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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20

la llamado poderosamente Il atcnrlon
p1bioa, en- csta capital, eli extraho robo
conetido en- la barberia De 'GulllleS ana
Woodward - cstablecida en la plaza prn
cipal. esQuina a la calle de la Cruz.
JTno de los autorcs del robo, Juan Car
cja. ba confesado esta manana un" de
nuestros redact0res, los detalles del eS-
.lamlento. Ell case es muy curloso.
;Oui6n es Juan Garcla?
Ante todo convene preSentar nuleS-
tros lectores a Juan Garcia, qulen nos
sumjnistr6 a grandes rasg0s, detaiies m
portantes del cscalamieuto.
HaIlamos a Garcia sentado en una 81
lla en- la ohcina de los detectives; rs un
oven de unos Is amos, natural de Cla-
les. Viste 'traje blanco, zapatoS de co
lor, y es bicn parccido t!ahla con ienh@
md -,
Al ser interrogado poF nuestr" redac-
tor. So expres6 en- los terminus olgnlen-
ties: ..''
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
ANASCO

Cmunican que por Ia Corbe del Dis
trito de Mayaguez, fu6 declarado esrE-
pable de homicide vollntario y oonde--
nado Tres amos de presidio, Esteban
Ramirez, que estaha acusado de asesi-
nato Ell segundo grado, hecho que CO.
meti6 eI 2l de Abril del corriente afi@
cn Ia persona de Luisa Arcelay.
Tambien fue conttenado por siieha
Corte Felix Duclot, por el deiito de mu-
cometido en- Ia persona de
Evaristo Matias habi6ndo sido cont9ena,
do IA an ano De preside.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
E| se6or Julia Marin

Aver dcbi6 sceIebrarse en- Arecibo, el
juicio por libelo pendiente contra nues-
tro companero en- la prensa senior Julia
Marin, director del "Correo del Norte . ,
que Sc pubIica en- dicha localidad. Fue-
ron citados como testigos de cargo los
Acosta Quintero, fiscal de la Cor
tie, Igaravidez, Official de la policia insu-
lar. ell juez sefior Brassi y I'm cabo de la
policia.
Deseamos al amigo Marin salga con
bien de dichO Juicio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
III. PERFrL DE DEMhThio

Yo NO !ubiera hccho nada s'n" hll-
hicra sdo por Demetrio.
-:Quien es Demetriof
TIN rnuchacho, de otlcIo hmflabotaS,
rl cuai me Sugiri6 la idea de as ltar la
casa dri americana, por que deeia que
ALI So guardaba todas las nocieS murho
dinero.
FL era limpia-botaS &c Ia barberla y
,rgiin me infoJmo. lievaba amos 5reS me-
S.S en- la casa. No soStuyc reiacloneS d.
anistad con q: apena> le conoeia. Pc
ro nos cxplic0 de tai modo la manera de
ouitarle los cuartos al americana, que aSl
10 acordamos. Demetrio fue ell que entro
primero, el q. hizo asatar Ia tranca q. Sc
ponia detras de la puerta Qne comunlca
un zaguan de los senores Pont, q. como
ustcd saDe tenen un puesto de tabacoS
al lado della casa del americana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
IN HERMANO De GARCIA

HI hermano de Juan es jose Uarcla,
de unos veinte amos Fs alto. deigado.
Tn radactOr del "Heraldo -, = Iuego,
nnestro redactor, lie interrOgarou pero Sc
ntr6 d6clarar.
Dice que no sabe NADIA, que lgnora por
que 10 han dctenido. Sin embargo, su
herniano Juan ha confesado ha0erle he
che ! 6l dep0sitario del saqulto donde
mrtieron los cuartos, unos cuatg0elentoS
picos de dollars.
Jose Garcia permanecla tcoostado en-
una siIia, de espaldas a la detective y
los reporters de la prensa. Adopto
an sembIante adustO, sin duda para evil
tar preguntas.
SIGUE LA NARRACION DE JUAN
Juan Garcia, con la misrna caima
ientitud con que empez6 q hablar eXpll-
cando el robO, continue:
-Yo tengo unos doce treoe amos de
residencia en- la capital. He sid0 en-
iieado varias veces, aGtualnlente esta-,
ba colocado en- la casa de los feAOres
Pont, en- caldad de pe6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
COAMO

