New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-17

checks that fiEure: one IL check No.
54sl for 51.7s3.s0: another check
No. 6%S2 for $s75. which checks
were charged to Mr.. Egan's account,
that IL. account No. II. but they
were drawn to the order Of J. H.
Card and used by him in connec-
ton with his purchase Of a Lincoln
automobile. II there is not con-
spiracy on the part OF Mr.. Watkins
in the manipulation In the funds OF
the corporations. then ! don't know
what evidence we could find that
would show it. No. there was anoth-
er secret account that he charged on
the books, accounts No. IL. which
was Mr.. Healy's account and there
was also a similar charge for 1000
shares of National Associated 1nves-
tors at 12k and a credit of sums
amounting to in the aggregate OF
something over $4,000. and no
money was put up in regard to any
of those transaction.
Brainartl's Profits
Il have already alluded. think
the other day-it appeared in evil
dence the other day that Nr. J. Ed
win Brainard. the lieutenant gov
ernor. was charged with 100 shares
of this stock. January 81. 1928. at
SEQ share, and that it was sold.
and he received the difference,
amounting to 1920. At first a check
was given drawn in the name Of Mr.,
Brainard for $1,000, and later that
check was cancelled and another
drawn payc BILE in the same amount
to cash and the check was cashed.
Sentences Recommended
! Mr.. Alcorn made the following
statement in recommending SEN
fence:
ut seems to me that a minimum
Of years and six months and a
maximum of Is years. with the
maximum provided by the statute. is
little enough to be given to this man,
Watkins. who has the record and
history that l have detailed to Your
Honor here today. He is merciless in
his dealings with people who have
money. II man has money to part
with or a reputation to lose. If he
deals with Watkins. both will be
gone before he has finished with
them, and he certainly has brought
CONSERVATION to Hartford and TO
Connecticut. He has taken from the
| PEOPLE who can ill afford to lose 1t.
largo sums of money. His victims
are legion, and l feel quite sure. II
Your Honor please, that he ought to
have the sentence that / have asked
Your Honor to impose upon him.
With respect to his wife. ! can
almost say am Indifferent as to the
punishment Your Honor may inflict
upon her. She has two little children
and she has a mother who is upon
her death bed. and any clemency.
out of the goodness of your heart.
that you can extend to her. in spite
Of all her wrong doing in her deal
ings. would meet with the approval
of the state attorneys office.
with respect to Maynard. as ]
say. he is the least guilty OF them
ell; but as to Guy. Guy ought to be
punished. but l think when we have
the man who had the training and
the skill and the inclination to en-
gineer a. scheme of this kind before
us on a plea of guilty. when he Is
adequately punished, it makes little
difference what becomes of those
who really did his bidding"
Judge Imposes Sentences
Before he sentenced Watkins
Judge Brown said:
Il think 1t is only fair for the
court to say. In passing sentence on
Watkins that 1t considers the county
OF Hartford and the state of Con-
necticut and ] think from the record
that he has made. as it has been
disclosed here this afternoon. many
other states of this country are in
deed fortunate to have such pub
lie prosecutor as Is he states at
torney of Hartford county and to
have such an able assistant as the
states attorney of this county has
in Mr. Hickey and the others who
have cooperated in running this
thing down.
AFTER the thing is all over II is
surprising almost to me that man
Of your proclivities and desires and
intentions. can by fast thinking and
deceit and fast moving. defraud peo-
pie right and left. often OF all they
have, life savings. and then move on
to repeat the proposition somewhere
else. Maybe it is unfortunate for
you. and it Is certainly unfortunate
for the public. that many years ago
and punishment which your course
Of conduct so richly deserved; but.
OF course. I realize that the court is
not here to lecture you. but it is
here to do It's duty. which l will
try to do to the best Of my ability.
II think the states attorney has
been very fair and considerate In
recommending the acceptance OF
your plea, which was accepted last
week and ] think that you are we'll
advised and were wise to plead
guilty rather than 10 stand trial any
further. The sentence of the court is
on the 2lst count that the accused
be imprisoned in the state prison for
not less than nine years and six
months. nor more than ten years.
and that he further pay fine of
10000. The sentence Of the court is.
that on the first count. the accused
be imprisoned in the state prison for
the term Of five years. the sentence
on the second count to begin at the
expiration of the sentence on the
first count.
Il think ] should say. Mrs Wat
kins. that in passing sentence on
you. the court OF course, as the
states attorney and as your coun-
sci have done. appreciate the stua-
ton which wife trying to be