The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-12

Carl D. Olsen, Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor, James P. Healey, trucker; Donate Pietroria, of Bristol; and Frank Frankie Burns) J. Santalucia. Attorney Sid- ney s. Cassell filed demurrers for Attorney Ralph c. Coppeto and Philip Coppeto. A demurrer in be- half of Detective John B. Purdie Of New York was filed by Attorney Harold Ashworth.
 In each instance, the demurrers contained questions which have al- ready been submiled in previous defense motions.
 No Conspiracy Knowledge
 The defendants allege that any acts which they performed, in con- nection with services to the city and payments received therefore, were committed without the knoWl- edge that there was any conspiracy to defraud the city. The grand Jury and MT. Alcorn charge that the defendants conspired to defraud the city of more than a million dollars"
 Corporation Counsel O'Connor sets out that he had no knowledge of the extra attorneys hired by Mayor Hayes, nor of the fees paid therefor. He also claims lack of knowledge of any destruction or books or records.
 Carl D. Olsen denies any knoWl- edge of the alleged conspiracy, and claims that the acts charged in the information are disjunctive. Similar allegations are made by the re- mainder of MT. Cassidy's clients.
 Purdie Is Similar
 Detective John Purdie claims that he knew nothing of any conspiracy to defraud the city.
 "The specific acts alleged to have been performed by him, if unlaW- full at all, were misdemeanors and disjoined from the acts alleged to have been performed by the 26 other defendants and there is no reasonable and logical nexus nor cohesion between the acts commit ted by this defendant and those committed by the 26 others, where fore it can not be reasonably con- cluded from the allegations that the defendant was a participant in the alleged conspiracy extending over a period of eight years to cheat and defraud the City of Wat erbury," according to the demurrers filed for the defendants by Attorney Cassidy.
 It will not be necessary for Spec ial Prosecutor Alcorn to reply to the demurrers, until Friday when the arguments are scheduled to ensue.
 No Demurrers Entered
 Those of the defendants who have failed to demur to the information and apparently are ready to enter pleas to the information against them as it now stands are: Former Controller Daniel J. Leary, Alder man Thomas P. Kelly, Charles E Williamson, Harry E. Mackenzie Edward G. Levy, George H. King sley, John w. Meaney, William B Murray, Simon J. Alderman, Tim othy Horgan, Martin J. Dunn and Enoch Borgnaes, New York account ant who is yet unaccounted for.
 Arguments on the demurrers will undoubtedly be the final prelimln- ary to the actual arraignment ot the accused in superior court fol the purpose of pleading to the blan- ket conspiracy charge. Judge Ingli may set date for this arraign- ment after the arguments Friday.
 Demurrers filed by Attorney Pat rick Healey for his clients, Deputy Registrar of Voters Michael F Slavin; Assessors John H. Crary anc Thomas A. Shanahan, Supt. oi Streets Thomas J. Fleming, Attor- ney Henry w. Minor and John $ Johnston, New York broker, are identical, with the exception of a single paragraph.
 Paragraph three in each instance sets forth the charge which Special Prosecutor Alcorn has preferred against each. A typical demurrer filed in the case of MT. Slavin is as follows:
 This accused demurs to the in- formation, because:-
 l. The infogmation fails to state