Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-17
Served Liquor
At His Office
DR.. ATWOOD MAKES ALLEGATION
AGAINST AVERILL.
USED 1T TO TREAT FRIENDS
Declares That Cattle Commissioner
Was Surrounded by political Para
sites."-continuation of Hearing.

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb 16-The hear
ing upon charges against Commits
sioner H. o. Averill preferred by DIR.
i. G. Atwood will be taken up again
next week Friday by Governor Bald
win, as the introduction of evidence by
DR.. Atwood in support of his charge
was not completed when adjournment
was taken this afternoon. There re-
mains the cross examination of the
doctor by Judge Henney for Commits
sioner Averill, and as the direct tes-
timony Of the complainant covers a
considerable range, and a variety of
matters under the many paragraphs
in the complaint were brought out it is
expected this cross questioning will be
of some length.
Atwood Differs With Other Veterin-
arians.
For the time being the cross ex-
animation was suspended until the
stenographer has made transcript
of what DR.. Atwood said. The evil
dence he gave tended to show that
his opinions on various diseases to
which horses are subject differ some
what from those held by other veter-
inarians.
Built Up Political Machine.
Under the paragraph which alleged
that Commissioner Averill did not
give his whole time to the affairs of
the Office DR.. Atwood claimed that the
commissioner put in considerable of
his time attending to duties in his
home town, in which he is judge of
probate. The complainant was extreme
ly sarcastic, and spoke with much en-
phasis on his allegations that the
commissioner built up political ma
chine" by appointing those who had
been loyal to him in the past and are
loyal now and will be loyal in the
future words which are embraced in
the complaint in making appointments
as local agents to investigate cases of
bovine tuberculosis.
Kept Liquor in Private Office.
DR. Atwood once termed some of
these appointees as political para
sites" One of the statements made
by DR.. Atwood during his attack up
on the commissioners administration
OF the department was that he had
liquor in his private office in the
capitol with which to supply his
friends with 'liquor diet"
Photographs Introduced.
Dr. Atwood in his direct testimony
told Of conditions as related to gland
ers among horses in New Haven, as
set forth in the complaint. Attorney
Bishop, who conducted much Of the
examination today instead of Attorney
General Light, introduced considerable
documentary evidence, and photo
graphs Of carcasses of horses, and this
led Judge Henney once to exclaim the
Latin quotation which in English is
take in all creation" No objection
was offered on either side to the put
ting in Of letters, books, photographs,
ETC., as exhibits, nor were witnesses
checked in the way they gave evidence
considerable of which apparently was
of hearsay nature, both being anxious
to have as much information as pos
sible.
CorroboratiVe EVidence.
In the afternoon a number of Wit
nesses were called to corroborate evil
dence given by DR.. Atwood bearing up
on particular paragraphs pertaining to
ct,ses of glanders. The next session
of the hearing will probably see both
sides taking up the direct evidence
for analysis.