New Britain herald., 1926-02-04
.GILPA7R|C WRITES 1 HIS WILLINGNESS
Anxious to Aid in UDraVtling
 Financial Tan6les

Hartford Fcb A letter from former State Treasurer G. Harold .Gilpatric proposing that he and the investigators of his transactions Sit in conference and have all cards laid upon the table" was made public last night by the gov .crnor's Investigating committee through Charles G. Morris, secrc- tary,
 Ut hurts me 10 have the state, ,of Connecticut appropriate and eX- .pcnd $10,000 to carry out this spe- cal investigation unless it's neccs- >ary." wrote the former treasurer from the Atlanta prison, He vague ly recalled two state bond transac- tions involving $350,000 which were made under his administration of the state treasury about five years ago. and that his deputy, Charles F. Sumner, criticised ''an unaccountahlo delay by the bank in the delivery of one of these lots of bonds," but emphatcally denied that he had ever taken any bonds or securities from the vaults or Of { fees of the state of Connecticut" or lever made any false entries on l the books of the treasury depart mcnt"
 ! Following m part is the letter written by Gilpatric from the At lantl prison to his brother, r. k. . GiIpatriC, of New Britain, and trans mittcd 10 the Stalc authorities: 1 "Dcar Raymond;
 "Havc just wired you 10 get in communication with the governor and the attorney general with ref crcnce to the impending investiga- ! ton before the special committee appointed by the governor T X
 "I have but one motive in mind; | that is, to have the affairs of each transaction brought out before this committee insofar as l am concern cd.
 Memory Uncertain
 "I have racked my brain to re- call these two or three transactions involving the purchase, or regiStra- ton of bonds for the sJaic, through thc First National bank of Putnam, but | cannot go back in my mind to five wears ago and fix with any surety even single transaction .rirhor as 10 date or amount, l do think there was two hundred thousand t$200,"oo) dollar transac- ton, one for around one hundred and fifty t$lipooo) dollars and from Wha, Walter has written me. there seems 10 havr been an umac- coun,ahlc delay hy th" bank, in the delivery of one Of these lot of honds ] remember that there was a transaction in which Mir, sumner criticized this delay. and I presume that this is the same ono that Wal ter mentions. NXN
 "NoW, what I proposed for the consideration of those interested, Is that the governor the attorney gen oral. th" special committee repre- scnting inc state, the receiver, his counsel, and the counsel for the creditors of the bank, shall meet in joint session, stating the exact dis cropancics as shown ny the recent audit of the First National bank.
 "It has been arranged that l can go 10 Hartford to consult an eye specialist, and if the governor Car get the authorization from tho de. partmont of justice at Washington | would he very glad 10 meet this joint committee; go over each transaction as presented by tho bank and if there is any irregular. ivy, admit the samo; in fact to trace ,yrrv move as shown hy tboso ua,r,>D,rl in inc bank.
 "I want thc creditors of th, First National hank Of Putnam tt receive every dollar possible. A ! have written you. my fathers in trir st and inc Putnam Woolcn com. pauS interest thc control Q which is in my Wilr's family, woulC