The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-28

| not true, that he had spoken to Miss
Gray as he passed through the Smith
Murray Co.'S by her counter, but
hadn't urged her to keep Miss Reilly
| away.
| Judson asked Azhdarian if his mem
| Dry had improved. The naive young
| engineer, whose difficulty with Eng
lish and whose picturesque answers
have lent a touch of human interest
| to the hearing said hds memory was
no better than before, but that since
the last hearing he had taken the
| trouble to telephone and write around
and gather information that helped re-
| fresh his recollection. He was asked
if now he could tell what was the
nature of g. paper presented to him for
| his signature at the Hartford sanitari-
UNI where he spent several weeks last
winter.
He said it was in the nature of an
| order on his back account, to authorize
Bill McKenna to use his blank book
to get $130 from the bank.
Were you also told that you must
turn over the bank book to be held
by Mr.. McKenna for some other
drafts?"
GAS soon as noticed the word
bank book I went to my bed, was
the witness hurried reply.
He consulted with a friend who adj
vised him not to lend q cent to any
body, he added. Then the subject of
Azhdarian's pay was renewed. His
pay was stopped he explained, with
the check that came for his semi
monthly payment for the middle of
November. He came to Bridgeport
early In December after his check for
the first Of the month didn't arrive,
and asked McKenna about his pay.
1t was after the Bridgeport visit that
Bill McKenna called at the Hartford
institution. Azhdarian spoke of a
promissory note being given him at
McKenna's office during the Bridge
"But you refused to sign it," observ-
ed Judson.
ST didn't have to sign it. It was
signed by Mr.. McKenna." He then
said it was a promise to pay him
(Azhdarian) money, but when Azhda-
with to loan money to McKenna, the
note was destroyed.
Didn't you withhold this inforrna-
ton from the committee at the other
hearings, and pretend you didn't know
because M. McKenna had been talk
ing to your" asked Judson
81 will tell you very frankly" said
the witness. that Mr.. McKenna didn't
advise me about anything I was 60
ing to say. during the investigation. I
was surprised that he didn't"
Klein then asked Azhdarian if Null
FLlili HduHC IalAeO TO nlm since the
last hearing. He said Mulvihill and
he had talk in the basement Of the
City hall and Mulvihill told him how
important 1t was to tell the truth
and accused him OF not telling the
truth. He had replied to Mulvihill
that he was brought up dn q family
In which the truth was always told.
IT told hin, it wasn't necessary for
him to tell mo to tell the TRUTH con-
tinued the witness. II told him I
didn't care what the laws Of the State
were-that would tell the truth any
way"
When he told you to tell the
truth" echoed Klein, "dtd he tell you
what the truth w0s?"
Azfdarian's answer was given in all
seriousness evoked an outbreak Of
laughter from the crowd of spectators.
Probably he didn't know what the
truth was"
BERNARD Heating, SON OF the city
auditor and clerk In the auditors Of
Ace, said it was he to whom Azhda-
rian had p11oned from Hartford when
Bill McKenna visited him. Azhdarian
said the form was an order authoriz-
ing McKenna to draw $3.50 and up
wards from his account Heating said
he knew there was no such form of
order, and he advised him against
signing the paper.
Judson then asked Heating about
back bills for the engineers office. His
testimony co-incided with that of Dep
uty Auditor Waters. that there were
only two small bills pending In excess
of last years appropriation.
s'You went to Mr.. McKenna in the
interests OF Azhdarfan,'' said Mr.
Klein. "to have him kept upon the
payroll"
''Not to Mr.. McKenna," replied Mr..
Heating
There was a perceptible stir when
Judson called upon Denis F. Mulvi-
hill
Mulvihill took the stand assumed a
position of ease, in the arm chair
provided for witnesses, then delved in
to an inner pocket from which he drew
a small note book which he held ap-
parently ready for reference. Judson
established his status as Second as
sistant city engineer from April 1,
1908 to February 9, 1911.
Judson read the following names,
dates and amounts: r. J. Dwyer SIS;
April 1, 1910; 0. H. Klein, $40, April
1910; w. D. Morton. $25, May, 1910.
MulvihiH said he didn't know Of any
of these men.
"Do you know r. Shannon eyes"
Then Judson took up specification
of the charges, which states that in
the summer of 1909 men over and
above the regular gangs-Judson said
16-were kept on the payroll and en-
gagged in work for which there was no
occasion.
MuIvifiH said there were between 10
and 16 such men. They were measur-
ing curbs, their records were thrown
in the waste basket and that there was
no reason for the work so far as he
knew except to make a place for the
men. He knew George Fitzgerald had
been kept out on Fairfield avenue
counting automobiles for three weeks
In the summer OF 1910 gang of men
were measuring the boundaries of the
city, two gangs. He didn't know of
any useful purpose to which these
works were being done They were
equipped with broken tape and yard
sticks and in his opinion their work
would not be reliable nor could it
serve any purpose other than to keep
them busy.
Then Judson took the witness to the
violent encounter at the engineers Of
fee early in February, when Mu1vi-
hill rehearsed the story Of his report
ing for work, being summoned into
McKenna's Office and attacked. Null
Willis version of the encounter has
been published in full.
Judson didn't go into anything fur
Their with Mulvihill. He expected
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