Aver, en- ell barrio San Hdefonso, sR
anciano Evangelista Espada, fu6 asaE-
tado por Pedro Ortiz y Juan Rodriguez
quienes con piedras, he produjeron dRezi
heridas dejandole por muerto, despUsS
de robarle seis dollars que Hev&ha-
Ambos indivi<ialos han sido arrestaaSass
por la policia. FL estado del herido ess
grave.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
LOS SUCESOS
DE AVER A HOY
GUAYANILLA

Ell dia 18 actual, en- el barrio GAG
brada Honda, Juan Blasini, di6 uauer,
tie de dos firos de revolver a Guadalu-
De Figueroa Y q Juan de Ia Paz Irlza--
rry; el primero presenta, ademas, una.
nerda de pufiai. FL matador Sc em-
clsentra arrestado en- el hospital poF hss
llarse herido; Las arnas fueron ocHpa--
daS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
En- San Juan

Nuesaro amigo dom EnrIque VSlIes
ma Hegado q San Juan, aver, Y perBa-
nezsera aqui varios dias ocmpado en- stRS
negoc1oS de representations
Sea bien Venido. j,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
Ell FISCAL CAMPILLO

Esta manana pr0cedio incoar ell SUI
mario el fiscal don Luis Campillo, ext
giendo mil dollars para la libertad pro-
vlsiOnal de los aeuSados. Problabke-
mente ingresaran esta tarde en- Presi-
dio hasta la celebraci6n del juicio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20

Tito BaIbd1s

III simpatioo nifiO de nuestro Fnhy es'
timado, compaTero en la pransa, don
Vicente Ba9bas, ha estado enferm0 al
gunos dFas, pero va esfa restahteeftssss,
10 <Jue ee1ebranios mlueho~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
llACIA PUERTA DE TERRA

Amanecia cuando Salimos de la bar
berla porque antes nadie Sc atrevia sa
llr MI hermano 20, nos despedimos
de Demetrio; 81 sc fu6, yo no Sc donde.
nosotrOs fuimOs Puerta de TERRA.
ALI dejamos el dinero, luego yo sail
para mi colOcaci6n.
COMO SE DESCUBRIO Ell ROBO
-Estaba usted tranquilo despues del
rObO?
No, no me fiaba de Demetrlo. v efec-
tivamente el ha descubierto el hecho.
i Como ha sido ESQ?
-Por que 6l era limpia- botas de la
casa y Sc lie ocurri6 al dia siguiente no
volver mas al trabajo Dijo que no que
ria trabajar mas. La policia secreta 10
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
LA CANTIDAD ROBADA

La cantidad rObada no Sc sabe con
certeza a crrantO srsciende, pero sc cal
culan en- 500 dollars en- elective 400
en cheques
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
E| robo de Ia Gi||ies and Woodward
UnO de los autores relata el heCho
Fl IR|UNFO De LA DETECTIVE

Tenia POGO sueldo Mi hermano cuan
do csta colocado es mozo de hotel, pero
ahora estaba cesante, Y su situaci6l. era
baStantc mala.
Nosotros, Demctrio, Jose Y yo cometi-
mos el robo, como las tres de la madru-
gada, ell sabado por la noche. Estuvi-
mos lIn buen ratio sentados en- los ban
cos de la plaza esperanto que el publico
Sc marchara. Entramos por ell zaguan
de la casa de Pont como a las once.
Demetrio cntr6 primero, Y luego no
sotroS Estuvimos hasta las tres de la
madrugada Ell el patio.
Yo lie die a Demctrio (alude d Demc-
trio Santos, ell principal autor del robo) J
81 el saba con scguridad donde cstaban
los cnartos, nos i6una explicaci6n tan
clara que va no dudamos. de cogerlos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
CLALES

En- el barrio "Cialitos'', Rafael Arrcs
yo, sufIi6 una caida, produciendose un&
herida De pron6stico reservado debalG
del brazo con el lnachete que portaba-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
Notas de Mayaguez

