Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-17
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 FORMERLY LIVED HERE.


 FORMERLY LIVED HERE.
 This Waterbury Man Had Row With
 His Landlady.
 Almost everybody in Waterbury knew Charley Ross when he lived here Tn this city and when he left Water bury to go to New LonGo:, to make his residence many wondered but few there were who were not at all sur prised that he had severed ali his con- nections in this city and had gone to rev pastures. For years !n this city Charley Ross was identified with the local militia, being an enlisted member or Company A and during Colonel Bur pee's and Colonel Callahan's regime he acted as orderly for each in turn. He had married into well-known family, but the course of true love did not run smoothly and the young couple separ- ated. Charley shortly after went to New London where he acquired posi- ton i'll the Central Vermont Railway compaEy's freight office as billing clerk. He is Il good looking young chap and at the time of his marriage in this city it was said that there was not prettier couple ever joined in wedlock. His good looks and his winning ways made him many friends and natural ly he had many admirers among the fair sex. It is said that Charley was not adverse to gay little time once in a while, but nothing ever happened in this city so far as. the general public has knowledge that could be looked upon with suspicion What caused him to leave Waterbury is best known to himself and probably few others who were interested in him.
 He had dropped out of the memories of the most of the people of this city, but within the past month he has been forced into the public gaze of the New London residents. He had rented a room from Mrs Ella J. Benjamin at 222 State street, New London and was occupying it up to July ' last, when he received word from Mrs Benjamin to yacate the premises. This he re- fused to do and he consulted Attorney George Curtiss Morgan. who is also an alderman in the city of New London. The attorney told him that he could not be elected from the room unless through summary process. In order to be doubly sure that his belongings would not be taken from the room and hurled into the street, perhaps, Ross secured the services of one William Hayes to act as keeper during his ab- sence. On Tuesday afternoon, July 5, while Hayes was on guard in the room, policeman Jeffers entered and put Hayes out. Attorney Morgan then made his appearance and he was also ordered from the room and when he did not leave fast enough he also was elected. Attorney Morgan claimed that the officer had no right to put him out of the room and he at once preferred charges against Officer Jeffers to Cap tain of Police Ravens. Attorney Mor- gan threatened all sorts of vengeance on the head of the officer who had put him out and the formal charges were presented to the police commissioners. Major Hull, who represented Mrs Ben- jamin in the case, says that Ross was not tenant, but lodger, and he was ordered out of his room for good req sons. He declined to go into the de- tails of why Ross was ordered out, because it might hurt his clients busi- ness. It is said that person in Gro ton is connected with the affair and
  The next day Ross was permitted to remove his belongings from the room under the surveillance of a representa- tive of MT Hull. On that day it was strongly rumored that spicy story would come out later in connection with the case and the election of Ross and charges against Officer Jeffers were the source of much gossip for many days in New London. l
 On July F. Attorney Morgan filed the charges against Policeman Thomas Jeffers alleging the false arrest of Charles Ross and trespassing on the property of Ross. There were six charges in all filed with the chairman of the police committee and on Thurs day evening, July IS, the trial of the officer took place. After Attorney Morgan had presented his side of the case, Major Hull, who appeared for the officer asked that the complaint be dis missed, and as there was no case made out, the police committee immediately quashed the charges. Ross was a wit ness at the hearing and he told of his hiring the room for $500 a week and that he had been warned by Officer Jeffers to get out of the house. When asked by Major Hull if he did not have some trouble ill the room he refused to answer. He later admitted he had some words with the landlady about his being ordered out of the room. Ma jor Hull in his argument paid his com pliments to Ross and Attorney Morgan and said that Morgan ought to be tried before the county bar for bringing such a case. He said that the reason the whole facts were not brought out in the case, was because the story would not be creditablc to the parties interested. Thus ended Charley Ross escapade in New London.