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Anyone May Settle On That
Basis—Committée to Report
a Compromise Measure——
.Liitle Solaoetor Man who
Brought Suits For Money
There Was in it
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After months of discussion the ju-
dicial committee of the Legislature
has arrived at a decision in the ll.
Preston Atwood suits and a report is
to be presented today or early next
week. it is a compromise measure.
but has the unanimous endorsement
of the committee. Atwood gets. or
may get. under it lietvveen $4.000 and
$5,000, but that is not expected to co-
ver his expenses which will not cause
grief'in many quarters. A measure
supplementary to this one. was report-
ed in the. Senate yesterday, repealing
the statute under which the suits were
brought and providing another statute
it its place.
The report of the committee is that
all persons sited by Atwood. with suits
now pending against them. may set-
tle each suit by the payment to At—
wood of $1 and the actual costs in the.
ease to date. If Atwood should refuse
such a tender and continue the case.
he shall not recover a greater sum
than that tender in the cvvnt oi" his
there is no offer of settlement and At-
wood prosecutcs a casc to a conclu—
sion favorable to him. shall he re-
cover more titan $1 and full taxable
costs. .
It has been calculated that, while
the costs in the various cases differ.
the average will be foltnd to be about
$18. About 240 cases are in court
at $10 or $20 the. sum that would go
to Atwood would be between $4.500
and $5.000. Any offer of settlement.
as provided for by the committee.
would doubtless be acct-pied. for At-
wood would not gain a cent by prosci
outing it and would run the chance of
losing it altogether.
The committee at one little t‘tiilh‘ItI'
cred placing a limit of $20 as the may»
imttm that Atwood might rccovcr in
any case. but finally dropped it, be-
cause of the opinion that if a person
took the risk of at suit and their lost
he should stand for it. i'ndcr the
action of the committee a person tuk»
ing the risk of suit and losing will
be. out, it Is calculated, abottt $20 more
than Iit‘ would if he had settled, or
about. $i0. but if he should win his
case the costs would fall on Atwood
and he. would be out only his lawyer‘s
fees. 'i‘hesc are not counted in any
event.
The suite by Atwood against dila-
tory administrators or others who had
not filed inventories of estates in pro—
per tithe were brought. in the major-
ity of instant-cs. a year ago. all in
the common plcas court oi" ll‘airlicid
county. Over 500 cases were brought
originally. but for one reason or an-
other about 300 were dropped. loav-
ing about 240 pending. 'l‘he howl tiiat
went up all over the state caused talk
of a special session of the Legislature
to repeal tne law and throw all the
canes ottt of court.
’l‘hat resulted in u icttcr to Atwuod
from his attorneys. dated May 10.
19011. advising ltltu to inquire of (lov—
Ornor Chamberlain if a session was to
be. called anti to any that if it was he
would presume ltt advance that the law
would bc repealed and so. to nave the
state expense. he would drop the
traces. 'lhia was made public at this
session in a printed open letter to
the Legislature. including this letter
and one which he wrote to titlrcrnur
Chitml'tcrluin embodying the lawyers”
suggestions and saying other things.
According to his statement. at a hour-
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» I. RUNNING OUT or MONEY.
isn't suitable to happen to o. man with
its more possession
mite! him more careful in his ex-
ndlttireu. it. also becomes a matter
no no no possible.
_ ” ..flWN¢S HANK
I‘inutlgm no tunic: man» made
land it St monolith mm on
murky. Donation pro
lug before the judiciary committee. he
received no answer to the letter, but
the session was not called.
Atwood has sent several letters to
members of the Legislature or the in:
dietary committee. in them he has
complained that every dilatory'tnctlc
known to lawyers has been used to
get, the cases delayed ttntil the Legis-
lature could act and pass a law thttt
would end the suits and punish him
”for presuming to have enforced a law
of the state of Connecticut." He
claimed that he had taken no mean
advantage of anyone in his suits. in
one of his eommuuitattiOm-i he said;
“There can be no such thing as com-
promise where the state‘s honor is at
stake." lie. has maintained that be
instituted the suits under the promise
of reward. according to the statutes.
and so had caused records to be
searched. hired lawyers to institute
suits, hired officers to serve writs. paid
fees'and spent much time in the mat-
ter. At the hearing. where he. was
present, he bold'ly announced. in an-
swer to a question. that ho was “in
it for the money there. was in it."
