The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-22

His career has been honorable and his
family Is honorable. Merely because one
OF the corporations in which he has been
interested has failed many people seem
20 be trying TO kick him. You always
have plenty OF friends until you need them
and you don't find many friends when you
need them.
Give Col. Gofr fair show. That is all
that can be asked. and II should be
granted. Don't treat him as a criminal.
but as man. until some basis Is found
for treating him otherwise.
MANY OF those who are talking harshly
about him have been helped by him and
are under obligations TO him."
II hope for the sake of Col Com
that his affairs will be sifted to the
bottom and when they are I believe
firmly that they will find him a poor
man.
col. Gofr is a very sick man. AS
told Deputy Sheriff Peter j. Healey.
whom / happen TO know. when he is
able he will gladly explain anything
he knows.
There has been no occasion for all
this commotion over the serving Of
simple civil writ such as being issued
every day. To have allowed an officer
TO go into the house. IN my opinion,
when the colonel was SO sick, would
have been the sheerest nonsense.
THE whole thing consider Is mere
ly raid for assets. Finding that
there were few visible someone has
started all the commotion that has
been made. Col Con- has been hold
ing UP a hard load for more than a
year. and I'm my opinion should have
given up long ago. He has not been
accorded just treatment at all, for he
has not had a chance to be heard and
has been In no condition OF late to
tend to business affairs.
hA
success In handling the Washington
Park plat has Col Con- been really
successful. in my opinion. He has been
too optimistic and has been carrying
too much of load and for too long.
i want 1t distinctly understood I am
not acting as counsel for Col. Gofr.
have never been asked to do So II he
did ask me, should become his coun-
sell"
AGKEEMENT REACHED.
Representatives OF Col. Con- and the
Atlantic National bank. which Is suing
him for $4,000 for deceit as result
of an overdue note for $4,000 which, IL
Is alleged. Col Con- borrowed from
the bank, arranged at a conference
yesterday that service of the writ of
arrest which the bank had issued Sat
urday would be accepted on behalf OF
Col. Con this morning.
Gen. Charles A. Wilson, United
States district attorney, represented
Col. Goff, and Mr.. Murdock was coun-
sci for the bank. the conference fol-
lowing the unsuccessful attempt OF
three deputy sheriffs to serve the writ
upon Col. Con Saturday night at his
home.
1t was announced at Col. Gors home
by members OF the family last evening
that he had not been appraised that a
writ OF arrest was out against him. ow-
Ing to his serious physical. condition.
which was one reason why service OF the
writ had not been accepted Saturday
when the deputy sheriffs visited the
house. Moreover, there was no opportu-
nifty TO arrange for bail Saturday after
noon or evening. The matter OF bail had
now been arranged, It was added, and
service OF the writ would be accordingly
acknowledged this morning.
From the time when the writ was taken
TO Col. Cons house. until midnight Satur-
day, deputy sheriffs remained on guard,
but no one watched the louse Yesterday.
nor was any attempt made to serve the
writ, as the law does not permit service Of
civil writs on the Saopath Late in the
day Gen. Wilson arrived and remained
some time, during which a decision was
reached that Col. Con- should accept SER
vice this morning. At any rate John s.
Murdock OF the firm OF Tillingshast &
formed by Gen. Wilson late yesterday af-
ternoon that service would be accepted
and bail furnished by f. r. Shaw.
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.
IL was stated at Col. Goff's house. that
he was seriously Ill from nervous pros
tration. Not only was he unable to see
anyone, but he was too weak to take
food without assistance
One of Col. Goff's daughters answered
ha
out hesitation, there being no indication
OF anything being barred or barricaded.
though all the second-story windows we-o
closed, the blinds tightly drawn and the
entire upper part OF the house iarkened.
The room were alight downstairs, how
ever. and several people were seen NOV
ing about the shades being up.
Col. Cons daughters expressed the
opinion that II was unjust to "hound'' a
man who was III. Their father. they said.
had been able hardly to speak to any
one OF to eat since he arrived back In