New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-17
DEUEL. DREW SALARY.
PAID By "TOWN TOPICS"
Admits Taking Fees While Occupy
ing Seat on Bench.

Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel. admitted before JUS
tice FITZGERALD, in the Criminal Branch of the
Supreme Court yesterday, that he had received
a salary from ''Town Topics for acting its
counsel from December, 1901, until July of last
year. This admission made while under
examination by James W. Osborne at the trial
of Norman Hapgood. Editor of Golfers
Weekly" on charge of criminal libel preferred
by Justice Deuel..
Justice Deuel. said he had received S1,SOO
from the Ess Ess Company and $1,000 from
''Town Topics" for his services. Mr.. Osborne
asked If he had rendered services for those
salaries. Justice Deuel. replied:
1.-THE salaries were voted to me In recognition
Of past services"
Pressed by Mr.. Osborne on this point Justice
Deuel. said that the salary 'gratuitY
Assistant District Attorney O'Conner opened
the case with a long explanation of the libel law
to the fury Then Justice Deuel. was called 10
the stand. The courtroom was crowded WIN
well dressed women, who seemed 10 take d siI
interest in the examination
Justice Deuel. then told where he was Dorm
and described his various official holdings. no
said that for a time he was mernoer OF the
law firm of Deuel. & Wilson. in this city anu
later was appointed police justice by Mayor
Gilroy MI Deuel. said he was sworn IN as
city magistrate without resigning as police JUS
tice He served as city magistrate from January
l. 1895 to December 81, 1903, when ne necaiile
a Justice of the Court Of Special Sessions.
f. D. Mann was the editor Of Town TOPICS
the witness said. when he first became acqua1ll'-
ed with the periodical Justice Deuel. salo ne
had been counsel and friend of Colonel W. ~
Mann from 1895 down TO the present The ex-
animation continued:
Qwhen did you become Yo5 ss ssockh0der IN low"
0NDid YOU pay money, get them for nothing?
oIW Hifia id dS YOU pay7 A-servtoes.
en the stock lor was gysn to {ea there was
no Tbo cave you the stock7 AColonel Manns
daughter.
Justice Deuel. said he became a. stockholder III
1900 and was elected vice-president the same
1ear Under examination he said he was d.
rector Of the Ess Ess Publishing Company the
Charles zoller Company and several others
Odd you draw up the charter of the Ess Ess
o905 PYoy were a Judge at the time? Al was
police Justice 49, r,,n,,.,.rs and Printers.
ch 9EWho A drfT did up the ru0i'SHs'S anu
oi o-Who drew up the Charles zoller Company
'' o."Any others? A-Yes; think did for the
oHYon We're one of the readers for the Ess Ess
oPAnd you were sitting the bench and draw
ing salary? Al was >. nm .,,..,oo,
Al
At this point Mr. Osborne brought out the
fact that Justice Deuel. received a salary from
Town Topics"
Q-You drew q salary from Town Topics at
the same time you drew salary Judge? A.
Yes.
Q-Whsna was that? An 1o 1901 hundred year
you haven't drawn any salary since July, 1910,
when this matter came up? Al think not
Q.-You are familiar with the charter? Al am.
Here Mr. Osborne read Section 1418 of the
charter relating to the forbidding of a justice
to draw fees while acting justice.
Odd you receive a salary from the Ess Ees
OWpDid YOU give q return? Al wouldn't say
Q-You were not accepting present? !A.-No..
C-What was It for? A.-Services for many
years.
Edward NJ. Shepard then took part in the
proceedings. He asked Justice Deuel. If he knew
that E. D. Mann had been arrested for printing
an obscene libel, TO which the justice replied
that he knew he had been arrested once, but
never heard of his being arrested twice.
Justice Deuel. will resume the stand at 1890
o'clock this morning.