New Britain herald., 1915-12-02
PIERCE TEMPORARY
 RECEIVER FOR HART
Court Accepts SeleCtman'S Volun-
 tary Petition in Bankruptcy
$S,0OO POLICY AMONG ASSETS

219.42 and Assets at $17 17,s25-Cred-
 itor May Protest Transfer of Teams
 Many Send Pictures.
 Giving his liabilities as se,21s4a
 and his assets at $17,825, William G.
 Hart thls morning filed with the United States district court a. scheG-
 ule of his accounts and asked to be ! adiudged a bankrupt. The applica- tion was made through Judge w. J. Malone of Bristol, representing Mr. l Hart, Attorney N. E. Pierce. annear- 1 ing before the court for the estate 1 of F. B. Newton, the heaviest cred itor Judge Welch of Southineton is the estates legal representative but l owing to his absence from town Law yer Pierce was secured to act for him. favorable action was taken on tho petition and the matter was at onca referred to Attorney B. M. Yeomans. bankruptcy referee. Attorney Pierce was named as temporary receiver. the court appointing him to serve until some arrangement can be made for settling MT. Hart's affairs
 Among the items in the schedule which bring MT. Harts assets up to high figure is life insurance policy for sS,000. This policy is said to be made in favor of the Newton estate and was issued to protect the former owners of the livery business at the same the selectman acquired the property a few years ago.
 Reports that MT. Hart partially set tied some of his bills this week by turning over to certain creditors teams which he owned have been in circulation and F. l.. Benzon has de- clared his intention of contesting the transfers, if they have been made for the Newton estate. He believes that all the property will have to be in- cluded in the schedule of his assets
 Although MT. Hart was not at the office in the livery barns today, the place was open and business was car rled on seemingly as usual. Express sions of sympathy are heard on all sides for the selectman's business troubles. While it was known that MT. Hart was in financial difficulties for some time, the amour cement in the Herald last evening of his inten- tion to become a bankrupt was a sur prise to many of his friends, who had been expecting him to get out of the tangle in which he became involved owing to a series of unavoidable set backs and numerous unkind acts by Dame Fortune since he went into the business.
 torced settlement of his first wife's estate, brought about by the action of his daughters, contributed much, it is said, to his troubles and served to hasten the "blow-up.'
 Creditors admitted today that tbav did not know on what basis a settle ment can be made and they will await further information from. the referee 1 before attempting to decide on what course to pursue.
 Pierson Gets License Back.
 State Senator Martin E. Pierson's | license as an operator of motor ve hicles was restored to him yesterday py the secretary of state, who sus- l pended it several months ago follow 1 Ing the Killing Of child who was run l down by the Bristol mans car in New Haven.
 MT. Pierson had asked for the Ii. cense on the grounds that his bus;- ness made it necessary for him to usa an auto and it was both inconvenient and expensive for him to have chauffeur
 In restoring the license Secretarv Burnes said that when the senator was tried for manslaughter in con- nection with the child's death there was no intimation that he was un der the influence Of either Honor or drugs at the time of the accident and 1t was apparent that the fntalitv was simply the result of inattention on Fiersons part
 In Superior Court
 Among the cases to be called before Judge Gardiner Greene in the suner Tor court next Tuesday is that of Frank Galat, Thomas Masso and Anna smith, Who will answer to the charee of using females for the purpose of prostitution, is receiving the most at tentlon here. The gang was arrested in Bristol a few days after they closed up a notorious resort which they had operated in Plainville for weeks. The alleged leader is still at large despite the careful search made for him bv the state police and the officers of many places in New England.
 It is understood that an effort will be made to have the prisoners tried on white slave charges, the state po lice claiming, that they have evidence to prove that they brought girls from New York to Connecticut for immoral purposes.
 Charles Saltus and Frank Kosky. two New Britain youths, bound over by Justice Prior for brea king into the bungalow of Harold T. S1oper on White Oak mountain, will also come before the court at next weeks ses- sion
 Many Send Pictures
 Local photographers and painters have contributed a number of ex- cellent pictures for use in the first eX hibit of the Pla in11illo r,, oro cl1 l