Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-04
WILLIMANTIC

The last time Israel tried to pass him +ba accident occurred He was his right and stopped about 12 feet further on returning to the location of the ac- ciagnt and showed his drivers license to the boy, then proceeded home. His Wife Eand son, Stephen, also testified to this, and the case was closed
 The final case was that of Rt. Rev. John J. Milan versus Clarence A. flaw kins of this city. for damages resulting from the defendants cutting standing timber from a wood lot on North street | owned by plaintiff.
 Rev. John E. Clark, pastor of St. Jo- seuf1's church was called first, stating 1 thai an agreement. verbal. was entered l into whereby Hawkins was to be aiiV~- ed to cut dead chestnut for firewood, al 1 s,> to cut a few posts for his chicken GOODS. Hawkins paid him $50 by check for the right to cut on the land. Later, when about to sell the property, he in vestieated and found 132 trees had been cut. having q diameter of from to lS | inches at tie stump. There were 54 | of less than inches and not less than { l inches. All were live trees and many
 were cut with a saw. Sixty-three poles were marked for length with a stamp. These were from 25 to 5 feet long, 45 being 25 feet long, 13 were thirty feet
 long, and three were 35 feet long. The bark had been cut off the trees. Not
 many trees were left standing. Mucf small stuff had been left untouched. The land by cutting had been reduced 1T
 value The agreement was simply that the wood was for the use of the defend ant.
 Questioned by the defense witness sait that he received a check for sS0 for the
 wood He did not go to Mir. Hawkins
 after seeing the cut timber. Believed
 that the po.es left there for two year
 had deteriorated 9 per cent. in value
 When cut they were live trees.
 2 II. P. Phillips. of this city, was calle' , next, stating that he had been in tn lumber business for years. He value the clI poles at an average of S2.5 each He believed that in value the had lost one-third iii the two years. Tn ], chestnut was practically all cut down The land had been damaged s30o by cut
 ting off the timber.
 Questioned by the defense. he sal : that it took 35 years to grow such tree as those cut. A pole 35 feet long wa work sS, one 90 feet long, S5. and one 2 feet long s2.50. If a chestnut is struc by the blight it will not grow any more so it is advisable to cut them. Tn , price paid for cutting is 1 1-2 cents running foot.
 Frank R. Jackson gave evidence tha { he saw the trees being cut as he owne land adjoining. Some were sawed, eth CT chopped down. Before the cuttin the land was worth, he thought, S120t = Its value after tine cutting was S1,06( Could not t1n loss of value in trees cu
 They were live trees when cut. He ha l been in the lumber business. Those pole 7 with bark now on were live when cut. .l Clarence A. Hawkins defendant, O
 this city, said he was a carpenter an
 builder. The agreement was made i
 December, 1919 in writing. He had los
 the agreement. He paid S35 in cash Father Clark. He did not pay by chec as he had not had bank account fo
 the past five years. Forty cord of woo
 had neen cut. He had carted off onl
 } If cords of firewood. He sold tn
 poles to the s. N. E. T. Co.,, but had re ceiyed no money as he must deliver theI
 first. Has not done so because of in
 junction. Cut only on east side Tn
 trees he cut had been struck by tn
 blight six years ago. They were dea when he cut them. There was nor
 chestnut standing than he had cut, aH ; the poles left standing were better pole. , At this point court adjourned unti
 this Qriday) morning at Il o'clock fo short calendar session. The case ". not completed and will be resumed neS Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
 In tho police court Thursday rnornin,
 George c. Thompson was found guilt
 on two counts, driving a motor vehicl . while under the influence of liquor an for not having his drivers license in hi