Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-28

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 MT. Bell and His Views of the Case. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 There appeared an article in the New Haven Sunday Register of yesterday De- cember 27) in reference to my occupancy of the premises known as "Bell's Dime Museum" in the Hoadley building that has misrepresented the facts and will no doubt do me great injury with my customers and patrons. As you know, "A lie will travel league while truth is putting on it's boots."
 I came to the staid city of New Haven g stranger, but hoped that not only my land lord would approve of and appreciate 8 legitimate business in which am engaged and which has received the endorsement of citizens wherever I have been in these United States. The article referred to states a glimmer of the truth. When I came to New Haven MT. Hoadley had had his store vacant for 8 long time, and was very glad, believe, to find good paying tenant. Stranger as I was, I met MT. Hoadley's agent, Captain Fogg, the janitor of the building, who informed me that he was the agent of MT. Hoadley and janitor of the Hoadley building and fully authorized to rent, in MT. Hoadley' 8 name, the offices and stores in said build ing. I rented the premises I now occupy from Captain Fogg, acting as MT. Hoad- ley's agent, and received from him 8 re- ceipt for the first months rent in the name of MT, Hoadley for one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($120 with an agree meut thereto attached that I should have it for one month with the privilege of the second month or as much longer for the same business (which was fully explained to him at that time) as wished it.
 It is true, one tenant in the building was opposed to me, which was J. P. Good hart, a lawyer, I believe, who occupies the office with others over me, and who was attorney for party that had small claim was worth $5 and for which MT. Goodhart issued writ of attachment for $100, which duly receipted for, and the case is now pending. This may be law and justice in Connecticut to attach stranger for S100 where but SIS is claimed. This may ex- plain the objections to me by MT. Goodhart, when had the manhood to contest that kind of procedure.
 Now, in reference to MT. Hoadley's mo- tice, it is true that Mir. Hoadley, by Con stable Enscoe, served notice on me to quit the premises, dated Dec. 9th, requir- ing me to quit on or before Dec. 21st, 1891; that date has passed; I have not quit, and don't expect to at present. I have yet tosknow that the law of Connecti- cut or any other state in this Union re- quires man to quit a premise that he has paid for in advance until the 9th day of January, 1892, and the money MT. Hoad- ley has in his possession and never re turned to me. have kept my contract and conducted nay business according to law, and have license from the authori- ties for the same. So much by way of ex- planation of the article in the Register and the complaints of my neighbors. What complain of most, however, is 8 statement in the article in the Register re- ferred to, which was untrue, malicious, I believe, and for which I expect the New Haven Register will do me the justice of a retraction at least. The following is the statement that I object to principally: "A card was pasted upon the doorway of the museum last night to the effect that the museum would be opened there but one week longer, and MT. Bell stated that he should seek other quarters imme- diately, and would make no further effort to remain there" This statement is un- true in every particular. never received any notice from MT. Hoadley but one, dated December 5.
 Now, in reference to the colored man that have employed, have only to say that he, from some cause best known to himself, was not capable of fulfilling his contract with me. CHESTER A. BELL.
 New Haven, Conn.,, December 28, 1891
 MT. Bell has given the public satisfac- ton by his show, and will, no doubt con- hnue to do so in the future as he has in the past, in New Haven.