The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-18
Mayor Walker
 Lost His Motion
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the mayor "has failed properly to execute the duties which 1t was in- cumbent upon him to discharge" The governor, denying Curtin's motion. said he did not consider this conclusion" a definite charge. Curtin then passed toi charge number two" dealing with Walk CTS alleged receipt of $26,00O in bonds from a firm interested in taxicab limitation.
 You can read the charge till you're blind,' Curtin said, "and you won't see thing about taxi- cab regulation" Curtin Argued at length upon the mayors right to participate in such a stock pool as that in Cosden oil, by which his friends made a profit for him of $26,ooO.
 Tt Is not unusual" he said "for man to say to another, I will take. you in Unless this matter can be tied up with an official act, it has no standing. The assumption is, by innuendo, that this influenced Mayor Walker on taxicab legisla- tion.
 The mayors attorney grew more vigorous.
 Judge seabury's committee of Investigators and snoopers-" ho said.
 T move to strike out the. word .snoopers,'." Seabury said; his face flushing a deep red. Tt is just an- other insult"
 Roosevelt, smiling, ordered the deletion made in the record. m r-t tivrA Arnc u declaring that the charge could not be substantiated unless you disre- gard the testimony of Sisto (J. A. Sisto, of thS brokerage firm that arranged the Cosden oil deal) Mayor Walker and others. Charge number two is without any evil dence, legal or illegal, and we should not be compelled to call witnesses"
 The mayors counsel waited ex- pectantly for a ruling, but the gov- ernor announced he would give his decision when the complete argu- ments for all dismissals were inJ
 Curtin passed to charge number three, which deals with the receipt by Russell T. Sherwood, the may. or's financial agent, of $22,000 from 0sAAAeSA oA6OA aCA0CI S1llu SOIIIpdUy, | brokers, this being over and above the market price for certain stock sold" by Sherwood to the com- pany. Seabury claimed that Unger- leider and Company were also in- terested in taxicab regulation. The mayors counsel insisted that all Sherwood did "was to get his money back" and shouted that there was absolutely mo evidence to prove Sherwood was the fiscal agent of the mayor in the Unger- leider transaction.
 But I do say," he continued,
 that 8 real disclosure will show ! that the account was opened long before Walker thought of becom- ing mayor" After a short conference with Walker, Curtin formally asked for dismissal of the charge.
 Curtin passed to "conclusion No A." which deals with Walkers ownership of convertible bonds of the Reliance Bronze and Steel Company, 8 concern which held a contract to supply the city with or- namental electric light standards. He stressed the word ''knowing- ly" as 1t occurs in the charter pro. vision which forbids q city ofiicial from having an interest in any concern doing business with the municipality.
 You can't knowingly acquire an interest in q contract that does not exist before the acquisition of the bonds," he asserted. When the bonds wefe' acquired, the mayor did not know the business of the company
 After long discussion of "Walker's integrity" Curtin took up the fifth of the seabury charges relating to the efforts of the Equit. able Coach Company to obtain q franchise with the city. and the mayors alleged friendship for the eompany's promoters. Curtin discusssd the problem ef