The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18
Affairs About Towr.
GRAY'S PLAIN VERSUS TROY.
VERDICT RENDERED FOR TRoY.-oTHER
SUITS TO FOLLOW.

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ard j. Curtis on Thursday morning of |
last week at 10 o'clock. The papers in
the case were read by counsel for the |
plaintiff, when an attempt was made by
the counsel for the defense to amend
their answer setting up the claim as a
defense that the money on the orders for
which the suit was brought was paid to
Edward Troy as assignee of Agnes Ryan
to liquidete an Indebtedness that Agnes
Ryan had against the district. To this
ed. The court decided to allow the
amendment, but conditionally. The con-
ditions were that the defendant should
pay costs and that the case should be
continued, and go off the list for the day.
1t was evident that this did not strike
the counsel for the defense favorably,
and permission of the court to give them
five minntes for conference was asked
and granted. After the conference the
counsel reported they had decided to
withdraw their amendment, and stated
they were ready for trial upon the pa
pers as they originally stood. Attorneys
William J. Beecher and Frank M. Cam
field appeared for the plaintiff and At
torneys John G. Chamberlain and John
Culliman, Jr., for the defendant.
1t took some little time TO get under
headway as there was quite little legal
quibbling at the outset. There were
present from Newtown, Martin Ryan,
Edward Troy, George Winton, Charles
H. Northrop, William II. Glover, and
John j. Northrop, the three last named
having been subpoenaed by the prosecu-
ton.
Charles FL. Northrop being duly sworn
took the witness stand and the first call
made upon him was to produce the books
in which he kept his accounts OF monies
paid out as treasurer of the town of
Newtown. Much surprise was express
ed by Attorney Beecher when he replied
that he had not them with him and
therefore could not produce them. On
being asked if the officer who subpoenaed
him did not include the producing of the
books in court, Mr. Northrop replied, ii
was read to him and he thought he took
in the gist of it, but did not recollect
that anything was said about producing
the books in court. For moment il
seemed as if the proceedings would be
blocked, but after little discussion il
was agreed to go on, and have the books
produced later on in the proceedings
The next thing called for was the sever
al orders that had been cashed by hin
as town treasurer. Date and amount o.
several orders were: September 80, '94
S23 so; November 3, '94, $3.50; Decem
Der 2S, '9F S4z; February 4, '95, S23. so
February 81, $3.50; May 6, S32; Ma,
81, 50. Witness said he paid the none,
on the first order to Martin Ryan, Octo
ber 5. 1t did not have the endorsement
of the district committeeman. Ryal
came to the bank with it. Troy was no
with him. According to my recollection
Ryan gave me the order. Think l ca
swear Troy was not there. Georg
Winton came to see me about the order
: and asked me to let him see the order
, and l refused. Did not say to Winto
the orders had been paid to Troy.
4 paid the money on the second order t
9 Ryan, paid it at the bank. cashed
r November or December 10. 1t Dor
: the endorsement of Agnes Ryan and Ed
ward Troy. Did not see either of ther
write their names on the back of ordel
Order Number 8 for s47 was endorse
by Edward Troy. Don't recollect whe
. L cashed it, but between December :
and January IA. To the best of my +,
: collection Edward Troy was not present
paid it to Martin Ryan in the banl
= Will not swear positively. After
/ found there was trouble in the district
,r informed Ryan I should not cash an
e more orders unless they we're endorse
by some responsible person. said tn
; about November. Money on order N
: was paid Ryan between February 4 al
February. Couldn't swear it was
the bank gave him the money, but a
= cording to my best recollection / pa
the money to Ryan. wanted Troy
endorsement for my own protectio
. Order No. $3.50, think cashed Il
lday it was drawn. 1t was not endors,
by Troy. 1 did not require an endors
ment on Orders Four and Five becau
. she was teaching under the protecti
Y of the court. / did not require an e
ID. dorser for the first order, for Agn
rs Ryan's employer said she was lawful
" employed to teach the school. 1t W
= brought out that none of the orders we
endorsed by the committee of the distr
In whose favor the orders were draw
q On the part of the defense it was e
At eral denial all through that Troy ey
received any Of the money, yet tn
amendment admitted that the mon
was paid to him. William II. Glover
ing duly sworn stated that he as sele
man drew the several orders that
been produced in court, but that
an knew nothing about the payment
them. 1t was no business Of his to
to the cashing of any orders drawn
him. George Winton did have conv
n sation with me. and told him / had
understood that orders had been eDdo
ed by Troy and the money had been p
to him. All I knew WAS from hears
I know when I had the conversat
with him that there was . school a
m and litigation going on. Charles
Beers might have been present, I dc
remember. did not deliver any OF
bl orders to Troy, and I don't remember
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