The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-25
PROF. ATLAS SAYS WOMAN
 PULLED GUN Hotel Proprietor, on Stand Tn $s,5oo Suit, Denies
 Ella Williams Story
DECLARES HE MADE
 $5,12O IN ONE YEAR
Former Emp1oye Testifies Woman Had Acted As
 Night Clerk In Hotel

The hotel business has been prof itab1e for Prof James Atlas accord ing to testimony in the superior court this morning when ha declared his profit at the Hotel Atlas in the year 1908 was $5,120. The professor made this remark in denial of 8 statement that Ella Williams had loaned him $250 to help pay for his liquor license.
 He said he had plenty of money at that time and had paid a years rent in advance to the late Thomas P. Tay- Tor in order to help MT Taylor.
 Prof Atlas gave this testimony as a defendant in a $3. .500 suit brought by Ella Williams, who says the pro- lessor owes her wages for her services as housekeeper. She declared he promised to pay her $1O a, week but elected her August last and paid her nothing.
 In Contradiction of this the pro- lessor testified this morning thnt he was compelled to eject Mrs. Williams because she pulled gun and threat ened to- shoot him. Police Sergt Wheeler was called and took the gun away from the plaintiff as she was walking up and down outside the ho- tel brandishing the weapon. The hotel proporietor. testified that he paid for merchandise which Mrs. Williams purchased at local stores and also paid physicians when the plain tiff was i'll. On one occasion he gave her $100 when she wanted to visit her home. The professor said the plaintiff had access to the cash draw CT and took money at various times,
 Prof Atlas denied Mrs. WllliaIns' statement that she had acted as housekeepar and clerk. 'A woman clerk would be fine in a Turkish bath hotel" he remarked. He also denied plaintiff in charge. eThe only time l went away. " he aaid, sslle went with me. is
 Fred Lincoln, d former enploye o4 the hotel, said there was no 'heuse- keeper. He declared Mrs. Williams hadn't acted as clerk He had fre- quent1y seen her about the hotel Henry WilIingham, another former l employe, contradicted this. He said 1 he relieved Mrs. Williams t1midnight when she acted as clerk. His hours
 as clerk were from midnight until the I following noon.
 1 The plaintiff was recalled to ex- plain about certain checks which the I professor said had been for goods pur- l chased by her. Mrs. Williams said Il the checks were for curtains, carpets
 and silver which she bought for the hotel. She declared she, had acted al housekeeper and also as night clerk # She admitted on cross exam1natioE that the professor hade paid for al sk her clothes. When she left last Au gust she had $4e8.
 May Williams, sister of the plain tiff. was called to tell about a. certain check for S105 given by Prof. At1as sI to Mrs. William. The witness saie she gave this money to her sister ans I later when she asked for it the pro +fessor took the money and gave Mrs i Williams a check.
 j When counsel for Prof Atlas asket q if the professor had not paid for tn,
 cloak the witness was wearing she. be came very indignant in her dental
 .He never gave me anything sh
 said.
 Judge Burpee reserved decision
 when testimony was finished this af
 ternoon.