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


OF timber lands which are conceded
to be very valuable. The rumor
was not confirmed, although the
Lettens say that Chas. <. Letten
does not own timber lands, as was
suggested.
1t is stated that the land which
isiln the parishes of St. Helena,
Tanglpahoa and Livingston is
worth several thousand dollars.
The matter ls beng investigated
and it ls possible that something
new will develop.
The three soas of Charles E.
Letten were at police headquarters
I iapt night, butremained only about
half an hour. They then left IN
company with Colonel Sullivan.
They did net see their father at
alI MondaT. The elder Letten
was allowed to phone to his wife
Monday for the first time. His
conversation was rreif. He in
stfncted her and told her to tell
. thf rest of the family to surrender
everything In their possession and
. trFst to the mercy Of Captain Fltz
! patrick. He said chat everything
thpy had was bought with stolen
mYney and that everything be-
logged to Captain Fitzpatrick.
Lettten, in making the request, in
:: 81 clqded diamonds, jewelry, cash
ang ether property, including
real estate. Letten does not know
Whit has up 10 the present time
betsn turned over to Colonel Sulll-
van, and he is still irequs-.ting the
family TO deliver. He made II
plan IN the talk over the phone
Moaday that he did not desire bis
family to employ any lawyer tc
fight whatever quits may be filed
70 recover the lost property, and
slt ls very probable that the re-
fquast will meet with acquiescenct
on 4heir part.
| although Letten promised Col
onel Sullivan Saturday that he
Iwollld do his best to remember
where the money he had stolen had
been placed, invested and spent
he had up to a late hour Monday
might, as far as was known, falled
ito fecollect where the money hat
Egoqe.
The unknown quantity In th,
;enqre affair is what Virginia ReeG
made out of his attentions to her
1t - thought by some that she OBJ
talaed more than three fourths Of
thG amount stolen, but others disa
gree. If Letten will remember
who're and how much he spent in
! thls particular, think many, The
larger part of the problem will
have been solved.
J a glance at the affairs of the
Lesten family, and a comparison
made with other families of SINH,
lar circumstances, will readily
sh<w that Letten will have hard
tinse to remember where all the
moSney has been expended. Every
meTnber of the Letten family had
a bank account. They were no,
rich; there were no rich members
In the whole family, and they
were all dependent upon Charles
E. Letten, who was working for a
salary of little less than $4,000 a
Iyear. Each had a separate bank
account in some bank or banks,
and 1t was noticed that all the de.
po&its were quickly withdrawn al
soGn as the news of .the defaIcation
became known. Alden Letten, the
Tusane medical student, had nevel
eatsaed a dollar in his life, so fal
as isnown, but was dependent upor
HE: father Tor his sustenance anC
spending money, and yet be had {
back account that ran into thu
huadreds of dollars, The mannel
lin Fhich the family dressed arousel
Retrospective suspicion. Alden sne
Lldyd always wore the best tha
cq9ld be purchased. and as ha'
besn stated before, ran up month";,
Bills Of $40 at local cleaning anC
pressing establishment. The wo-
men of the family we're not with
owl their tinery.
I! Sl'he indications lip TO the pres
| emil time are that Captain Fitzpat