New-York tribune., 1906-01-19
DEUEL. WATCHED List
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violated the law by his services as lsga, 49,
to the publication while he was masistr.,.
Q-Have you ever practised as an atts-,.
law I'm court while q magistrate? Al have =. <
Odd you devote the whole OF your tine + q.
respective Offices 50 FAR as public Interest," 4
Gas Editor of Town Topics was thai 49,.
in your opinion. dealing in the promulgs,ss !
scandal? A.-Absolutely no. -
In answer to Mr.. Jerome's questions Ju.,.
Deuel. went into a long recital OF rsforr, /.
Instituted in court methods while he was -
ma gistrate.
was there any endeavor to shake down an
body i'm regard to 'Fads and FanciesY" s,,,
Mr. Jerome finally.
Absolutely none" replied the witnssa
Your work for it was done when?"
Outside of court hours"
One OF the jurors asked II Justice Deusl IA,
any acquaintance with Hapgood, the dsf.na,s
and the reply was in the negative.
Justice Deuel. was excused. subject 70 trt-,
recall. and Colonel William D. Mann vas esrs
to the stand by Mr.. Jerome. he witness ~
he acquired controlling interest IN 'Toz
Topics in 1894.
O-Was Joseph NJ. Deuel. editor OF that ps,-f
NQEW-as its business publishing scandal! A.,
0.-Did it ever engage in blackmail? A-Ns=
Mr.. Jerome closed direct examination. and y
Osborne began his cross-examination.
Q.-who had the power to sign checks walls N
were in Europe? A.-The treasurer and the act,,
ptSssy o.@Beyond that did the acting president Ia,
authority TO act? A.-Not to my knowledgs
b,s ysgg on Iega matters? aPresuTsS T1 ss
Q--You knew your name hao peeh signed VIII
" Won did nor repudiate that? A-No
Being asked to read an article IN "Ts-,
Topics" Colonel Mann indorsed that part o =
which read: Are the facts true? Is the psrsn
of sufficient Importance to be criticisedT
Q.-Is It correct that no one can buy his rar,
into Town Topics except by legttimats saTv
o.EDid you instruct Mr. Wayne 70 say thy
Never. Odd you ever tell him 10 let UP oa an
social ambitions in your paper? A-NeyeE
Q.-Did you ever discuss with him the list q re-
pie to be pleasantly treated in your paFsrs a.
Mr.. Osborne read the following letter q
Colonel Mann 10 Mr.. Wayne. dated Juns s.
1905: II
nice 10 1iccornick and Mrs Meg and alss T +
best affairs here. All welli
Wv D. NJ read:
T. 7. will be very careful Of anything said ~
up on Henry 7 Sloane.
The reading of this letter caused str ~
Justice Fitzgerald raped for order ana j
structed the court officers TO eject any one 'S
laughed.
When Mr.. Osborne attempted 20 offer N -
ds,,ce 4 narasraph in Town Topics' Mr.. Jsrs1
had it shut out.
Your honor" Mr. Osborne said, Il van
show that a man was abused in the paper ?
then had pleasant things said OF him. and -
the consideration was money. and Waa1
inpeach this witness"
Get the article identified and then pFoe1A
said Justice Fitzgerald.
That I will undoubtedly do" replied MI 2
borne. "I propose to show a document sa'Na
a money consideration for pleasant arile@
A letter of Colonel Mann TO wooster WEE
on January %, 1904, was the following:
Count Reginald Ward informs me that yen y
5O00 shares more of the Rico Syndicate toI tT - ~
had hoped 10 have seen you IL mere 20 e., -ss ~
several matters, and VIII be glad u you sssl w.
in and bring the stock or send II oy Tsss"-
letter.
Colonel Maup repudiated a paragTspa :
Town Topics" which said something aaos, =
Ward. and Charles Stokes Wayne was p1s'
on the stand TO identify the paragraph ;.
Ward said 1t was published in Town tpp-s .
Colonel Mann at the suggestion Of MI. ..... Js.-
was asked II the pencil marks in the NeS~ Ns
letter We're his. and he replied that tne' -
not. -
After adjournment. Mr.. Osborne said - -
second letter. referring TO Ward, Wnea eu-,g 80
Mann repudiat ted had been admitted u W.
have proved damaging to the prosecutor. ,-.
Justice Deuel. late in the atternooe - s-ss
dicted a report that he intended TO retIe -
the bench in consequence of the deyelopAA
in the Hapgood trial. -. :,
You may say that there Is ahsolu'7'
foundation for such a report" he said oa
There was another report that charses -. 4,
be preferred against Justice deuel.. Dsn%S
toTney Jerome declined to talk about u