Putnam patriot., 1926-02-19
Former Cashier Spent Week. End At Parents Home Be-
 fore Going to Hartford
In Charge of Guard From Federal
 Prison

C Harold Gilpatrie. former cashier of fhs First National Bank. spent the weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs C. W. Gilpatfie. Fremont street. He arrived in Putnam unheralded and unexpectedly and remained until Mon dns evening when he was taken to Hartford and quartered at the Hotel Bond for the night Tuesday he was questioned before his trustee in bank ruptey. and Tuesday night he was back at his parents home Wednes- day and Thursday he was questioned by Receiver Coffin and he now remains in the city to go over some of the books and accounts Of the bank
 Smokes Once a Day
 During recess al the hearings in the ! Citizens National Bank building Gil patric talked considerably He in quired for the Arcanum Club. of which he was member and hoped that it's successor. the Masonic Club. would be ! a success. Asked fl he had rested dur ipg the inteFmissipn he said, "I rested with a pine in my mouth He said ioklngiy that be only smoked once a day from the time be got up in the morning until he went to bed at night If couldn't smoke. he said sI would hc fl to be tied. and guess thevaoflld have ta uut me iu isolation -omeW herp He said that the dnvs arg lHng down there" and that he dId H0t know what would tannen if hc couldn't smoke F sand he had hear1 that hiIHd mon i'3 not carc to m'ke hHt thaf t 3d rat apply fo t.m
 When h. w u'a If friends in tbe room he wouid aet aftfr each ane's health and the htalth ef tEtir rela- tivrs. and said ba kenf n tuach Nith Putnam people through lctters he re- eeived
 \ Model Prisoner
 Mir Hughes. the guard js south erner and said he had never before seen SD much snow He said that his charge is a model prisoner and that he has a good influence over the 5000 in mates of the Atlanta institution.
 Gilpatrie reiterated his determina- tian to answer every question put to him fl his memory in the matter serv- ed him SO that he was able to do SO
 Coming Surprise
 While it was known that Gilpatrie was on his way north his coming Co Putnam was a surprise It was thought that he would be taken direct ly to Hartford where it was surmised that be would be held in some penal institution iu that city CT at M,thers field
 Gilpatrie was accompanied oa the trip north by George F Hughes guari at the prison. the same guard th1t had the custody of Gerald Chap. man when he was brought to Conn cetieut from Atlanta to stand trial for murder Instead of taking train Co Hartford or through the Capita city Gilpatric and his guard went through te Providence and from there came to Putnam by automobile, Put nam taNi driver going to Providence to meet them.
 Good Health and Spirits
 Gilpatric has remained in his par ents' home since his arrival here but has seen relatives and few close friends He appears in the best of health and spirits and talks and jokes freely Neither his spirit nor his health have been broken by his more than years incarceration in a fed erai prison, nor by his total blindness He says himself that he has given up all hope of ever seeing daylight aKa5n but that he hopes for victory over his blindness
 The fact that Gilpatric WIS in Put. nam became generally known from reading che reporl of his coming in the newspapers. His arrival caused some talk but little stir. On his trips