The Washington times., 1908-10-28
FORMER EMPLOYE
BESTS JOE LETTER
Forces Young Man to Pay
Him Back Salary.
Secrets Barred.

CHICAGO. oct 8-Hugh Crabbe,
formerly confidential secretary OF Levi
4. Letter, today was awarded a judE-
ment of S4l5.65 by a jury in Judge Eber-
hardt's court. against the ZeigIer Coal
Company, controlled by Joe Letter.
Crabbe got the fuu amount for which
he sued. alleging that this much was
que him Tor back sllaTy
Crabbe alleged in his suit that Letter
had discharged him because ne feared
Gable would reveal secrets of-Ehe in
ner workings Of the Zeir' e Coal Com
pany.
Revelations showing the poverty of
Lord and Lady Curzon, who was Nary
Letter, after their return from India.
where they had ruled over millions OF
subjects in regal splender and discIos-
ure of the actual sum. S9,0o00oo. that
Joe" Letter 5ropped I'm his plunge in
the wheat pi, were made public for
the first uIae in the suit
Because of Letters unfortunate spec
ulati0U as was shown his allowance IS
now only $4,000 A year, while both his
sisters are receiving more than twice
this amount.
Lady Curzon's poverty followed her 70
the grave. This much came 10 light.
England they cOulQ not open their mag
uluCeut London house, Carlton HGuge
Terrace, bul were forced tC take rooms
in a hotel and live ineNpeusively while
lea.
Secrets Revealed.
IN a few months Lady Curzon died.
but in q letter which was produced i'm
court yesterday she wrote that until
she knew whether she was 10 receive
the full income from her fathers estate
she could not open her town house She
asked that all OF her mail be sent there
but il is known that the house was
rented and her mail was forwarded TO
her hotel
The financial difficulties of the Cur
IONS were caused by the immense drains
made upon Lady Curzons purse by
their establishment and entertainment
in Indie Lord CurZOn was without
private means. and his salary as vice
roy was a mere basatelle when it came
TO paying for the expenses of living up
to the style his position demanded.
Enough to Live On.
At this time. however, Lord Curzou
has sufficient money Tor his and his
chidren's needs. He and his children
are receiving S6S.000 a year from the
Levi Z. Letter estate, beside the income
from q, 700, 600 placed in trust. Joseph
Letter 1Etf-4NtS fnsctH a lAUA-AEl II Ul4A AlAN
estate. When he dropped 100000 in
the wheat pit his father came TO his
rescue and assumed S7.O01.O 600 of the bur
den. When he died, however. he
charged each one of the children up
with the money they had received from
him before his death Therefore. Joe
Letter has to pay interest on 2,G00O0O
that ne dropped in the wheat pit Lady
Suffolk, who was Miss Daisy Letter. re-
Ceives ar income of $4,000 a year. as
also does her sister, Mrs, Colin Camp
bell formerly Nancy Letter
Lady Curzon's letter, in which she
told of her financial straits. was written
to Hugh Crabbe in February. 1907. A
short time after this Lady CuTzOn died.
ana Lord CurZOu received q settlement
In part of the l. T. Letter estate. IL
appears that he was paid too much
money, and because Of this he was in
formed that his income from the estate
would be forwarded to him less $1,000.
His Iordship expressed his horror at
this, end said so plainly in a letter to
Mr.. CrdbDe.
Thought Him a Spy.
Crabbe says that one trouble between
himself and Joe Letter, which finally
led to the young millionaire dismissing
him from the employ of the Letter
estate. arose over the fact that Joe"
Letter knew there was spy in the
Offices of Lhe estate who was keeping
LADY CuIzon informed regarding the
management Of the Letter millions.
Letter thought the spy was Crabbe when
he saw the letter from Lady Curzon
addressed in his sisters handwriting 10
era bbe.
An attempt made 10 get these letters
before the jury by Elias Mayer, who is
representing Mr.. Crabbe, was promptly
checkmated by MT Miller, for the de-
Tense. The attempt was made while w
J. War;, Mr.. CTabDe's successor, was
on the witness stand.