ALLEGED LITERARY BLACKMAIL

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12718, 14 February 1910, Page 3

ALLEGED LITERARY BLACKMAIL

THE 'fACADEMY" CASE. [Pekss Absooiation— Copyright.] London, Fob 11. The trial of T.-W. Crossland, assistant editor and director of the newspaper "Academy," is proceeding on a charge of criminal libel concerning the Hon Henry iManners-Suttoii. l'here were extraordinary .allegations of attempts by lord Alfred Douglas and Crossland to., borrow mono- to finance the "Academy, 1 " -a refusal of which was followedjby accusations of immorality against Mr Button. v ,