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Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
ATTORNEY CARPENTER TELLS HOW GILPATRIC WORK ED ALONE TO MANIPULATE BOOKS AND REC
 oRDs TO KEEP UP APPEARANCES
We, Including Whole State of Connecticut We're All De
 oeived," Is the Way He Puts H.

ate the only twn assistants of the re eelxer. Mir suIla. SC that other than Baker and Gilpatric all have been re employed hy other banks or by the re { t.iVpr. The average length nf employ ment of these several employees wa more than ten years. and the lowest vase pad gss Si0o f48sth. Tie lat Honorable Charles l. Searls was eouu- sei for the bank for many years and was its counsel at the time of its fail ure From the personnel of employees. she fact that they have with the ex ception of Gilpatrie and Baker al been employed by either the receiver or other banks, it would seem thaE the directors were fully justified tff believeing that matters were being properly conducted behind the count CTS.
 First EmbexElemcnt In 1910
 "Gilpatric was appointed cashier n January. 1908 and stated to me that his first embezzlement was in the year 1910, at which time he forged note of Sl0,000. The supposed maker of this note had pBii legitimate note n the bank and Gilpatric had suffered 3 loss of S7,600 of which his directors did not know. and upon payment os the note he forged the makers name and covered the loss sustained and used the balance for other purposes.
 "ln 1910 he also misapproprlated another sum of sl 800 upon receipt in the following form:
 Putnam. Conn. Oct, %, l9lU. Received from Si 500 .aU Eighteen Hundred DOLLARS Ta be loaned by this bank lo
 on account of collateral held hy this hank at Gss.
 c. II. GlIPATRIc, Cashier
 Big Thefts From One Account
 sFram that ti,ie on he misappro printed Che funds of the bank. h the eaaa of one person who was not we'll he used to go ta the house to collect the deposits. commencing in 1913 aud ending in 1920 He entered the de posils on the bank book but appropri atea the proceeds. The funds 10 mls apnropriated from this one person amounted to SIh.34a.95. From time to time he would make debit slips charging various accounts with vari- ous funds and inappropriate the funds. The monthly statements would be properly made up by the bookkeep- ers and at night time he would enter the bank and change the opening shn closing balances of the depositofs statements to correspond with the ae nositors' books so that when the de positors received their statements tne statements would correspond with t,ae depositors' hooks. Once in wh,le ne was caught al this but he was always 
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Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
MINISTERS EXCHANGE
 PULPITS NEXT SUNDAY

Rev David P Hatch, minister of the Congregational church in Wood stock will be the preacher at the See ond Congregational church in ex- change with Rev. James F English the minister. next Sunday. March 2t. At the evening meeting which will be the seventh of the nine Friendly Evenings" Mr. English will speak of The Greatest Verse in the Bible. '
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19

Alfred Bodo of Putnam was called in. Thursday, to help solve the mys- tery of the murder of Harold F. Hill man, an Auburn, R. I. grocer. Mir. Bods took his police dog, Otto Won Wsldhaus. to the scene of the murder, last night, and. the dog. being given the scent iron, a glove of one of the murders. led those in the posse io a house in the Italian quarter. Four times the dog trailed over the same half-mile route. Today officers will make an investigation based on the result of the Putnam police dogs work
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
PUTNAM POLICE DOG
 PUT ON MURDER TRAIL

An official from Rhode Island came to Putnam yesterday to see Mr. Bodo and during the interview told the own CT of the police dog that there had been light fall of snow at the scene of the murder during the previous night.
 "snow makes no difference to Otto, " said Mir. Bodo. "If there is q foot print in that automobile the man waa killed in that can be identified as other than belonging to some member of the Hillman family. Otto will discover it and follow it from the scene of the abandonment of the automobile. Tests show the animal can pick up and foi- low trails three weeks old
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
T. A. Harrington Takes Charge of
 Local Mill

Tin thy X. Harrington of Warren K l.. has assumed his duties as local superintendent of the Puwdren < Alexander Company. succeeding George F. Payne who resigned two weeks ago.
 Mir Harrington has been engage in the textile industry all of his life For thirty years he was employed by the E. B. X k. Knight Co, of Edge wood. R |. working his way from ap- prentice Co superintendent of the large plant Not long ago he and an assoei- ate purchased the plant which has since been run us the E. X II " cay ing Co. and since that time Me Has- rington has acquired tbr sole owner ship of the bushes which he will continue in conjunction with his new supcrintendeney.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
GREAT SCOTT HIMSELF
 TO SPEAK TO c. OF C..

