Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-01

New York, June g4.-Thos. Par.
melee Wickea. Yale a, Columbia
Law 20. for 10 years an assistant cor.
poratiOn counsel for the city OF New
York, since 1899 prominent member
OF the bar OF the metropolis. member
Of the Lawyers club, the University
club. the Yale club. the Psi Epsilon
club. the New York Athletic club and
the Mondolssohn Gloe club. gon OF an
oid-time and respected New York
family, himself respected, able we'll
/ TODD.
Lewis Jarvis, lock box 1904. New
/ York. whose title % distinction rest.
ed upon the possession OF Tiffany"
leite heads and authorship of letters
OF alleged hlackmailinE character
sent TO persons inte ested Ia the out.
come OF suits I'm which ThOs y.
Wickes was one OF the attorneys.
And Wickes Is Jarvis"
| The exposure resulting from
| Wickes' arrest on a charge OF black.
mail has caused a sensation Ia New
York, especially among members OF
the BAR association.
wickes does not deny thai some
ak years ago he signed an applca
ton for a postOfiice box In the name
Of Jarvis" that Jarvis ID none other
than himself. and that he has been
writing letters an these years In the
name OF Jarvis" he me ely says
that he has done nothing criminal
Meanwhile he IL out on 81 00o cash
bail which he furnished. not one OF
his many club or professional
friends coming forward to comfort
him In his hour Of distress
While the present action against
Wickes grows out OF a letter In
which Jarvis" threatened 10 charge
Dr. Edward Weston, wealthy manu-.
facturer. OF W6yerly. N. j., with per
jury. most OF the Jarvis" letters
that have thus far come 20 light have
been OF an Innocent character writ
ten for the sole purpose OF boost
Ing Thos. =. Wickes as one OF The
ablest men OF the New York bar. The
apparent uselossness OF a great many
Of these letters has ied 20 the belief
Of many that wickea Ia subject TO
mania.
In the Weston letters Jarvis
urged that gentleman 20 settle a suit
for damages which had been brought
AGAINST him by Dr. A. p. Grinnell.
a highly respected resident OF Yer
IN n NNNulA vi MAAHAAhtM NWNHf
| tlfy Weston had caused the arrest OF
DR.. urlnneli The latter secured a
judgment fOr ti2.5OO and euOthor for
$4,000 against Weston. Then there
was a mistrlal, and a few weeks ago.
a fourth hearing OF the case. Wickes
was one OF Orlnneil's lawyers. While
the case was pending in court Yves.
ton was Golugcd with letters from
Jarvis advising him 20 pay and not
prolong the litigation. Here IL a sam
pie OF the Jarvis" literature.
May ! write you that many Of
your friends think you have pursued
this lawsuit with DR., Orlnnell long
enough7 You must know YOU can
never win the case. You admit that
you caused the arrest As
long az your answer remains what ~
lB, the case cannot be changed, and
you could not alter your answer so
as TO make Il effectively and legally
different, without running the risk
OF prosecution for perjury.
m Mr.. wickes had made the final
address 90 the jury | believe that
} the verdict would have been at least
$4,000 against you. Hut the publ
city given 20 the matter hurts your
good name-all your friends here are
saying 3d. u Il not a matter OF mon
ey with yOu-of course. know that
! but would Il not be better for you
, reputation 20 stop the case here7"
In another letter ia WIS., said:
"Will you continue 10 BIO led like a
blind man, upon advice whicn. | still
believe, must be against your own
J good judgment, but which, Just as
surely as YOU live, viii take you to
p Sing SlngY
Dr. Weston and his attorneys got
busy, laid a trap and with the help
OF postofiice inspectors discovered
the Identity OF Jarvis" Wickes'
friends point 90 some OF the emu.
. ATOMS as the letters OF a crazy man
and say they would not wonder II II
tranHplFes that he has been writing
Jarvis" letters ali over the world 20
men OF eifairs. And Il IL suggested
that he has been using AZ least two
other aliases Ia his letter writing
mania.
Wiekes used 20 be- In partnership
with Edward 5. Hatch, an attorney,
They disagreed, the partnership was
dissolved, and AZ once Hatch was
In receipt Of his share OF Jarvis
letters telling wat q nre man Thos.
y. WlCkca was and how Hatch
would regret the dissolution.
In another case Wickes Was at
p tOrney for a young woman In dam.
} age suit. lie was successful, and
she received judgment for large
sum. Then she learned OF Jarvis,
} but this time Il wa Wilkes that was
: boosting Jarvis. Ito tola her that he
would have been unable TO win such
} a victory for her had Il not been foI
|. the unexampled genius and ability OF
, one Lewis Jarvis, without whose ad
vice her case would have been prac