State of New York.