such as Rotary clubs and business. men's meetings. and his pres noticsz speak of him in the highest terms Of his wit and wisdom and eloquence Tn four seasons he has had f62 rs engagements from organizations be- fore whom ne had talked.
 Every member of the Chamber of Commerce is invited to attend this meeting. There wsil be other fes lures of interest and buffet luneheon will be served. There is no charge.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
p. T. A. BENEFIT

The Parent Teachers Association has arranged an excellent program for a benefit to be given in the Bradley theatre tonight. Besides the showing of the feature picture. "Cheehaeos, the Misses Frances and Flora Walker will appear in novelty dances, the Ross twins will sing and play their own aceompaniments on the ukulele and there will be ballet by group of Miss Wares pupils.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19

The Putnam Chamber of Commerce, through the entertainment eommittes 3 of the organization, is arranging for another of its open meetings to be held in Elks' Hall, Monday evening, March %. The feature of the pro. gram wifi he an address. Playing the Game" by Willard Scott of Boston
 Mir. Scott often alluded to as "a mental cocktail" has record of mak- ing 4s5 speeches before civic bodies
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
DIR. LOVELANp HAS
 RETURNED TO YORK STATE

Dr. and Mrs. B. B. Loveland of Sunny =Ide have left to take up their residence in Oueonta. \. fs the for mer heme of Mrs. Loveland. Dr. Love land has accepted position as county tuberesIin tester of cattle. He came to Putnam some seven years ago and has been associated with Dr. Frederick T Baldwin in the veterinarian firm of Baldwin < Loveland
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
PUTNAM TO BE
 CONVENTION CITY
District Postmasters From Sev. eral New England States
 to Gather May 1920
Assistant Postmaster General Bartlett
 Expected to Speak

X district postmasters' convention Is to be held in Putnam, May 10 and 20 and il is expected that Assistant Postmaster General Bartlett will be present and be one of the speakers. The convention will probably be held in Elks' Hall with banquet at the Put nam Inn
 Dexter s. Case. of Sound View. president of the Connecticut branch of the National League of District Post masters. was in Putnam Thursday making preliminary arrangements for the gathering Postmasters number ing q hundred or more will come to Putnam from all over this state Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
SUPERIOR COURT TUESDAY

There was no short calendar session of the superior court in Putnam this morning. Court adjourned Thursday afternoon until next Tuesday, and all short calendar matters were continued until that time. Assignment of eases will also be had at this time.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
HUSBAND TESTIFIES IN
 WIPES DIVORCE ACTION

In the superior court, Thursday morning, Judge Dickenson granted n decree of divorce to Mrs. Florence Larrow of Putnam from her husband Frank Larrow of Hartford on the grounds of desortion. Desertion was alleged as of December 1917. The custody of three children was given the petitioner. An unusual aspect of the ease was that the husband was called to the stand and admitted leay- ing his wife.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
ENTERTAIHs AT BRIDGE

Miss Ruth Morrison, teacher in the Israel Putnam school, entertained two tables of bridge at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Howard Shirreffs, Grove street, Monday evening. Those pres ent were: Mrs Nelson Lown, Mrs Joseph Michel, Mrs. A. s. Macdonald Mrs Helen Wiley Mrs. Howard Shir- refs. Mrs. Karl T. Phillips and Miss Viola Snyder The prize was won by Mrs Shirrens. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
PLAINTIFFS CLAIM FARM
 DEAL WAS FRAUDULENT
DAYyILLE PLACE SOLD FOR $1s,Ooo ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH $s, $s,5O0.-RUSSIANS SAY THEY WERE
 IGNORANT OF FACTS
Plaintiff In Action Recover Price of Car of
 By Judge.

