New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-08
WOOSTER ON THE RACK.
rrcKS TO HIS STORY.
u,nSuniting Expert Thinks Colonel
Mann Endorsed Ward Letter.

rfits Wooster, the promoter or fdus
NOS who is the chief witness against
Ga ". D. Mann. proprietor of Town
caen' :, Colonel Msnn's examination on the
Np~ charge before Justice McAvoy spent
ps All Of yesterday in the witness chair
nsis denomination by Martin w. Little
sh'~ -, counsel for Colonel Mann. Justice
tsa - srowed the cross-examination TO take
Sr range and District Attorney Jerome
s " s,s assistant MIR. Hart. in efforts TO pre-
acss s,tsck on Wooster from exceeding legal
Suunds -, ..so., xx-oos,ar strclr 70
- - that he had seen Colonel Mann write
h ,-sn,sernent 20. X. w. ID. M on the
% =. had received from Reginald Ward
81 "a be placed on the regular mall
sA -. ~ Town Topics" The witness was
~ n contradict a statement he hao
o0s an tuesday that he received 5000 shares
o. stock from Mr.. Ward, in LONDON
-.s,usrv. 1908. because Mr.. Lttleton pro-
B.. ~. shares which had been turned over 10
GU GU, Mann and pointed out that they had
~ s.s, issued until May. 1903. Mr.. IAttleton
- loudly that the witness had sworn
- and was trying 10 crawl out OF IL.
h' !, Mr. Wards name had been placed
a.. Free list of Town Topics" Wooster said
" IA, not know. Mr.. Littleton produced ana
's --srked IN evidence an alleged free list or
~ - ropics" for 1903 which did not contain
,r.-6's name. Wooster admitted that he
Al ..,,e6 IN business IN San Francisco and had
Mi there IN 1892
o-You knew a Mr.. Wendell IN San Frah0'''''
Al az; Won came with Wendell end his wife to
-. CIV Al came here. ,,,,,- ., tho vrsnsel
ny nsand you became a member or inc "enoei
- &
'cs~Nrs, Wendell was Miss hicharos' A'--'H'
US -,pd Wendell wss singer at the Hanson
p,,cs Church? Ayes. -,-s.,.. ~. >.
Ibid you not run away WITH MenoeL,s Tis 10
IN. j did not run away with Mrs Wenaei .,,,
oThsn II you did NOT SsI 50 20 4 don't Teeolieot
Ao-Were you with her in this city after she ieft
hs se hlId she went back to California? Ayes.
n osAS gs0 You followed her West? Al did.
6-And you married here afterward2 Al did
6r-and YOU were hard up when you came 10
lr.York? A, 7 have been hard up several times.
,'sbyeY Al think II was his wife who asked me
;s become a bosnder there. Wendell was only
'i e@fio1 long had you been living with the Wen
oss when the home broke up? A month or
e-po you know where adrs Wendell got the
money 10 go back to California? Al do not.
Wooster admitted that he had organized a
hsrse show in Los Angeles that lost money and
aar he had been engaged IN several other vent
Tres before he promoted 'Fads and Fanoies."
Mr. iitteton wanted TO hear the entire list Of
such ventures. and IN the argument over Mr.
Esrts objection Mr.. jerome said he would con-
csds that 'Fsds and Fancies' was rot black
mailing enterprise but was really a master
work
your concession is like that OF Greek bear
liz gifts" said Mr.. Littleton-
Then" said Mr.. Jerome, II will concede that
twas a Matchmaking enterprise. I'll conoede it
vhlchever way you want only we don't want
TIE record burdened with all the schemes
Wooster invented"
Before the examination went over TO this
Earning Colonel Edwin B. Hay a handwriting
uert testified that he examined the 20 K" on
Il Ainitisls "W. D. NJ" on the Ward letter, and
compared them with specimens of Colonel
Msnn's admitted handwriting and that IT was
his opinion that they were all written by the
same person
Mr.. Lttleton, before examining Colonel
Hay, said he did not know anybody on earth
who could give such MAGNIFICENT misinforrna-
ton as an expert IN handwriting.
did you get the title OF colonel in the arny?"
asked Mr.. LttietOn
No. II is an honorary title that got IN the
militia for protecting homes. I never did any
military soldering ] would like TO come TO
1w-York and become Police Commissioners"