in a letter to the. judiciary commit-
tec. setting forth his expenses. Ate
wood wrote:
“it the state of Connecticut should
repeal this law and thus admit its own
error in passing the law anti permit-
ting it to remain on the statute books
and thus misleading me into a reli-
ance thereon. l belieVe it should in
all fairness and justice pay for its
own mistake and not impose it upon
me. And believing it is with that
spirit animating the committee that
the provision providing for some re-
('tlliipt'llSt- is inserted. l deem‘ it my
duty botir to the state and my-
self“ to acquaint the committee Willi
the entire antottut of both time and
money which i have invested in these
cases. so that the committee can act
with a full knowledge of all the facts.
I instituted some of these suits in
August. “397. and have store ticvotcu
nearly all my time since then to in-
vestigating records anti prosecuting
thcso suits.
“l herewith send yott an itemized
statement, of my expenses. not with
the idea of asking the state to reim-
burse me. indeed, all i ask front the
state Is to be let alone. but simply to
have all the facts before your com-
iuitlce when your formulate a report.
"Respectfully yours.
“D. l’. Atwood."
The list of expenses submitted was
as follows:
Expenses in bringing Nor—
walk cases anti proaccutring
Atwood vs. Lockwood sent
to superior court ......... 3 500.00
Searching probate records.
preparatory to stilts ...... 3,900.00
For advice. Opinions. ctc.,
various attorneys ......... 050.00
With i'ecs 034 stilts at $2.40
each ...................... 1,308.30
l’liclnn. 'l‘oontey 8: Phclan.
attorneys’ fees issuing 534
writs ..................... 0,340.00
Sirerift’s‘ fees on 534 writs
served .................... 2,037.00
(.‘lcrk of court. entry fees.
350 cases returned ........ 708.00
Altorncys' fees. for filing an-
swers. replies. demurrers.
ctc., 244* (uses ............ 2,440.00
(llerk of court. for taking
bonds of prosecution ...... 50.00
’l‘ypewriting. printing. sta-
tionery anti postage ....... 550.00
Expenses int procuring bonds
of prosemttion . .......... . 1,000.00
$19,443.30
’i‘his. according to Mr. Atwood, does
not including anything for‘lhis own
time.
there IlflVt' been about as many tllf'
fcrcnt opinions in the committee as to
what. (night to be done in the matter
as there were members, anti the opin-
ions have run all the way front throw-
ing Atwood and his cases out of court
to not interfering at all. Senator
Judson anti Representative Banks
have been a sub-committee in the
mattcr, and several propositions have
been considered before thin. it is not.
unlikely that a’ good deal of debate
will be precipitated Ill the Honda
wlicn the matter comes up.
The original propositibn was for the
rcpoul of Section 324 of the General
Statutes under which tin.I suits were
brought. and that all actions pending
antler it be din-lured nttll and void. On
this the committee reported in the
Senate yesterday the following as a
substitute bill: I
i-it-cllou i» t on court of probate shall
require the inventory of every estate
in settlement before it. to be deposited
in «aid court within two months after
the. acceptance of the. bond of any ad-
mlniatrator. executor or trustee. t-lald
court, may for cause shown. extend the
time for lodging said inventory within
said court. for a period not to exceed
three months.
tiered. said court may and upon me-
interest in said estate shall summon
too should not he removed from said
trust. and after a hearing thereon may
remove such administrator. executor.
or trustee. , .
Section P'l‘he provisions of Sqtlon
i shall affect all estates now in pro-
grc it of settlement.
ction dwilection 324 of the. Den-
erni Statutes is hereby repealed.
Section 4—410: act shall take effect
from its passage.
The bill went on the calendar for
action next Week. '
inst
Love Can he.” Tom-flflbn‘t know.
bailout/1 worth“: himwritm
. ff. Skill: column.
Diiflltoh.
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if such inventory is ‘
not deposited within the time so or- J.
ouch administrator. executor or train .’
Tom-Mn» in Min Suriname: slob.
Tulle-w"! Wonder Where My
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HARD TASK, THE Tenet-Mite.
rents. .
