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WILL HAVE
TO FORCE
DEUEL. OUT

New York. Feb. 2--Justlce Joseph NJ
Deuel. OF special sessions has made up his
mind 20 fight. In statement tonight
he said: IL shall not resign. At no time
have contemplated doing so"
For several days past II has been stated
at the home OF Justice Deuel. that he was
at work on a statement referring 10 his
connection with Town Topics and the de-
velopments I'm the trial OF Norman Hap
good. editor OF Golfers Weekly.
II was expected that his statement
would be long one. He has had several
conferences wl1. Edward Lauterbach,
who Is counsel for Town Topics
1t is said that several OF Justice DeueTs
friends have advised him 10 stand pat.
while others have told him that It would
be unwise for him 20 make any statement
whatever but TO wait for whatever might
happen.
Proceedings will now be taken for the
removal OF Justice Deuel. Acting Dis
trict Attorney Mott has prepared the
evidence that will be submitted 10 tho
appellate division when District Attorney
Jerome returns from Lakeville on Mon
day.
II is the opinion n Mr.. Mott that
enough was brought out at the trial OF
Norman Hapgood on the complaint OF
Justice Deuel. 10 bring about his removal
the same opinion.
1t is said that Justice Deuels original
idea was TO attack the proceedings in the
Hapgood trial and 10 make some criticism
regarding the part played by Mr.. Jerome
Some OF his friends are said 10 have ad
vised again"l that.
MANN HEARING POSTPONED
The hearing on the perjury charge
against Col. William ID. Mann was post
poned yesterday afternoon until Mondoy
at 2 o'clock. Martin w. Littleton ap-
peared as counsel for Col. Mann.
He said that he had been retained on
"Wednesday night as the senior counsel
for Col Mann and he had not had time
to go over the evidence. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hart protested against an
adjournment.
He said that II was a simple case OF
perjury against Col. Mann and that there
was no need for a long preparation OF tho
case. He added that Lawyer Wray, Col.
Manns son-in-law. was perfectly familiar
with the case and that Mr.. Craig Of coun-
sci for Town Topics knew all about II.
Mr.. Littleton pleaded that he couldn't
do justice to the case unless he had time
to prepare II. He said he understood
that a number OF handwriting experts
were 10 be called as witnesses and that
he wanted TO be ready for them.
After conference between Mr.. Hart
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adjourn the hearing Col. Mann looked
| happy. He wore a brilliant red tie and a
| white waistcoat TO get II off.
Assistant District Attorney Hart worked
! hard yesterday examining former en-
ployes OF Town Topics and the corps OF
| handwriting experts.
They will be asked to testify at thC
hearing as 10 whether Col. Mann put tn,
| much mooted 20. *, w. ID. 'f"M" or
Count Reginald Wards letter TO Nose:
Ellis Wooster. The Colonel himself de
MED parentage OF the signature on three
separate occasions during the recent Hap
good trial. He is now charged with hav'
ing perjured himself on each occasion.
II has been apparent for days TO those
who have been in the office OF the Dis
trict Attorney that the case against Col
| Mann Is not the only one under consider
alton as the outcome OF the Deuel-Hap-
good Town Topics libel action.
IL was given out on good authority that
evidence was being gathered with n
view 10 prefering charges OF extortion or
blackmail against some OF those who
figured at the trial.