Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-02
LAWRENCE ESTATE
Claims Of Administrators Being
Fought Out In Court

Well, there's one man in this town
who believes the saloons ought to
be open every day In the week, and
this man is Attorney e. F. Cole. He
l as much as said this to-day In the
probate court during a hearing on
the account of Thomas F. Pagan of
South Main street and Louis f. Arch
ambeault a real estate agent, admin
istrators on the estate of the late
| Joseph Lawrence who lived on East
Main street. Both put in a claim
] for $500 for their services but Mr.
| Pagan had already been paid $30C
for his services to the estate year
ago. Attorney Cole representing
| some of the heirs objected to the
claim. Attorney Russell appeared for
x Mr. Pagan and Mayor Thoms for Mr.
K Archambeault.
1 Attorney Cole was trying to show
that saloon keeper should not
charge as much for his services as
Mr. Pagan charged, whereupon Mr.
Pagan who is. interested in a saloon
| on South Main street up and told
N Attorney Cole that he was not a
\ cheap one, and lin response to his
II questions said 1t paid him very wei
/ to be in his saloon all the week. Then
q Attorney Cole said that if it paid a
| saloon keeper to run his place during
the week he ought to run 1t Sundays
also. How will SCOOP O'Brien" like
A 10 hear that?
!, The Lawrence estate consists of
two houses and is worth about
i $4,000. 1t was shown that claims
amounting to $1,000 had been
settled for $4,000. Attorney Cole
thought Mr. .Eagan ought to be salts
fled with $500, in view Of his having
received $500 already and said it
would be the easiest money he ever
received. This statement got Mr. Pagan
going again and he let out at the law
\ yer informing him in language quite
II direct that he was no cheap man and
that his income is much higher than
what many of ''you professional men
H get" and he would not do the same
amount of work again for three times
/ the amount of his claim.
Mayor Thoms reminded Attorney
Cole that the money which the heirs
In st Paul, Mimi, will receive will be
| like mama from. heaven to them,
n Mr. Pagan was then sworn and told
4 what he had done on which to base
4 his claim and said his services were
| worth about 500 week. This seem.
10 startle Attorney Cole, for he asked
Am surprise:
n "Do you make that much in your
M saloon?"
i DO l make it," said Mr. Pagan
II with disdain.
II Then why don't you stay in your
salodn?" asked Attorney Cole.
would have but Frank Lawrence
there asked me to take this appoint.
II ment and for that reason only l took
4 1t, hut you won't find me taking an.
| otha' one, you bet" was his answer.
1 Attorney Cole then resumed his
4 questioning of Mr. Pagan about hi.
services, and they were answered un-
til Mr. Pagan in tones of disgust
said:
why what foolish questions you
ask. You're only wasting our time
but ] suppose you're earning your;
/ now and he thereupon declined to
answer further questions. This atti-
tudeof Mr. Pagan embarrassed the pro-
ceedngs and Mr. Cole remarked that
he you'd like to get him in the su.
perbr court.
Alter while Attorney Cole said
he would be satisfied TO allow Mr. Fa.
gar $3.50 and Mr. Archambeault $3.50
\ Jbu. neither of them would listen te
this proposition. Frank Lawrence
was asked what he thought of MI
Fagan's attitude and he said he
knew Mr. Pagan was honest and
II worked hard, but what his services
were worth he had no Idea of.
III MAJOR Thoms stated that Mr. Arch.
ambeiult had power of attorney from
two:hirds of the heirs and at their
reqlest he was appointed as admins
Il traor, succeeding the late Attorney
CIV. Gillette. This announcement
of the mayors put the entire matter
ina more complex light, according to
II Attorney Coles views, and in order
Il give counsel time to reach some
agreement IL possible the hearing
vent over to Wednesday.