Ell sabad0 por La tarde Sc di6 sepui-
|tura al cadaver de la senorita Magda-
lena Mulet, a cuyo entierro conc'lrrao
nlrmerOsa concurrencIa.
Ell cadaver de La infortunada Joven
fu6 llevado la iglesia y acompanado
Ipor La parroquia.
Despidio el dJlelo con sentidiSimas
frases, ell licenciado don Victor Primo
Martinez.
One disfr11te del eterno descanso el
alma de la joven Magdalena, y que la
resignation refine pronto entire stlS IA
mijiares.
NJ aver nj hoy han circulado hojas
sueltas escritas con estilo 'Modernis-
ia.
Las 1ltihnas que circularon hay que
cogerlas con pinzas.
**
Fn ID +rnn do las 1S rnin,,tos sa-
li6 para Pon,.,. el senior Atiles Garcia
dir,ctor nolitico de ola Baudera Anne
ricana ,. ,
Atilcs Sc ha lido, pues; yo. no Sc por'
que motive, pero al darme la mano pa
ra desnedirsn 10 comnrendi fo8o, as-
t,ha u adisimo
uso de IN nalabra don lose dc Diego
Ef ,ovcn don Eduardo Hort emnl..a.
do ,1cl Banco Espaiiol de esta. contra
10 mat,.imonio cat6Iico CON Ia aprscia-
La boda So verified en- Sam C1er,nan
all lado de los familiares a.. ya iovep
Fu6 una boda muv concurrida segIIn
jnformes de I'M concurronte
Que Ia feIicidad convupal sea nm he,
cho Ell 81 horar de los iov7,ncs am;pos
<.x
p,,,,od,,,,4., H. A.;t,o 49,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
PONCE

Por fuerza de aqUel distrito fuerNps
dos jugadas 10 prOhihi~
dc, hahlendo arrestados los iugadonas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20

vigiIaba, y al registrarle lie encontraron
unOs treinta sels dollars.
d Demctrio confes0 todo2
-Supongo que 81, aun cuando mi
NADIA me ha' dichO.
Ii La policia secreta los ha tratado
bien?
-Bien, haSta ahora
Ell. ARRESTO DE LOS HERMANOS
ST mi madre vive EN- Puerta de Tie
rra, parada 6, ALI eStuvimos nosotr0s
anoche ALI cstuvieron dos hombres 4
buScarnos
LlIcgo Supe que eran detectives. Nos
arrcStaron y registraron la casa, encon-
trando el paqucte que 20 lie hab1a dado
mi hermanO.
% Y stI mana?
Mi madre. - NADIA, llor6 algo, no Sc,
Sc que nor0.
LOS IOlEfdS uc ttb St7c1bld que pfOce-
dferon al arresto de Juan Jose Gar
Ella Salgado. iu,t,jn Inocencio Diaz Y
Cornclio Ayala, qulenes los condujeron
al cuartclillo de policia, donde perma-
elan esta maIlana FL arresto Sc hizo
an0chc las once
ANTECEDENTES DE LOS GARCIA
Los herman0S Garcia. son como he
mos dicho, dc GALES llacc tempo vi
Ven en- San Juan Son huerfanos de
padre; su madre, nujer anciana, es-
Ia algo cnferma
En- su residencia hay mucha esca
seZ.
Jose esta cesante hace tempo. Juan
apenaS CANA para conner
No han sufrid0 hasta ahora penas
afrlctivas. Juan gOzaba de buena re-
putaci0n, y no parecla capaz de come
ter ed delitO pOr ei cual ingresara Sc
en- presidio
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
LAJAS

Por escaIamientO en- PRIMER grads,
fu6 arrestado JuSto Cartagena
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20
UN BOQUETE MISTERIOSO

En- la barberia del americana (por
10 visto Juan Garcia no sabe como Sc lla-
ma Mr.. Gillies) hay una puerta que co
munica al patio de la casa donde los Sc
loreS Pont ticnen eI puesto de tabacos.
Y hay un pequeno boquete por dondc
una mano fna, pueda haoer saltar la
tranca que detende la puerta penetrar
en- i. bHrboria. Demctrio fut el que pu-
so la mano por rI boquete { hizo Saltar
" tranca'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-20

Aver domingo Sc celebr0 un meeting
en- Cabo Rojo, hacienda en- 81
uso de Ia palabra don Jose dc Diego
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24

