The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
NO MONEY TOPAY EXPENSES
MFRS. HA1IHOND'S ABSENCE LEAVES
 THE INSTITUTE CRIPPLED.


 No New Developments in Reference to the
 Alleged Frauds-No Funds on Hand With
 Which to Pay Running Expenses-No
 Clue to Mrs. uammonds Whereabouts.
 Mystic, May 9.-Nothing further has developed tn Mystic in regard to the al- legged frauds of the Whipple home school There have been several re- ports the past few days that Mrs. Ham mond was in the vicinity, butall proved to beuntrue. Her most intimate friends in the place and those left in charge of the school claim to know nothing of her whereabouts.
 Affairs begin to take a serious aspect at the school, as there are besides the teachers and a. matron twenty-six chil- dren, aM of which necessitates the con- suming sof a large amount of the neces- saries of life, and the responsibility of caring for these innocent deaf children devolvesupon the teachers there.
 As has been stated before, Mrs. Ham, mond had ft1l charge of the finances, and of course she superintended the buying ofsaal' that was required and do- ing a laGge ibRlsiness with themerchants, in the place. running up bills of large amounts. but always noted for her prompt payments.
 But nuw fhis is changed, and those who are Hefa in charge of the school are placed in an embarrassing position, as all goods were charged to Mrs. Ham 9nond personally without relation to the school, and the dealers will not care to. give credit for any length of time to woman who has apparently fled from the town.
 The whole affair is still the talk of the place, and what will be done by the state inn regard to the school is a ques- tion debated. Some think that the pu- pils wiIFbe transferred to the Hartford institution, while others think that the desirable location and the good that has been done in the past at Mystic will be enough toawarrant it's continuance there providfnessthe school is under good man. agement.
 State Attorney Eggleston has had ronsl1tta,hfUn with Governor Coffin re- garding the school frauds It is ques- tion whether the frauds were actually committed at Mystic, where the home is located, orrat Hartford, where the fraud 1llent bills of the school were presented and paid. Upon the decision of this point will depend whether the prosecu- tion will be in Hartford or New London county.
 ANXIOUS TO SETTLE THE MATTER
 Mystic, May 9-An effort is being made by the friends of Mrs. Hammond, the manager of the Whipple School for Deaf Mutes here, to settle the trouble which has arisen over Governor Coffn;s investigation into the management of the institution. This afternoon Mrs. John Michigan, the daughter of Mrs. l Hammond, and who lives in Philadel- | 1hia, arrived here from Hartford. She 1 had been to see Governor Coffin with | reference to the investigation yesterday | afternoon, but the governor referred I Mrs .McGufgan to State Attorney Lucas l of Norwich whom he said had the mat | fer in charge. Mrs. Michigan, it has | beesn learned, did not visit the state att | tor1ey, but came here, arriving on the 1 10 o'clock train. Mrs. Michigan went | immediately to the home, and positively | refused to be interviewed by any news paper man.
 To. one of the teachers at the Whipple | school Mrs. Michigan stated that her mother came to her home in Philadel-1 phia a week ago Monday, but left there early this week. Her present wherea- boutSweret1nl1nown to her. Among the 1 visitors at the Whipple school this af- ternoon was Attorney Tanner of New London- Mrs McGuigan, 1t is reported, is anxtouseto settlesthe matter, and that as the purpose Of her visit here.
 A deposit belonging to Mrs. Hammond in the Gro4on Savings bank wasattach- ed to-day by merchants of the town whom M;rss Hammond owed money to. The money which Mrs. Hammond had
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