New-York tribune., 1905-06-17
MORE " JARVIS" LETTERS.
They Tell What Distinguished
La5Uqer Thomas Z. Wackes Is.

More Lewis Jarvis letters have appeared, ana
there is reason to suppose that others are IN the
hands of various people in various parts OF TINS
and neighboring States. Robert McCord, lawyer
of Peekskill, yesterday turned over 70 Evan Shelby
a lawyer, of No. rs Cedarst, two letters which ne
received from Jarvis last September. Mr.. Nc
Cord represented the town of Cortland last IAN
before Supreme Court, in an application or the
city for a writ of certiorari against S. Fletcher
Allen John Halstead and Henry Covert. assessors
for the town of Cortland.
The case grew out of the right of the various
towns along the Croton watershed to tax the CITY,
which owns the entire stretch. The dlnerence IN
volved In this case was about s5O00oO. and the de-
cision of the case would be a precedent for other
boards of assessors Mr.. McCord won and the
case appealed by the city. The prospect OF
fee Of $4,000 which would be about that given MI
AIcCord If he another and ultimate victory De-
fore the Court of Appears, inspired Jarvis to
send letter to NfcCord in September, 1904 bring
ing Thomas P. wickes. 1.-The prominent lawyer of
Manhattan" to his attention. Two weeks later Mr..
McCord got similar Jarvis letter. Both were
written on the paper commonly used by Lewis
Jarvis" bore the regulation Jarvis heading, and
mention of lock box No. 1904, New-York.
The first letter follows:
congratulate you on your splendid success in
tbs certorari proceedings on behalf of the town Of
undoubtedly be necessary for to call in counsel
I want to strongly recommend to you my friend,
Mr. THONGS P Wickes very distinguished law
Mr. Wickes was formerly Assistant Corporation
Counsgl OF the city OF New Grk ana ana Is 2 man nan o.
large experience in proceedings of this character
yours, LEWIS JARVIS.
The second was:
notice that You have ignored my former 1 letter @
believe it would be greatly to your adEa1ta@ge @ to
hays maR Wifi 46 Son M ability
ne would be Of great service to you not only be be
but because Of the great ipTe9ee he ne has has
seeond sco dhf D5paTment 5paEgn ut '9 pp'-A''
I again strongly urge upon you to retain Mr.
eees sbeeeev aRG Tours am sure you LEWIS JRVfs
Mr. Shelby said he did not think that the at
tempt on the part of Wickes to obtain business by
writing letters of this nature made him likely to
prosecution any than circular letters ordt-
narlv sent out by business firms could be brought
forward against them attempts at levying black
mail.
1t is understood that District Attorney Jerome
has obtained some information regarding the break
ing up of the partnership of the firm Of Hatch &
Wickes which occurred four years ago. It is be-
lieved by lawyers that all not it should be
between the two, and that Mr.. Hatch much
dissatisfied Mr. Jerome would not make any state
ment to the nature of the evidence Edward S.
Hatch however, issued the following statement:
All I can say to the press in connection with the
articles published in the morning papers as to Mr.
Wickes and the matter OF Lewis Jarvis is that it
is all surprise to had no knowledge or in
formation in relation to the matter until this week,
and Jarvis never addressed me letter OF any kind
or description.
any matters Of difference between Mr.. Wickes
and his late partner are matters entirely foreign
to the Jarvis matter and in which the public has
no interest and it would not be becoming of me at
this time to discuss the subject for publication
The firm OF Hatch G Wickes was in existence
about ten years, and dissolved between three and
four years ago.
w. E. D. Stokes went to the District Attorneys s
office yesterday and gave a real estate bond of
$1,000 for the appearance of Wickes. Mr.. Stokes
vay- -itv tha stable Of No
valued at $4,000. Wickes, who was present. SAID
that at the proper time he would make a ngnIi Tio
fle. with Assistant-Dstrict Attorney Rand ad-
dlLonal evidence against Wickes. This Is said to
be in the form of testimony given by the de-
fendant Wckes, in civil procedure when he is al
lodged to have admitted that he had retained GER
tain moneys given him executor Of the estate