The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-25
CLAplIAM'S LOVE LETTERS.
uuy ms PtRTNhR. DR. ROTTON. TOOk
pUSSESSTON or THEN.

Dr OTTO Rotton. u venerable looking ply
sicion. wcll-known in BROOKLYN. was before
1u.ti,c Riley In that city Yesterday on q charge
NJ larceny preferred 10y his partner. Or. Ed
ro,d Cauharn. who accused him Of stealing
,ackatc II letters worth 500. DIR. Chaplain is
ovonng PRACTITIONER. who was formerly profess
orof anatomy in Albert University. Canada. and
In mn Iowa University. He is an accomplished
musician. u composer. and u hotanst Or.
Hotton /. an Fnglishnan OF education. and is
The di-coVcrcr ola process of forcing ozone into
c,l liver and linso'd oil. To protect tho COM
rcr.ial value II his discovery he registered IT,
md nut Il stamp on the bottles in which he
plnrcd II ON the market. This was technical
violation VI the rules Of the Kings County Mcdi-
cal So,iciy. and he was suspended from the
society.
The quarrel Of Dr. Rotton with his young
partner. 1t il asserted grow out OF DR.. Clap
,ams alleged Immoral conduct. Two years
eo they signed articles Of partnership 10 prac-
dsc lointly for five years: but DR.. Rotton. on
discovering that. as he alleges. his partner was
N unsafe person to introduce into families
where he was accustomed to visit strove to
break the partnership. DR.. Chaplain refused
loHgrcc ~ n dissolution of the partnership. DR..
Rotton then obtained possession OF the letters.
viii n contained allegations that he regarded us
wstifying his suspicious NJ immortality. and re-
fused 10 give them up. pending Il suit for disco
luton of ihc partnership.
Dr. Cmphqni on the other hani. alleges that
DR. kptton desired 10 break the partnership be-
cause he WAS in debt To- him Tor over ~ .uOO. and
he got the letters to use in forcing the d issulu-
ton Of the partn"rshi.; that he played upon
Mrs. tlaphnm's jealous feelings. and tried to
use her IN his Efforts tp break the partncrship.
Dr. Edward Chapman testified that he lived Ut
- han S placs when ne i.nnd that certain
by his parnSr Dr. Otto oon S w"r
lhrcc or four letters which had been received
from young lady. and part IT a letter which he
himself had written. Soon after the letters dis
appeared. he applied to DIR. ROtton for them.
DR.. Rotton said that he would give the letters
under certain conditions, there were some
partnership matters To- be arranged. and as soon
Is they were settled he would give them up.
Dr. Rotton presented n slip of paper on which
hero was written an agreement 10 dissolve the
Il Dr. Chaplain woul sign the agreement.
Then shall keep the letters In March ne
again asked for the letters. and said that his
wife Joined IN the request. saying that DR.. Rot
ton could only use them Tor an unchristian.
wicked and vile purpose" The letters were
letters were worth 800 to him. II they were
Put IN At Shcrir's sale h.. would run the bids
professional secrets.
Who wrote those lottcrs?" asked ex-Gov.
Lowe, DR.. otto Rottons counsel
female. Young woman. ! am not afraid
" say who Il Is. hut insist that have the priv
lngt ~ Withhold the name. II il uIbips-
SIGNAL secret. answered Or. Chaplain.
Judge Riley ruled that the witness must nm
iv'rt the question. Dr. Chaplain ialtercd. and
l'n said that they were signed \. VI. {. lie
couldn't say that they were signed Ann Maria
Took. The letters mentioned hemorrhage of
the lungs. or hrmorrhnges. salvation or NOR
curall1Ation. They did not say that he had de-
s;royed her constitution. aud that he knew how
I, was done. The letters did not accuse him of
benz inlsc TO the writer or thnt he had sedur,~t
h"r He did not con-ier them love letters
Inry referred Ia the maltr,Ftrnen, Of herself 10y
spn.e other physician. The other part %, the
.urrs mny o. mi-ConStru"d as being too uilrc-
uonate. sad tn" Doctor " | couldn't keen her
from falling IN love Win me- Many Of my pa
Dr. Rotton produced the bun he Of love loi'or-.
