Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1896-08-08
SAYS IT IS BLACKMAIL
Millionaire Burritt Sued For a
$1I,5oo Board Bill.
BANK ACCOUNT WAS ATTACHED.

The Landiady Says lie Boarded with Her
For Six Years aud borrowed $4,000.
Connecticut People Exercised over the
Cases Outcome.
NoRwAIK, Conn, Aug. ST. Black
mnil r. said Millionaire Francis r. Burritt
when he strolled into tho Fairfield County
bank of South Norwalk and found every
penny of his account there had been at
taohed
Blnokmailp he roltoratod, whom the
fellows Of his club and tho other society
mon OF Tho town asked him abouo the
prepossossing widow at tho bottom OF IT,
Blackmailr said no third timo whom
he retained Lawyer j. J. Walsh 10 fight
tho suit for Sil, 500 brought against him
by Mrs Annie Il. Clark.
Every one In Fairfield county knows
Mr.. Burritt-Commodore Frank, thev call
him. Rich, aflable, prince OF good fellows
and enthusiastic yachtsmon, his position
thoro is unquestloned. He and his hand
some wife live in a splendid villa on Bur
rift island, which is washed on all sides
by the sound, hut is connected with the
mainland by an iron bridge There no
spends his days in ynohtng-Nir. Burritt
has had 2S different yachts I'm tho Lass 90
years-an IN enjoying tho fortune left
him by his father, q millionaire shipping
merchant Of this city. AT some time or
other he has been a member OF every
prominent yacht club on Long Island
sound, including the Larohmont, New
Rochelle and Indian Hnrbur clubs.
Deputy Sheriff Miller came from STAN
ford He drove at once to Burritt island.
There papers in the suit Of Clark versus
Burritt were served on the astonished
millionaire. The shnrl1 found Burritt Is
land in Mrs. Burritt's name, so no attach
ed Mr., Burritts bank account and his
properties on Quintard avenue. The case
is roturnnblo before the superior court the
first Tuesday in September.
In the writ of attachment, the very first
count alleged that $4,000 was for note
given BY the defendant In 1899 Tho
second averrod that the rest of the Si1, 500
was for money lent to tho millionaire.
Mrs. Ciark's Statement.
Mrs Alice r.. Clark. plaintiff in tho
case, lives at IL Mott avenue, Norwalk
She is a remarkably attractive widow and
no one would guess that sho had a son Of
49, Mrs. Clark keeps the smartcst board
ing house in Norwalk, which adjons
/ South Norwalk, q stones throw from Tn
Il ioH park. Up w "A ltNI NLb nlio htIh "a
| similar house in Bridgeport.
Mayor Bostwick and his wife were
among her guests Mr., Burritt was an.
other, and, according TO Mrs. Clark he
was there for six years. beginning In $50,
and was to pay Mt the ratio Of $50 a week
/ Mr.. Burritt's yacht was what kept him
there so much.
Mr.. Burritt, said Mrs. Clark, twas
| with me six years When he built his
yacht Champion, lent him 81 500. He
gave me "A six months' note. When IL foil
due, no exchanged IL for demand note
One day both were taken from the place
where kept them, and have servant,
Lizzie Tyson who will testify that she
saw tho person who did IL.
"rhe rest is for board and services RON
tlered Snce Mr.. Burritt broke his arm In
Bridgeport 1t was set at my house. and
he was taken care OF thoro. Then hack
men used TO bring him thcre at night
knowing he stopped at my place.
when | needed money this year, Mr.
Burritt refused TO pay. My lawyer, judge
W. II. Cowley Of bridgeport saw the
notes he mado out and will so testify. My
exact bill is for S. 1919. am suing for
more than that, but the court will detor-
mine It,.
Mr. Burrltt was enjoying tho cool sound
breezes az his villa when the reporter call
cd there. He Is so bronzod by his quarter
century Of yachting that his AZ years ap-
pears hardly noticeable
~ pay all my honest debts, declared
no earnestly, "but not one cent of black
mail. If pay this sil, 500, it will only be
at the tail end of a lawsuit. / don't ow,
the woman a cent for board. ! mover gave
l hpr "a rotn Why should lorrotv rnonor
from her. She had none to lend. To hC
frank, when she was hard up ] Endorsed
her note for 5000, and the Fairfield Coun-
ty bank discounted it.
81 am not the only one But that will
come out In court Why ono Of her law.
yers camc TO me before this suit was be.
gun and said: You're a married man.
You'd better settle up rather than 60 &c
court He didn't know Lac though. I'll
| iaht 10 the end. -
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