The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03

return home as the following from let
ter he wrote his lawyer shows:
To-day I cabled you that If it could
be satisfactorily arranged I should pre-
fer coming home in May l recognize the
difficulty of prearranging such matters
to make them absolutely certain, but
think 1t ought to be done, however with
out much trouble, for Jerome Is quite
likely to spring any trick upon US. :
Mr.. Whistler has been, and is III now,
and my portrait has not been touched
in six weeks and cannot now be COM
pleted this spring. I have a few small
important works which I shall try and
ship at once. Were 1t not for my portrait
I should not come here again ever. The
climate is the worst possible for me, and
my horrible experience here this winter.
waiting day after day for news sure to
be bad, and my helplessness all together
make me hate the place"
Big Men Behind Him.
The following extracts from letters
from client to lawyer show that Garfield
kept up in some remarkable manner
with what was going on In the district
attorneys office and was also able to
bring persons of influence to his aid:
THE outside aid of which I spoke
was for yourself, only Such aid will not
make itself known to anyone. Neverthe-
less, it will be extended, and I am sure
will be effcacious In aiding your and Mr..
Stanehf1eld's efforts. Much has been done
in that respect, and much more will be
DONE That does not mean that Mr.
Stanchfeld shall in any way relax his
own efforts, and as no one wants any
glory. but only success, no one viii reap
any but you and Mr.. Stanehheld"
Subpaapaq haVa haap fssuad 10 fa
ed on Monday for Jacobs, O'Nelll. Evans,
Luce and Lewiston. Others will prob
ably be issued, how many I do not know,
but will try and inform you. Luce ar
rived from st. Louis this morning and
leaves for New York at 4 this afternoon.
I have learned on indubitable evir
dence, which unfortunately for us cannot
be used, that Jerome knows that Jacobs
was never in the house and that his en-
tire testimony concerning me and my af-
fairs Is perjury l am on the track of
what may possibly turn out to be proof
of the same, but as it is such a doubtful
matter l prefer to say nothing about it
until | succeed or fall
His information about Jacobs was cor
rect. Jacobs was never in the East
Forty-fourth place and afterwards con-
fessed to Mr.. Jerome that he had per-
jured homself. This shows that Garfield
got copies of the testimony of witnesses.
II enclose two other examinations and
shall return tomorrow afternoon"
Il may have forgotten to write to you
that young Mr.. made the same
promises last week that he did to you
this week. so I think he is safe"
Garfield, the Man.
Garfield is nothing of the typical gam
bier. He looks like a prosperous business
man though his face is not attractive
He does not wear the noisy checks that
the stage ascribes to the gambling fra
ternity In court he wore a black cut
away suit with white shirt, white tie and
no jewery. Aside from being a gambler
he Is something of an art connaisseur.
He has a collection of Chippendale on
which he carries $4,000 insurance.
The gambling house in East Forty
fourth street which Garfield has Just sold
was palace.
The house is fitted up elaborately inside.
The floors are of the finest hardwood
and the walls on the second floor, which
was used as the gaming rooms in the days
gone by, are wainscoted with rare Santo
Domingo mahogany. 1t is said that Cam
field spent a fortune in fitting the in
terror of the house.
When Garfield became aware of the fact
that Delmonico was to move from Twen-
ty-sixth street to Forty-fourth street
years ago he was running place in
Twenty-fifth street. The gambler was anx-
ious TO get a place as near the new res
taurant site as possible, and 1t was with
no little difficulty that he accomplished
this. Property in that section was held
at sky-high prices and most of the hold
ers of residences there 1yeren't anxious to
sell and move. For this reason, it was
said at the time, Garfield paid an enor-
nous sum for the house and plot of land
Canfeld's going from the city leaves
him with only one place now. That is his
club at Sartoga. Sometime ago he dis
posed of his Newport establishment, and
the only property he has now at Pro-
violence is a residence.