New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-25
TESTIMONY on Mr.. POST


who jumped bail after arrest. was called. MI.
/ Post said he was broker in the Stock Ex-
. change. Telling of Ahe's attempt TO b'ackmail
I him at the stock Exchange Mr.. Post said:
y saw Ny. Ah,e. who said he represented Town
G9lgS he asked me 10 S"4Sgri5e 10 book III 1
/ said that stories had been printed about my COM
and that ] hoped d would NOT occur again lie
sai4 could not afford 20 pass the onpor,unity by:
/ he SAID: and the boys want 70 put it in"
mich '4 h book das su a ss5 2a fss sa him 1l
/ IGsMMy good price, and asked how much the book
erIeffnce and he replied thai the boys got part
told AbIe ~ T7' ~ l''sl, 80 w rf7 -t r,. the
maney there and that hoped there was no hurry
Topics TO use the story about me. and that
tHPfcleH 70 get the money the next week. lie sal1
/ ne hoped 10 hear from me by Monday. Two or
abrupt and said he had not vet got the $500 from
me; lie added that they had me dead 20 rights
The next dav presented the case 20 the Assistant
District AtrorueJ
In opposing further testimony by Mr.. Post as
TO the conversation between him and Able, Dis
trict Attorney Jerome said;
7 make no contention that Able. Wayne and
Wooster were not blackmailers My theory Of
the Society Editors Association is that II was
. composed of q COterie Of blackmailers, who car
ried on their schemes under colonel Mann
nose i'm the office of Town Topics" l don
think that any Logical view viii permit Of either
Tor what Able said 10 MI Post, because the con
neCtiOn is not close enough. It would not he
falr, because one Of my county detectives COM
mltted crime, TO accuse me of knowledge OF IT.
/ HapgOOds knowledge, as ! understand the case
was derived from the public prints. In that way
he obtained the information Of the attempted
I baickmau upon which he wrote the alleged
HbellCus article, and the newspaper reports
would therefore he the best evidence to introduce
as an excuse.
Both Mr.. Osborne and Mr. Shepard contended
go
written on the paper Of Town Topics" which
Able presented to Mr.. Post. indicated that there
was connection between Colonel Maun's paper
and Americas Smart Set"
Justice Fitzgerald ruled that M Posts evil
dence as to the facts was not admissible.
Mr. Post was withdrawn and Charles Stokes
Wayne was recalled by Mr.. Shepard. The wit
ness Identified articles in Town Topics Of
January . 1902. and although they were anony-
NOUS. stated that they referred to Or. Seward
Webb
Vow, tell US to whom the blind paragraphs
IN the issue Of Town Topics" Of March o.,
1902. REFERRED" continued Mr.. Shepard.
Edward J. Bervlnd" answered Mr.. Wayne.
To contradict testimony by Colonel Mann. Mr..
Wayne also identified anonymous paragraphs
as referring 70 George r. Forrest and James
W Gerard. ir
Q.-There was n key system by which one para
Q.--What was The frzt anonymous paragraph
Q.-What was the connecting paragraph called?
At had 10 particular name 49,. 49,, =
don't recall just when st was started but should
Q.-These works Of colonel Mann we're put IN
eee not 3 s S926 @ T6T o1as examined
by lawyer for the American News Company TO
see whether there were lbels OF not? A.-Yes
REFERRED TO PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER
paragraph Of Town Topics" dated July
% 1903 was shown Mr.. Wayne and. after he
had read It, he was asked 10 whom it referred.
TO the Presidents daughter" he replied.
The article was not read aloud, nor did the
witness further identify the Presidents daugh-
ter, but every one understood that II referred
TO Miss Alice Roosevelt
In the cross-examination OF Wayne at the
afternoon session Mr.. Jerome read letter from
Wayne to Colonel Mann. dated August 4 1905,
in which Mrs. Deane. a CORRESPONDENT OF
Town Topics" was called "a feminine Judas"
The letter said in part.
You doubtless remember the instructions she was
Regarding gambling at Saratoga LAST summer You
. must remember. roo. the letters she wrote making
learned OF the intimacy that existed between her
and Garfield, but am quite sure YOU never heard,
that She was trying to get from Caufeid $1,000 10
confessed 20 was the same friend that told her ~
tie Mrs. Dirstou matter. asked him whether she
Sshe got her diamonds OUT Seeing that She las
gone to Saratoga again this may Dc interesting 10
A letter written by Wayne on November 20.
1895. referred Is Colonel Mann as not having
used him we'll said the Golfers were trying TO
win him and added. IF I can keep my head
above water I shall not accept blood money"
Replying 10 Mr.. Jerome. Wayne said he had
4 taken employment by the Golfers because he
had been called a "blackmauer' by Colonel
Mann
lIr. Shepard again took the witness stand and
. produced copy Of Town Topics" Of September
/ f. 1901 in which r. Clarence Jones was at
/ tackled. He asked Wayne how the article had
F been got up.
Through an anonymous letter" replied Mr..
/ Wayne.
Mr. shepard showed another copy Of Town
! Topics in praise Of Z. Clarence Jones. This
was dated May H. 1905
"Who wrote that." asked Mr. Shepard
Colonel Mann"
Another copy Of Town Topics" Of July p
1905. was shown the witness. and Mr., Shepard
asked. did you consult with Judge Deuel.
about this?"
/ 81 did"
Q-waat vaz se.52 A.-Jgdse Deuel. asked me
Tbere he article had come from. and -od him
4 ct related TO Harry L.ehr2 A-Yes.
except the last four lines which were dictated by
Q-Whst was the nature Of your conversation
/ publication might prevent a. lady's marriage and he
COZ scented 10 Us Pnn4lcai.q" or. mat ground.
th7 ground that Ct was brutal or indecent A.-Sot
lbele A-That was an.
Mr.. Shepard read from a copy os Town
Topics" OF January % 1908. I'm which Justice