When the case of the Steamship Fuel Corporation of Brooklyn, N. r. against Sliby Saad of Moosup was dis. posed of by the plaintiff being non suited Tuesday. the jury of the pres cpt term of the Superior court was discharged and the trial of court cases was taken up.
 The plaintiff alleged the sale of a car of coal at a price said to be S3l6. little over S9 a ton at the mine It was attempted to connect the parties by entries in books Of the plaintiff. but in this the plaintiff was unsuccessful. When the plaintiff rested the attorney for the defendant moved for a non suit. which motion was granted by the court.
 Had it been necessary for the de fendant to go on with his side of the case.it is understood that he would have shown that he bought car of coal and paid for 1t, but never had any dealings with the plaintiff, coal broker.
 Allege Fraud
 Following the dismissal of the jury an action in which the plaintiffs. Rus sians. testified through an interpreter, was begun. The plaintiffs allege fraud in the purchase of a farm in Dayville The case lasted three days and decision was reserved.
 The plaintiffs. John Zuhrix. his wife and others. lived in New York but were desirous of leaving the city for the farm, and saw the advertisement of the defendants Michael Pisarko and others. in a newspaper. As re suit of the several interviews the par ties met in the office af Norwich lawyer. where an agreement was drawn up by which the purchase price was to be Sls.000. cash of S2000 was to be paid, and the balance oa
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
Bank Directors DeCeiUed
 and Defauded by Cashier
PoMFREr SCHOOL SPECIAL

Pomfrcf school Is closed for the Easter recess, 4 special train for New York leff pamfret station Tuesday morning at S30 o'clock with pupils of Che school on board This k the first time SO far as known that special train has been chartered for this purpose Her tofore special ears have been It taehcd to regular trains The spe cial came from Hartford to Put nam where the engine was turned IL was made up of baggage ra. and three steel day coaches.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
WILL SEE MORE AUTOS

Through the heavy increase of mo tor vehicle registration in Connecticut it is estimated that traffic will be twen ty per cent more than last year. Put. nam being on three trunk lines will notice the increase in the number of cars on the road more than less cen tral towns and cities.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
NOT UNDER INFLUENCE
But Putnam Driver Had No Operator. !,
 License

As the result of q collision be- tween an automob..e driven by An tonic Bonneville of Putnam and Q motor bus of the Acme line, driven by Eugene Tetreault. at North Gros- venordaIe, last Sunday evening. Bon neville was arrested on charges of operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor and with driv- ing without license.
 The cese came up for a hearing before Justice Percy Tourtellotte, Tuesday afternoon. After the evil dence was all n the defendant was found not guilty of driving while under the influence of liquor He was fined S25 and costs on his plea of guilty to driving without having a drivers license
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
PRESIDENTS FATHER DIES

Colonel John C. Coolidge. father of President Coolidge. passed quietly away at his home in Plymouth, Vt, at fO.4I o'clock last night. Death over took Colonel Coolidge as the president was being rushed northward by spe- cial train in the hope of reaching the bedside of his parent before the end. The special train did not come through Putnam but was routed through Hart ford and Springfield to White River Junction,
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT

Mr. and Mrs. H LaBonte of Provi- dence street announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Nvonne La Bonte. to Dr. Elleworth C Porter son of Mir. and Mrs Cari Potter of Chicago. III.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19

Mrs. Adler Towne, who was in the city for a short time this week, has returned to kairhayen, Mass.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19

Mrs. Harry F. Morse spent Sunday with her sister-in-law, Mrs. .. r. Potter of Danielson.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19
DIRECTORS TO PAY
 BANK S25, ,OOO MORE
Contemplated Suit For S125.. 900 Based on Alleged Bao
 Loans, Compromised
Directors and Their Representatives
 Liable For S3.125 Each


