Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28

that he got a good price for it and let 1t go. MT. Larrow said that hg had invested $1,040 with MT. ArnoNs at the latter's solicitation.
 Sold Rev. MT. Sargent Property.
 Rev. F. D. Sargent of this city wan examined relative to his purchase e a piece of property in Brookline, N.
 H., from MT. Arnold. The transaction
 occurred on June IA, ten days after tho
 making of the Andeln mortagage. The
 price was $1,U5O, $500 of which Rev.
 MT. Sargent paid in cash the balance !. of $550 made up of three notes of MT.
 Arnold's made payable to Misses Ber-
 tha and Florence Sargent, daughters of
 the witness, and to Gertrude l.. Hall,
 who boards at his home, these notes
 representing investments the young
 ladies had personally made with MT.
 Arnold. At the time of the transaction
 above referred to MT. Arnold owed Mr.
 Sargent sL700 on two notes. About
 six weeks before this Mir. Arnold had paid him $500 on a note.
 Anxious to Get Real Estate. MT. Sargent said he was anxious to get the New Hampshire property, as the two houses were within the same yard as his own and he knew that MT. Arnold had an offer for the placs: | from a person who was objectionable to him. MT. Sargent said the young ladies investments were by his ad- Twice.
 | To Get Young Ladies' Money Back. MT. Harvey inquired of MT. Sargent l if it were not true that the reason no bought the property was so' that he could get the money of the young la dies back. MT. Sargent reiterated that | the real reason was the one above stat- ed, but said that the other might be q | secondary consideration.
 Holds $3,oo0 Claim. l Charles $. Blackmar of Attawaugan, 1 who has a claim of $3,O0o against MT. | Arnold, was examined relative to a check of Arnolds dated June IS, 1910. 1 MT Blackmar stated that the check
 was given him on June 1. but was dat i ed ahead. This was for s200. l Wauregan Mans Claim $9,30o. Henry K Loring of Wauregan, whose 1 claim against the Arnold estate of $S,- i 300 was examined relative to check 1 for $1,500 which was dated June 15. i He admitted receiving it. and told of depositing it to his account in the i Windnam County National bank in i Danielson. MT. Loring said that this money was on a note due May 31, and l that he had secured it from MT. Arn | old after much urgency. He said he i had not heard of the Andem mort gage at the time The amount was endorsed on his note.
 1 Peculiar Transactions. Albert Shoa1es of Wauregan told Of pecpliar transactions with MT. Arnold. i Several years ago Mir. Shoales gave MT.
 Arnold Douglas-Lacey stock certif1-
 cate of face value of $250. and 8 Baker note of the same amount in i exchange for MT. Arnold's personal note for $500, with interest at per cent. Later he had let MT. Arnold have I eight shares of New York Central i stock, which he had bought at 132, ! with the understanding that MT. Arn- | old was to operate on the stock mar i ket- with the little block, buying and
 selling, the two to divide the profits | MT. Shoales said he had received $500
 from Mir. Arnold late in May. He
 had not heard that MT Arnold was in l financial difficulties at that time. MT. Shoales said he believes MT ] Arnold is an honest man and that he
 would not hesitate to do business with 1 him.
 The hearing was adjourned without | date.