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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08
Brown Charged With
 Blackening Picture
State Accountant Exhausted After Whitening Cross Examination of Defense Counsel = Must
 Bring Records to Court

Attorney Slade succeeded his as- sociate; Attorney Joseph J. Seaman of Perth Amboy, N. J., in the ques- tioning of Brown yesterday after noon.
 Volumes containing reports of the Hartford common council, which criticized the work of Brown on an audit of the welfare department in Hartford during 1892, were ident- flied, with hesitation, by Brown.
 Do you identify thems" de- manded Slade, after moments of harangue with the witness. T can't do otherwise" retorted Brown sharply.
 Following the filing of the infor- nation of alleged conspiracy, on which basis the g men are on trial, Brown said, he continued his work, searching for "all data of fraudu- lent nature" He denied the in- situations of the attorney. that he had restricted himself in his re- search.
 Brown admitted that he did not deem it necessary to investigate what extra work was performed by the Kingsley auditors because it was not authorized" T don't know what services they performed" he said. Later he added, T couldn't find out"
 Charged by Slade with wanting to paint the picture as black as pos- sible, Brown retorted that he only wanted ito give the facts" He admitted that he did not check the time sheets of the Kingsley audi tors, which Slade said would have given the complete information as to the work under consideration, the time spent on it and the ex- penses incurred.
 Slade pointed out that Brown had considered it important to testify be- fore the court and jury that the Kingsley auditors had received far in excess of the $2,500 appropriated an- nually for auditing by the city.
 Auditors Invoices Brandished
 Brandishing invoices sent the city by the Kingsley company, dealing with special audits of local busi- nesses, conducted for the tax depart ment, Slade demanded to know if Brown had investigated to determine if the work had been done.
 One particular invoice was for work at Blake & Johnson's.
 "Did you go to Blake & John son's?, demanded Slade.
 NO" responded Brown.
 ''Did you seek a report?"
 "No," was the answer again.
 What did you do?" Slade asked.
 T found out that the work was not authorized" Brown answered.
 Accused of Conclusions Shade accused Brown of conclud- ing that because there was no au- thorization for the job he didn't care if the services had been ren- dered and didn't go beyond that" Brown denied that he was drawing conclusions" Pointing out that Brown had gone to work in Hartford under authori- zation of the mayor of that city, slado asked him if 1t could not be 90 that Mayor Hayes had authorized the audits for the tax department here.
 Y know that Mayor Hayes did not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08

propriation was?
 A. Yes, sir.
 o. If you simply brought out the salary donations and you deal with that figure, isn't 1t true that the original appropriation would be $s8, 8,000, ,o0o.
 A. No, sir.
 Q. You prapared your schedules, didn't you?
 A. Yes.
 o. And you testified to it?
 A. Yes, and the schedule is abso- lutely correct, MT. Seaman.
 @. Now, MT. Brown, let us deal with 1881. The schedule for the year 1881 doesn't have any salary donations?
 A. No, sir.
 One Difference Noted
 @. Now, the only difference be- tween 1881 and 1892 is that in 1881 we have no salary donations but in 1892 we have a deduction for salary donations and lesser amount ex- pended as result of those dona- tions.
 A. We have one more factor.
 o. Answer that question.
 A. That isn't correct, MT. Sea- man, because we have another fac- tor which you haven't alluded to.
 @. Confine yourself to this one schedule. I want you to point out to me where there is any difference between 1881 and this 1882 with the exception of the deduction of salary donations which reduces the amount spent?
 A. On the schedule there is no difference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08
Father Of Defense
 Attorney Is Deud

Trial of the conspiracy case was conducted today despite the death last night of William c. Wh0lean, 75, of WestfieId, Mass. father of Defense Attorney Will liam J. Whoiean of Hartford. Attorney Wholean is counsel for Martin J. Dunn. He is also U. s. commissioner of Hartford.
 His father, a retired station agent at Westfield, died after q lengthy illness. Other survivors include Francis Wholean of Hartford and Joseph Wholean of Del Ray Beach, Florida, and three grandchildren.
 For more than a half hour this morning, Judge Inglis con- ferred with defense counsel as to whether or not the trial session would be held. Attorney WhOlean was present, and ap- parently agreed to proceed.
 During past weeks of the trial, the father of Defense At t0rney Sidney Cassell and the brother of Defense Attorney Benjamin Slade have died.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08

