The San Francisco call., 1908-07-08
SAYS LETTER HAD
MANY AFfINITIES

CHICAGO. July Hugh Crabbe,
once confidential clerk OF the Levi Z
Letter estate. who insists that Joe
Letter, recently married 10 Miss Will
liams Of Washington, D. C, owes him
$500 for past services, trained new
guns on the young millionaire and
former grain king today in Judge
Heaps court.
Crabbe told at length Of alleged
troubles between the Letters and their
son in law, Lord Curzon; related a tale
OF Joe Letter spending $4,000 on
"afnities," and Of numerous other ir-
regularities.
While the accusations Of Crabbe, who
IS suing the Letters for back salary
during his employment as their stew
ard. caused a sensation in society, they
were Indignantly denied by friends Of
the family as malicious faIsehoOds.
In one Of the most startling "revela-
tions" brought forth by Crabbe it was
declared that Lord Curzon had called
Joe Letter "a huge liar and 50 dishon-
est that no respectable person would
associate with him"
This assertion was backed by Crabbe
with letter. which he said had been
received by Lord Curzon, and which, it
was declared, would be produced later
in court.
What caused the trouble between
Lord Curzon and the Leiters?" Crabbe
was asked.
Why, simply this" answered
Crabbe- The Letters. during the life
time Of Lady Curzon, absolutely re-
fused to give her any Of the estate.
She asked for money a number of
times, but Joe Letter always stood in
the way and she never got a cent.
After the marriage of Miss Letter to
Lord Curzon none Of the Letters had
anything TO do with the English no
bleman."
After the CurZons attempted TO get
what was coming to them, Lord Cur
zon declared that Joe Letter was
huge liar and so dishonest that no
respectable person would associate with
him Not cent did they get while
Lady Curzon was alive. Upon her death
Lord Curzon came to Chicago and de-
manded, upon a threat of making pub
lie the entire transaction, that he be
given his wife's portion Of the estate"
DO you charge that Letter mad af-
fnities?" he was asked.
I certainly do" answered Crabbe.
He had so many affinities that he
didn't know what to do with them.
He had a house out in Rush street and
entertained so many 'afinities' that the
4 expenses for only short time ran
more than $4,000"
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an hour when he applied his emergency
brakes.
Towerman McCurdy and E. NJ. Cut
/ ting, superintendent of the signal serv-
! ice on the Southern Pacific, explained
! the workings of the interlocking switch
and signal system at the Webster street
| crossing, and declared that it would
have been impossible for the Harrison
street signal to have been clear when
the Fourteenth street local had been
given the right Of way over the cross
ing.
Assistant Superintendent Baker was
| the last witness called to give tesh-
mony as to the cause Of the wreck. He
said that Barry had been in the employ
I of the company for long time and
/ that he was considered a sober, compe-
tent, first class engineer.
Members of the brotherhood of loco
motive engineers were in consultation
/ with District Attorney Brown today,
/ seeking to secure Barry's early re-
/ lease on bail. Brown said that a
complaint charging manslaughter would
/ probably be sworn out against Barry
within two days and that he would be
/ Immediately arraigned in the police
court. The arraignment would permit
the magistrate to fix bail.
Funeral services over Edwin G. John
( son. one of the wreck victims, will be
/ held tomorrow morning at 1890 o'clock
/ from the undertaking parlors of Nc
/ Master & Briscoe. $50 Twenty fourth
street, under charge of Leland Stan
I ford division, No. 2s3, brotherhood
+ Of locomotive engineers.