Work, but Not Credit of Making Din-
er Lively, Fall: on Him.
"My sympathy goes out .to the
tonutliiuatet‘," said one of the host af-
ter-dinner speakers in New York in
recalling a dinner which he recently
attended, ‘ ~
“The g‘ntmaster.” he. explained.
“(night to‘,‘ ad must, know the. speak.
era. hair a r his list is exhausted
there are " ways others witniyare to
be contagion, tire lntpromptutalk-
era. lt. r res good judgment to
know hour... get them on their‘ feet
at the. proper moment. A breakiuy the
tonstmustor will undo all the gotitl of
the cvculugpnd leave unpleasant rec-
ollections. “'
“'l‘hc tonnimantor not only must
keep the reins well in band. but he
must keep a clear head. That means
that he must not do much more than
look at the can before firm. As tin.I
evening wears on the timid become
more courageous. Men who swore, that
they never could make a speech out:
to be called on.
“The speakers warm tip and say the
things which are remembered. ’l‘he
toastmastcr gives the cue. Necessarily
he must. be. brief. Necessarily. also.
he must known versatility. That is
where his knowledge of men counts.
And as he should known how to get a
speaker started. he should above all.
known how to head him off. There
is where. he plays up his diplomacy.
“After all is over anti the partici»
pants recall the Meat on the next day
and the days to come the toaatmas-
ter is only remembered as such. He
is the burnt otit taper in the cold
dawu of the morning ailer."——New
York Still.
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HIS HAVING.
it. was on a morning sunny when i
thought to spend sotn‘cl money
For sortie incidental matters in a big
department store.
80 with attitude Inquiring l outlined
my dim desiring;
To a person atve inspiring who stood
near IIlt‘ (men door.
“Eight aisles down. and then.“ he mur-
mured. “seek the counter near the
door-M
Near" the elevator door."
Alt. distinctly i recall it-----rcnli,v he‘d no
need to bowl it
As the captain of an army liawled
(‘tniilllfilitis in days of yore.
With his sword-like finger showing me ‘
the way i should be going.
Nor to come behind. tiptocilig from his .
post beside the door.
"Eight aisics down.“ the Words repeat-
ing, "than thc‘countcr near the
(IOOI'HW‘ i
iiowing ticatly as before.
in u tnontmit i'd have noticed hIIIi‘MIliif
that moment i had lost him.
For a wave of women tossed him to
his post beside the door.
And | with that wave was merging.
with that have so uuuliy surging. »
in a current swiftly virgin; down the
center of the store.
Then i tried to count tit.» counters as
the wave of women bore
Me. a bubble. through the store,
Presently i grew affrlghtened, but a
friendly face i sighted:
"Miss." said i. or Madam, truly your -
forgiveness i implore.
But the fact is i was looking for somei
things to use in cooking—w I
if your anger i‘ut brookiug i am sorry.i
as before»-
Bttt if you‘ll just give me lecwuy"~~
As a wave breaks on the shore
l was jammed across the floor.
Then they all began to tmniple on my
toes to get a sample
0f the goods that made the garments
that a waxed dummy wore.
And I cursed in Greek and Latin while
they called for silk and satin.
Women thin and women fat in one tre. ’
mentions rush and roar. .
"Eight or eighty aisles.“ l muttered.
“1 am getting very sore.
Let me only find the door."
To the door at last they threw me“-
and i feared they might pursue the
lint they swarmed about the counters,
looking patterns o‘cr and o‘er.
Then that floormau so beguiling one
more murmured to me. smlilu .
"Did you tind"—~Alt. this was riilnz.—«
, ”find the counter near the door?”.
Then i turned and shouted: “No. air!"
and 1 hastened through the, door
To go shopping nettcriuore.
—-—Chlcago Tribune.
ORDER OF GOLDEN CROSS.
PROViDENCE, it. 1.. May 18.-Aftcr
brief business session the represen-
atlves to the twenty~fourth session of
the supreme commundary of the Order
of the Golden Crmut of the World spent
the day in sightseeing. They visited
the state house where (iov. George H.
Utter implored an informal reception
to the visitors and at noon the entire
party boarded a steamer for u shore
resort.
MR. M'NERNEY'S NEW POSITION.
