The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-14

HinlSeiI That Got Himself double
Fee From q Real Woman Client-But
1t Was His Letters to Comm odore
Weston, whom He Was Suing for .
Client, That Got Him Indicted.
prominence In this city and a man OF con-
siderable social standing, was indicted
by the Grand Jury yesterday for attempted
blackInail. He voluntarily submitted to
arrest, was arraigned and was released
by Judge McMahon Of General Sessions
on 81 900 bail.
Wickes has confessed that he j. the writer
Of the Lewis Jarvis" letters. which have,
for the last six years, been received by
many persons who have had business
relations Of various sorts with him. Some
OF the letters praised the acumen and
diligence OF Wickes as a lawyer: some
threatened persons opposed to Wicke,
In legal proceedings with various disagree
able consequences unless they adopted
certain courses Of procedure advised by
Jarvis" Once in a while the letters were
addressed to Wickes himself and were
shown to the lawyers clients as explaining
the propriety of certain charges made
against them that they might have regarded
as unreasonable.
James W. Osborne, counsel for Commo-
dore Edward Weston Of Newark. whose
obstinaoy in disregarding the matchmaking
suggestions Of Lewis Jarvis" led to the
exposure OF the game, said yesterday Of
the value to students Of the practise Of
law Of the discovery OF the Lewis Jarvis"
method Of doing business:
who, hereafter, would be without Lewis
Jarvis in his Officer Ireyard him as the most
remarkable invention in the modern prac-
tise of the law. How we can have 90 long
overlooked him I fail to see. We have
been too long without him. Every rising
young lawyer must have Lewis Jarvis
hereafter
wlcKEs MAN OF SOME NOTE.
Thomas p. Wickes is a member OF the
University Club. He was graduated from
Yale in the class Of 1874 and stood high IN
his class. He was Assistant Corporation
Counsel under E. Henry Lacombe, now OF
the Federal bench. Associated with him
in that Office were Justice Francis M. Scott
and Arthur II. Masten. Wickes was In
law partnership for many years with Ed
ward s. Hatch. His family has been more
or less intimately associated with those OF
many we'll known New Workers. He lives
at $50 West Eighty-ifth street.
Wickes Is Of somewhat striking, not to
say distinguished, appearance. He carries
himself with a swing which suggests
military training, as does his bit Of wear
ing a short trimmed imperial on his chin.
His manner, until the exposure OF his
authorship Of the Lewis Jarvis letters yes-
terday, was sharp and peremptory. amelio-
rated sometimes by an exaggerated suav-
ity. He Is about so years old.
GRlSNrll-wEsToN CASE LED TO DISCOVERY
The circumstances leading up to the
discovery OF the Lewis Jarvis method OF
aiding and augmenting a prominent law
yer's practise grew out Of the Grin nell
Weston case. which has come before
the conrts OF this CO intry for trial
four times within year or 80. DR..
Ashbel Parmalee Grinnell. formerly dean
Of the medical department OF the Uni
versity of Vermont, was arrested at the
Grand Central Station by Detective Ser
geant Barney McConville. DR., Grinnell
had been identified by Commodore Weston
as Edward S. Ramon, swindler and con-
fidence man.
When DR.. Grinnell was brought up for
examination Willard A. Mitchell. Commo-
dore Weston's attorney, former graduate
Of the University Of Vermont. recognized
him and there was an immediate discharge
of the prisoner with many apologies from
Commodore Weston.
DEvERy ADVISES.
Dr. Grinnell went down to Police Head
quarters to complain to the Hon. William
Stephen Devery Of the behavior OF the
police in the matter. Mr.. Devery after
pointing out that the police we're really
not at fault, addressed him thus. according
to an affidavit later made by DR.. Grinnell:
Il advise you by all means. friend, to
squeeze hell out OF that damn fool Weston
What do mean? mean money. It's al
he has got. He is a millionaire. He has
given us hell Of a lot Of trouble and has
no sense, Now. friend do not attack the
police officers: they will make valuable
witnesses for you.
Soon thereafter DR.. Grinnell sued Com
modore Weston for $50 600 for causing his
arrest. The complaint was drawn up by
Mr.. Mitchell, who retired from the case
before it came to trial and turned 1t over to
Osborne Hess. Senator T. c. O'Sullivan
was attorney for Dr. Grinnell and Thomas
Parmalee Wckes distant relative OF the
physician. was counsel. The case came to
trial four times. The first jury gave DR..
Grinnell 81. 500 dana ges; the verdict WAS
set aside because OF fault In the pleadngs.
The second trial before Justice Dugro
ended with a verdict for DR.. Grinnell for
$4,000.
LETTER TO THE OPPOSITE LAWYERS CLIENT.
Mr. Osborne fought this verdict While
the appeals and motions were still in tho
air Commodore Weston, who was III at
Palm Beach and had not been able to attend
the trial. got the following letter. 1t was
written on heavy Tiffany letter paper, with
Lewis Jarvis, Lock Box 1904. New York.