New Britain herald., 1924-06-20

its release Twas ordered by the probat
 court.
 Judge Huugerford then went tt Torrimgton on a business trip. Upol
 his return yesterday afternoon he Wa thunderstruck to be told by MT. John
 son, You told Mir. Potter to go ahead
 and take the children and on the basii of your statement to him NC let then go."
 MisqISoted Tie Judge
 "It's the rawest kind of preNaTIca- tion," said Judge Hungertord who in ssts that he was not consulted by MT. Potter whatever. and had not been in his office two minutes be- tween the two conversations with MT Johnston. Mr. Potter is also alleged 10 have stated that he showed to lChief of Police William C. Hart, cer- tain papers he read to Mrs. Andrews and which she did not understand. Chief Hart in reply to question thls morning. stated that he did not see any papers and had no knowledge of the contents Of any such papers
 But on the belief that Judge Hun gerford thought it was all right to have the woman and her children go to Massachusetts and that Chief Hart had 0. k.d the job, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Andrews permitted them to go The husband said he would follow by train.
 i Last evening Mir. Johnston received d long distance phone call from First Selectman Cook Of Rclchertown. Mass, stating that some one, without authority had delivered to the town home there d Mrs. Andrews and four children from New Britain. He said they did not want them there, had no place for them and wanted to know if Mir, Andrews would pay s15 trans portation tC get them back. Mir. Johnston replied that Mir. Andrews was working to pay off some debts incurred while he was a patient for five weeks in the New Britain general hospital and he felt it was up to the State of Connecticut to defray the re- turn expense. Mr. Cook agreed and last night the woman and her chil- dren arrived back in New Britain in hired car. Nobody knows who paid for the car. but anyhow the family is home.
 Mir. Andrews entered tho New Britain General hospital on April 12 and left there May 24. Since he came home from the hospital he has been receiving some aid, He appealed to the Welfare Association who gave him temporary aid and turned the case over to tho city charity department. He was helped by his employers and received about s3 week in food from the city, This department in turn notified the state department of agencies and institutions, MT. An drows came to this city in 1923 from Belchortown and the city charity board took the stand that it was a matter for the state 10 handle.
 Whether the state department de- cided 10 make an attempt to rail- road the family across the border and in this way avoid the expense of going through the courts. no one seems to know. F. F. Segar, chief clerk of the state department Of agencies and institutions, denies any knowledge Of tho ease and says there tx no one by the name of Potter con- nected with that department, Was in Hurry. Mrs. Andrews says the man who took hor away drove so rapidly to- wards Belchcrtown that he struck a man in Holyoko and was criticised by policemen in two other places for fast driving. She said he informed them that ho was detective and vas not arrested. She said she was taken 10 tho town home in Borhcr- town where she and her children, one Of them being seven -year-old boy who was taken from the Nathan Hale school yesterday, were put off and the parties who took them there Immediately drove away without showing any papers or making any explanations.
 'I wasn't expecting vou and have nothing prepared for you" the ma tron at the Belchertoun town home is alleged to have told Mrs. Andrews 'Tt Is all ont Of a clear sky to me-" said Selcctman Cook 10 Mir. John ston.
 Segar Has An AnIi
 Asked what he knew about tho case Chief Clerk SeEar said: T haven't heard Of ii."
 Don't you know a thing about if ,"
 "No."
 Have y6n a man named Potter on your staf?"
 No"
 DO you know who Nr Potter is"
 No"
 There is no James T. Potter regis tered in fhr Hartford directory.
 Mrs. Andrews before her marriage was Miss Frances Hawkins. Her frst husbands name vas Adelbert Corey Corey deserted her and after his death hcr sicp-son nut her out nf the house. She later married Andrews
 The Andrews family are negroes and Mrs. Andrews has a sister who married tho son of Mrs. Anne Lewis Of this ritr urEr, ss who took a white rhild t0 raise. rh hich child latar vas taken from hor by fhr rhar- fy department. This caer now is pending lG 'f7o courfe
 In tIo moauffmr Nrg Andrsur is worried. sha docs not know uhaf will happen un~f- Ir. Johnston fs ready to fight for tis foreman 'a flr iimt and Judge Hnneerford savg hc is ready fo Erc | through eHh fhr IuHuuuns
 THo Irefarl r1ae-ifo1 ,F acna-t- mrHi Is by far and avas tfa best in The city.