Putnam patriot., 1926-01-22

Now that c. Harold t5ilpatriC. for mer cashier of the first National Bank of Putnam. has been directly heard from. Il k learned that he is maintaining the same attitude that he has maintained from the first, an ex- pressed willingness to give ali infor- nation he can to help those engaged in strengthening out the bank affair and the affairs of his personal estate. Also to give any information he may possess to the committee appointed by the governor to Investigate the affairs of the state treasury.
 The attitude of the former cashier Is made known in a letter under date of January t2, written at the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, where he is confined, and transmitted through his brother, Attorney Waiter GiipatriC of New York. Go Judge Arthur E, Howard, trustee of Gilpatrie's bank rupt estate. This evidences the fact that while stories have been circulated and published to the effect that Gil patric had kept silent and had shown no disposition to aid those In charge of the various affairs in which he had been formerly concerned, the letter had been written and sent to Gilpat- rie's brother.
 Cautioned by Brother
 On account of his blindness Gilpat- rie has been cushioned by his lawyer brother not to sign any papers or doe uments until they had been submitted to him for approval. Apparently il was this that the former cashier did in this instance. ana ii was this that caused the delay in his answer to those who have bcsought him Co determine his attitude m fhe matter of giving what information he can.
 Declaring that he had tried to put himself on record as being willing Co cooperate both with the trustee in bankruptcy and with the receiver ai the First National Bank and had real iy been desirons of helping rather than hindering, Giipatrie expressed the thought that misunderstanding, unlawful claims or unexplained trans actions have been the fault of others rather than himself. Though willing to be questioned on all points in the matter, GilpaiT.e desires his brother, Walter H. Gilpatrie. New York at torney, to be present. He explains this by saying that he had promised his brother that because of his blinded condition he would sign no papers un- til they had first been approved by Walter Gilpatric.
 Brother Approves
 Gilpatric's letter, written under date of January l2 from Atlanta. was for warded to Judge Howard from New York by Attorney Gilpatric. The New York attorney wrote letter to Judge Howard under date of January IS, in which he approved the proposal for 1 representative of the trustee to go te Atlanta to question the former bank cashier. He referred to the possibili ty, however, of the new Investigating committee appointed by Governor Trumbull, desiring to have C. Harold Gilpatrie brought to Hartford for ex animation, and was in accord with thu suggestion also, but desired to be pres ent at the examination in view of ths blindness of the former banker.
 The communicable. to the trustee from the former state treasurer wat as follows;
 "My Dear Sir
 Tn reply 10 your letter of recent date. relative e year se:.si.sig 8 repre-. sentative to talk over certain phases of my bankrupt estate. would say that would be very glad to give any as sistanee that l can.
 T note your reference to the state ment made to those interested as "a my willingness to cooperate in the settlement of my affairs. The news paper articles, purporting to come from your office. have not always sug- Pested that such was my attitude, in fact, 1t was only recently that The Courant. while not quoting you. stat ed that 1 had at last consented Co an- swer certain questions, and had brok-