that has to do with simple arith- metic."
 Brown insisted that revenue should be considered in dealing with the amount of expenditure and budget
 "In determining an -expendi- ture you don't mean we should con- slider revenue?" queried Seaman.
 we must consider the amount available to be spent" replied Brown. Seaman claimed that in previous testimony of Brown, based on his prepared schedules, he had said that in considering over-expen- ditures he had dealt only with how much was appropriated and how much was spent.
 '"The over expenditure in this case is not the difference between the amount appropriated and the amount spent" said Brown. He agreed that the over-expenditure as per the books was three million.
 AS the questioning by Seaman, based on a hypothetical situation of comparison, continued, Brown pro- tested, but your hypothetical case does not take into consideration the prime factor of the case. .. To get my five million over expenditure I take that factor into consideration.
 Anticipation Involved
 Brown testified that the original appropriation of 38 million dollars for the years involved contained an anticipation of the two million saved from the salary slices. It was that two million dollars which he said yesterday was the basis for his error. When Attorney Seaman scoffed at the suggestion, Brown said, "The Waterbury budget was not prepared like any budget you or anyone else ever saw prepared before. It was prepared
 He was interrupted at that point by chorus of defense counsel ob- jections, whereupon Special Prose- cutor Alcorn objected to the inter- ruption. But Judge Inglis sustained the defense.
 When Seaman had Brown produce the schedules from which Brown had testified from previously the witness complained that the cross examination was not based on the schedules but on hypothetical ques- tions.
 At that point a recess was called to allow a more thorough search of defense records, which Seaman de- sired to continue the cross-examina- ton. The cross-examination of Att torney Benjamin Shade. which start- cd early yesterday, when Seaman had announced himself concluded, will be delayed until the conclusion of the argument over the alleged mistake of two million dollars. There Is no indication Of how long Shade will require In his cross-ex- animation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08
Accountant Seeks To Prove Original Figures Correct

MT. Brown: Yesterday I made an error in my testimony and would like permission of the court to cor rect that testimony.
 Judge: On what point was it?
 Brown: The point was that was right in my original composition regarding that $2,000,0O0 item.
 Judge: And you want an oppor- tunity to explain yourself?
 Brown: I would like to, yes.
 Judge: Of course that may be done if MT. Seaman is willing to take time now; otherwise, it will be taken up on redirect. You heard what MT. Brown said, MT. Seaman, do you want to take it now?
 Seaman: At any time.
 Judge: All right, suppose we do it now.
 Seaman: Will you take pencil and paper?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Hypothetical Case
 @. Now assuming that there is $5,000 appropriated in the budget of an original appropriation for sal- aries and assuming that there is spent $5,400, what is the over-ex- penditure?
 A. $400.
 o. Now, then, assuming that the original appropriation is $5,O00 (put that down) and that there is a Sal- ary donation of what we call cut in the slaries of $200, now what is the original appropriation?
 A. That is just the point.
 Q. Now, answer the question. The original appropriation is 5000 less $200 makes a net appropriation of $4800. Is that correct?
 A. Are you speaking of appro- priation or revenue?
 Q.Now, I am not speaking of re- venue at all. I am dealing with ap- propriations. That makes net ap- propriation of $4,800.
 A.Reduces the appropriation to $4,8G0, yes.
 Q.Now, the amount that would be spent would be $5,200, wouldn't it? This is all an hypothesis, MT. Brown. Al realize that. You are hypothe- tically spending from the $4,800 net appropriation $5,200. Am I right.
 o. Will you look at the other fig ure? Was it $5 400?
 A. Amount originally appropriat- ed
 o. Because there was no salary cut, in my original hypothesis ap- propriated $5,0O0 and paid $400. If there is 8 salary donation of $200 l can only spend $5,200.
 A. Right. $5,200 expended.
 o. What is the over-eXpenditure?
 Still $400
 A. Still $4OO.
 o. Yes.
 A. That isn't the problem. We did that before, MT. Seaman.
 o. Will you please just answer my questions, MT. Brown. Now bearing in mind now that you have those figures in the hypotheses that I gave you, am now going to put it exactly alongside of the &C., tual testimony.
 A. The testimony is incorrect. I first want to correct myself, MT. Seaman.
 o. I'm asking questions here. This is cross-examination. You just answer the questions as I ask you. Now. alongside the $5000 original ap- propriation, what was the original appropriation to which you have testified?
 A. The original appropriation is $38, 8,228,787.
 o. And $.10.
 A. And $.10.
 @. Put that down alongside the $5O00.
 A. I have that.
 o. Now, the amount that was actually expended, MT. Brown, was how much?
 A. $39,881 ,289.92.
 o. Now, to that add how much would have been expended if those salary donations were not deducted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08
ROYAL PARTY MAY
 GET THUNDER STORM