A Recommendation that no missions
be established in the Sudan, but that
tire missionaries on the Congo be re-
inforced and the work extended, is
made in the report to the American
Baptist Foreign Mission society of the
special commission
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24

could be recovered. Passengers in the
Pullman and the other day coaches
were hurled from their berths or seats
by the shock. Those who We're able
hurried out in the storm and gave what
assistance they could to the injured. 1t
was impossible for some time to at
tempt to extricate the bodies of the
dead.
Bodies All Recovered.
Other uninjured passengers hurried
to Clayton, two miles away, and sent
news of the accident to division head
quarters Within half an hour physi-
clans and nurses and a wrecking train
were l1urrying to the scene from Nor
ton. Colby and Goodland, Kan, and
Philipsburg, Neb. 1t was nearly night,
however, before the last body was re-
covered from the wreckage in the riv-
er.
Member of the Topeka baseball team
of the Western league were occupants
of the Pullman, but all escaped injury.
Nearly all those killed and hurt
were in. the smoking car and the day
coach next to it. The dead include
the engineer, the fireman, the conduc
tor and the brakeman, all the train
men except the rear guard and the
porter All the slain passengers lived
in Kansas and Colorado
The Dead.
F. Pickenpahgh, engineer; A. v.
Huffman. bagga gen1aster; j. w. Usher,
conductor; William Mills, fireman;
Herman Mueller, Smith Center, KAN;
John SIoop, Boyle, Kan; w. E. Shive-
ly, Agra, Kan: Gilbert n. Yams Full
lerton, Neb; eight unidentified passen-
gers.
All the injured will recover
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24
FUN ERALS.
Mrs. James M. Kelley.

On Friday morning at SIS o'clock
the funeral of Mrs. James M. Kelley
was held from the home. of her broth
er, NJ. V. Murphy, No. 353 Main street
and at nine o'clock requiem mass
was celebrated in st. Patrick's church
by Rev. Hugh Treanor. Jesus, Lover
of My Soul, and Nearer. My God, to
Thee, were sung by Miss Greeley.
There was large attendance of rela-
tives and friends q number being pres
ent from out of town. including Mr..
and Mrs. John Mcnamara and Mrs.
Thomas McVineW of New York, Mrs.
Thomas O'Brien of New Haven, Miss
Nora Hartie of New Haven, Mrs. Wal
Carroll of Providence and Mrs. Thorn
as Lynch of New London.
There were many handsome floral
forms. The bearers were Michae ell Con-
nell, Williab Larochelle, Bryan Han
lon, John Welsh, John Hartie, Will
lam -Hartie. Burial was in St Mary's
cemetery.
Mrs. Charles A. Douglas.
On Friday morning the funeral of
Mrs. Charles A. Douglas was held from
her late home, No 490 Main street, ths
services being conducted by Rev n.
3. Prindle, pastor of the Preston City
Baptist church. There was a large
number in attendance and a profusion
of choice floral forms. The bearers
were Merrill. Henry ana Alfred Doug
las and William Grover
The remains We're taken to the eager
cemetery in Franklin for burial, there
being a large attendance of friends
from that vicinity at the cemetery,
where the service was conducted by
Rev. Fl. A. Beadle. Church & Allen
had charge of the arrangements
Mrs. William 3. Maxey.
The remains of Mrs. William 3.
Maxey arrived here from Springfield
at 3.43 O'Clock Friday afternoon, and
We're taken in charge by Funeral Di-
rector eager. At Yantic cemetery.
where the burial took place, Rev. P. c.
Wright of the Central Baptist church
officiated. There were many beautiful
floral forms. Relatives acted as bear
erS
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24
ARCTIC EXPLORER DR.. COOK
SEEN BY BRIDGEPORT MAN.
The Two Met on August 81 in
Munich Hotel.

