The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-12
Testimony Ends In
Registrars Case
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made, was listed as being 20 years
of age. Mrs Cappclletti Is a woman
of advanced age.
Miss Egan testified that while
she Is on the board of registration
she receives her list from Regis
trar O'Connor's desk. The clerk
makes the record, she said, and she
copies from 1t. Asked IL 1t was
possible for the clerk to make q
mistake and drop name. Corpor-
alton Counsel Charles S. O'Connor,
appearing for the defense, object
ed and Judge Edwin C. Dickinson,
who is hearing the case. stated that
the court was cognizant of human
frailty and the possibility of an err
ror being made.
Names of GrappOnes
The names of two Grappones
were brought into the hearing to-
day, 1t had been intimated yes
terday afternoon that the defense
would show that the Thomas Crap
pone of Seymour street, who tcsti-
fed for the plaintiff, would be
questioned as. to his legality as a
voter.
Miss Egan said that she had
never hired the clerk of the board
of registration and that the list in
her office records, to which she
was tcstifying, was really q copy
of the original list compiled by the
registration board when new vot-
ers were made. She admitted I'M
der examination from Attorney o.
Gonnor that she did not know who
paid the clerk. She admitted that
she did not and the intimation was
that the city did and not Regis
trar O'Connor, either.
Town Clerk Egan testified that
there was a Thomas Grappone on
the 1925 voting list. She admitted
tlInder examination from Attorney
Epson that there was an cxcep-
tional registration of new voters in
1928 when Ex-Governor Alfred T..
smith ran for president. She de-
MED that as many as 80 new vot-
crs were sworn in at time.
Thomas II. Grapponc of Avon
avenue, a city employe, testified
that he was made voter in 1925.
lie lived at 20 America street at
the time and was FL years of
:tgc. The fact that the name of
Thomas Grappone appeared on the
1925 list and that of Thomas Il.
Grappone of Avon avenue was
made in that year Is expected to
play an important part in the ar
guments to the court on Tuesday.
Couldn't Find Name
Deputy Faller, called to the
stand, stated that following an In
spection of the list of voters for
Waterbury he could never find
where Mrs Margaret Cappalleti OF
Seymour street was made voter.
Her name was not on the 1923
list. He was asked by Attorney
Epson how It got On the list and
he attempted to explain the pro-
ccdurc of printing and checking
proof when Attorney Epson OBJ
jccted. Attorney Epson was over
ruled with permission to enter q
general objection to the testimony
ut later time. He was even
tually sustained.
Deputy Faller stated that
through an error. Margaret Cappa-
lctti, in his opinion, got on by err
ror in the place of Margaret Cic-
chetti OF Seymour street. He adj
United that the name was retained
on the list ever since.
The defense rested at IL o'clock
this morning and Deputy Faller
was called back by Attorney Epson
Oh rcbuttal. Questioning of him
was objected to by Attorney o.
Conner but the testimony was ad-
lnitted. He stated that he was
present but never asked by any
body for permission to examine the
lists of the registrars office. Dep
MY Slavin when called next gave
similar testimony.
Papc Visit Barred Out
Registrar Dillane, next called by
Attorney Epson, was asked IL he
was requested by anybody for per-
mission to examine the registrars
office records.
BE more definite, Mr. Upson,"
said the court.
Upon reframing the question, At
torney Epson was told by Regis
trar Dillane that rs or more per-
sons had made requests. Asked If