Milford chronicle., 1935-04-19

some time. luo uEiGu5e Drought out
that the morning Of December 26th,
1888, was very stormy and that Mrs.
Phillips had gone TO the Office to
dispatch the morning mail, as often
Il was her custom when assigned to
the duty, and that COnant arrived
shortly to start a fire. In wrapping
up the outgoing mail, 1t developed,
some very important letters we're
left out. In order that they could
go out that morning that Mrs. Phil
lips and Conant jumped into a car,
with Conant driving because Of the
heavy rain and wind to Nassau where
the letters were placed in the mail
pouch. Conant stated that he went
along to drive, as he thought It was
his duty, and that in view Of the
fact that he did not know the post
master at Nassau, and Mrs. Phillips
did, it was best for her to go along.
It was testified too, that they re-
turned Immediately and that Mrs.
Phillips went into the post Office and
entered upon her duties while Con-
ant went into his apartment in the
Arcade building, where the post Of
fee is located as well as the Con-
ant apartment at that time, to get
his breakfast, joining his father-in-
law. Conant stated that he next
saw Mrs. Phillips between 7.30 and
o'clock, and that he was not with
her in the office in the dark. He
said that his family and the Phil
lips family were apparently friend
ly. They often played "five hundred"
together. He said Phillips never
seemed to be antagOnistic toward
him. The suit was brought on April
9th, 1884, and up to April 1st Con-
ant said he and Phillips were on
good terms as far as he knew" Sew
eral letters purporting to have
passed between Mrs. Phillips and
COnant, which were said to have
been picked out Of the serapbaskets
and pieced together, were introduced
into service, tending to show that
friendly relations existed between
them. One of the letters was writ |
ten between March 21st and 9th, It |
was eontended, to Conant, while Mrs.
Phillips was on a visit to Whining
ton. This letter, It developed, had |
been torn to bits and thrown in a /
scrapbasket but was taken out by
one OF the Office force and later put /
together. Endearing phrases were
used in the letter Both COnant and
Mrs. Phillips denied having any
knowledge of this letter or any 9TH
ers which were brought into the
case, contending that none had ever
passed between them. CORant stat
ed that Phillips never said any
thing to him about any letters" and
that "he never made it a point to
be alone with Mrs. Phillips. He
said that Phillips was permitted to
come into the post Office after work.
ing hours and wait for his wife, IF
she had to remain and fill out some
and that his wife, Mrs. COnz
ant also frequently went to the Of
ice after the closing hours to wait
'or him (Conant). Sometimes, Con-
INT testified. both his wife and Phil
ips came to the office. Conaht
stated that he never patted MRS. +
Phillips on the hips, as was testi-
led to by one witness, and that he
never engaged in any endearing re-
atiOns with her at any time"
Mrs. Phillips stated that while on
/ visit to Wilmington, between
March 21st and 27th, that she did
lot send any love letters to COnaht,
'ut that about three lines were sent
informing him that she would return
o work within a few days. Mrs.
Phillips while in Wilmington was
aiken i'll, it was stated. The note
ent, it was stated. read as follows:
Dear Mr.. Conant: Sorry we will
ave to extend our visit two or three
ays. Will be back first of the
Teek." This was the only note at
ny time he ever received from her.
Charges also we're made that early
ne morning Mrs. Phillips and Con-
Mt were found in a toilet in the
ost office. Both denied the allega-
on. Conant stated that he was in
ie toilet early that morning fixing
le valve on the fiush-tank, but no
Lher persons was with him.
During her testimony, Mrs. Phil
ps said. that while her husband was
that they had trouble
yer some money matters. There e.
as continual shortage" she said.
ost of their trouble, she testified,
as over Benjamin Ewing, one, of !
le clerks. The nature of such
ouble, however, was not disclosed.
he denied, as It swas testified to,
lat she ever told her husband that
,onant was a snake, and that she
sented glances made by him at
sr."
A letter was produced, and Con-
It said that in his opinion it was
e handwriting Of BENJAMIN Ewing.
1t was intimated that politics had
aged a part in the case to some
tent.
The jury returned a verdict
favor OF Conant, exonerating
m Of the charge Of intimacy with
rs. Phillips. Much interest was
ken in the case because OF. the
of those who figured init.
'ulOs Loses In Damages Suit
In Superior Court on Thursday of
It week the jury ii- the case. of
eodore Poulos, OF Milford, who was .
ing Norman L. Windsor, former
lyOr of that city, for injuries al
sed to have been sustained during
alteration said to have taken
lce in the restaurant Of Poulos on
" 11th, 1888, returned a verdict
favor Of Windsor. POulOs brought
Il, according to papers filed In the
Sc, for $4,000 damages. II was
Intended that Windsor greatly
rt, bruised, and wounded. him" and
result Poulos was "sick, sore.