New Britain herald., 1918-01-08
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| clared.
Il don't know anything about that.
! All we know is that the board voted
| as it did on Mr. McDonOugh's advice"
| replied Mr.. Robb.
"well, this is all there Is to it. If
YOU don't want Danberg, you don't
want me and I'm through. That's
ALL" continued Lawyer Mitchell.
Asked if it was true that he had
| incurred the displeasure of the board
by not being present at all times when
assigned Lawyer Danberg replied that
he has attended to this work just rs
faithfully as he could. He explained
that his work as clerk Of the court
had interfered on one or two occa-
sions and said that on one other oc-
casion when he had been expected to
appear at the board office at 1:30
o'clock he had been delayed. On that
day in particular he had considerable
court work to do and to this end sac
rificed his lunch hour. Among other
things he had to deposit a couple of
hundred dollars in tho bank for the
court and at 1870 o'clock, when his
clerk and stenographer arrived at the
office he had to explain certain de-
tails to her. BY that time it was LAO
ceived telephone call from the ex-
emption board office, Lawyer Danberg
states, in which he was severely repri-
manded for his hardness and as a re-
suit of this talk and other necessary
delays he was unable to appear until
1:55 o'clock.
Lawyer McDonough, who is chair
man of the second exemption board
advisory committee, when asked this
afternoon concerning the Danberg
controversy, deplored any publicity but
explained that If mention is to be
made Of the incident facts should be
secured. He said that when the ad-
visory board was appointed the mem
bers were Lawyer A. A. Greenberg,
Lawyer Danberg and himself. On
his nomination Mr.. Danberg was
elected clerk of the committee and
it was thought that the three lawyers
would cooperate in handling the
legal advisory work for the second
exemption district. It became ap-
parent, however, he said, that Tor
various reasons Lawyer DanbeTg was
not giving as much attention to his
work as he should and on one occasion
q list of assignments for lawyer TO
work was not sent out by theclerk until
Lawyer Danbcrc was not giving the
time to this work that he should,
Chairman McDonough says he called
him up on the telephone and requested
him to hurry, but was advised to
"stop talking as he did not have
time to talk A week ago Monday,
he said, Lawyer Danberg was as
signed to work at 80 p. m. and did
not appear until after 2:1S o'clock.
Mr. McDonough called him on the
phone and received but little salts
faction. He then had Lawyer George
Levitt call him on the phone and
urge haste and, the latter says Lawyer
Danberg declared that he was tired
Of being continually bounded to do
this work and was going to write to
the governor to be relieved.
Lawyer McDonough denied abso-
1ute1y that there was any personal
element in this controversy and like
wise declared there is no passing or
the buck" by himself or the exemp-
ton board. Facts are facts, he said,
and that is all there is to it. Last
week, Lawyer McDonough stated.
after noting the rather Indifferent and
sometimes negligent attitude Of Clerk
Danberg, he advised a member Of the
second exemption board of the fact.
That was as far as he went. Secre-
tary Stephen Robb corrobOrated this
statement He said that two COM
plants were made against Clerk Dan
berg The first one was passed by
but at the time of the second COM
plant the board discussed the situa-
ton and decided not to have Clerk
Danberg assigned for duty this week.
They aDprised Chairman McDonough
of their action and as a result he was
left off the assignment list. Secre-
tary Robb furthermore stated that
when he learned of the action taken
Mr.. Danberg consulted with him and
asked if there was not some underly-
ing reason. The exemption board Of
fetal says that in reply he informed
him that the exemption board met
at 3 o'clock yesterday, that John w.
Allen was chairman and that L. Z.
McDonough was chairman of the
legal advisory board and that all of
these men would be present and
would be pleased to advise on his case.
Mr Danberg did not appear, he con-
Guided.
The fact of the whole matter is,
both Mr.. McDonough and MT. Ropo
aver that as a member of the adj
yisorv board Lawyer Danberg has not
been as active as he should. They
claim that as result the work Of the
other lawyers has been at times con-
fused and that in the interests of eftl-
cheney, since he has not seemed IN
clined to put more energy INTO his
work, it was deemed advisable to
leave his name off the assignment
list.
This morning lawyer Danberg told
LAWYER McDonough that he intended
to continue to appear at the exemp-
ton board office and assist in the work
and the latter replied that as far as
on,oorpad this ia perfectly