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The New York herald., 1877-08-31
TAKING CARE OF HIS FRIENDS

70 THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
would like to ask If employees OF The Erie Railway
have any right stop express train and lot off
OF their relatives friends at a small OF tho wny
place down the regular tables thereby de-
laying all other passengers the trainS THIS occur
renee took place M0aday morning tho morning ex-
rress which is due in Jersey City At iortythree
utes past seven r. NJ The Aforesaid empiOy6 or
official got at Elmira with his lady relative or
her of A PASSENGER.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

[NorE-Letters Intended for this column must bs
accompanied by the writer's full and address to
insure attention. Compliments who unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time r writing
Write on only one side OF the papeE-Ep. HERALD
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HELPING THE UNDERTAKES.

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
wish to call the attention Of the authorities to
'Slough Of Despond" which is breeding disease and
death every day it exists. The filling and grading o
1Oslh street aud Lexington avenue has made hollow
between Third ana Lexington avenues and l0sth and
10th streets, completely closing the former outlet
every rain assists to OIL IT, keeping large body o
stagnant wafer constantly hand. THIS nuisance bai
materially assisted the undertakers in this vicinity
and for two years been disgrace to the
hood Is there NO way to mitigate the horrible nui
sance?
The Health Board has been repeatedly informed 0
the existence Of this quagmre. RESIDENTS
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A GOOD CHANCE FOR THIEVES.

To THE EDITOR HERALD
Please allow mo 10 call attention TO Tompkins square.
With the exception Of two the avenue side none
OF the lamps lighted. II person Is assaulted while
going through at night he hardly soc the face OF
his assailant was assaulted last night, but could
not see the rogue distinctly and he escaped without
any fear OF being caught Why not light the square
that people may 60 through saieiyY c. W. b.
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MARINE coURT-cHAMBERs.
COURT OALENDARS-TH[S DAy

SUPREME CouRr-CHAxBRRs Held by Judge Van
Brunt-Nos II. IS, 100. 19l, 2l6, 30, 222.
SUPERIOR CouKr-GENERAL rERM-Hed by Judges
Curtis and Spelr.-Appeals from orders-Nos. 2, 4.
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strongly that II contains fored checks. money and
other incontrovertible proofs guilt.
IN THE suPREM. COURT.

There was another adjournment yesterday OF the
hearing, before Judge Van Bruil, IN Supreme Cours,
Chambers, upon the writs OF hbeas corpus and GER
torar issued in the cases Husec Carene and Wes-
ton The adjourn ment was I'LL ,hs morning. when, u
stated, the argument upon the writs through
which the release of the prisones 70 soughs wouia
positively take place.
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HARLEM AND MoRR1sANIA BOATS

10 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
The Harlem OF Morrisania Steamboat Company would
generally obge commuters by changing of tho
boat leaving Peck slip 6:l0 6:l5 p NJ to 80 M,
as TO give all chance 70 roach the above place In
time. WINTER
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BASEBALL IN CENTRAL PARK.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Why is It that the Park Commissioners OF New
York do not permit baseball playing In the Central
Park9 1t Is decided outrage upon the young men OF
this city and should be stopped without delay Pros
pect Park Brooklyn, Is open oil the Tor the
Of baseball players ana l do not see why tho great
city OF New York should deprive Its young the
same privileges. &C.. as those enjoyed In the City OF
Churcnes If New York boys wish to Indulge in a
game OF ball on any Saturday afternoon alter leaving
their places OF business they PEELED 10 travel
all the way over TO Prospect Park u Journey when
takes at least two hours and when they arrive
1t Is so late tina, only few innings Can be played be-
lore the darkness sets In. ask The HERALD to Its
efforts IN compelling the Park Commiss oners fur.
nish New Workers with baseball ground anu have
not the slightest doubt Of its success. q. T.
SLEEPING BERTHs ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Will you allow TO call the attention OF the man.
agement of the New York Central Railroad to matter
OF small Inconvenience passengers by their line
refer to the difficulty Of securing sleeping berths
their downtown Office
am country merchant, and my business calls me
over their road at least once month"; and frequently
oftener ! always STOP NJ one OF The uptown hotels,
and as my time Is limited prefer secure my berth
on my way down in the morning Last week called
Tor this purpose at the office at No 4l3 Broadway and
was told that would have 70 wait until ater nins
O'Clock. TINS was bad enough, but us was IN u hurry
walked down and stopped IN another office. where
waited nearly hall an hour, while the agent made
attempts TO communicate with the sleeping opera
tor at the depot Finally could wait no longer and
determine to stop at No. 4l3 Broadway on my way
up town, which did Ut five O'clock and was told that
they had ceased selling berhs or the day and
must get II ut the depot To crown my misiortunes
found on getting at the depot That all the berths
had been Sold
may add that friend Of mlne tells NE this morn
ing that is impossible to secure berh auy Of the
oinces between Twelve AMI one O'clock during which
time the operator at the depot is absent
II seems strange tnat such condition OF affairs
should exist ON road winch Is exceIlently man
aged In other respects and change can be made Il
will be appreciated by many VICTIM
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CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE J
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THE SCIENTIFIC BLUES.

