New Britain herald., 1915-05-14
EATERS SUE BANKS
 ANDD.E.LOEWE & co.
Want to Recover s25,OO0 Interest
 On Attached Funds.

Norwalk, May 14.--Another chap ter in the famous Danbury Hatterss' case was opened today when suits ag- gregating s25,ooo were brought by tho United Hatters of North America against Norwalk and Danbury banks and D. E. Loewc & company of Dan bury, to recover accrued interest on those funds belonging to the matters which were attached when D. F. Loewe & company brought action boycott. The cases are returnable to the superior court of Fairfield county on the first Tuesday in June.
 The suits are brought with a view to recovering the accruing interest only, the writs stating that 'ti1e plain- tiff makes no claim to the money rep resented by K X X several ac- counts on deposit in said bank on the date of the attachment aforesaid. and makes no objection to the pay ment of the money then on deposit to said Loewe and Fuchs under vir- tue of the Judgment aforesaid
 
 The interest on these funds amounts to about $25,000.
 The matters case has been in litf-l gation in one form or another for about twelve years. On August 31, 1905, D. F. Loewe SE company brought against William F. Bailey, Martin Lawler and others, action claiming boycott. Certain moneys i'll Norwalk and Danbury banks were attached in addition to the homes and property holdings of the union matters Re- gently final Judgment for Loewe & company was rendered in the supreme court of the United States for over $25O,O0O The judgment is now col lectable at any time and the United Hatters of North America in conven- ton in New York this week are con- sidering plans for it's payment in or der that individual matters may not lose their homes.
 Bought Accounts in Banks. After the attachment of the money and other property of Bailey, Lawler and other matters was made, the United Hatters of North America bought from the individual matters the accounts in the banks. They now claim that the interest which is nearly as much as the original principal, be- 1 longs to them. and not to D. F. Loewe 1 and company. Demand was recently 1 made by the matters for the money in l lhe banks and the question came up I before Judge Edwin $. Thomas in the l United States district court at New l Haven. Judge Thomas refused to 1 open the juagmen and for this season | the suits are brought,
 Banks Involved in Suit. ! The banks involved are the South ! Norwalk Savings bank the Norwalk Savings Society, the Unlon Savings
 Bank of Danbury. Papers were served today by Deputy Sheriff D. Louis Ladrigan.
 Interest at the Union Savings Bank of Danbury amounts to about 1 $13,e00, at tho Union Bank of Dan. | bury to about $S,oO0 or s9,000 at the Norwalk Savings Society approximate ly, S1,00O and at the SouSa Norwalk l Savings Bank about $1,2Uo. Attach l nents were made for sums consider l ably larger. Tn the case of the Union
 Savings Bank of Danbury the plain
 tiff claims Judgment for $15,Oo0. and
 in the other banks in proportionate
 amounts. In addition the matters ask
 for an injunction restraining the de l fcndant D. F. Loewe and company
 from collecting and the defendan, hanks from paying '.said dividends ol
 interest money" to any person or per.
 sons except the plaintiff.