The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-12

In response to kleln'S questions he made it plain that in his response to Judson's query as to doing McKen- mas work, he didn't mean that he was doing work that McKenna should do, but work that the engineer laid out for him. And when Judson belittled the work of indexing, calling 1t the work of '<these little girls the witness frankly admitted that perhaps his work was of a little better grade. And with another show of independence he declared that he didn't think he was overpaid that he would not work for less than he was being paid, and that he didn't have to work for the city engineer unless he wished.
 At the time you made the loan to MT. McKenna. did he give you any paper, a check for instance?" asked Klein.
 . ''Yes. sir, Was that check dated ahead?" "Yes, sir
 An And do you remember when that 'I sr Apri 1s 1s que isli ana Wss that the fact?" "Yes. sir"
 "Then MT. McKenna gave you a check in January payable in April, 1911. which he paid before April 1911, to take up that loan?" "Yes, sir" Klein produced check for. s7s.15 rian and drawn by McKenna. Witness identified it as the check in question. It was for the loan with per cent interest. he said.
 And the other loans you speak of were made the same way ?'' ''Yes, sir"
 Judson asked McKenna for his check book stub but he hadn't it. He agreed to bring it at the next hear ing.
 Judson then tried to get at the bot tom of the reported threats in the city engineers office when McKenna was reported to have threatened to knock Azhdarian's head off.
 Azhdarian was now anxious to get off the witness stand and decided to clear up the whole matter. He admit ted he might have provoked McKenna. Then he told the story. He went to McKenna, asked that pay should con- tinue while he was ill., and said he gan got their pay when they were i'll
 II told him I thought I ought to get my pay. He asked me who told me about MT. Murray and MT. Dar- gan. I told him I didn't think I ought to give him their names. He asked me if the people who told me were employees of the office. I said no. He asked me if it was someone from the auditors office. I didn't want to tell. Why don't you tell?' he asked me. Because I don't want to tell I said. I told him I preferred not to tell. Then probably he got provoked.
 Judson asked him if the threat was not in connection with his refusasl to loan the money and again the witness said he didn't make loan at that time because he hadn't his check book with him.
 Afterwards" said Azhdarian, re- ferring to the flare-up in the office. ''he settled down and realized what he said and ho wac xnoiJinov
 "Well, were you discharged?" ''No, sir.''
 Didn't you go to Mr. Heating and the mayor to get reinstated.
 ''No, I went to see them. maybe to see how soon I could get back on the pay roll.''
 'tMr. McKenna told it would not be proper to put me on the pay roll.'' Azhdarian recalled McKenna's words as follows: This money is for block maps and we must show something for it. The city of Bridgeport is look ing to us for these block maps and we must show something for it."
 1T thought" continued the witness, Eff I did some work I could get the money"
 With a sign of relief Azhdarian re- tired from the witness chair.
 Judson called for Edward Dargan. employed in the engineers office, also lOT NIT. MChouLlS, Ol lIi0 engineering staff, now in W.allingford Neither was present
 Bernard Heating. Jr., son of the city auditor and clerk to the auditor, was called in connection with a check dated April 20, 1909. payable to w. H. Mckenzie.
 Judson showed him the check. "Was it originally made payable to him alone, as drawn by the city officials? ?'
 'The check left our office payable