New York. Sept. 23,-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook, the vanished explorer, has
been seen again. this time in Munich
hotel under the name of Mr.. Coleman
and family. Michael NJ. Ryan of
Bridgeport. Conn, an inventor and an
associate of Sir Hiram Maxim. has in
formed the New York Times. which
will. publish his account tomorrow, of
how he met the doctor.
l arrived in Munich on Aug 81"
said Mr.. Ryan. and on entering the
dining room of my hotel I was amazed
to see DR. Cook, his wife, son and
daughter sitting at a table. There
was no attempt at disguise He wore
his moustache, little whiskers and
looked just like his photograph Police
regulations require that the names of
all guests shall be placed on a board
in the office in plain view. Dr. Cook
appeared on the board as Mr.. Coleman
and family.
Z am acquainted with the doctor and
on recognizing him Immediately walked
over to him. addressing him by name
He knew me, answered to his name and
introduced me to his family There
was not the slightest sign of erflbar-
rassnenU or nerVousn ass in his manner.
He looked the picture of health
He told me he had been to see the
Passion Play at Oberammerga with
his family and had enjoyed it. He said
he was in love with the peace and quiet
of the Tyrolean Alps. where he had
spent several months and that he in
tended to remain some time longer"
Mr.. Ryan's circumstantial and posi-
tive account would seem to dispose Of
the reports from Copenhagen that DR..
Cook is now on his way to the Arctic
With John NJ. Bradley. his former
backer, to search for the proofs he
said he left at Etah
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24
NOMINEES GOODWIN
AND BALDWIN COMPARED
Address by Representative Chandler
at Torrineton Republican Rally.

Torrington, Conn. Sept 23.-The fall
campaign was opened here tonight by
a large republican rally, at which Rep
resentative George Chandler of Rocky
Hill was the principal speaker. In his
speech he compared the heads of the
democratic and republican tickets as
to their qualities for filing the guber-
material chair. In speaking of Judge
Simeon E. Baldwin. the democratic
nominee, he said that his long term
of service on the bench had not been
of a nature to make him ca pa BILE of
filling the office as it should be filed
and that he had not declared his stand
on the three great questions to be
brought before the people at the COM
ing election namely, the public utili-
ties commission bill the employers Ii
ability law, and the revoking of the
$4,000 limit in case of accidental death.
Mr.. Goodwin. he said, squarely defined
his stand as being in favor of those
matters and that his term of service
as an executive secretary to Governor
Lilley and Governor Weeks had made
him better fitted to fill the office of
governor than anyone who had preced-
ed him
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24

accepted opinion is that it was due to
a slight shift in the rudder while the
monoplana was going at "a high rate of
speed.
Thousands of the aviator's friends
and admirers arrived here from Milan
and other points to tender their sym
pathies to him. Among them was NJ.
Pai1lette. who 1t was reported earlier
in the day. had started from Brig in
his aeroplane and had landed safely at
Stresau Paillette did not even make
an attempt at flight. having abandoned
the race and packed his machine for
Shipment.
American Made Two Unsuccessful At
tempts.
Henry Wayman the American avia-
tor. who made two unsuccessful at
tempts in the Brig Milan race today
sent a telegram of sympathy to Cha
vez. saying; My sincere and enthusi-
astic r2tulations on your exploit.
I am hes si~tbroken over Your accident
and you have my prayerful wishes for
an early recovery.
Much sympathy is expressed here for
Wayman. Although his motor had re
peatedly given demonstrations of its
inability to reach high attitudes. Way
man made last and desperate effort TO
wiz the race after hearing that Chavez
lad met with an accident. He man
aged to climb over the Rest Shoulder,
but finding that the aeropiane was in
capable of flying higher he returned to
Brig and alighted.
Chavez May Get Prize After All.
Three F'renchmen who We're racing
in an automobile from Brig to the
scene of the accidelit were diIt;ted in
IA Inc. 1t is feared they were fatally
in lured. All hore n cha. ez failed TO win
the prize Of $4,000 having failed 10
reach Milan. some of The mambefe Of
the aviation committee are in favor or
turning over The purse 10 hun and
erecting a monument III comm emo1e
tion OF mans firsi flight across the
Alps.
Late tonight the doctors at -the hos
pital issued Il bulletin giving ChaVez's
temperature as 81 degrees centisrade
and his pulse at ll2
Chavez although Il Peruvian. was
| orn in Paris in 1887. He received his
license from the Aero club az An air
pilot Feb. 1s of this year.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24
G. A. R. Meet
Brought to Close
FINAL SESSION ON STEEL PIER
WAS EXCITING.
ACTION ON LEE STATUE
indefinitely misunderstanding Dur
ing the Debate Ran High-Officers
neutrality-suspicious. Made.