To EDITOR HExALD:--
The discovery that "a person under influence OF the
rays OF light that pass through blue glass VIII recover
health. promises to make great revolution In mcdi-
cal the discovery OF qunine and castor oil
Indeed the discovery reach the provinces
surgery. poetry and politics. The Secretary OF the
Interior has even ordered that all his demohrs shall
DO made OF blue glass 10 improve the quality Of
his liquids; and David Dudley Field is Of opinion that
II the Presidential tribunal had chosen room with
blue goblets IN IT there would have been decision in
favor OF Tden. 1t may not be generally known that
the Rev. Mr.. Tamage has been under tho blue
glass treatment Tor several weeks, aud that the
length oil his and legs has sensibly d.
mlnished. He and his AUDITORS feel much better.
Several andadics IN New York boarding houses hnvo
land in great number Of blue glass cups, with view
oil making rye conee taste vol us genuine Mocha
There end to the uses W which blue glass may be
pat. Tho Widow Van Colt held piece OF the blue
material Wall street bear and he Immediately
became bull; that Is the long and the short Of H.
Mr. Bowles. the domestic economist OF the Springfield
Republican, has inverted blue glass hen, which
haichcs out the chickens while the authoress OF the
eggs goes with her daily tol. Some of the sccn-
tGc members of tho Board OF Aldermen insist that II
blue glass windows placed IN tho street
there would DO heat enough developed to make even
the straw warm and gardener IN New jersey hns had
all his hotbcus paved with blue so that when
he plants beans they come up asparagus. As a rem
coy blue glass no equal II has been suS-
gusted by observer, democrat, VINO, hearing
OF the Louisiana decision ABOUT TO go out 10 get
schoOncrs that his head was as hot AS blue
light burning the night OF Fourth Of Jelly. In
deed, whole democratic party has been under the
influence OF the newly discovered panes Tor several
days, ana Is as blue as blue Can be- We suggest that
Mr. Hewitt his CLASSY doses OF blue just for
greens. The rays excluded by Bradley's vote
would. i! properly applied to Louisiana have S
let IN good deai VI sky light The
discovery Is not merely humble
one To be sure, watches with blue crystals keep
better time than Others aud man with blue glass
eye many miles further than any other man;
bu. reason why whole SUITS OF clothes shund
not be made OF this healthy material Az fancy
dress bail young lady In blue glass robe would
never feel the latigues Of dissipation Even our
streets might be with blue glass that horses
would never grow weary, or snow accumulate, or ON
nbuses rumble, ana there fair reason Tor believing
that II Sunset Cox could sit Tor thousand years under
the dome of capitol lighted through blue glass he
might acquire little common sense. We hope some
OF scientists will throw light on this ultramarinc
subject TRUE BLUE.
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A FORMIDABLE ARRAIGNMENT

The taxpayers OF the town OF Easchester. West
chester county, having had judicial "white elephant
their hands for the past six years, ere now making
determined effort to rid themselves of the costly
burden Accordingly petition, setting forth at length
the grievances complained OF, has been numerousy
signed by the citizens irrespective OF party, and pre-
scented the Supreme Court praying for tho removal
of Robert W. Edmonds justice Of the peace at
Mount Vernon in town named. Tho principal
charge alleged against this Official is that
he has had the faculty OF finding offenders
on whom impose the terrors OF the law, tho mum.
Der OF which, II appears exceeds in regard 10 tramps
and Migrants especially, more than those committed
all the other towns OF the country added together.
Before Edmonds FIRST elected TO the position men-
toned the highest bill presented for years
vices by any magistrate in the town was $400 For
the first year OF his judicial abors his BILL presented 10
tue Board OF Supervisors was $780, and this amount
has been improved upon annually since, until the
last fiscal year when II looted up -, 800.
This sum, II will DO borne In mnd, only embraces the
charges 10 the town and county Tor criminal business
transacted by Edmonds the cmoluments derived from
civil cases coming before him amounting, IL Is esti
mated, to about 81, 800 additional making tho hand
some salary OF 200 per annum for rural squire or
Justice Edmonds is charged in the petition with ntox
caton while IN the performance OF his Official
duties. intoxcation in the public streets, max
ing double charges TO the town and county
Tor the services, charging Tor services
never rendered, unnecessarily adjournng trials
aud thereby ausmentlng his bills. unnecessarily and
organizing courts oil SPECIAL Sessions To
try warrants who could have been sentenced out OF
such courts thereby adding largely to his bills against
the town; retaining fines, and, bric OF using his
Office for his personal ana pecuniary advancement
The petition having been presented at general Term
oil the Supreme Court IN brooklyn day or two SINCE
that body appointed County Judge Clifford. OF West
chester, referee take testimony in tho matter and
report IN accordance Herewith.
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REAL ESTATE IRREGULARITIES

