The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02

store and In my market. Saw him In Booths
store In January, 1890. He was talking with
L. B. about a check that was due and had not
come. l.. b. said that he would not worry
about it; it might have been carried by in the
mall; ii SO, it would come back. Often saw
Elon reading paper in the store. He board
! ed at my house week four or five years ago.
Never thought him of nnsouna mind or not
capable of making will.
THEODORE TAYLOR.
| Am 43 years old, halter; work at painting
some for c. H. Gay. Have lived at Newtown
about ~ years. Previous to that I lived in
Hattertown. Saw Elon last in Gays shop In
i January, $780, He came in and sat by the
stove. Elon said he was we'll acquainted
| with my father; used to board and room with
| him, years ago; knew my grandfather. Ny
| father was halter. Elon was there about an
hour. Think saw him i'll September before.
Considered him of sound mind In January
Had no business dealings with him.
WILLIAM II. GLOVER.
| Lived in NeWtown 81 years. Am deputy
/ sheriff. Known Elon some 40 years. In Au-
gust, 1886, laid cellar wall for my house. i
worked with him. In 1887, he cemented my
cellar. He showed Intelligence and ability
for the work. Last time / remember seeing
him was about the middle of January, 1880.
/
Told Elon would like to see him privately.
Told him had come down to serves writ on
him in favor of Gregory & Ballou, who had a
claim against him in connection with oil
1 transactions in which Charles Jonas was con-
cerned. He said, 81 have been expecting this
| and have had a talk with Burtis about it; he
/ did not think he ow ed Gregory & Ballou any
thing" Isebld him wanted him to turn out
some property. He said he had nothing to
| turn out and should not turn out any property
to satisfy the claim. said all right and left
him. Gregory s. Ballou now have suit pend
! ing against Elon's estate. Told him I had a
| similar writ to serve against L. B. Booth. He
| said Burt is not holden forthat any more than
| l am for mine. Did not say to S. p. Glover
| that, at the time that writ was served on Elon,
Elon was in a dazed condition. Never told
Smith P. Glover Edward Taylor did not
! think Elon was fit to make will in the past
| five years. did not say to Reuben Belden
| that EIon had not been fit to make a will in
| five, no not in ten years past. Aaron Sanford
| brought u suit against Elon in 1888 for money
Elon owed his brother Russell. l served the
papers. Never talked with him about his in
vestments. He was very close man. 1t did
not occur to me that there was any lack OF un-
derstandng on his part.
| EUGENE BULKLEY.
/
er and nurse. Saw Elon alive last in March,
4 1890. Was called to Mrs Bronson's to care for
Josiah Booth, who was sick. Elon was taken
down on Sunday. j commenced caring for
him on Tuesday, March IS. stayed with him
| days. He talked with me about the teaming
done by Newtown people before the Housa-
tonic railroad was built. Spoke of Baldwin
| & Beers, ID. H. Johns son, Maj Sherman and 9th
ers of the o1d-timers. Told me of the time
when they carted rum from Bridgeport and
how the drivers would carry gimets, tap the
| hogsheads and treat each other on the road
held no lengthy conversation with him after
Thursday. Thursday he said, "Gene, wish
had all my property in my hands SO that
could put it in my mouth and swallow it, so
that my heirs could not get a dollar OF it," He
| asked me what should charge for taking care
| OF him and who would pay the doctor bills;
| said he couldn't, he was too poor. saw moth
| ing wrong about his mind until Thursday.
| He died on Sunday.
DAVID w. BRONSON.
| Never said to S. p. Glover that 1 thought
Elon Booth was not in a fit condition to make
| a will Mr. Glover did say to me that he did
not think Elon fit to make will.
| 90 ARTHUR L. NETTLETON.
| 1 reside in st Paul, Mimi. Am % years of
| age. Am with Smith & Taylor, real estate
| and loan agents. Been with them since June
| 10, 1889 Was with Clark & Bryant for about
two years in the same business. Went into
| the real estate business first in May, 1885.
From May to July, 1 had no salary, but was
| acquainting myself with the business. Have
been in st Paul for five years. lived in New
| town part of 1882 and during the years 1888 and
| 1884. Am Charles II. Peck's adopted son. My
| acquaintance with Elon commenced in 1882.
My first visit East was not to make loans, but
| to let my friends know the character of my
business and that had connected myself
with real estate and loan office in st Paul.
In July, 1885, called on Elon and called his
attention to first mortgages on real estate in
st Paul. Did not think he would make any
loans then, but wanted to acquaint him with
my business. He was interested; enquired
as to rates of interest, quality ofthe loans and
business OF the city and said that he would
think of it and bear me in mind In the Spring
of 1886, was East and called on him again.
Our first business transaction in July,
1888, when he told me he would send out $4,000
OF $4,000 when / returned West. L. B. Booth
took no part III the conversation. 1t took
place at l.. E. Booths, August 20, 1885, l met
him by appointment at LIB. Booths store
Elon was at the desk and gave me draft, ex-
ecuted in favor of himself, for $4,000, which he
endorsed over to me. Gave him receipt,
with the understanding that should invest it
in mortgages real estate in st Paul and
send on the papers soon L could. He
wanted first mortgage security and per cent
interest Told him the expense OF making the
loans would be borne by the borrower. The
draft was on the Union trust company of New
York and was made payable to his order. In
vested it in September aud October following
and sent on the securities as fast as the loans
were made and closed and the papers record
ed. Sent the papers to Elon Booth. My next
interview with Elon was in the last of April,
1889. Called and told him had au application
for a $25O0 per cent loan on property that
was valued at $4,000. Showed him the loca-
ton on the map and told him it was acl oss the
river on what we called the flats. He didn't
quite like the location and asked Josiah if he |
knew anything about the property on that
side OF the river. Josiah said not much; there
were few houses there Told Elon there
was population of 10000 on that side, at |
which Elon turned to Josiah and said, 81
thought yon knew something about st Paul.
Elon said he had not money enough on hand
then; had money in the Peoples savings
bank, Bridgeport, but did not want to draw
it out before July and lose interest. A few
days after, saw Elon and he said he would |
take the loan and would fix it up before / |
told me Elon had arranged to get the money !
at the City bank, Bridgeport. The evening |
before Ilefs for the West, saw Elon at Mrs |
Bronsons and he gave me the necessary pa /
pers to get the money at Bridgeport. Saw
him again early in December, 1888. Called on |
him at Mrs Bronson's and he called on me at |