 The threatened suit of the receiver Of the First National Bank of Putnam against the former directors has been compromised The suit Was for S125,100 and was based on four bad loans from which losses to the bank occurred. After several conferences of counsel an offer of S25.Oeo Was made on behalf of the directors and accepted by the receiver with fhe aB- proval of the comptroller of the cur rency. Joseph W. Mcintosh
 The loans on which the alleged loss es occurred were one of S55. .0Od to the 4. Vito Construction Company of Thompson: one of S2o.0 .00o to Edwin Murolo of Putnam; one of S40.000 io the Monson Worsted Company. of which Thomas J. Corcoran. Jr.. was the head; and fourth to the kober; Machine Company of Worcester for SI0.000.
 The $25, 1000 to be paid by the di- rectors will be in addition to the as sessment of the amount of the par value of the stock held by each which has already been paid in. It will be divided among eight directors. mak- ing payment of S3.125 due from each
 Compromise Favored
 It has been stated in Washington that treasury officials believe that the interests of the depositors will best be served by the compromise settle ment. It is the custom not to go through long court litigation when a satisfactory compromise can be ef- feeted It was doubtless also to save long. expensive. litigation and to re- lieve themselves of all obligations to the bank as directors that led the di- rectors to make a settlement.
 The first oiFar of compromise made by the directors of the bank was fur S20, ,ud0. but this amount was not sat= isfactury ta the comptroller The of fer was mad early m December, and reeammeudatfaH waz made by thr re ceiver that it be accepted Since that time negotiations have been iH prog ress with ibo result that when Che of fer was increased by S5.aQa the comp traller authorized she Heeaieer of the bank to accept if. Tba claim was made by the bank under the national bHDhiHE IHA@s NHtGf require ftF Hf- rectors to pass on all lauus made hE their bank.
 Directors Released
 The agreement, signed Wednesday releases all the directors of the bank except Gilpatric. The surviving di- rectors are C. II. Brown. president; Silas NJ. Wheelock. R. H Bradley. Oscar Dugas. Edward Mullan. and L. E. Smith. The settlement Is also made in the interests of the estates of two directors who died since the crash of the bank. in August. 1924. John A. Dady and John O. Fox.
 The recommendation as made to the comptroller in December. and which was the basis for the settlement just made, was that the compromise would be without prejudice to the receiver in any proceedings tending towards re covery on any of the loans. which in effect is that the directors waive any rights to recover part of anything the receiver may be able to obtain from the bad loans.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19

mortgage. It was further agreed that S200 month was to be paid by the plaintiffs to the defendants on the pur- chase price
 The plaintiffs alleged. and attempt ed to show. that through their ignor- ance of the English language they did not know the purport of the agreement but thought that they were getting a deed and were to pay S400 a year.
 Much of the examination of vii nesses had to do with whether the plaintiffs could understand and speak English. Ii was brought out that the plaintiffs lost the farm and had gone back to New York
 Agreement Explained
 Attorney Quinn of Norwich. who drew up the agreement, testified re garding the execution and stated that he explained it's affect to the plain tiffs and that only S2.000 was paid the plaintiffs claiming they had paid $5,000.
 Deputy Sheriff Charles F. Aver who lives near the farm, testified that the farm and stock was not worth over $S,500
 Further testimony was to the af feet that when the plaintiffs failed to pay s200 month the defendants came to the farm and slept in the barn on the premises for several weeks There was testimony to the affect that unless the farm was delivered over to the defendants that the plain tiff would be put in jail and also thai q threat to kill had been made unl ,ss the papers were signed.
 l. was related during the trial. but not as part of the evidence. that 9 year or 70 ago one member of the real estate firm chat sold the property had killed one of his partners and then committed suicide in the vicinity of Baltic.
Putnam patriot., 1926-03-19

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New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
Bridgeport Police Are
 Hunting for "Firebug"

Bridgeport. Conn.,. Aug. LP - The third fire in ten days in the home of Mrs. Watson Hubbard. 147 Pembroke street, occurred last night at 6:30 o'clock when fire was discovered in bedroom in the house. The. blaze was extinguished by members Of the family without the aid of the f1remen who were summoned on the two previous oc- casions when fire of a suspicious nature was discovered in the house. Members of the detective bureau are investigating.
 According to members of the family who notified the police, the fires have been set by someone with malice toward the family. All of the fires have been discovered at a time which has prevented serious damage from being done.
 All of the fires have been dis covered at about the same time, between 6:S0 and 6:45 o'clock. The first one was discovered in a. bed which had been set and was blaz- ing msrrily. This one occurred July 23. On the next day a fire was dis covered in a cedar chest in the same room, while last night the fire occurred in the bed.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
thoroughly cognizant." !"

