Show WAR ON TOWN TOPICS Osborne Will Join Jerome in Con Conducting Conducting Conducting ducting the Prosecution V New York Jan 29 Steps were taken today by James Jares W Osborne counsel for Norman Hapgood editor of Colliers Comers Weekly p in his recent trial on a charge of criminal libel to follow up the dis disclosures disclosures disclosures closures made by witnesses in the hear hearing hearIng hearIng ing of ot that case Toda s move Is in the direction of ot John Doe proceedings A representative of Mr Osborne secured from a police poUce magistrate a dozen sub mb subpoenas subpoenas for witnesses whose identity was not disclosed Mr Osbornes s representative tive told the magistrate that Mr Osborne expected exp to cooperate with District At torney Jerome in conducting the proceed ings which he said would be based on the evidence given in the Town Topics case It Its s expected that witnesses wil will be summoned before the grand jury V Acting District Attorney Nott today began a systematic study of the evi evl evidence dence brought out in ih the Hapgood criminal libel trial for the purpose of preparing Its salient points ready for submission to District Attorney Jerome upon the return to the city from his home in Lakeville next Mon lIon Monday day It was definitely stated at the district attorneys office today that I if this evidence is sufficient to warrant such action it will be submitted by District Attorney Jerome to the appel appellate appellate appellate late division ith a view to having the judges of that court proceed with measures looking to the removal of Justice Deuel from the special sp cIal sessions bench The correspondence between Colonel Colone Mann and Secretary Loeb relative to the article on President Roosevelt in Fads and Fancies is In the posses possession possession possession sion of District Attorney Jerome who vho took it to Lakewood with him Today the attorneys for Town Topics made a formal demand upon Acting District Attorney Nott for the return of the correspondence but was in informed informed informed formed that there was a great proba probability probability probability that Mr Jerome would yet need it in connection with ae ie Mann case |