Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
LETTERS IN STRAITS MAKING THE ROUNDS
Wheat Pit Plunge Cuts Joes Commission Continues to Ex
Allowance in Half. anime School Buildings.
DIFFICULT TIES OF CURzONS VISITS FOUR STRUCTURES
Unable Omen Town Members Note Condition the Fire
of Indian Expenditures Escapes
REVELATIONS IN COURT SUIT INSPECT THE EASEMENTS
Attention Wooden Partitions
SIN and stairways-CaH to See
Plaintiff
Wheat Pit Plunge Cuts Joe's
Allowance in Half.
DIFFICULTIES OF CURZONS
Unable to Open Town House Because
of Indian Expenditures.
REVELATIONS IN COURT SUIT
Hugh Crabbe, Former Employe Of
Estate, Dismissed by Son, Is
Plaintiff

CHICAGO, October 81 Revelations
showing the poverty Of Lord and Lady
CurZon, who was Mary Letter, after their
return from India. where they had ruled
over millions of subjects In regal splendor
and disclosure of the actual sum, $4,000
600, that Joe Letter dropped in his ia
nous plunge in the wheat pit, were made
public for the first time yesterday in the
suit of Hugh Crabbe against the Zeigler
Coal Company for $4l6, on trial in Judge
Eberhardt's court
Because of Letters unfortunate specula-
ton. as was shown, his allowance is now
only SOD. 600 a year. Both his sisters are
receiving more than twice this amount.
When she and Lord Curzon returned to
England they could not open their mag
nificent London house, Carlton House Ter
race, but were forced to take rooms in
hotel and live inexpensively while waiting
for funds to arrive from America
In few months Lady Curzon died.
In letter which was produced in court
yesterday she wrote before her death
that until she knew whether she was to
receive the full income from her fathers
estate she could not open her town house.
Drains Of India Campaign.
The financial difficulties of the Curzons
were caused by the immense drains made
upon Lady Curzons purse by their es-
tablishment and entert ainment in India.
Lord Curzon was without private means.
His salary as viceroy was mere bagatelle
when 1t came to paying for the expenses
of living up to the style his position de-
manded.
At this time however Lord Curzon has
sufficient money for his and his children's
needs. He and his children are receiving
$4,000 year from the Levi z. Letter
estate. beside the income from $1.7OO,OOO
placed in trust
Joseph Letter received $500 a month
from the estate. When he dropped So
100000 In the wheat pit his father came
to his rescue and assumed 81 600, 900 of the
burden.
When he died. however, he charged each
one of the children with the money they
had received from him before his death.
Therefore Joe Letter has to pay inter-
est on 100000 that he dropped in the
wheat pit. Lady Suffolk, who was Miss
Daisy Letter. receives an income of 1925,
600 year. as also does her sister. Mrs.
Colin Campbell. formerly Nancy Letter.
Lord Curzon Protested.
Lady Curzons letter. in which she told
of her financial straits. was written to
Hugh Crabbe In February. 1907 A short
time after this Lady Curzon died and
Lord Curzon received settlement In part
Of the Letter estate.
1t appears that he was paid too much
money Because of this ne was informed
his income from the estate would be for
warded TO him. less SO. TOO. Lord Curzon
expressed his horror" at this In letter
to Crabbe.
Crabbe says the trouble between him
self and Joe" Letter, which finally led to
the young millionaire dismissipg him from
the employ of the Letter estate, arose
ha OF hat I'm
there was a spy in the offices of the es-
tate who was keeping Lady Curzon in
formed regarding the management of the
Letter millions
Letter thought the spy was Crabbe
when he saw the letter from Lady Cur
zon. addressed in his sisters handwriting,
to Crabbe.
An attempt made to get these letters be-
fore the jury by Attorney Elias Mayer.
representing Crabbe. was promptly check
mated by Attorney Miller for the defense.
The attempt was made while w. ]. War;,
Crabbes successor. was on the witness
stand