The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-26
Attorney Summa
 on the Stand

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 thnt ho spent tho Saturday before election dny Issuing literature demonstrating to Italian voters how to "cut" their ballot for tho republican candidate for congress-, ono of tho startling features of
 his testimony was his admission that ho resided in tho 7th voting district. but worked in tho 3rd district, where his brother was moderator and where his first cousin, Supornumcrary Policeman Dominic VerrnBtro, was tho officer on duty at tho polls that day. In yesterdays hearing n witness, Harry Paige of Putnam street, tcB. tiled that things wero NO crooked about the polls that they dlsgustcd him. Iio told of arguing with Moderator Summa when tho latter booth. While ho exchanged com- monts with tho moderator G poliGe- man stood but fivo feet nwny and no ofl0rt wns made to int0rforc. SummlB testimony today identified Vofrnstr0, his cousin, as the 0ffi- cor.
 The Summn family was former. ly identified with the democratic pnrty, but "Bwitehed" Co the ropub. IIcan party about two years ago. Attorney Charles BummG was later named third prosecuting attorney for his valuable work in the inter. est of tho republican party. Louis LGrz, formerly Q big boss in tho city yard of Waterbury, also trans. fGrrcd his political allegiance nt the time.
 Lerz wns on tho stand for q while to-day. IIo testified that ho
 was given S3s1 Co Bp0nd in his dis- trIet, organizing his friends hB party workers. Ho gnve S76 of the money to his brother, Joseph Lorg who acted as his chauffeur and spent @G0 when his automobile brOke down. JOBoph Lerz recently caused n sensation jn Waterbury whom no was arrested and charged with attempted robbery. Ile claimed at tho timo no was getting evidence for the police Co break up gambling in Waterbury. lIo fol. lowed ID his charges by writing to tho governor, mayor, chiof Of state police, superintendent of police and many 0thorB protoBtiDg about gambling in Waterbury.
 Yostordny Albert NOll0 of Boa. son Falls testified thnt LerS prom iaGd that he would have Mr 0OBB obtain n barber GOmInisgi norBhip for him If he worked for the re. publican party. Z0llO, m officer of the BohcOn Falls Italian demo. cratic club, also stated that Joseph f.erz tried to persuade him to change to tho republican ranks and that no whs given nn engraved inc vltatlOn to fraterDnl ceremonies Tn | Waterbury as guest of MT Lorz. A BtatemeBt was plhcod on rec- ord from Frank A. BOw0s stating that his wife, Mrs Gertrude Biricn
 B0wss, h member of the Wntor. bury school board, would Do m. able Co appear to-day owing to ilI-
 ness. It wGs decided that G dep0. gitiOn from her wOuIdp Do sufficient
 until she was able t0 appear in | person,
 Ernest Hayward of Rhode Island | testified that nc and his Wif6 loft | Waterbury eight months ago, but no had information that someone
 voted on his and her names. AibinO MhrtiHO Of Waterbury | testified that BDmmn h6lD9d him
 10 vote nftsr hs informed him that bs whDtsd Co vote n straight d0m0s cratic ticket. ono Chrmine AlbinO of Waterbury claimed that s0fnss 0ns voted on his ticket nnd that when no entered tho voting piaG6 some WOrker remarked "6OOdsby0
 Carrnine. we don't mood you to, day"
 About fourteen witDessos woro aehoduled to Dc heard during tho HsaeIOn to-day.