The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25
TELL-TALE LETTERS.

DISTRESSING DEVELOPMENTS ATTENDANT UPON
A Docroa's SUIT TO RECOVER PRIVATE LET.
TIERS HELD BY HIS PARTNER.
The attention OF Justice Riley Third District Court,
Brooklyn was occupied yesterday forenoon in tho
animation Of tho charge OF retaining unawfully Ger
tain private letters which preferred ny Dr. Edward
Chapman, OF No. 90 ST. Felix street. against his med
ical partner Dr. otto Rotton oil No 20 Hanson place,
the particulars Of which have already appeared IN the
HERALD. The complainant testified that while ha
had an office al No. Is Hanover place, with the
defendant he missed, IN February last three or
tour letters from his desk; Dr. Rotton said NJ
had the letters and would give them TO him If some
partnership matters which defendant desired 70 dis
sove were settled the letters were worth SlO0 10 tho
witness and should they be offered Tor sale IN public
market he would bid them IN at from 500 to $l60s
ono Of them were OF value as matters oil In
terest between patient doolo aud others OF
private nature.
on tho orossexamlnation. which conducted By
Ex-Governor Lowe, counsel for DR.. Rotton, The
witness could not swear that the leters were not
signed Anna Maria Cook; they part OF
professional CORES p0n dencc; witncss' vile had nol
left him. she went to New York to live with h.f
mother, TEN porarily, because his mother-inaw was
sick hsu been informed tha hts vile gave The let
iers 10 Dr. Rotlou he had been informed the Doctor
had taken them from receptacle Ia his mouse; II
those letters we're published thousand dollars damage
mgut bs done TO tue witness: the uhproiessivnal
MN II they in the hands OF an unprincpled per-
son; did not consider that they were love letters,
though many patients wero III love with witness,
who could not help that, Tor II was common ex-
perence among medical men.
INTERESTING BpIsTLEs.
A letter, dated February 1917, was placed 10 evil
dence, signed by Mrs. Kate Captain, vile oil the Doc
tor saying that since she mad discovered his co1duct
with Maggie smith" she would have TO consult with
friends as 10 The advsaoiity OF continuing to 1--we
with mplainant that sac mad given tho letters VI
Maria Cook Dr. Rotton and that she had requested
some friends 10 take care OF her chidreu, ano had
provided Dr.. kotton with means Tor tne,r support
rhv al eyed stolen letters wore reau, Notwithstanding
the opposition ofs counsel for defence The letters
were written from Detroit aud IRON Canada. Ona
dated July 10 1875, said thai Dr. Chaplain had
tessed to more haa person that lie truly loved
her. that she should show his letters TO Mrs Ciapt
ham she would that Inc writer not a Daj
woman, as Mrs Chaplain had called her. One Of tnl
letters read was as lolows:-
Jusk 80. 1873.
The cf rs Mhitikers letter does surprise me-
You know best u a 80 Asy aye, oyer gone steady and
a~" nsa snds who's ~o%s do syns for
ut need their help ana God alone Knows II ever
we've sssd what 2a ~ have .aaorsd for Sa You
Gs es boar all wh as aa"s evsr ssas You
you - @ aa 0s
and think wife were only to see them size
rich folks probably shah able do But
nothing for you wei know you have ruined
gir Edward recall all tho past then you
picture you hav deeply wrouged d tina. deer
IN cannot need ~ and
left Look and 10 think o. Tor remember she
child and AL long for now 10 Join her in he.ven
DO please send her picture bacx Edward Ifyou
II la Mrs. " ntker she wil forward ~ 10
II Ia Rochester do not wish write only
10 send pictures oil dear chiid then will
turn ali your letters TO New York have heard from my
last wife will be published for
juring now, my mother has heard sUvut aud
he ant Dfo zen ABOUT Yours, A. NJ. COOK.
A letter dated August 8, 1876. from the pcr~
son, charged nin with having ruined ner constltu~
ton completely =; II SAID mat bhe been 100
to him. aud set Iortn that she "wUuld Dv
ried To "a rich iarmer.' A part OF letter from DR..
Claphsn, which had been written but sent Miss
Cook also read, IN which he addresses the latter
US sAnnie Dearest, ana says, "LeL US hope 10 meet
IN heaven" calls her sthe dearest friend he has
carlh and declares That he "Dcver lost sight OF her
dear lace" Dr. Chaplain testified that the letter was
before he received the letters from Miss Coos;
that he had written her several letters, however.
Another cpIslie from Miss Cook informed the doctor
she had forgotten past and advised him To
| the same, and o love aud cherish his WHO.
DR.. Chaplain testified that he WAS now living hap-
| pity with his wife, who had condoned his conduct
with Miss Cook.
Mrs. Kate Ciapham, wife Of the plaintiff, testified,
that the letters placed bad bee ounu by
her IN Dr. Clapham'B desk, anu she had placed them
In drawer al No. Ii Hanover place; she got angry
with her husband aud went To New YORK 10 her
mother alter DR.. ROTOR got the letters he visited
witness In Now YORK and dictated word Tor WORD tho
letter which she wrote her husband.
rnE COMPLAINT bIsMisssD.
The case Was argued al cons iderable length by
| Counsellor Backus Tor the piantn, ana BY ExGov>
ernor Lowe Tor Inc defence Upon the conclusion "
the argument Justice Riley dismissed the complaiu