The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
Judge E. A. Inglis Refuses To Disqualify Himself Despite Protest of Atty. J. H. Cassidy
Motion to Prevent Him From Presiding Overruled; Timothy Morgan Changes
 Plea at Court Opening Today
ATTORNEY WILLIAMSON NOTTO
 BE TRIED BEFORE JURY

Unexpected drama entered the Waterbury con- spiracy trial at the outset today when Harry E Mackenzie of Bethel and Attorney Edward G. Levy of New Haven entered pleas of guilty to the charges as filed by Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn.
 Timothy Horgan Withdraws Plea
 Timothy Horgan, superintendent of the City Hall withdrew plea of not guilty and filed plea of nolo contendere with permission of Special Prosecu tor Alcorn.
 Attorney Williamson Makes Change ' Attorney Charles E. Williamson of Darien with drew his election of trial by the jury and, also with permission of Mr. Alcorn, elected to be tried by the cused from the court and will not be required to at tend further proceedings until the jury is entirely i'm paneled and testimony is about to be taken
 Levy, Mackenzie Waiting
 No disposition was made of the cases of Levy and Mackenzie. whose guilty pleas were accepted by Judge Ernest A. IngliS.
 Attorney Cassidy Motion Overruled The unexpected sensation of guilty pleas just after Judge Igs had overruled an application by Attorney John H. Cassidy that he (Judge Ingls) declare himself ineligible to preside at the trial number of reasons were given The entire text of the motion will be found in todays Democrat No arguments heard the motion but Cassidy took exception when Judge Ings denied 1t from the bench
 Court Delayed In Opening
 The filing of the motion delayed the opening of the court from 10 to twelve minutes after II. Deputy Sheriff Christ Olsen of Oxford rapped the opening gavel when Judge Ings entered the court at that tme after conferring with special prosecutor Acorn.
 Group Tense, But Small It was tense but small group that was present when the court opened what expected to be the most a matc and sensational trial of Waterbury and possibly Connecticut.
 Conference On Motion
 The motion for the disqualification of Judge glis filed by Attorney Cassidy at about 945 o'clock and the conference between the judge and Mr. Acorn started immediately and continued until almost II o'clock.
 Possible Appeal Is Fixed
 Mr. Cassdys exception to the denial of the motion is indication of including that point in possible appeal to the supreme court of errors
 Levy, Mackenzie Stand Alone
 Mackenzie and Levy stood alone near the exit of the court, apart from the remainder of the accused.
 Williamson, Morgan Status
 Williamson was on the third floor of the building large part of the morning Horgan sat with his counsel Attorney John McDonough in of the court but near the group of defendants.
 AIcorn Is First Speaker
 Special Prosecutor Alcorn was the first speaker after court called to order He stated to Judge ngs that he wished at this time to proceed with the of the state State against Frank Hayes and others.
 Jurors Were Kept Out
 Before making any comment Judge Inglis took the room. He stated that no jurors answered. he would assume that they were all on the top floor.
 Names of Defendants
 He then asked the clerk of the court to call the Of the defendants to be that all n court Judge Ingis ruled today that a the defendants must be m eo at all times during the trial.
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