Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-07
T0NPkINS SELLS v|OL|NS.
Brought Out in Cross Examina-
 tion By Attorney Minor.

Sale and Representative Lines
 Bought Two of Them-The Hearing
 Was Closed To-Day After Several
 Legal Battles Between Opposing
 Counsel.
 The inquiry into the financial con dition of George B. Tompkins, super intendent of the button department of the Scovill Manufacturing Go, was re- sumed in the district court to-day be- fore Judge Cowell Attorney Minor, counsel for the pressing creditor, B. R. Kelsey, lost no time in getting to the yitals of the inquiry He asked lTompkins if he still has the two $25O and the two $25 violins in his posses lsion, and witness replied that his wife, who owned them, sold the first two to Representative John Lines few days ago for $1OO each, and the other two ito Frank B. Ton1pkins last night for 1920 each MT Lines paid in check. Witness could not say what his wife did with the money. unless that she applied it to domestic uses. He was asked why she sold the violins, and he replied that it was on the advice of his lawyer. He was asked the Ques- tion again and he made the same re ply. He was then asked if he did not allow the sale on account of this inquiry and he replied as before. The lquestion was again asked and after some hesitation he said it was.
 It will be recalled that witness has several times stated that Kelsey was fthe only creditor who pushed him oG I1s. I1,,e +cy were on his fathers paper. Mir Minor. produced a note this morning contra dieting this statement He asked witness if E. S. Robbins had not sued him and the answer was in the affirm Iative He was asked if o. G. Camp and F. B. Norton had not got judg- ment against him and he said he did not remember. His statement of his leXpenses was then gone into It showed that some time ago he gave his wife $145. He did not know what his wife did with this money, but assumed that she "spent it on the house" This did not satisfy MT Mi nor and he repeated the question. MT lThoms objected and said that all this information is already in MT Kelsey's possession. that in fact Mir Kelsey knows more about Tompkins' business than MT Tempkins himself Kelsey bought this claim.'' went on MT EThoms, "after it was outlawed and lever since he has parsecuted him try ling to celiect it. But that it was an outlawed claim made no difference to Kelsey. He has done all in his pow Ter to annoy this man. He has even Igone so far as to try to get him dis charged from his position in the fac tory. But he did not stop there. He Ieven tried to have him expelled from lthe Second Congregational church. He has chased him night and day. Night, noon or morning he gave him no rest. As I have already said, this was an Ioutlawed claim when Kelsey bought lit. But Kelsey gamb1es in outlawed claims. He is posing for the news papers in this case. Shylock was lib- erality itself compared to Kelsey. If all creditors were like Kelsey, God help the debtors. He is amusing him. Iself by holding Tompkins' private af- fairs up before the public. The law was never enacted for such purposes las Kelsey has used it. It was never meant to be used by gamblers in lclaims, for spectators such as he is.'' MT Thoms thought it was about time l the case should end because if for no Iother reason than that Kelsey has all the information he seeks in his pos- lsession
 The court remarked that he was get ting tired and that he would not hold lanother session.
 MT Minor replied that if the law protects such debtors as Tompkins he would try to borrow S200,OOO, sign it lover to his wife and leave his credit ors whistle for their money while he would live in luxury.
 Judge Cowell thought it was time to proceed with the case and Mir Mi nor asked witness if he knew a MT ]LePage.. Witness said he did, and in reply to another question said he did not borrow from him $50. but that Le Page gave him the money voluntarily ito keep for him. MT Thoms ob- jected to further questions on this point, but MT Minor claimed he had the right to proceed further and he was allowed. He then asked wit ness if LePage had not asked him for the money and witness said he had not MT Minor then asked him if he didn't tell LePage that when he went to work in the factory (Scovill's) he ; was paid $1.25, and that when he asked for the money, for MT Minor held LePage did ask for it. that wit ) ness told him that he was getting S175 , now and he ought to be able to spend $50. Witness replied that it was a notorious lie and that LePage never worked for SIPS. MT Thoms said this was another of Kelsey's concoct- ] ed schemes. MT Minor asked witness if he was willing to pay weekly sums on Kelsey's claim. MT Thoms object ed and after some discussion the aues- tion was withdrawn. This closed the eXamina tion