The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-17
RECOMMENDING Mr.. WICKES.
MORE "LEVIS JARVIS" LETTERS
IN PRAISE or "W' FRIEND"
Received by Robert McCOrd. Peekskul
Lawyer Who Had Been Retained In
Important Litigati -WiCkcs Said
to Have wrecked . Trust Estate.

to Have wrecked . Trust Estate.
Twomore Lewis Jarvis letters speaking
very highly Of Thomas Parmalee Wcke'
turned up yesterday. The letters were re-
ceived by Robert McCord lawyer OF
Peekskil. in September of last year At
the time Mr.. McCord represented the town
of Cortland n. Y. in suit that was brought
by this city to have taxes on the Croton
watershed reduced. Involved in the suit
was some $5lOooO. Mr.. McCord won the
suit. but it was appealed and it was while
the appeal was pending that he got these
two letters signed Lewis Jarvis. Said
one:
Il CONGRATULATE you on your splendid
success in the proceedings on behalf Of the
town Of Cortland. In a case OF such i'm
portance it will undoubtedly be necessary
for YOU TO call in counsel on the appeal.
I want to recommend to you my friend,
Thomas p. Wickes, very distinguished
lawyer from New York city. Mr. Wickes
was formerly Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci of the city of New York and is a man
Of exceptional learning and ability and has
had large experience in proceedings Of
this character. know it will be greatly
10 your duNdnldSt W ia We ''h'' "sN'' Ih''''i
with you in this case.
The second letter. which reached Mr..
Nice ord soon fter the first, was as follows:
Il notice that you have ignored my former
letter to you, l am sorry that YOU have
done this, for believe it will be greatly
to your advantage to have a man OF Mr..
Wickes's distinguished ability associated
with YOU. He would be of great service to
you. not only because Of his large experience
in such proceedings, but because Of the
great personal influence he has with the
Judges of the Appellate Division of the
Second Department. again strongly urge
upon you to retain Mr. Wickes. and am
sure you will never regret it.
These letters were turned over by Mr.
McCord yesterday to Lawyer Shelby, who
has been collecting Lewis Jarvis" letters.
w. f. d. Stokes, who owns the Ansonia
went on Wickes's bail yesterday. Wickes
had nut up 81, 900 in cash, but Mr.. Stokes
substituted as security his stable in West
Fifth-fourth street.
II am glad to do my old friend a good
Mr.. Wickes long time. and ! am sure
he doesn't deserve this unpleasant noto-
Wickes said that he had received num-
Der Of letters from friends Offering assis-
lance.
Stokes, you know, is an old friend OF
mine" he said. He owns a little shack
called the Ansonia up on the West Side"
Wickes has announced that he is in
hurry for vindication, but it was intimated
yesterday that the trial would not go on
next Wednesday as District Attorney Jer-
ONE was planning Wickes said yesterday
that when he was arraigned for pleading
on next Monday his counsel would probably
have some motions to make.
James W. Osborne, counsel for Com
modore Weston. turned over to Assistant
District Attorney Rand yesterday some
that the evidence has to do with the re-
ownership which Wickes got in the United
States Circuit Court. Wickes is alleged
to have got away with $40, 600 Of the funds,
but his friends formed pool and made
good.