and The following letter WIS then Introduced
from DR.. Claphams wife:
7 os h@tU l. Ei,ud - llpn.
siioe I have Discovered YOUR contact viii. Mis.ic
ri, 20 consult my lrns vih rsari to n,in. MIN ,,
ss ,i' Ne, Ni v Da'r on icrw.r v'cl.oi ol
at ' Of @tnasy w NIL ia 10, ,,, , si5'an
ionf eandaci ;A,ins "a AZ .u'h late hour' at u.l'
a'e had oSs cod'c-a5a on g . S t ,. sr
i-' Hh Or iign nat w'.l tim Q. give YOU 90, o'
yn Know. conc, ruus hr ia MARI t~& 'ni Ia'a aa.
n sl,' lm a, 20 mas m,Ne ''H u' m Nen &C., hg tm.-
1 a., .Gr' Of ns q, lHren ant have gwen pr Rou.n
Nsv yonK. 7io Broadway. Feb . ls77
The letters were then read bv cx-Goy. Lowe.
Under one O! the date of June 80. 1870 the
You know full well what have sun. rcd for Won yon
!ia. With laisnrt. ~ have ever done Y,u snow ,"i
ha' !" m9r~ lsr.om' ulln ono that you tui,
$40 happiness forever am broken lcaried VA iI
oacs r m'iirc oi her yoa 6a,e 80 deeply wron. ,,
VA, az y! no" m heaven for You cannot need At
na.mS child amt all long Tor NOW Is 20 JOIN her IN
In the letter Of Aug 9. Ann Maria Cook says:
YOU hay rnined my constitution completely. that Sou
W," WEI ioa al along id ~ Your cticr, TO me- b.
,o9 noi sai yea loved n. better than any ON carh,
we who va" A Won w VA, . o@", , H.
m s NDn iorf col above know, what have
ors before Katie born ,haii he marr,d To- a rsi
s @s !" snort time 50 want ''a to 'n"N nomo''
In an undated letter written hy Or. Capham
ann Nara Cook. which WAS not sent. he
iays beginning on page 10:
l. ne hope a. meet IN heaven Wv love ari worry la,e
beyond many PEOPLES IDEA ana could ai.no,. ,.i.
know not why Hove thee
Put 30 know why do 80 love you. IL is h,c,nse
T. iil. g. ana our love wa' gure. -i,nr-. ani vli
A. rrc..o.,i'w lapry moments lor mo here Ny OILY
ir IL, r Ti.h N'iH, ,, hara =, my art D. WORK
lti and n' artner ani nll her family il = drown my
m, y(i,as ami worn; hard in Ia, " esric 40 i"W
o s is,, ne 'orrow ani anxiety ana IN different
In letter dated Aug. 90, 1875. the woman
fol: an to IT,, m,re4 Ne,s from today Thsve long
her | ''' -''' ''' ''' ''-"N ' c''e ""'
Mrs Kate Chaplain dressed fa-hional,ly in
WA,"' ana wearing a sealskin sacalIr. tnst fled
dN snt iolnd ~" letters in her husbands
r ", any SIC rnt them in her bureau. She
~ 20 pr. h9iion the key 70 get those letters
%,l ~ she said he might nave. She left hcr
nh me letters that he might rcwrite them
VA bong shown the letter which Is printed
n..v" ~, said that she wrote the letter AZ Dr.
HHli9h diciation.
,.N,Y testimony WIS offered in Dr. Rotton's be-
"a ms counsel moving, Oh Mrs Clapham's
siu"nN, that the complaint DE dismissed
'I,uw liil"y granted the motion.
,,i., L.. ~ '.i who has prar ~rI IN BROOKLYN for
,IN HN' years, has served acunplaint in suit
,u'sSsolt NJ" partnership. lie al, scs in his
in nu',lalht mat his partner las neglected his
,t,.n' - ihlpugl lnt"Nirition. aud thrt his i'm
,,lg' hanls render hiui unfit TO attend IN tho
, a"l' uni hay" employed DR.. Eution. The
t".l-ailnn iur'iier an gos that he IL unwilling
a. ulnr IN" rr-pons lbilty Of Introducing him
u'o any more families.
HEiDY ron IIIE BIBY SHOU