Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-26
WILLIMANTIC


 , then c. L. Tucker, manager of the thea | Ire. testified regarding the trip to Boston, | agreeing with the testimony of MT. l Schwartz concerning the granting of the lease in his opinion everything was set tied when Hall stated that Schwartz could have the place if he agreed to pay | $50 more a month, He had never had a written contract with MT. Schwartz, as he considered his word good enough, and | had always receiveS square deal. The | reason he went to Boston was to find out | if Schwartz had the lease for another | year, and if Schwartz was to lose the place he CTucker) would seek a new po- | stion. The talk in Boston settled that in | his mind and he agreed to remain as manager of the tfeatre. On crosse xami- nation Iby Attorney Foss, Tucker stated | that he was not certain about when he | and MT. Schwartz came to the agreement about his remaining as manager. He was l not sure whether he or MT Schwartz opened and read the letters frem Mir Hall.
 Abaer Schwartz of Norwich. bother to 1 Schwartz the lessee. told of going to Boston and confirmed the statements of the other two witnesses for the defense. In his opinion the matter was. closed af- fer his brother agreed to pay the $50 additional in' rent each month.
 John L. Hall of Boston, the plaintiff, stated that the three witnesses had been to his office in Boston on the day stated but that he never agreed to grant Schwartz the lease until July. 1921, as requested. He told Schwartz that two different parties were after the property ' and that if Schwartz wanted it he would have to pay $250 per month He had planned to make an entrance to the build ing from the ground floor and other ina provements. and Mir. Black, who repre- sented theatrical business, was the one he was interested in getting to take the property. He told Schwartz to get his license and in a letter written several days after the meeting in Boston told Schwartz that even though he did not get the lease, he (HalD would reimburse him for the loss through the non-use of tie license.
 On examination by Attorney Kei- ley, MT. Hall stated that it was not until after he had returned home from France, and about the first of September, that he knew the Black people would take the building and he immediately notified Schwartz of this. He admitted that it was old plan of his to remodel and improve the property. He stated that Mr. Gray had been his representative in this city but to his knowledge collected no rents from the block in question Upon being shown a receipt made out by MT Gray, he admitted Gray may have col leeted some rents, as he was not sure aDout them, the rents not being paid to l, him. He had written to Gray stating that Schwartz wanted the lease but that he had not yet made up his mind to let him nave 1t. Schwartz. he said, was not a satisfactory tenant and he had much trouble in getting him to clean up refuse that gathered about the property This was not for the janitor to do, he said, but Tn the lease was for Schwartz to do He mad called Schwartzs attention to piles or paper on several occasions but never waited 10 see if they were carried out Attorney Kelley asked about where the coal was kept and Attorney King object cd. After considerable talk it was agreed 10 continue the case until 10 a. m We'd hesaay, Oct Eth and adjournment was taken at 5.02 o'clock.
 Louis E. winkelmann, s1. whose home IS in New Haven, came to the police sta toh apout 10 o'clock Monday morning ana announced that he was the one who haa taken pr. Fred H. Smiths Dodge toadster from Main street Saturday even. ing. Tn company with another young fel. low who said he was from Hartford. He was told hy the Hartford boy that his ] tathers car wasl-on Main street and ;t l,. SO S0t IL ana meet nm at the corner of Church and Jackson streets they would take a ride. The otheT fellow promised to have a connie oi siris along. Winkelmann toek tho ga, he had been told about, drove to inc an pointed place and met the fellow wb, toid him he could not got the girls. hui suggested driving to Hartford. They ypent there and then on to New Haven. Tbere ] they separated but agreed to meet once more When Winkelmann came back th< car had disappeared and Winkelmann,, friend went with it. He was of the onin, lon that the car would be taken to Neu fork Early Monday afternoon the no,jc. were notified that the car had been founf abandoned in Bridgeport, but nothint 1 could be seen of Winkelmann,s aIleeas i companion. Dr. Smith and Chief R;I onrey went after the car later in tb. i day. The markers of the car had bee, removed by the person taking it. Win eimann is gut on bonds of S1 .oo0 fur nished by his mother, who came to tbi T city from New Haven Monday afternoon Winkelman is employed as baggagema, or the New Haven railroad and his fathe IS said to be well known in business cir cles in New Haven. The boy will he he f fore the police court this (TN,esdav V - morning, charged with larceny of a ma chine. The police are inclined to belieu a greater part of his story, as he state that the first thing he knew of his wron