Washington, June 8--(UP) = A clear and warm summer morning dawned today for the arrival of King George VI and Queen Eliza beth.
 The sky was clear except for scat- tered light clouds.
 The weather bureau, however, had this prediction for the afternoon when the British embassy's garden party is to be held:
 Partly cloudy and warmer fol- lowed by thundershowers this aft- ernoon or tonight"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08

authorize the audits." Brown saiS firmly. He continued that George H. Kingsley told him he was hired by Thomas A. shanahan of the tax assessors office. slade was inquisi. tive why the bill was not sent ts MT. ehanahan.
 Brown admitted that he would ac cept a commitment to work iron the mayor of the city without inves tieation to determine ig there was ar appropriation-but added that hs would not aeept the post from Q tai commissioner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08

Fatigued after hours of relentless cross-examination during which de- fense counsel in the conspiracy trial charged him with failure to check on extra work accomplished for the city by the George H. Kingsley Company in an attempt to paint the picture as black as possible, :" States Accountant Warren M. Brown testified that the state of Connecticut is being billed $6 an hour for his services.
 In addition, he said, under the bitter and sarcastic cross fire of Att torney Benjamin Slade, that ne charges $4 an hour for the work of his assistants, from which he keeps $2 and pays them $2.
 Must Bring Records
 Supported by Judge Ernest A. Inglis, over the objections of Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, Attor- ney Slade, counsel for the three Kingsley accountants on trial, or dered Brown to bring to court to- day all the records of services by him to the state in connection with the investigation and trial, and the accompanying bills.
 Brown, who appeared weak and exhausted at the conclusion of yes- terday's session, admitted an error of more than two million dollars in his estimates of what the city's over-expenditures would have been if the city employees had not accep- ted wage slashes in 1932-1937.
 The fingers of his left hand twitched nervously as he told Slade that he and his assistants had worked good many hours over- time."
 Sure" said Slade smiling, "The longer they worked, the more money you made"
 Quite true,' responded the witt ness.
 Had Seven Assistants
 Brown previously testified that as many as seven assistants had worked with him on the investiga- tion leading to the trial. "So," said Shade, If seven men worked ten hours day, you made $40 plus your own time at $6 an hour"
 Brown agreed, commenting that it was merely a matter of simple arithmetic.
 After naming the seven assistants who had aided him in the probe of the city records and other records used in the trial. Brown testified that he had obtained them from New York agency.
 Asked to name the agency, he hesitated momentarily. When press ed by Slade he said: "It's on the tip of my tongue. Haven't you ever had name on the tip of your tongue and been unable to say it."
 "Oh yes I have," responded Shade. But I'm a normal man. I'm no expert at everything like you claim to be. Now, what is the name. Mir. Brown? Can't you tell us2"
 Brown finally gave the name of the agency.
 18th Day On stand
 Yesterday was Browns 18th day on the stand, and he showed signs of great strain. Ma times. when the 'goat-getting" Slade asked him questions Of Q searching nature Brown shouted back ct his qucs-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08
Asked About His Bills

When Brown said that he has not rendered any bills to the state for services performed after July 31. 1888. Shade demanded to know if he would charge the same rates of $6 an hour for himself and s4 an hour for his assistants.
 Brown replied that he did not know if such bills would be ap- proved. and as a matter of fact continued T don't know what I will charge"
 Tn repetition, slade asked if he would charge, more, less or the same, and got the answer, T don't know"
 Appealing to the court for an o11sUer Of ives or no" Slade was met with the ruling that the wit- mess could answer, yes, no or I don't know, and he had done the latter.
 sIadc, AIcorn Clash
 SIade continued his questioning along that phase, causing Alcorn to rise end comment, It's all right for 5ou to contradict mo. but you had better not contradict the court"
 Win smile on his face, Shade turned and said. DO you think that enc court needs your protection7"
 "#eII.' answered Aicorn, you 4e11 pfol1eLion.r
 lIu1 { won't pu' ll in youl hands z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08
JANITOR KILLED.

