New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
JUDGE WOLFE FINDS
 ATTY. EGAN GUILTY
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 Mir Alcorn. at the opening of his |. the cases l have tried ill 20 years I have never ask ed for conviction in any of them with so clear conscience as I do in this case. Egan stands on trial in gigantic swindle He is dis honest and disgrace to the pro- tession.'
 Says E9an Got Sl5O.OOO
 MT. Alcorn said he charged that Egan advised Watkins in secret ill the carrying out Of The swindle for which Watkins and his brothers-in- law, Guy and Maynard Tresslar went to state prison and Mrs. Watkins 10 Jail. He said he had traced in the case about s150,00o which went into Egans possession and which be- longed to the public. The day of reckoning has come; 1t is here" de- clared Alcorn.
 The states attorney said that the state started the case against Egan with an acknowledged conspiracy in the Watkins case. q conspiracy he said. which mad been agreed to by Watkins attorneys and the con- splrators are now in prison. He said that substantially the same allesa- tions which were made against Wat l-iDC hr a r,13 Egan. If Eean is not guilty said Mir Alcorn, his voice rising shrllly in the court room, the state should lose no time ill liberating the Tress- lars
 Declares E2an Lied
 Mr. Alcorn characterized Egan as man who was "ore hundredfolJ more guilty than the Tresslars' He accused Egan of being familiar with the criminal transactions of Watkins. T can not begin to point out the faisenoods in Egans tes'i- mony' He said that one falsehood was when Egan stated he was act ing for Watkins interests when the same time, according to the tes'i- mony, he was serving clients who were against the Watkins interests.
 Taking up more of the testimony. Mr. Alcorn said; If the s200. .G03 note which figured in this and the Watkins care was an honest trans action, would he have concealed it from his partner. Healy?"
 Knew Note Wa, "Planted'
 Alcorn declared the note was made out with Lgan's knowledge and made to deceive the bank com missioner He accused Egan Of knowing the note vas planted" in Watkins files |, be found by the ex- amlner.
 Has this man any greater sane tny because he is q lawyer than any layman has?' asked Mir. Alcorn.
 He said Egan knew the traudu- lent nature Of Watkins interests. Under the guise of legal fees. Egan profited from the proceeds of his clients said the states attorney. He accused Egan of framing" the trip of Mrs. Watkins to Santa Fe out of proceeds Of the s25,o00 from the s5o,00O draft which he cashed, re- taining S25 600 himself. MT Alcorp in the latter part of his argument divided his contention into three groups and argued along those lines.
 Believes Watkins
 The first one covered the period from the time Of the execution of the s200, 900 note until Watkins left Hartford in April. 1928. He said that Egan had admitted he had no regular fees and MT. Alcorn criti- cized his attitude in sanctioning Wat klns secret operations.
 The check for s, 300 which Wat kins had cashed by Egan the day before he left Hartford was dealt upon for moment.
 MT. Alcorn said it was in evidence that the cash was split. Egan taking S2.Soo. ''I believe Watkins quicker than ! believe Egan," he said in re- ferrir" 10 Egan's explanation on this incident