Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-24
COL,MANN' METHODS
Baltimorean Explains How He
Was Approached.
IN TOWN TOPICS PRINTS
Could Fix Things by Placing an Ad-.
vertisement.
REFERENCE TO FAMILY CEASED
"Fads and Fancies" Deal Sprung
Upon Him for Subscription of
REFERENCE TO FAMILY CEASED

NEW YORK, January 24.-Bernard N
Baker of Baltimore was the first witness
to testify today in the trial of Norman
Hapgood. editor of Golfers Weekly, on a
charge of having criminally libeled Justice
Joseph NJ. Deuel..
Mr.. Baker said he was president of the
Baltimore Trust Company and was presi-
dent of the Atlantic Transport Company
from 1880 to 1900.
E. NJ. Shepard of counsel for the defense
showed to Mr. Baker two copies of Town
Topics of December 10, 1898, called his at
tention to the, item under the head of
ISaunterings" and asked If they referred
to Mr.. Bakers family. Mr. Baker said
they did. Mr.. Shepard then read them to
the jury. They referred to the blooming
forth of Mr.. Bakers family into Balti-
more society. After reading the item. Mr.
Baker said. he visited Col Mann, editor of
Town Topics, in his office. He had no ar
quaintance with Col: Mann, but introduced
himself
Continuing, Mr.. Baker said:
Talked Over With Mann.
1 saw Col. Mann. We talked over these
Objectionable articles appearing in Town
Topics and l said / wanted them STONED
lie told me that it was only the best people
who were mentioned in Town Topics He
said that other steamship lines had ad-
Vertisements in Town Topics and that my
company ought to secure one. He said that
all steamship men were after something and
that l might want something which Town
Iopics could help me to get He said there
ought to be reciprocity. l told him that il
he wanted our advertisement he ought to
say so. He said Town Topics had friends
as well as enemies.'
OF the American line of steamers and told
MIN that OF the Atlantic Transport Com
pany should be of equal size said Mr..
Baker. He then authorized the insertion OF
the advertisement. The witness identified
1t in an issue of Town Topics of January 20.
Did those articles referring to you and
your family cease after the insertion of the
advertisement? asked Mr.. Shepard
II think so,' said Mr.. Baker
The witness said the advertisement con-
tinued to be published in Town Topics for
about year.
Fads and Fancies Deal.
Three years later. in 1901, items concern
ing his family again appeared in Town
Topics, said Mr.. Baker, and he consulted
counsel about stopping them. After that.
the witness said, .doses F. Wooster, the
agent visited him and asked him to SUBJ
scribe to Fads and Fancies
Il was surprised that Town Topics should
ask me to ossubscribe, said Mr.. Baker. He
told me the subscription price was 1,5OO.
Afterward he called again. showed me cop
les of Town Topics and told me the paper
was saying pleasant things and that If /
would consult Col. Mann l could find out
what / wanted
Mr.. Baker said that on the second visit
Mr.. Wooster showed him clippings from
Town Topics and again urged him to SUBJ
scribe to Fads and Fancies, but he did not
do So After that, the witness said, more
items about Mr.. Baker and his family ap-
peared In Town Topics and Mr.. Baker
went again to see Col. Mann.
He informed me that there had been
definite change In the running of Town
Topics. and that 1t was run on a higher
plane, because he was associated with bet
ter people" said Mr.. Baker.
Il told him ] wanted to be let alone, and
he promised that would not be troubled
again He again asked me to subscribe for
Fads and Fancies, and said that he was
going to send solicitor to see me- Irving
afterward called on me with a letter from
Col. Mann.
Mann's Friendship Worth Having.
HE informed me that Col Mann,s friend
ship was worth having because he welded
an able pen. He said Col Mann was very
much offended because would not sub