Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
POVERTY OF LORD
AND LADY CURzON.
When They Returned to England
FroInlndia Could Not Open
Carleton House.
WHAT ZOE" LETTER DROPPED
His Famous Plunge in the Chicago
Wheat Pit Cost the Sum of
Nine Million Dollars.

Chicago Oct. 2I.--Reyelations showing
the poverty OF Lord and Lady Curzon,
who was Mary Letter, after their re-
turn from India, where they had ruled
over millions OF subjects in regal SPLEEN
sdor. and disclosure of the actual sum.
$4,000, coo, that Joe" Letter dropped IN
his famous plunge in the wheat pit.
We're made public for the first time
yesterday in the suit OF Hugh Crabbe
against the zeigler Coal company, on
trial in Judge Eberhardt's court.
Because of Letters unfortunate spec
ulation, az was shown. his allowance
Is now only $4,000 a year, while both
his sisters are receiving more than
twice this amount
Lady Cur2onis poverty followed her
to her grave. This much has come to
flight. When she and Lord CurZon re-
turned to England they could not open
their magnificent London house, Carl
ton house terrace, but were forced to
take rooms in hotel and live mex
pensively, While awaiting. for funds to
arrive from America.
In Il few months Lady Curzon died,
but in a letter, which was produced III
court yesterday. she wrote that until
she knew whether she was to- receive
she could not open her town house.
She asked that all of her mail be sent
there, but 1t is known that the house
was rented, and that her mail was Tor
wardcd to her hotel.
The final financial difficulties of the.
5Curzons We're caused by the immense
drains made upon Lady CurZon's purse
by their establishment in India. LORD
Curzon was without private means ana
his salary as viceroy was a mere ba ga
ttele when it came to paying for tle
expenses ofliving up to the style his
position demanded.
At this time, however. Lord. GufIoh
has sufficient money for his and MS
children's needs. He and his children
are receiving s6S.0o0 a year from the
Levi II Letter estate, besides the IN
come from s1,7o0,0Oo placed in trust.
Joseph Letter receives $4,000 q
month from the estate When he drop
ped s9,000,000 in the wheat pit ms
father came to his rescue and as
8sumed s7,OOO,O0O of the burden. When
he died however, he charged each one o
his children with the money they had
received from him before his death.
Therefore, Joe" Letter has to pay M
terest on $4,000, 900 that he dropped
in the wheat pit. Lady Suffolk, who
was Miss Daisy Letter. receives an
income of S125. 900 a year as also does
her sister, Mrs. Colin Campbell 1orin-
crly Nancy Letter.
Lady Curaon's letter III which she
told of her financial straits was VIII
ten to Hugh Crabbe in Feb. 1907,
A short time after this Lady Curzon
died and Lord Curzon received a set
tlement in part of the L.. q, Letter
estate. 1t appears that he was paid
too much money and because of this
he was informed that his income from
the estate would be forwarded TO him
less $1,000 His lordship expressed
his horror" at this, and said SO plain
w in a letter to Mr.. Crabbe.
Crabbe says that the trouble be-
tween himself and Joe" Letter which
finally led to the young millionaire dis
missing him from the employ of the
5 .eiters estate arose over the fact that
8...Toev Letter knew there was spy In
tbe Offices of the estate. who was
keeping Lady Curzon Informed re-
garting the management OF the Letter
Letter thought that the spy was
C,rabbe when he saw the letter from
Lady Curzon addressed i'll his sisters
handwriting to Crabbe.
An attempt made to get these let.
tiers before the jury by Atty ELIAS
Mayerwho is representing Mr.. Crabbe.
was promptly checkmated by Atty.
Miller. for the defense. The attempt
was made while W.. ]. War; MI.
K Crabbe's successor. was on the WI
b ness stand.