Some remarkable transactions in the bogus con-
veyance OF real estate have been made public within
the last few days in Brooklyn. A man named f.
Dwight Pepper, who YVES deputy sheriff under ex-
Sheriff Williams has recently been engaged in rcal
estate business OF extraordinary nature will be
seen from the following
reference TO the records In the Office OF the Kings
County Registrar shows the following alleged n egal
transfers OF property On December 1875 T.. Dwight
Pepper ma 10 deed to Corncla A. B. Hudson Of lot
14OxlO0 fcet the southeast corner Of Washington
place and Fatbush avenue Tor the OF 81
and exchange OF property The property IN question
belongs TO cx-Regstrar Hugh Mclaughlin, better
known as the Boss" December IL, 1876 another
deed OF property, mpciieclly described, was
conveyed 10 Chester n. Case, tho consitefa-
ton beng 81 and exchange or property.
December 80 deed was recorded TO Mr. Case convey
ing a piece of land, 200xlOO feet on the northeast
corner Of Flatbush avenue and Washington place. The
land belongs TO Mr.. Hugh Mclaughlin. ON January
OF Melville and Fatbush avenue, conveyed
to Mr. Fitzslmmons IN consideration OF $50 aud
property exchanged There Is such street avenue
IN Brooklyn as Melville avenue. On January II IA
deed, made by h. Dwight Pepper and Josephinc'M, his
wife, rs recorded TO Dicdr,ch August HOLMAN. The
avenue ana sullivan street. The property is owned by
Mr.. Hugh Mclaughlin. On February Il picco OF land
on tie southeast corner OF Montgomery street and
Flatbush 200xl60 feet was conveyed to Eliza
the pnrccl rrungs TO Mr. Hugh Mclaughlin, but
a poftrr u ,hc ground dcfDcd In the limits
OF III - ,,r conveyed Is within tho enclosure OF
Prosper, Mr.. Mclaughlin stated to reporter
last it ne had taken no steps toward causing
the a. Pepper, us no was not afraid OF his
property bc.n- taken possession Of Redress must be
obtained by c noacsl purchasers who have been sold
in the d
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RoBBING THE LoTos.


As Onicer Emil f. Listman was passing the Lotos
Club house, No. Irving place, yesterday morning,
about tour O'clock he found the doors OF that build
ing open, and on entering discovered man In the
dining room engaged in packing away svcrware be-
longing TO the club After brie, vigorous, but unsuc
cessul resistance, the fellow who afterward gave bis
name as Thomas +. NASH was secured by the oh1ccr
Nash had taken away box OF plated Knives forks ana
spoons, which OF tho value OF Sl00 Ho evidently
had entered by The rear door OF tho club house oy
way OF Fifteenth street. rs on the door were
marks made by jimmy and IN tho
possession OF The prisoner was an iron bar
which he had been using. Near 10 where Nash was
first seen table. aud Oh It was found revolver
Henry Donaldson the steward oil tho Loos Club, APP
pearcd against NASH He said that about Ave O'Clock
yesterday morning. no entered tho dining room and saw
Officer Lstman, With Nash as tho formers prisoner
About two O'Clock that morning the doors had been
fastened and the place securely locked Judge Bixb7,
the Fifty seventh Street Court, committed Nash IN
default Of 81 600 bail 10 complaint OF burglary
and larceny. Nash IS said to be a quiet and usually
well behaved young man, and this attempt to deprive
the club ITS forks aud knives rs regarded as new
de oil his character He gave his residence
as No. 3I2 East Twelfth street.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.
UNNECESSARY PUNISHMENT OF YOUNG CHILL
DRFN.