Atlantic City. N. j, Sept. 23.-After
a warm debate of more than three
hours the national encampnent of the
Grand Army of the Republic at it's
final session on the Steel Pier today in
definitely postponed action in relation
to the controversy over the statue Of
Robert E. Lee being placed in Stat
uary hill in the capitol at Washington.
The vote was 1873 to 102, a small total
compared with the vote of SS7 cast for
commander in chief Yesterday Dur
ing the debate feeling ran high.
Pension Recommendation Rejected.
The encampment rejected the recon-
mendation that congress be asked to
grant each union veteran of the civil
war a pension of a dollar day for
life, but endorsed the McComber bill,
now in congress. relating to pensions
of widows. 1t was recommended that
the pensions for veterans 66 years of
age be increased from $12 to SIS
month; 20 years of age, SIS to $40, and
IS years of age from 500 to $25
month.
Appointments.
Following the debate the encamp-
ment installed the newly elected Off
GERS Before taps was sounded, bring
ing the encampment to a close, Com
mander in Chief John E. Gilman of
Boston announced the following ap-
pOintments:
Adjutant general, Ephraim B. Still
ings, Post No. 113, Massachusetts;
quartermaster general, Colonel d. r.
StoWltz, Post No. 8, New York; assist
ant quartermaster general and custod-
ian of records, ]. Henry Holcomb, Post
No. 81, Pennsylvania; senior aide and
chief of staff. William NJ DIN. post
No. 26, Massachusetts.
The headquarters of the G. A. r. for
the next year will be established at
the state house, Boston
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24
Wishes to Practise Law and to Discuss
and Act on Public Questions
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER GATES
In Personal Letter the Governor Explains His Reason
for Withdrawing from the Commission Resignation
Accepted by Governor Weeks Take Effect at
Close of 30th Day of September, 1910

Hartford. Conn, Sept. 2S.-Andrew F..
Gates. a member of the state railroad
commission and q resident of this city
today rendered his resignation as a
commissioner. the same to take effect
September 30, and it was accepted by
Governor Frank B. Weeks. Mr.. Gates
sent his formal resignation inciosed in
a. more personal letter explaining his
reasons for Withdra wing from the COM
mission which were TO the effect that
he wished To practice law and discuss
and act on public questions of interest
20 all.
Letter to Governor Weeks.
The personal letter to Governor
Weeks which was dated at Hartford,
was as follows:
Ny Dear Governor: I am sending
20 YOU herewith MY resignation as rait-
road comm ssoner. / do this after Iona
consideration. that ! may be free to
take UP the practice OF law and to dis
suss and act on public questiocs that
.re OF interest TO all. / am leaving un-
ser, ed nearly three years of the term
11r which ! was appointed. During my
five Years or service we have consid-
cred oven seven hundred matters which
required formal findings or decisions.
] am glad TO say that the aboishment
uf 30 grade crossings is included in
these findings; that none of our de
,isions have been oVeTruled by the
courts. and but two or three appeals
are now pending. / want to testify 10
the disinterested conscientious and able
service of my coliea CUES. | believe that
] carry with me into the future their
approbation for the part I have taken
in our always harmonious relations and
actions"
Formal Resignation.
Mr. Gates formal resignation to the
governor. which was inclosed in the
personal letter. follows
To li's Eyceilency. Frank B. Weeks,
&C.. NOR.
nv Dear Sir-T hereby tender my
resignation as railroad commissioner,
and request its acceptance to take eff
feet at the close of the 30th day of
september. 1910 Yours respectfully,
ANDREW +. GATES"
Resignation Accepted.
Mr. Gates resignation was received
bv tire governor late this afternoon
v bile a. the capitol. and the following
letter of acceptance wa ssent to Mr.
Gates.
Ny Dear Mr.. Commissioner: / am in
receipt of YOUR favor of the 23d inst.
tending your resignation as railroad
commissioner. the same to take effect
Ct the close of the goth day of Septem-
her. 1910
i regret this action, but as you have
given me to understand your decision
has been well considered and is final, l