Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-12
oLEaKlN AND TOWN AFFAIRS.

Town Agent Todd Talks Upon tho
Matter - Postmaster English ana
Others Interested - A Letter FROM
Judge 4. r. Dcming.
Town Agent Todd does not dscisively deny
or affirm that 81 900 was paid out OF the
town treasury for the purpose OF opposing
consolidation. The books are open to the
public. said he, and IL there IL anything
wrong, anyone can ind it, do not wish to
stoop to any controversy with Clerkin, either
uublic or private In q more detailed discuss
sion of the affair, Aajsr Todd said: The
matter was informally discussed at various
times before anything definite was done. It
was At last decided that Major Todd should
employ counsel to oppose consolidation. Az
one of the meetings . seleotnan proposed
that II would be good idea to secure the
services Of Mr.. Pratt and Mr.. Troup. A sug-
gestion was made that Judge Deming and
Hobart L. Hotohkiss would be good mon to
os.fsr with, them. Al result Of the nego.
tistions the services OF NE. Mes.rs: Frat H. and
OF 500 each were drawn and handed to
Messrs. Dsming and Hotchkiss, and some
time later both gentlemen were paid 500
each.
$50 far az the Judge Hubbard business il
ooncsrnsd,n added the town agent, II have
this to say. We heard that, although Judge
Hubbard was at heart upon our aide, an effort
to secure him. obtained the written con-
sent of the members of the board OF select
men to negotiate with Judge Hubbard and
finally secured his services for $500. As to
the $500 paid to Messrs. Deming and Hoteh-
kiss, have no evidence of what they did
with II. There was nothing done in the dark
about the entire matter.
Captain Treat, ono of the representatives
from Wallingford denies indignantly that
he ever received even As much ~ q cigar for
his action in the consolidation matter.
Ex-Postmaster Spsrry said he had simply
mentioned Judge Hubbard's name casually
In connection with the consolidation fight.
That was all he had to do with the Eve hun.
dred dollars that went to Wsllingford.
John w. Alling, who represented the
Chamber OF Commerce before the legislature,
and who 10 prosecuting Clerkin, said: ut
was never the intention of the Chamber of
Commerce to prevent William q. Case from
receiving payment for the bill he had pre-
sented for opposing consolidation. We de-
clined to bring Injunction proceedings for
employing counsel, because it would look a.
II ws were afraid of the outcome of the case.
The injunction had not been obtained until
In the legislature had made report. 1t was
designed to prevent the use of town money
in the lobby to oppose consolidation. Pur-
suant to an understanding, I agreed to the
payment of the Case bill on condition that it
should not be regarded as violation Of the
injunction"
Judge Deming says the check of $3.50,
which, as the books show, was paid to him,
waofor legal services. He sends the follow
ing card:
New HAVEN, Conn, Nov. II, 1889.
To the Editor Of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
A pretended interview had with me by
reporter of the Morning News, published this
morning, makes me say things so entirely
different from what I did say, that beg the
favor of correcting the errors.
The interview was over the telephone at
about Q o'clock last evening. A conversation
followed the call about like this:
"Have you seen the Register"
II have"
"what do you say about It. Is It true what
II says about you having $3.50 of the town
money!"
"why, practically true"
"Did you have itl'
eyes, had 1t, but the transaction was
open to the knowledge of everybody; there
was nothing concealed or improper about it."
edo you want to tell to whom you paid the
money!"
ono; it would be improper for me to say
to whom paid the money, but will say II
was used for perfectly proper purposes, and
at the proper time am willing to tell, If
necessary, to whom and for what purpose ii
was used"
"Did the persons to whom you paid the
money know that 1t came from the townf'
probably not; but can only say that the
entire transaction was open and public 30
far as the receipt of the money was con-
oerned, and that ii was used for proper and
legitimate purposes to defeat, If possible, con-
solidation."
This was all the interview and all the con-
versation have had In regard to the mat
tor. Respectfully,
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