UNNECESSARY PUNISHMENT OF YOUNG Chill
DREN.
To EDITOR HERALD:-
viii you give me a small space in your valuable
papcrg am not fond Of complaining but I think it
about time some OF the subordinate teachers in
public schools brought TO know their positions
and how TO judiciously administer rcproof to young
children. Some of our school teachers I'M
agine that children of seven eight years of aye
should act with the iorehought grown up peo
pc Should child turn her head during school hours
she is kept in during the dinner and made 10
mann fasting. Again, II boy happens TO or look
except In straight and fixed manner no is similarly
punished We are all aware that school teachers have
great deal to put up with; STILL are we not paying
them for teaching chidrenY Such injudicous and
ijud ged punishments only make children dislike their
school, and INSTEAD Of going there with pleasure they
look upon II with dread, account Of as their cx
preston Is, sour teacher IS cross II we move or
look she publishes us." II some OF our young lady
teachers to be little gentle toward thcir
young scholars and not act so much like autocras, II
would have much better effect on the minds OF their
pupils and they would go to their schools with happy
feelings instead OF dread OF words punish
ment.
our public schools are honor TO the country and
institutions of priceless value, although teachers
crcpt INTO some oil them--whctber through in
1uencc not-who from their actions, appear to be
totally unfit 10 manage to have anything TO do with
when an amount OF brief authority Is vested in them
they seem 10 imagine they are OBLIGED TO resort 10 a
CERTAIN" "'''"'' . ''"''"s' MU MUTT IN pARvo.
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LITTLE HELL GATE.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
II the project Of making Little He'll Gate the dump
ing ground OF the future be carried out the nuisance
and danger public health will he as great as was tie
Infamous Harlem Hat nuisance which was not abatcd
until The HERALD denounced IT, Tho river IS quite
row at proposed point aud tho passengers on the
Harlem steamers will have to hold their again,
while The stencil will be so ntolerabe that the rest
dents OF Harlem will have to move away: According
TO the report OF the engineers II VIII take 90 OOO 900
cubic YARDS of DIRT TO oil In witl--tnat Is to
say years work OF dumping street refuse OF all
kinds, filled with diseased germs OF lever, smallpox,
dIphtheri &c What Will then be tho sanitary con-
dillon OF the ucgbborhood and OF the hospitals and
nurseries and asylums Wards and RandalPs
Islands. surrounded with such mountains Of rceking
pestilental oIli as the HtrIcm flats The
residents and property owners OF Harlem viii, indeed
be flats II they do at take action to prevent
this dangerous usancc. Respectfully yours,
JOHN DWYER, NJ. d., pa East 18th ST.
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The closing prices werc:-

MARKET
Money easy at per cent on call and closed
easy at "a and per cent call Foreign exchange
Is dull is usual on Saturdays, with actual business
at A. 81 for bankers 80 days sterling and ASS a4s5k
for demand
MARKET.
Gold opened at 1857, and declined to 1861, the
closing price. Tho paid for carrying were 81 to
l per cent
UNITED TREASURY.
Bonds held to secure circulation, $780, $50 900; de.
deposits 49, 900; outstanding circulation currency
notes, $3ls37o 900; gold notes. ST. AGO. 0O0 bank
received to-day, $3.50 900; for the week. 49, $50 e0O
receipts, 100000; revenue receipts, $780, 900
AND EXPORTS.
Imports for the week: Dry goods, 49, 100, 900; mer
chandise, si,232, ao3 Total, $7,O32,Oo2 Exports
Specie past week, sos, 500, principally silver. Inn
ports-Speco past week, $685., Ola, principally gold
coin.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds wcrc firm Mt the following
prccs:-Unncd States currency sixcs 1884 1884 do
do 1881, registered 112l 1l2 do do do, coupon,
1881 113H; do do, 1885, registered, 10Sz 100; do
do do, coupon, 1851 100; do. do, do, new, regis
tered, 1905 1095s; do. do, do, coupon, 1929
1095s; do do, 1857 registered, 112sl l13; do do.
do, coupon 1924 1l27s; do. do, 1868 registered,
1l5A llo,4; do do, do, coupon, ll5A 1lo'a do.
ten-fortes, registered, 1908 lio do do, coupon,
1l4% ll4a; do. hves, 1851, registered 1io's allo;
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KLEPTOMANIA AGAIN.

