Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-18
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days with relatives in Grosvenordale.
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Assignment Of Cases in Superior Court
Divorce for Insx E. Franklin--An-
dem Hearing Rssumed-ccunssl Or
dered to File Briefs-court Adiourns
to Tuesday Next.
Fridays session of the superior
court opened at 1915 a. m. Assign
ment of cases for trial were made as
follows:
Peter A. Turgeon VS.. Frederick q.
Woodward stands for Tuesday, March
Fl, and N. d. Price, Trus. VS. BrownelI
e Field Co., for the second case on
the same date Phebe 8. Gibson VS..
Edward A. Jenison, ADM, and state
Of Connecticut VS.. Fidelity and De-
posit company of Maryland were as
signed for Wednesday, March ~.
Arthur G. Bill va. Julius Rutstein ct
al, foreclosure default and hearing on
limitation. was then taken up. The
amount due on mortgage was $175.6S,
and the law day was fixed as the first
Monday in June, 1911.
Freed From DissiPated Husband.
Inez e. Franklin Of Orange. Mass
was granted a divorce from Charles
C. Franklin of Danielson on ground
of intemperance. The couple were
married in 1883 and lived in Daniel
son until about two years ago, when
Mrs. Franklin left the defendant. who
during q considerable period previous
to that time had been intoxicated more
than he was sober and as a conse-
quence thereof had lost several situa-
lions one after another. He was un-
able to support his family and at one
time Mrs. Franklin had to apply to
the selectmen Of Killingly for help.
Mrs. Hattie Whitman, John A. Gilbert,
first selectman. and DR.. Judson, all
Of Killingly. testified in Mrs. Frank
Inns favor.
HoIbrook- Andem Hearing Resumed.
At 11.20 o'clock the case OF George
F. Holbrook, trustee, VS.. Clinton 8.
Andem was resumed. Mr.. Harvey
continued his examination of Attor-
ney Frank r. Russell, who was on the
stand when court adjourned a week
ago Friday, with a view to showing
e. M. Arnold's generally bankrupt con-
dition before the Andem mortgage was
given, Russelps knowledge thereof or
the fact that he should have had such
knowledge, and also that at the date
the mortgage was given Russell act
ed as Andem's attorney in the mat
ter.
Mr.. RusselI's Testimony.
Mr.. Russell testified that he had
certain notes of Arnold which matured
in April or May, 1910, which were not
paid promptly. as Arnold had said
that 1t would be more advantageous
to them both if the money represented
by these notes was allowed to remain
where. it was until a dividend was de-
, clared. He allowed them to stand
over and they were paid on July 6,
1910. The notes amounted to $3,025.
An Important interview.
He said that ON the 18th Of May,
1910, Arnold had telephoned him at his
home and asked him to call at his CAR
nolds) residence, which Is quite near
sell Immediately called. Arnold then
told Russell that he did not want what
he was about to say to shake Rus
sells confidence In him at all. Rus
sell answered that he had known him
long and favorably and that he thought
his confidence would not be shaken.
: Aronld then told him that he was
temporarily short of cash, that's there
| were certainly bills which ought to be
paid at once, and that he expected
about $4,000 in a short time.
Loaned Arnold $1,000.
IL Mr.. Arnold asked him how much he
needed and after little figuring he
| said $4,000. Russell said that he could
| not lend him that amount, but that If
he could let him have $4,000, which he
did, taking mortgage therefor. Rus
sell knew that on the list of January,
1910, E. NJ. Wheaton held q mortgage
| on Arnold's property in the Grove
street section of $4,000. ana that the
gage Of like amount. Mr.. Russell did
| not know of the Waterman trouble
| until June 3. 1910: did not know Ar
| mold owed w. B.. Rafferty, for plumb
! ing till June 10, when he was called
upon to transfer Arnold's automobile
| the Wheaton liens, amounting to $6,-
| 600, until June "A.
Wheaton Crowding Arnold.
He did know before that time that
| Wheaton was crowding Arnold for
| money, but that Arnold explained that
! on the ground that the building of
| the last of the houses was not quite
satisfactory and that he therefore
withheld payment He had a CONVEX
Hartford about May 6, 1910. At that
time Russell told Andem that his con-
| f1dence in Arnold was mistaken.
Received ArnoId's Note. for $4,000.
About April Is, 1908, Russell was
appointed administrator Of the C. NJ
Greene estate. Among other assets
of that estate. on April II, 1909, he
1 received a nOLG OF AfnOlO'S Tor about
| $4,000, which was then due. He saw
Arnold in regard to this note and Ar
mold told him that he would pay it al
/ any time, but Russell did not collect
same. On May IS, 1910, ]. M. Greene
| took the note as his part Of his share
of the Greene estate.
| Attorney Carpenter on the Stand.
| Attorney John F. Carpenter then
| took the stand. He testified that some
time before May Is, 1910. at the re-
| quest of Probate Judge E. G.. Wright
he called Mr.. Russell to his ONCE and
advised him either to collect the Ar
mold note belonging to the Greene es-
| tate or to turn it over to one of the
heirs who was willing to take it, as
he (Carpenter) felt that Arnold was
| in failing condition.
Probate Judge Wright's Advice.
Probate Judge E. G.. Wright testi-
fed that before May Is, 1910. he advis-
ed Mr.. Russell to collect the note, il
possible, as he (Wright) had been ad-
vised by several financiers that Ar
mold was in a pretty shaky condition
| Mr.. Andem Recalled.
| Mr.. Andem was recalled to the
stand and after Toing over some OF
his previous testimony, made a state
ment to the court that he did no,
know from any source previous to the
taking of the mortgage, that Arnold
was in any other than a sound fnan-
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