The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
RIDICULE MOST
EFFECTIVE
Town Topics Instruction To
Its Correspondents
"FADS" BROUGHT Sl5O,OOO
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Admits Editorial Work for Colonel Mann
Very Much Remarkable Evil
dence in the Hapgood Libel
Suit.
"FADS" BROUGHT Sl5O,OOO


New York, Jan. 1o.--lt can be stated
OH good authority that proceedings will
be undertaken to GUST Judge Joseph NJ.
Deuel. from his place on the bench Of
the court Of special sessions; also to
bring to book Col. w. D. Mann Tor ac-
tions Of which he has been accused as
editor Of Town Topics
Judge Deuel. continued to testify yes
tefday at the trial Of the criminal libel
suit he brought against Norman Hap
good, editor of Golfers Weekly, who
wrote an editorial eritieising him for
being Judge and IN editor of Town
Topics at the same time. A paper was
handed TO the witness, which was said
by Justice Deuel. to be instructions sent
to correspondents of the Town Topics.
The heading was aSome Hints to Corr
respondents The paper was read by
Mr., Osborne, II said;
Remember that ridiculc Is more Ell
fectiye than abuse. Remember TO pick
out tho interesting features. Remem-
Der that Town Topics win pay more lib
orally than the daily papers for items
Of news in its own particular line
a bonus, the circular set forth, would
be paid TO anyone sending in an item
worthy" Of leading the section OF Town
Topics signed by THE Saunterer." The
correspondents were warned not 10 treat
Of persons other than those OF unques-
toned social prominence. The Fad and
Fancies" enterprise was planned In 1901,
said Justice Deuel..
lyon collected from subscribers, In
the end, between Sls5,000 and $780,
900, didn't you was asked. The JUS
tiee said be did not know, but finally
estimated the collections at Sl5O.000 at
least. The justice was asked ii it were
true that the eanvasseT was ordered ito
report to him the names Of persons re-
fusing to subscribe to Town Topics. The
reply was that he did not recall such an
order.
Mr.. Osborne, after asking him IL he
wished to change his answer, produced
letter in which the justice said to
Wooster; i wish you would keep me
informed as TO everyone who positively
rejects the matter"
In the same cpissle To Wooster, the
justice commissioned with the canyasser
on his failure to secure a subscription
from DR. w. Seward Webb.
isn't it fact that the people who
refused To subscribe to 'Fads and Fan.
eies were abused in Town Topies?" in
quired Air Osborne
''Not that know Of was the reply.
Mr.. Osborne held up a set of repro
auctions OF a page Of Town Topics, con.
tanning an item abusing Dr.. Webb, pub
lished shortly after the directors re-
fusal 70 subscribe TO "Fads and Fancies."
The pages were handed TO the juTymen,
and the lawyers, for Mr.. Osborne and
District Attorney Jerome agreed that
such statements ought not to be read
aloud in court.
eNr. Hapgood,' said Mr.. Osborne,
turning to his client, haven't YOU
big, long list Of the persons who were
approached in connection with Pads and
Fancies ~ A bulky, typewriter docu-
ment was produced by the defendant ed
itor. Justice Deuel. was asked TO say
if the list was correct.
One part OF the list. the witness adj
initted, looked as ii il contained remarks
made by him. He was not sure Of this,
however. Lists of persons to be sought
as subscribers he said, had been prepared.
That he remembered distinctly. Names
had been suggested by himself, by Col
Mann and by Mr.. Wooster. Finally, be
said, he had no doubt that the list was
correct.
r. I. Wilson was another non-sub,
scriber mentioned. The witness, al
though admitting that the name was on
the list Of proposed subscribers" said
that he did not know about Mr.. Wilson's
refusal Mr.. Osborne, after showing the
name to have been scratched out on the
list, called the attention of the jury to
published item uncomplimentary to
Mr.. Wilson. This paragraph, too, APP
peared in Town Topics during the early
stages Of "Fads and Fancies" epoch.
The next name was that Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, another non-subscriber. DO
you know is he was approached" was
asked.
II have an indicstinet recollection that
it was reported back that Mr. Wander.
bilt was solicited, and that he refused,
said the witness. The Jury took time
to read Town Topics paragraph aimed
at Mr.. Vanderbilt
Eugene Higgins name, one of those
scratched out, was cited by Mr. Osborne,
and the jury again read an abusive
item. Justice Deuel., when asked what
was the object in the eanvassers report
ing the names Of those refusing to sub.
scribe for sFads and Fancies," replied