New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-27
FISHIN', NOT "COONIN'. .
Justice Deuel. Will Resume Bench
after Southern Vacation.

Justice Deuel. will come home in time to resume
hts seat on the Special Sessions bench on March o.
Colonel ". D. Mann said yesterday. I heard from
him few DAYS ago. and he was having good
time fishing the Gulf Coast Of Florida"
VIII there be fight against the application OF
the District Attorney for his removal from Of
hce?s
There will Let the District Attorney make his
application to the Appellate Division OF the su-
preme Court The charges viii have 20 be thrashed
out to the end 1t will be for the Appellate Dt-
vision to decide II one OF the best magistrates and
justices OF Special Sessions the city ever had IS
to be removed a mere techntcality. There has
never been in this city magistrate or justice OF
Special Sessions who worked so faithfully and with
so much ability in the discharge OF his official
duties as has Justice Deuel. II can never be shown
that he neglected his official duties in the slight
est that he ever was guilty Of misconduct IN
his relationship to Town Topics His integrity
will be proved the world. II will be proved that
he never was a blackmailer and that he never
winked at Matchmaking
THE charge is that Justice Deuel. violated the
statute by engaging in other business while on the
bench"
THAT Is the technical charge. But what
that statute intended for. II not to prevent Judges
from negIectfng their work on the bench2 The Dis
trct Attorney will have 10 admit that Justice Deuel.
never neglected his duties On the other hand. be
win admit that Justice Deuel. spent himself I'M
sparingly in work he was not bound TO perform, IN
interests N-N~~
up night after night. sometimes all night IN WORK
ing out plans for reform in the administration OF
Justice He the author OF many SUCH REFORMS
which have been put into operation through lsss-
Iation which he prepared. We shall see Il the
Appellate Division will decide that such a Judge
has violated the spirit OF the statute
Colonel Maun's examination before Justice No
Avoy on the charge OF perjury went on IN the GRIM
inaI Courts Building yesterday. and Robert J.
Collier testified the complaining witness under
eross-examnation by Martin W. Littlston, Coionei
Mann's counsel Mr.. Collier said he personally
superintended and prepared the defence OF Norman
Hapgood who was acquitted on the trial OF JUS
tice DeueTs charge OF criminal libel he nlreo an
office at No. "A Broadway. and employed NJ "a
Wooster the promoter Of 'Fads and Fancies' anu
Charles Stokes Wayne. former Editor OF TOWN.
Topics" at 800 week each. TO arrange some OF
the evidence Wooster and Wayne were still on the
payroll. he said.
o-You know that the District Attorney could have
subpcanaed wooster and compelled him TO appear
"A vog CONSIDERED the proprety paving
Wooster 500 a week the chief witness against
e oaaTe you considered that might be strong
temptation for Wooster TO mistake tne facts ~ ms
testimony? Al have considered the pessinihty
Of such a thing.
Mr. Collier said he had seen the newspaper inter-
view in which his father. on his return from Eu-
rope. said the Golfers had spent $4,000 IN the
fight against Town Topics but he did not think
Q-Do you know il Colonel Mann ever wrote
letter demanding money from any person. A-1es
I would have TO affidavit 10 tneC erlecr
II did have that knowledge
Q.-When did that knowledge first come 10 your
A-As far back as October, 1905
Q.-Then Why did ycu not have Colonel Mann ar
rested charge of blackmaH instead or charging
him with perjury? A--Because feel that the de-
NAL the witness stand of Colonel Mann to the
authorship Of the initials 90 XIV. D. NJ" on the
Ward letter had great deal OF influence with the
jury. His denial of those initials covered up an
avenue by which we could have shown a prodtable
trail of blacknal-
Q.-Do you actually think the Count Ward letter
would be material 70 a charge OF olackmail7 A.
Yes
Q-What makes you think so? A.-Because 7 don't
believe any in the world who had had the
dirty things written about him which appeared IN
Town Topics" against Count Ward would ever
without having 1t in mind 10 placate the Editor Of
Town Topics"
John r. Joseph. a former financial editor OF
Town Topics testified IN the afternoon that he
thought Colonel Mann wrote the Endorsement on
the Ward letter. Assistant District Attorney Hart
Mann had written to the witness, but Justice Nc
Avoy ruled IL out
The remainder OF yesterdays session OF the
animation was consumed In crosS-exanltna ton
of NJ E. Wooster. To-day. Mr.. Hart announced,
the prosecution will close its II Is expected
that Mr.. Littleton will make a speech several
hours in length, reviewing the testimony far
charge before beginning testimony for the defence.