Worcester, Mass, June @(UP)- Albert Carlson, GA, janitor, was killed today when he fell into an elevator shaft at the medical arts building here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08
brown Asks statement

Brown. who has recovered his composure since yesterday, smiled down from the witness stand and said. May l make my statement?"
 Seaman replied "I don't believe ll Is necessary to make any stalc- lnent ! have asked you a question
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-I Married an Angel"
the hit musical, with Vera Zorina
and others of the original cast: $3.50
pm.
Keith's Three Smart Girls
Grow Up" and Deanna Durbin
sings: 1l:15 am, 1:20, 3:25, $50
1885 and Gas pm.
Capitol-'The Lady's From Ken
lucky" romance in the Blue Grass
country: Ills am, 1:55, 4:35, 7:20
and 10 pm. Stage shows: ITO. $50,
$50 and 9:15 pm.
Earle - Dark Victory" Bette
Davis latest drama: 9:45 am, 1910,
2:35, S, 7:30 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1875 am, 2, 4:30, 6:55 and
9:20 pm.
Metropolitan-"Dodge City," Sher-
if Enrol Flynn goes adventuring in
the old West: II am, l, $40, $40,
7:30 and GAS pm.
Columbia-'Mi Midnight" gay love
comedy: 11:15 am, 1:20, 1925, $50,
1885 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Wuthering Heights" pic
turization of the Emily Bronte clas-
sic: 1905, 2:30, 4:50, 7:l5 and 9:35
pm.
Little-"Pearls of the Crown" I"
more of Sacha Guitry fun: II am,
ITO, 1920, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Open-Air-"Lost Patrol" with
Victor McLaglen and Boris Kar-
LOFT: 8:15 and 1O:30 pm.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

changes, IS different hairdresses-
from doWn-the- back to famous Cas-
tie bob.
Lucky Night Robert Taylor and
Myrna 10y have each played oppo-
site every other star on M-G-M
lot, but here for first time they find
selves in same picture Bob's
first real comedy role.
In course of story Bob and Myrna
defy all rules of gamblers luck &.
Penniless, they hit jackpot to pay
for meal Win new automo-
bile . Capture a bandit, getting
$1,000 reward Almost break bank
at gambling resort Anything
can and does happen in the movies.
Bernadine Hayes has most en-
Wed job in picture . She spent
week addressing Bob as hand
some," pretty boy" and "beauti-
full Symbol of "the perfect
wife" to screengoers for several
years, Myrna lives up to reputation
by pressing husbands pants in
one scene Because one line Of
dialogue requires Myrna to say a
fish in an aquarium looks like
George" scouts really had to find
member of finny tribe that bore
some resemblance to Douglas Fow-
ley, who portrays George.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

formances ever given locally.
Maurice Evans has gone now, al
though he will be back because
Washington liked him and vice
versa, but the memory of his Sir
John Falstaff will linger. Perhaps
it will linger forever for no one
can be Falstaff with such completely
perfect roguishness in the minds of
those who saw his performances.
His playing of Henry Nv" on the
last day of the local engagement
testifies again to the practically of
Mr.. Evans. From the strictly COM
mercial standpoint, two more per-
formances of Hamlet" would have
been the more profitable and Mr..
Evans knew 1t.
He chose to play Shakespeare's
greatest comedy role to demonstrate
to his local following that his talent
encompassed more than tragedy.
A more perfect demonstration
would be inconceivable. Mr.. Evans
obviously can play everything. prob
ably including center field like Joe
Di Maggie.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Players to Stage
Prince of Peace

