New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-25
HARRY LEHR's TESTIMONY.

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HARRY LEHRs TESTIMONY.
Harry 8. Lehr was next called 10 the stand by
NJ. Osborne It was explained that the witness
| had attended the trial at his own request He
testified as follows:
Q.--Prior 10 June last did you read Town Top
-Q-And it contained articles about you. A
Yes, there were great many OF such items printed
.,Q-Did you 40 anything about the publication Of
married i'm Jtne 1901
Q-Did YOU see Colonel Nann7 A.-Tes at his
2Ihce asked him to leave my name out Of Town
Topic" explaining that the attacks in the paper
promised to do so, saying he had no I'll feeling
toward ne. and suggested that ought to consider
Topics printed notices about mo.
asf s4s s So at r HSTP9T did g9u sss
Woos, err fIo told me bout Volume which Town
! topics was getting mp about prominent men; l
afterUard ] subscribed Tor the book
s,Q-Atter Colonel Mann promised to let UP on You
Q-And nj the time You subscribed FOR "Fads and
fan"ies- YOU understood that the request came
On 1872 did YOU have talk with Colonel
Mann A-1esi long one. He asked Tor q L.I I
town house and of my fads. I then told him OBJ
foo h o s1p rGI9a IN Penf me Free S thar
was right. and said he would leave me out OF the
you visited Colonel Mann a third time. IN
not pay for the book because it was too expensive
! ana my picture was not to appear IN It. re-
Mann gave me no decisive answer TO the PROPOSE
DID You ever see Rowe the Newport corro-
SI99lofTaiIs OF loWn loplcS = les, - -,
matters: A--No; and was never asked 70 do 50
any nf6ron IN ab o summer gT social al e lye E2W
nor ~ any other time did give Rowe information
You heard TODAY. what Wayne said Rowe
A.-That is not true.
Cross-examIned by Mr.. Jerome. Mr. Lehr
said he had met Mr.. Rowe only three times,
and when asked to describe the last time he
said: He came to me and I told him would
be much obliged if he would not annoy me
! any more. I don't think he likes me now"
When you saw Colonel Mann what did you
say TO him7' asked Mr.. Jerome.
I told the Colonel that after these attacks
on me in Town Topics I was ashamed 70 60
among my friends"
why did you not thrash him."
1T never occurred TO me to thrash Colonel
Mann"
Mr. Osborne said he was astonished to hear
Mr.. Jerome advocating the thrashing OF man
He said It was a crime to thrash anybody
Mr.. Jerome turning with smile to Mr.. Os-
borne, said, And you're from the SOUTH"
Did you consider" Mr.. Jerome asked the
witness. that the distinguished gentlemen
about TO appear in Fads and Faneies' were OF
such a character that for you to appear among
Ihem would make you RIDICULOUS.
I certainly did answered Mr.. Lehr.
G. Creighton Webb. called by Mr.. Jerome,
said he went to see Colonel Mann about seven
years ago.
ODD you go TO Colonel Mann because you had
been badly treated Al did.
Q.-Whst did he saw Ale said that I was
a public I had the right 10 expect to be writ
ten up but that If 1 objected 10 the articles he
would have them stopped No articles appeared
adverse to me for some time afterward. Nothing
appeared then until, in 1904 article was pub
lshed in Town Topics which caused me TO leave
Bar Harbor.
DID YOU make any physical threats against
the colonel? Al told him that would take
Q.-WeI. what we're those measures7 Al told
would not stand for any more OF those articles.
After Mr.. Webb was excused, Robert R. Rowe,
the Newport correspondent Of Town Topics"
was called.
Q.-Tou we're a telegraph operator while acting
Odd YOU not go 10 a reception at Newport
/ Q-What was It? A-The Duchess OF MarIbor-
/ Ough ball.
Odd YOU report It to ~-rowu -FopIcsT' A.-Tes.
Odd you not go t. Mrs. Elys school under
/ the disguise OF professor Of mathematics? A
/ Odd YOU not 20 to some school 30 made up9
! A.-Yes. the Exeter School
Odd you report It 20 Town ToDics"7 Ayes.
Mr.. jerome took up the examination
Q.-Tou were not the only person in Newport CIV
ing away Western Union news, we're you2 A.-No.
Q-NOu resigned as a telegraph operator 70 save
/ George Norman, your SUPERIOR Al resigned.
| Mrs. George Kemp, Of No. $40 Madison-ave,,
said last evening that her only aid to Town
! Topics" was I'm revising proof Of a story about
/ her separation suit.