William RMcNeruey. of Wlnulpuuk.
assumed the duties of a. new maltlon
this morning. an operator and bag-
gogemaster at Riverside. For the
past several months Mr. Mchrney has
not. been contracted with the rallrond
business. but he was formerly agent
and operator at South Wilton.
unnu-u-nuu' I
tion of any person having it potionlary :'
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Whack" one BEEN rouno.
Mew
Prosecution Prepared to Uput the-
Olalmo of George Wood. Murderer.
SOMERVILLE. . N. J» May 18.—~.
Prosecutor . Roger announced today
that be worse prepared to upset the con-
cinlion of counsgl for George. H. Wood.
now one trial here for the murder of
George Williams, that Wood was the
victim of hallucinations. and that he
was influenced to do evil things by “a
little black man," who appeared to him
in fancy and who was known to.htm as
“Mack" and “Wolf." The prosecutor
said that. Much has can found in the
flesh and that he wi appear as u wit-
ness for the prosecution in rebuttal.
Wolf, if such a person exists. has not
bone found. Tito prosecutor said that
Mack. whats a clvll‘cnginoer employ»
ed at long Bratwlt. was located a few
days after Wood's arrest. it was ex-
pecicd today that the cane might go to
the Jury before court adjourned to-
night.
a.
TESTIFIEB Aoour Hts “FAMlL-
MRS."
Wood. Under Trial for Murder of wu-
Home, Describes “Wolf." “Mack"
and "a Little Black Man."
SOM ERVILLE. N. J.. May 18.-—-A re-
markable psychological problem was
presented for the study of the many
allenlsts in court yesterday. when the.
trial of George Wood for the murder
of George Williams. the grocer of
Watchung. was resumed. Wood. who.
according to his counsel. is the victim
of a dual personality. in one phase Of
which he is under the influence of
purely imaginary persons; variously
described by Wood on "Wolf." “Mack"
and "a little black man." took the
stand in his own defense.
He believes he is possessed of "fa-
ntiiinrs," whoae mandates he is irre-
sistibly compelled to’obey, and that his
actions when under the influence he.
retains no retailioctiou of or regain-
ing his normal identity.
ISPECTED TROLLEY BRIDGE.
.1. E. Search. general manager of the
Connecticut. Railway and Lighting
Company. was in this city. yesterday.
irspeetlng the road. He visited the
bridge near .Roton Point. which is be.
ing repaired and which wil be ready
fm- Memorlul Day.
: Underwear
Specials.
Lot No. I.
BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND
ORA WICRH
it} llluc and Tan.
39c
FORMER VALUE, 50c.
Lot No. 2.
ilAldlltltltlAN stttu'rs ANh‘
iiitnwnks
.
in (ire-n and Sulmoa.
American l‘oslcry (‘o.‘s makc. _‘
50c
[’1 iltM ER V A 1 ME $1.00.
Watch
this space for interesting store
new.
Open Moadhy. Wednesday and
Saturday Evenings.
Joseph Dams,
TAILOR.
CLOTHIER.
HATTER.
FURNIBHER.
‘ . 85 Washington St.. So. Norwalk.
twill Cost,
YOU NOIIIING
but your time to read this. and
time spent in talking business is
not wasted. .
We want to interest -you in
Coal; that is, our Coal. We have
a' big stock. of the best kinds we
could buy; Coal that we know
will please you. A seller's talk
is not always convincing, but the
buyer‘s praise can be relied upon.
We get that every day for our
Coal. ‘
lite fonts that 00.
tooth Not-mitt.
n
he Place.
LotNo1.-—Jncketswhlchhnvebeen$5.00.for....... ..... ........ $3.00
LotNo.2.-—Jackets which havebeen 30.00 to $7.50 for $5.00
Lot No.3.-—Jackets which havebeen $10.00 to $12.00 for ..... 38.50
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‘ anti known nothing of recreation and
, warm hand. a strong hand.
' '. close from 1 to 4 p. m. At 4 p. m. we
‘ JOSELOFF’S
Special Sale '
I V 5. V4.3... ' L x y l‘
. ‘ . y w’f‘mffl'elbdtr. m rhinos."
DTORE; I
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. Tan LEADING DRY ooo
IRIS I RA '
”' " NO. a AND 5 GAZETTE BUILDING.
