New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
GILPATRIC CASE STILL A MYSTERY
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such that he would be ahls tg sign if
 the resignation were presented to him, ] The situation today with regard to
 the investigation ef the condition of inc Cutter estate, ef which the state 1 treasurer Nas q trustee, aas unehang- d iIsm that exported several days
 SEQ when ii was made plain that the 1 legality nf the transactions with Tefr
 ereRre 10 the stA,a01 invested funds af the trust was under investigation, | In connection with this investigation
 and that af the nana hue mortgage hy
 members of the family of Mir, dil-
 patrie, a mortgage n0le has hesH found among The assets af the estate
 which was signed by a person other ! than Mir, nilpstrie m the face 0f it the note appeared to he a valid doeu- mant and inc man who pnrported to have given it was supposedly fespon- slhle, Whether the signature is genuine and whether the man Is en- tirely ahle ta meet th obligation. has not been determined, Those of the family ean,ersant with sie facts have refused ghe name of the man on the ground that they will not he able to get al all the details of the matter for some days,
 Nh Mortgage Found
 The fact that to date no mortgage such as would ordinarily accompany the note, has been found Is temper afily accounted for hy the statement that the note was in the proper file place among Mr. Gilratrie's papers and that there is no certainty that further search may not also reveal the mortgage itself,
 In this connection it is recalled that Walter Gllpatric two days ago made known that the subject of hts brMh- CTS connection with the Cutler and Donahuo matters was discussed at q bedside conference with the wounded man who had assured him that every thing in connection with these mat ters was entirely regular,
 May Save One Eve
 Tho condition today of MT. Gilpstric was unchanged with the exception that he had complained of the effect of the light upon one eye. indicating that there was possibility that tho sight of ono Of the eyes might pos- sibly be preserved.
 As the bank opened for the pur- pose of receiving payments, number of persons appeared to ask for state ments and especially to inquire as to the status of the Liberty bonds and securities given 10 Mir. Gilpatric to keep. In some cases tn, callers pro- duced the bank receipts while in Al. .l,.s,. t,a., tt.,, to several thousand dollars, each which they said had been given 10 Mir. Gilpatric to keep for them, noth- Ing had been taken from him to show for them. Receiver Coffin said he was not prepared to make statement today as to those individual cases or IS to the situation in general.
 Daughter Promises Aid
 Rhoda Gilpatric. IS year old daugh- ter of the state treasurer. saw her 'ather at the hospital and has unwill- ngly agreed to return to the summer ,amp from which she came. At the hospital it was learned that she talk ,d briefly with her father endeavoring Q cheer him with the words;
 "Never mind. Dad, I'll go to work md we'll pay back this money" She her course at a finishing school last June, expecting to enter ,ollege this fall.
 The funds for the new bank to be capitalized at s10o,00o with surplus # s5O,000> additional had crossed the half way mark today. little more han s75,00n having been subscribed.
 At the Day Kimball hospital today { was announced that the finance Ii committee of the institution had re- ported that hospital funds intact, all having been accounted for as on de- ,osit at the First National bank rath- 'r than as having been in the hands ,f Mr. Gilpatlic personally.