thoroughly cognizant."
 The board expressed the view that one of the two proposed new depots should be within 1000 miles from the Pacific coast, with convenient railroad facilities to the Los Angeles and San Diego area. the San Francisco bay area, and to the Columbia river-Pudget sound region. The eastern depot would be accessible to the Atlantic and gulf coasts and eastern naval maga- zines. Unoccupied safety zones of two miles about each were recom- mended.
 A series of technical recom- mendations regarding the segrega- tion of various classes of munitions and explosives also was made.
 For Captain Otto c. Bowling. who commanded the Lake Dem mark depot and remained at his post for ten hours until temporari- ly totally blinded by injuries, the court recommended the distin- guished service medal, and that posthumous awards of the navy cross be made to 16 officers and men of the navy and marines, and the navy cross be awarded to Pri- vate Casmer NJ. Kensick, marine corps, who had remained with Captain Bowling.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
POINCARE LIKELY TO
 MAKE SPEED RECORD
French Premier Showing Activity In Getting Finance Measures
 Passed

Paris, Aug 4 PHPremier Poin. care seems in fair way to beat tn, French legislature speed record, I he has not already done so, in get ting through parliament his meas ures for rehabilitating the finances of France.
 The senate has passed the finar' cial measures which were adopted by the chamber of deputies last Sat urday. The vote was 250 to 113. It is the purpose of the premier now to introduce his third bill, the ob- ject of which is to facilitate early monetary stabilization based on the recommendations of the experts committee.
 This bill gives.the government the power to conclude with the bank of France such agreements as may be necessary to attain the end sought. Among the recommendations is one removing the arbitrarily fixed maxi mum for note circulation which is regarded as both an impeachment to commercial activity and liable to hamper the bank in the purchase of foreign currencies and gold neces- sary to strengthen its reserve.
 This third bill is to be pushed rapidly as were the preceding ones, and it is expected the chamber will pass it on Thursday, or Friday at the latest.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
LADY ASTOR ENJOYING
 GENUINE VACATION
Far From Noise And Tumult, She
 Is Resting In Maine Summer Camp.

Dark Harbor, Me, Aug. GP- Lady Astor had severed herself from the turmoil of the busy world today Secluded from the" hustle of the sphere of affairs, the first woman member of the British parliament, enjoyed real surcease from the wor- ries of state and the demands of the inevitable reporter.
 Out on picturesque little Seven Hundred Acre Island in the Penob- scot, where her brother-in-law, Charles Dana Gibson the artist, makes his summer home, the former Nancy Langhorne of Virginia and her four children. who arrived in this country from Liverpool Mon- day, settled down to spend three weeks vacation.
 It was no new locale for the titled British peeress, for it was there that she had passed part of her honey
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
TWO NEW ARSENALS
 ARE RECOMMENDED
One for East and Other for West Coast

Washington, Aug. 4 Pl-A new naval arsenal at least 100 miles square, for the Pacific coast and a similar arsenal for the east coast and gulf sections will be established if congress follows the recommenda- tions of the naval court of inquiry into the disastrous explosion July 10 at the Lake Denmark (N. J.) depot.
 The findings, which also recom- mended the repairing of Lake Den mark to accommodate such small explosives as may be stored there safetly, have been approved by Act ing Secretary Robinson. who an nounced that immediate steps should be taken to carry out the recom- mendations.
 Lightning Sole Cause
 The court found that lightning alone was responsible for the ex- plosion, which caused 23 known deaths and injury to 52 other per- sons, with two marine corps privates still listed as missing. The findings added that every known precaution had been taken at the station, par ticularly against lightning, and that the conduct of officers and men of the navy and marine corps during and after the explosion had written another chapter of heroism in the annals of the navy. Decorations were recommended for a number of the personnel.
 The damage was placed at $47.- 0OO,000 and the value of salvage able munitions at s4O,O00.000.
 The court expressed the opinion that "in the light of present knowledge the area of the Lake Denmark depot is too small and tis situation too near inhabited land for the safe storage of more than small amounts of high explosives" "
 Praise for Victims
 "It Is to be noted" the findings said, that every officer attached to the station was on the reservation at the tmie of the disaster. The evidence shows beyond all doubt that the navy and marine corps personnel who were killed met their death while heroically carry ing out their duty in the face of imminent peril. of which they were