New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
SAYS SIMONS MIGHT HAVE HELD UP MAIL
Ben Jackson Tells Why He Did
 Not Pay Personal Tax

Manager Ben Jackson of Fox's theater was one of the seventeen men summoned to appear in court this morning for failure to pay their per- sona1 tax. Mr. Jackson admitted that he had not paid his assessment but denied ever having received a notifi- cation and intinated that t1sidore Si mons, former proprietor of the Hotel Grand at which hosiery he formerly resided might have held up his mail after they had trouble.
 Seventeen Are Notified.
 Seventeen men were summoned for non-payment. They were John J. Carroll, 5O7 East street; John Daley, IA Broad street; Peter Dambo, 109 Beaver street; George Gussman, S6 Sexton street; Ernest Morri, 121 North street; Albert Antoine, 127 Lawlor street: Edward Firestein, 61 Oak street; Edward Fiegenbaum 63 Oak street, John T. Riley, 21 Hulburt street; Charles J. Coyne, 364 Elm street; William Burns 356 Main street; John Dowicki, 69 Orange street; John Modyn, 30 Orange street; Jimmie Campls, 2S5 Myrtle street Saul Hanon, 62 Lafayette street; Ben Jackson, 20 Myrtle street; Ben son Kaspanian, 1O3 Grove street
 While the majority of them paid their tax of $2 and the additional costs of s5.s2 at the police station desk, some of them carried thei- cases into the court.
 Isadore Simons Mentioned.
 Mr. Jackson, according to Tax Col lector Charles Elliott, was sent mo- tices to pay his tax in April and on August 27 Tncse letters were sent to the Hotel Grand. MT. Jackson de- niel receiving them and told the court that following an altercation with MT. Simons he moved to the Hotel Beloin. While MT. Jackson said he would not accuse MT. Simons of holding up his mail for spite he did say it was a"possibility.' He said he previously paid his tax in New York and thought he was exempt here but was willing to pay.
 He said the first he knew of the fact he was expected to pay here was when MT. Elliott's brother visited him at the theater last evening and told him warrant was out for his arrest for not paying his tax and advised
 
 up. MT. Jackson tried to pay up but it was too late. The court ordered him to pay today, which he did.
 John Daley Ashamed.
 John Daley said he had not paid his tax because he has no money He has not done any work since last De- cember and has lived with his sis ter, to whom he owes a big board bill, he said. Asked why he had not visited the tax collector, he said he had been ashamed to. He was or dered to pay the tax and the costs of court.
 Not having lived in this city for the past eleven months, Albert An tonline did not receive his notices. He returned home from New Jersy only last Saturday night. He said he want ed to pay his tax and the court gave him the opportunity.
 John T. Riley and Charles J. Coyne each paid their tax, plus the $5.82 ex- tra and John Dawacki was given the same privilege.
 Tonight another bunch of warrants will be served on personal tax de- linquents and tomorrow more men will be ill court. There will be about 200 prosecutions in all.
 Arrested Near House.
 Patrolling his beat on Arch street at 14O o'clock this morning, Officer John Skelley discovered Paul Moses