The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-23
TOWN TOPICS Is
BIG MONEY MAKER
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haps three or four persons who paid $500
a piece for the books called Bads and
Fancies whose names did not appear
therein. They did not care to be mentioned
in the book. he said.
The witness said that for $4,000 he gave
Mrs. Coils P. Huntington two copies of
the book Fads and Fancies. Here Mr..
Osborne rested the defense of Mr.. Hap
goods case.
Relations With Perry Belmont
After recess District Attorney Jerome
recalled Colonel Mann to the witness
stand Colonel Mann told OF transac-
ton which he said he had with Perry
Belmont. Mr. Osborne had asked him
whether he sold Mr. Belmont Town Top
les stock, and whether the lawyer, Abra-
ham Hummel, did not come to him repre-
senting Mr.. Belmont, concerning story
in Town Topics. Colonel Mann replied that
Nr Hummel may have come to him about
such story, and that he sold Mr.. BEL
mont stock many years ago.
Il frankly told Mr.. Belmont said the
witness to Mr.. Jerome, that / was in
Strengthened circumstances, and wanted
him to subscribe to some stock in Town
Topics. He left my office saying he would
see me again, but that was the last ] saw
of him."
Colonel Mann testified, however, that
In May he sold Mr. Belmont some stock.
OF the $4,000 of which he borrowed from
James r. Keene, Colonel Mann said that
he had paid back all except $4,000, and
that for this amount he gave Mr.. Keene
second mortgage on property worth SlOS,-
900.
etc y1,O1l of TnnipG
Colonel Mann testified, are w. X. Van
derbilt, % shares; John w. Gates. 20;
Howard Gould, 20; DR.. Seward Webb,
90, and the balance of the shares are
owned by Justice Joseph M. Duel Colonel
Mann and his wife and daughter.
Owns But One Share.
Colonel Mann said that he himself
owned but one share of the stock. In
accounting for Justice Duels connection
with Town Topics, he said
He has been kind to us, myself and
my daughter, and both agreed when we
could repay him we should, and did by
giving him shares of our own stock
Just before leaving the stand Colonel
Mann said:
Il forgot TO say that W. K. Wander
bilt sent me back my notes and later
returned me the stock
The witness had previously testified that
derbilt by giving him twenty-seven shares
in the Town Topics stock. Here the pros
ecuton announced that they rested their
case and Mr.. Osborne began summing
up for the defense the evidence of the
plaintiff. The defense has several wit
nesses who probably will be called to-
morrow. MIR. Osborne in summing up
compared the Town Topics publication to
the story of the Three Fates painted on
the wall of the court ROOM In this COM
parison the agent of the paper was the
spinner, Judge Duel was the .measurer,
and the other man whom Mr. Osborne
called the King of Assassins of Reputa-
ton was Colonel Mann
Claim 1t Is Disgraceful.
I'VE claim 1t was disgraceful," Mr.. Os-
borne continued, for judge to be con-
nected with such a paper. We claim that
judge Duel, judge of children's court,
read the proofs of this vile Town Topics.
I'VE claim 1t was disgraceful for
Judge to be connected with a paper that
aimed at the destruction of the purity of
the youth of the country. We claim Town
Topics produces scandal. Judge Deul and
Colonel Mann knew they were building
up a power of terror that was felt all
over the land.
Colonel Mann went to Oliver Belmont,
a man he did not know, and boldly asked
him for money. But Belmont would not
give UP and he was bad Oliver In Town
Topics ever after. But Perry Belmont
gave up and he was the good Perry.
Judge Deul our trustee by law. sits
in Judgment on our libel suits, and goes
down and reads proofs on Town Topics.
Colonel Mann demanded money and
did ii so boldly that one millionaire gave
him the money and told him for Gods
sake take back your notes and your
stock
Colonel Mann sent his agents to men
and demanded $500 for pint of cherries
from Mount Lebanon--this King of the
Assassins Il Character
Judge Deul was connected with pa
per that was a venomous swamp of hbels.
They were like the poisoned arrows of the
bushmen They were sent from ambush
A verdict against Hapgood is a verdict
against decency and a love of virtue In
this community
Adjov slment was taken until tomorrow
mornink