St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-28

II is claimed that Letten spent
$40, 900 a year on his family for
period of four years, making to-
tai of $40, 900. Of this amount
about $4,000 has been recovered.
1t Is known that Virginia Reed OBJ.
tanned property valued at between
$65,OO0 and $4,000. Some of
this has been. found and seques-
tered, and If this Is regalned the
total amount recovered Will have
been brought to about $4,000,
leaving a loss of something like
$4,000
If Captain Fitzpatrick takes
steps toward getting the Letten
home in Nashville Avenue he may
regain a large amount of his lost
property in that manner. The
place itself is worth about $l0,.
900, and the contents are doubtless
worth large sum. 1t is we'll fur
nlshed and the ornaments and
other furnishings may run the fig
ures far into the thousands. Up
to the present time Captain FitZ-
patriot has made no move toward
depriving the Lettens of the fnrnl-
ture and household effects that they
are now in possession of, but in
view of the fact that they are said
to have tried to hide property that
rightly belonged to him, the seiz-
ure of the home may take place.
| In Che case of Capt. John Fitz-
patrick VS.. Virginia Reed, the de
fendant's attorney made a motion
Yesterday before Judge Theard
that the plaintiff show cause on
Sept. 26 why the movable proper
lty which was seized by Caspian
Fitzpatrick as property given her
by Letten, at 323 DauphIne street,
and inventoried by the CivN Sher.
if at $1755. 05, should not be re-
leased upon the defendant gwrne
a bond of $2632.05.
| Although the feeling at the 'po-
lice station was somewhat intense,
aud it was felt that something
wOOld turn up before the nigh
was over, nothing happened. Wlr-
Iglnia Reed was not arrested las
night, and it was not positively
stated that she would be, but II
was positively stated that adj the
necessary evidence had beer
brought against her, and that jhel
arrest could follow without any
trouble. The Reed woman will,
| it is believed, be arrested before
the day is over.
Captain Fitzpatrick and two oa
Letten's sons were up before the
Inspector for some time Tuesdag
and questioned, but nothing wa'
given oat as to the results.
i Notwithstanding this 1t ia now
generally believed that Colone'
!. Sullivan, ae agent for Captain
Fitzpatrick, has gotten back about
all the property and money from
the Letten family that 1t is posi-
BILE to recover. Now his energies
} will be turned to securing some
Of the fortune, either in real es
tate, cash or jewels, which it ii
claimed Virginia Reed has so fal
managed to keep the citizens from
selzing.
1t is estimated that the amount
Letton spent on his family during
the past four years, at $4,000 Z
year, was $4,000 About 8,O0C
of this has been gotten back. L
is believed that Virginia Reed got
in money and other valuables per
haps 100000. A good part Of
this has been found and sequestrat'
ed, and if the whole could be re-
covered not more than half of the
entire loss would be regained. But
the general opinion prevails that
a good percentage has been spent
on high living, and if Captain
Fitzpatrick gets back a third oil
the entire amount stolen it will be
about what ID expected.
| Entirely deserted by friends,
Letten is to-day perhaps the most
miserable man IN New Orleans.
Not tame since he has been con.
fined at the parish prison has any
one of his former associates called
upon him, and he Is LETT alone with
his troubles. Only his sons arr