The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31

FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOREMAN
 (Continued from Page II ''Bfore I get through, the big shots in Massachusetts will find they are not dealing with country pumpkin. I'm going out ofter the big fellows and this jurty is solid ly behind me-"
 Was Counting Money A few hours later department of justice agents arrested Anderscd while he allegedly was counting $500 in marked bills in the freight doorway of an Atlantic avenue warehouse. Authorities said he con- fessed to receiving the money from Hugh F. Mccarthy, assistant era administrator for Chelsea. They added that at the time the alleged bribe was passed to him on 8 street corner, Anderson supposed he was rceiving $5,000.
 According to U. S. District Attorney Francis J. W. Ford, the money was accepted in considera- tion of having the grand jury re- turn a mo bill' in connection with possible law violations by McCar- thy and Walter Lawlor. also a Chelsea ERA official and brother in-law of Mayor Lawrence F. Quigley of that city.
 Is Former SeIectman Authorities charged that Ander- son, a former Plymouth selectman, had solicited the bribe. It was un- derstood that in turning over the | $500 in initiated $10 and $20 bills, Mccarthy was cooperating with federal agents. He was not held. Robert T. Bushnell, one-time dis trict-attorney of Middlesex county, | to-day considered a request from Anderson to act as defense counsel. If convicted, Anderson would face a possible maximum sentence of | two years imprisonment.
 In a long formal statement, Dis- | trict-Attorney Ford disclosed that | the suspicious of federal agents had been aroused when Anderson, through the press, recently appeal | ed to the public to apprise him Of any ERA irregularities.
 '"The irregularity of this pro- cedure on the part of the foreman of the grand jury led me at once to suspect his motives" Ford stated.
 His Plan Suspected 'When I learned that the fore man of the grand jury was inter- viewing various outside persons who were more or less connected with the projects out of which the alleged offenses arose and making continual statements in the press involving men whao had no con- nection with any of these offences. was confirmed in the thought that the original statement in the press was a 'build-up for some- thing sinister"
 Ford said Anderson made an appointment to meet Mccarthy last Friday at 1 p. m. outside the grand jury room "under circum- stances which were highly signifl- cant of an improper purpose"
 Monday night, Ford said, Ander- son and Mccarthy met again, this time at the Foreman's Plymouth store under surveillance of federal agents. At that time, he said, the appointment was made which re- suited in Anderson's arrest yester- day.
 Caught With the Goods
 Agents of the department of justice watched the meeting, saw the money passed and arrested Anderson in a doorway on Atlantic avenue in the very act of counting the money delivered to him by Me- Carthy in accordance with the ar- engagements made" Ford stated.
 Anderson was brought to the federal building and there made a confession to myself, Clarence D. McKean, special agent in charge of the division of investigation or the department of Justice at Bos- ton.
 'aThe reason for the careful at- tention paid to this case by my off, flee is that the solicitation of a bribe and the receipt thereof and the attempted obstruction of jus tice by a man in the position of foreman of federal grand jury strikes at the very foundation Of government. This cannot be toler- ated."
 Ford said his investigation had not been completed and that "There are other angels that de- mand investigation"
 Anderson, who pleaded not gull | ty when arraigned yesterday, is in East Cambridge Jail under $20.00O bail pending a heading Nov IS.
 Anderson Held
 Boston, Oct. .31.-UP)-Federal Judge Ira Lloyd Let's of Rhode Island today upheld, at least tenn porarily, an indictment returned by the gederal grand jury whose fore | man, George J. Anderson of Ply mouth, is in Jail charged with accepting a $500 bribe.
 The first challenge of indictments returned by Anderson's grand jury came when the government called the cafe of Edward Jenks and Will liam U. Serrington, both of Rox- bury, charged with an attempt to extort $15,000 last month from Ebert A. Harvey of Chestnut Hill, treasurer of Mount Holyoke col- lege. Jenks formerly was Harvey's butler. : Coleman T. Balm, Jenks' attor. ney, filed a motion asking that the case be continued and removed from the list until Anderson's status had been determined. If convicted, Anderson faces a possible maxi mum sentence of two years inn prisonment. Judge Let's denied the motion l but to protect the rights of coun- sel ordered the case postponed un- til D. m., so that the vote of the |