The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-20

sober in the one visit Paris had
with her and Drake In the first
few days after his return. They
had something exciting to tell
him" but said II must wait
He was dressing one evening
when his Negro houseboy came In
and laid q copy Of The Evening
Chronicle on the table. Paris
glanced at 1t and saw o heavy,
black headline Asylum Doctor
Makes Fortune Out Of Asylum
Deal.
The second headline, scarcely
smaller than the first, said, It Pays
to BE on the Inside.
'Dr. Paris Mitchell, stair physi-
clan at the State Hospital for the
Insane, and the silent partner of
Drake McHugh, real estate deal
err, realized cool one hundred
thousand dollars on the purchase
OF the old st. George tract recently
acquired by the state for the Inn
provement Of hospital facilities. II
appears that this plan for expan.
sion Of the hospital has been afoot
for some time. In the early sum-
mer Dr. Mitchell went abroad for
rest, 1t was said, and during his
absence the real-estate Arm ac-
quired this land. When the hos
pital was ready to buy 1t paid the
price Of the real-estate dealers
foresight.
mfr. Fulmer Green, elected this
past November TO the legislature,
has promised that an investigation
will be made"
There was good deal more, all
In the same outspoken vein
Paris LAID the paper before DR.,
Nolan, Have you seen this, sir2"
Eyes, have"
There's no truth In this, DR..
Nolan. I mean -- II Drake McFIugh
put this through II was entirely
without my knowledge"
Paris related In detail the story
Of his friendship with Drake, the
gift or loan OF the Tower money,
the slow rehabilitation Of Drake
through being made TO feel im-
portant and successful, and then
the conversation with Drake and
Randy Just before Paris left for
Europe.
IT signed some sort Of papers,
power OF attorney among them. !
had never heard Of the proposed
purchase OF this land before left,
and I know that they - suppose
have to say 'We'--that we didn't
own 1t when I left"
DR.. Nolan sat very still In his
chair until Paris had finished.
II knew all Of that, DR.. Mitch
ell"
"You knew itp"
Here's the story, Or. Mitchell.
The suggestion that we attempt
this purchase and expansion was
made by Senator Depass. You
we're already in Europe-had been
there for q month or more. In
qulred right away about this prop
erty We had actually taxed once
or twice 10 the ST. George brothers
long ago about this purchase, but
they wanted too much money.
After the estate was being settled
I thought Of II again, but never
mentioned TO TO anyone. Senator
Depass acted on his own initiative.
Your friend Drake McHugh bought
the place up even before Senator
Depass came to see me-"
what about the price7"
ut was appraised and the price
found reasonable. There's some
thing behind this, Of course Has
anybody on that paper got q
grudge against you for anything
at alp"
mot that know Of. haven't
many friends, that's o fact, but ]
thought I had no enemies at all"
You're evidently mistaken. Well,
we1le Sc after while what's hid
den In the woodpile."
Shouldn't I make q denial right
away?"
mo, Let's find out who's after
you, and Why"
The undertone OF irony and Bit
terness was strange and surpris-
Ing coming from DR.. Nolan.