Margaret Wright, young lady Of good appearance,
brought before Justice Walsh in Brooklyn yester
day the charge Of stealing $25 worth of lace from
Ann Sherwood, and articles valued at SO from
Catharine johnson. OF No. 127 wiloughby street. She
pleaded guilty to the charge, after which scverai
gentlemen, org whom clergyman, stepped for
for u teacher at ST. Mary's College at Burlington,
n. j., and they thought that II she were sent
to the Pentcntiary 1t would rum her. They stated
further that the articles stolen by her had been given
away, thereby showing that they had not been taken
for pecunary gain. II Is alleged that she distracted
pictures from st. Marys College while there and savo
them away also. Justice Walsh reserved his DECISION
until Monday next, admitting the prisoner TO bail
bond for 81, 900, which furnished by Mr. A. ID.
Matthews, residing at No. "a Hanson place.
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CouEy--MExpEs.-On Wednesday, 18th inst, by
Rev S. NJ Isaacs, assisted bv Rev. H. Phillips and Row.
H. =. Mcndcs. the Rev. DIR. +. DE SOFA MESDEs TO
ISABEL FRANCIS, second daughter Of Aaron N. Cohen
ESQ.,. NIL oil this city.
CoLGAN-MC ANpREws.-February Is, 1877, at ST.
AIMS church, by the Rev. J. w. Hayes JomN e. Coll
GAN to Miss MARY McANDREws both OF this city.
HANFElD-LoRETrE.-O Tuesday, February IL,
1877, by Rev. A. H. Partridge, BENJAMIN L. W. HAN
FIELD EvANGELIyE L., eldest daughter OF Francis NJ
Lorctte, NJ. d., OF Brooklyn. ]. l.
MooRE-LoSG. -On Thursday, February ID, 1877, by
Rev. Mr.. Hatfield, JOHN j. MooRE 10 MARY h. Long,
all of this city.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT st. Francis Xavier
church, February by the Rev. Father Deronquc, as
sisted by Rev. Father O'Bren, JAMES MURTAuGm TO
EMILE BREAKELI, daughter Of tho late Dr. Brcakell.
No cards.
WERxBERG--R EILLy.-At the house If the brides
father, on Tuesday, the 18th inst, by the Rev. DR..
Fricl, JERE. A. WEINBERG to MARY j. f., daughter Of
NJ. Reilly. No cards.
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A Y, NDICTIVE WIFE.

John stinson, a young man apparently about twenty
years of age, was arraigncd before Justice Wandc,
charge OF burglary preferred by George ". Kastncr
OF No. 1856 Bowcry. The burglary was committed
about the 18th OF February, and the prisoner was
arrested on Information furnished by his wife, who
had long nourshed a feeling Of Jealousy from the fact
that two other women claimed tho same relationship
TO her loved Johnny Mrs Stnson said that her maiden
namc was Ann Elizabeth Fitch. She had been married
twice ana was the neither OF six children five OF whom
had died She had been divorced, and had married
Stlnson IN his mothers house, where she boarded.
A portion OF tho property stolen was found in the
prisoners possession Ho was held In 81, 900 bail 10
answer and the w:ic was committed TO the House
OF Detention as a Witness
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dwelling for her South First street I've years
ago, when the Arnold family removed TO Brooklyn.
About Tour years aso Leon and his family came North
and settled also In Brooklyn. Through the Comptro.
iers influence he Is SAID TO have obtained employment
Grst in the Department Of Docks and then AS watch
man at the Court House. John, his brother, who IS
also implicated In the shooting Is also said TO have re-
ceived employment from muninccnt city govern
ment II should be added that Rose, IN her recital 10
Dr. Meade, distinctly asserted that Leon hao shot at
her twice, but had missed her Three chambers OF mss
revolver are empty Both Antonio and John Leon
will be tried for assault, with intent to XIII, unless
Roses death, which may yet ensue should aggrava'e
the char into q m
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ADVANCE MD DECLINE
The following shows tho advance and decline IN
price Of the principal stocks compared with those
OF yesterday
Observation-Disclosures and Hudson, Q; Erie y; New
Jersey Central, Northwestern preferred, u; Rock
Island, u Union Pacific, /
UECLfxE.-Atantic and Pacific Telegraph, Il: New
YORK Central. l; Burlington aud Quincy, u c. C., q.
and l., l; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, al
Central % Lake Shore, *; Michigan Central, "a;
Morris and Essex, 1; Northwestern, 1; New Haven,
/; Pacific Mall q; Quicksilver, ST Paul, 3H; do.
preferred, "a Western Union, q Adams' Express =.
CLOSING PRfcEs-3 NJ
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WAS THE DIVORCE SET ASIDE?

James n. G. vernder, nnc looking man about
thirty years arraigned before Justice Walsh
in Brooklyn, yesterday, on complaint OF his wife,
Mary verindcr of No 400 Hicks street, who charges
him with abandonment. He pleaded not guilty to tho
CHARGE and exhibited divorce papers which lie said he
had obtained IN New Jersey against the plaintiff. The
latter. who Is u fine young woman, claimed that The
divorce had been aside aud that he had failed TO
give her the support to which she was entitled. He
ttnn