Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-27

gave both receipts TO DrOLner OIL VIII
! ness and they were put in trunk at
home. Witness said he was employed
on a work train on the Consolidated
road. George Dyer was his boss last
August. He did not remeber his check
number. Grills told witness that
within five weeks he would receive a
bank book from Rome. After the five
weeks he called to see Grills In west
erly. and came again in December.
| Grills said no book had been received
as he had not sent the money. Grills
said as soon as he got the fire In
surance Joss he would pay witness
! back the money. Grills' store had not
| been burned when he called August
s. and witness did not know just when
! dha store was burned. He called the
second time after the fire. Witness
knew Tony Lombardo and the Lom-
bardo boy in New London and he had
not given Lombardo money to give to
| GrEls at any time. Witness said he
knew Grills was doing a banking bus
mess but did not know how he was
doing it. He never gave Grills any
| money except $500 and never gave
4 Lombardo any money to give to Grills.
Questioned by Mr.. Olney-When the
$1,100 was given to Grills. it was for
| Grills to send to Rome, and was Civ
| in the presence of witness, his brother
and Dotono's uncle whose name he did
not recall.
Rosario Spinato, upon being recall
| ed, testified that he handed GriIls that
| $500 of his brothers money and $500
| of his own. He told Grills the money
belonged to him and his brother and
after that Grills gave the receipts. Saw
Grills five weeks after the transaction
and three times besides. Grills told
| him whenever he called that the bank
book had not been received from Rome.
Witness and brother were showed let
ter from Rome and GriIls was told
that the bank people had written that
the money had not been received in
Rome Then Grillo said he had not
sent the money and would pay it back
when he got his fire insurance money.
Giovanni Denote testified he lived
in New London and had known Grills
| three years. He was with the Epinato
brothers when the letter from Rome
was shown to Grills. stating that the
money had not been received. Then
Grills said he would make good when
he made the money Witness said he
/ was at Grills to send $500 to Rome.
Had not been to Cribs before that
time.
Pietro Angelois testified he lived in
New London and that on the, 18th day
Of August he gave Grills $50 to be
sent to Rome for deposit. No one
emit and receipt given for the amount.
The transaction was In Grills' home in
| Westerly. Told Grills witness had re-
ceived letter from wife stating that
! the money had not arrived in Rome.
Witness told Grills had not been sent
to Rome, and Grills confessed that the
money had not been sent and this was
three months after the transaction.
Pietro Landrau was next witness.
Grills said that Just as soon as he was
able to get his fire INSURANCE. money
he would pay the money back. The
money has never been paid.
The court then took a recess for an
hour.
Pietre Orlando was the first witness
of the afternoon session and testified
that he had resided in New London
five years and had known Grills for
| that time. He was at Grills' home
when SpiEato called, asked for his
money as he wanted to return to Italy.
GTills said he would pay it back when
he got fire insurance money.
On cross examination by Mr.. Swee-
ney, witness said Spinato asked for
money, but did not say what money or
the amount. Grills said he would let
Spinato have a little money as soon as
he could get it.
Joseph S. GriIls, the respondent, tes-
titled he had resided in Westerly 10
years and with other business had
done some in the banking line, giving
four per cent. on deposits and also for
warding money for deposit in Bank of
Rome. His nephew, Tony Lombardo,
was agent for him in New London.
Mr.. Grills here presented his account
books, one that was kept in New Lon
don and the other in Westerly. He
had accounts with the compliments
both In New London and Westerly, he
said.
Witness denied that the Spinato
brothers made any deposit August 3,
as they had testified. They never made
single deposits Of 5000 and $500, as
claimed, to be sent to the Bank Of
Rome. Witness said he told the broth
ers that most of the bank money was
invested in real estate, but as soon as
he could raise the money he would pay
over the same.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Olney,
Mr. Grills testified he had credited in
terest to Spinato in the sum of $5S,
since there was a balance of $500. The
different amounts were given to wit
ness to invest, and some of the invest
ment was devoted to his own business
in part. He had deposits of perhaps
$4,000 Had invested the money in
real estate in Westerly, Pawcatuck and
New London, and the properties are
covered by a blanket mortgage. He
could not tell what they were taxed for
and some were taxed in his wife's
name. Grlls said his wife earned the
money to buy the property taxed to
her. In Weserly, the witness testified,
his wife was taxed for $500 and he
was taxed for $4,000.
This property is in westerly, and
none of the money received from Ital-
ians was used to purchase his Wife's
or his own property.
Witness said he deposited the money
he received for deposit with the Wash
ington Trust company. Witness said
he had loaned about $4,000 without Sc
curity and this money belonged to his
depositors. Spinato requested witness
to send his money to Italy. The de-
positors were not required to give no
tice of withdrawal, but could get it
any time, if witness had the money.
The Spinatos wanted their money sent
to the Bank Of Rome, but witness new
er sent it.
Cushioned by Mr.. Sweeney, witness
testified he had about so depositors and
deposits amounting to $4,000. The
Spinatos wanted all their money. When
witness got insurance money he paid it
Spinato all could give then was $64
Witness said he lost $4,000 in fire and
offered to give the Spinatos any of his
houses to satisfy their claim. He told
them that If he had the money he
would pay them, even IL he had to sell
his own and wife's property
Questioned by Mr.. Olney, Mr.. Grills
testified he had written TO the italian
consul in Providence. A copy of the
ditions and suggesting patience on the
part of Csrills' creditors Witness said