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WHITE GOODS.
A glance . ”the values We offer in this line tells o story of unprecedented values. Just. the things that tho
Henson demuudsrnro here in fullest assortment, in unquestionable quiility. in dualrubio styled and at prices lower
than the lowest that burn ever been quoted on like merchandise.
Mic Stripe and Check Dimitiea, Page to title
gratin Linens, 8c in ‘ Wash Chiffon. 26c to 750
’ialn Nuinaook. the to title liemstttched mums, 250 to not: . . , ,
India Mulls. . title to hitcil’crslon Lawns. the to title Check and Stripe Nalttsook, the to (the
Swiss Mulls. the to zticililngllsh Nainuoou. the to tile Warp Wells. 15“ ‘0 50“
French Orgttudlea, * .. 250 .to inc 1 Silk Mdlls,’ lite to 70c Dotted Swiss. data: to our:
imported Novelties in Fancy Morcerizcd White tlooda . ....1.‘ic to MIC
Special Prices on Covert Cloth Jackets.
We have made three lots of our Tan Covert Cloth Jackets and have made'low prices on them to close
them out.
Em»... .. .$9 .. .. ._ . ..
Land at hand to tho tempted.
Load a hand to souls in the shadow.
Load a hand to those who are often
misjudged. '
Load a hand to the
with unspeakable 1052;.
Lead at hand to the poor lighting
the wolf from the door.
Lead to hand to those whose lives
are narrow and cramped.
Lend a hand to the boy struggling
bravely to cultivate his mind.
lend a hand to the young people
whose. homes are. cold and repelling.
Load a hand to those whose sur-
roundings are: steadily pulling them
down.
Lend a hand to the prodigal sister
Her life is as precious as that of the
prodigal brother.
Lend a hand to the girl that works.
H. Krieger it Go.
West WaShington Street.
Special '0‘ Reductions in all De-
partments. and Easy Pay-
ments Will {prevail ‘
as ever.
PPSL
Lead 8. imad——an open hand. a
an tip-
lifting hand. a hand filled with mercy
and help—«Silver Cross.
'1-WALL PAPER“:-
iNTERtOR DECORATIONS.
GENERAL PAINTING.
PARQUET FLOORS.
Our Specialty ls
‘ HIGH GRADE WORK.
NORWMI HARDWARE (:0.
34 MAlN ST.. NORWALK.
Phone 307-2.
’ ' notice“
0
We have repeatedly had complaints
front our patrons about our being
closed up Sundays.
.Our practice is to keep open on
Sunday from 9 a. m. until i p. in. We
open again. On legal holidays we
geiicraiiy close front 1 to i p. m.
in this connection We wish, to call
the attention of our patrons and the
public at large to the fact that from
the time our doors open until they
close. the store. is at all times in
charge of at least one fttlly qualified
and licensed pharmacist.
lite leltftiss Pharmacy.
8 NO. MAIN 813. 80. NORWALK.
Special Sale!
. Outtnftiats.
$1.98——-_t__O__——-$2.4’9
tilts l. B. Hutchinson’s.
with M. e. smith 4 00.,
92 Washington strut.
YOU can HAVE YOUR GOODS CHARGED
AND PRICES WILL BE LOWER THAN SAME
GOODS SOLD ANYWHERE ELSE.
SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK ON DRESSES
FOR GIRLS. WE HAVE THEM FROM 25c To
$3.50. WE ALSO CARRY THE LARGEST ASSORT-
MENT 0F LAWN‘WAISTS, PRICES FROM 75c TO
$3.00.
OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT AND PAY FOR
YOUR PURCHASES IN CONVENIENT WEEKLY
PAYMENTS.
. H. Krieger 8: Co.
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. New Ptitatoes
3.50 peck
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w. homily believe that no other $3.00 or $3.50 Oxfords can hold
I candle to our Radcliffe and Little Queen Oxford: It the prion 02.90,
Tan Gulf and Patent Leathers. Brandod‘ln Ivory I0". it'll? “4 0"
III" mind. bright n nowdolian. All now find" of color and no
a not.
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or CHILDRIN'I outta.
Iuoter Irown’l Not-teller and Double.
Brewed Cults. which were “.30, ~‘
Till. DALI. 01.15. ’
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