The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-03
DEUEL. AND "TOWN TOPICS"
witness Testines That the Justice Cor
rected the Proofs.

The hearing on the petition for the re-
moval OF Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel. was con-
}f1nued yesterday before Judge M. l.. Slower
m his cfice at 90 Wall street. Charles 8.
Wayne, formerly managing editor Of TOM
Topics, testified that he had been connected
with the publication in 1880. and from 1899
20 July, 1905.
WAYNE was not sure In which year he
1arst saw Deuel. In the office Of the paper.
He said IL was either In 1889 or 1900. He
y q then introduced to Deuel. by Eugene
ID. Mann.
I'm his later connection with Totcn Topics.
8sssided Wayne, he was accustomed 70 give
Ire Justioe the proofs of the issue TO read
.pvvr before publication. Deuel. came to
the once OF the paper every few days, and
rnxularly on Tuesday. the day for going to
ipress. Sometimes he read the proofs In the
iofRoe. sometimes he too them home to
read them. He always read the galleys
svvsr before they went on to Col Mann, the
nditor In chief. Wayne was puzzled to
~ how he could tell that the marks on the
proofs when it returned from the Justice
were made by the Justice. Justice Deuel.,
he said, regularly put question marks
opposite the passages that he thought OBJ
Ssctionsble.
Mr.. Deuel., the witness testified; did noe
have . private dcsk In the Tovn Topics
ofice; when working there hs used Col
Mann's room.
Re wrote certain articles, according TO
the witness, who picked out certain passages
in issues In March, April and June, 1906,
a. written by Deuel.
His usual service seemed to be to watch
the l~iDellous matter, in hfs capacity as
lawyer, and take care that the paper did
not get into hot water. Wayne, as manag-
ing editor, told OF consulting the Justice
ss TO whsther certain passage S;s were We. to. too
formal orders that such things were to 20
in and such were not, but, the witness
testified. he was consulted in such matters
Ne was -the only LAWYER in the ONCE
When the preparation OF 'Fads and
Fancies" grew active, Deuel., according
70 Wayne. came more frequently to the
Office In order to attend the conferences
In Col. MAINS room.
A cop Of Toton Topics for July 10, 1905,
being shown TO Wayne, he identified a
passage denying the connection Of the
paper with Rowe. then much talked OF in
the papers, as having been dictated by
N Mr.. Deuel.. The Justice. he said, had
listened 70 the reading over the telephone
Of the piece originally written. Thinking
that IL was not strong enough. he had then,
over the wire, made many changes, and
dictated a new closing paragraph.
John II. Iselin, attorney for the petit
TONERS, commenced the introduction Of
q pile of back numbers OF Torn Topics
as evidence. Each number was identified
by the witness. with the PASSAGES sub
mitted from II, and read in silence hy the
Court and the counsel. Martin ". Little
ton, counsel for the d~eferdnnt.' made a
stubborn fight 10 nave the baGk numbers
kept out OF the evidence. He submitted
that they did not implicate the defendant,
and that they could not be tad enough
20 form a Calise for the Justices removal.
He was overruled At every Point.
The sui hitting of the copies OF Tom
Topics had 90 he postponed. The hearing
Ia 10 he resumed on Friday. November 0,
at 2 O'Clock.