The Prince Of Peace" story
drama by Mrs. Minnie Frost Rands,
will be staged tonight at 7:45 o'clock
at Delano Hall Of the Army Medical
Center, Sixteenth and Butternut
streets NV. The play is a fantasy
about the early life Of Christ, with
a background Of the worlds history
between 50 BIC. and 10 AID.
Six girls will double in the many
roles In the fantasy, Miriam Burko-
vitz, Dorothy Ann Yockey, Frances
Shihet, Phyllis Rands, Audrey Rands
and Anne Helms each playing sew
eral parts.
There are no men in the cast. The
author did not want to portray Jesus
on the stage, 50 neither hero nor
villain appear in the play. Thus the
story-drama form. The prologues
of the 10 episodes in "The Prince of
Peace" will be read by Mrs. Rands.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

famous Qance team OF per!OQ just
prior to and during World War
Capt. Castle killed in February, 1918,
while acting as instructor at Ben
brook Field, Fort Worth, Tex. .
He was member Of Royal Flying
Corps and had seen front-line serv-
Ice prior to entry of United States
into conflict Death caused by
student pilot freezing controls.
Mrs. Castle. technical adviser for
the film, took on added duties at
studio, designing all costumes worn
by Ginger Rogers. who, with Fred
Astaire, Is co-starred in film .
Period Of story is from 1910 to 1918,
telling of meeting, romance. mar
riage and rise of couple -. Ends on
death Of Castle-first time Astaire
has ever died in movie.
Seven stars of 20 years ago and
three directors of same time play
selves-among them Roy Darcy,
Billy Franey, Neil Burns, Joe Bor-
deaux zone of original keystone
kops), Buzz Barton and Jerome
Storm . Latter was Charlie Rays
ace director -. More than so songs
popular 20 years ago in score .
All dance numbers executed to song
hits of period-such as TOO Much
Mustard" :. Only new song, when
You're in My Arms" sung by Fred
. Ginger wears % costume
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Concert Sponsored
By Radcliffe Club

The Radcliffe Club of Washington
presented three young artists at the
Phillips Memorial Gallery yesterday
afternoon, Millard Taylor, violinist;
Ethel Blackwell. pianist, and Char
lotte Ridley Watkins, soprano, the
latter making her debut locally. The
concert was given for the benefit Of
the regional scholarship fund Of that
school.
Refreshing and spontaneous was
the art of the three executants heard
in numbers, the choice of which was
inclined toward lyricism and of these
the Brahms Sonata in G Major,
Op. 49,; the Rain Sonata" played
by Mr.. Taylor and Mrs. Blackwell,
deserves a place of prominence.
Ideally suited to Mr.. Taylor's style
Of playing this work stressed all the
good points of his violinistic talent,
such as sensitive tone, its singing
quality, a good legato and technique
equal to the exacting demands Of
the work, technically and musically.
Mr.. Taylor went even further, as
this favorite piece of Clara Schu-
mann, who Simply had to have a
good cry for delight at it," requires
subtle nuance and phrasing to give
it proper form, task which Mr..
Taylor, in collaboration with Ethel
Blackwell, was able to accomplish
most successfully.
Mrs. Blackwell, who is graduate
of Radcliffe College and a teacher
OF piano in one of the suburban
schools, displayed an intelligent use
of power and, maintaining the
proper balance, enhanced the love-
liness of the violin tone through
out the composition. Less striking
was the performance of the Cesar
Franck sonata, which requires more
forcefulness on the part of the
pianist and greater dramatic ef-
feet on the part of the violinist.
The "Allegretto ben Moderate" was
somewhat hurried, being a de-
parture from the well moderate"
tempo indicated. While the second
movement lacked at times dramatic
ardor and vehemence, the lyric
messages carried the work to a
happy finale calling forth enthusi-
astic applause.
Miss watkins, who was heard IN
an aria, "Porgi Amor" from Mo-
zart's 1.-THE Marriage Of Figaro"
and a group of songs which included
Schubert's "An die Musk" Schu-
mann's "Marienwurmchen," Josef
Marks "Selge Nacht" and Brahms
"sehnsucht," with Brahms 'Lul-
laby" as an encore, revealed
voice of a lovely quality. fresh and
vibrant. Her singing of the "senge
Nacht" and of the Lullaby" was
especially charming. Miss Watkins
imbued these two numbers with SEN
timent akin to devotion and her
Interpretation of them was sample
of that pure lyricism which enables
one to envision beauty. Ably &C
companied at the piano by Mrs.
Blackweu. Miss Watkins had her
measure of well-deserved success.
E. de s.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Hit With ZOrina
Opens Tonight

The musical and the girl that
took New York by storm to run
a year finally arrive in Wash
ington. From the Chicago and
Detroit successes which followed
the Broadway run, Vera Zorina
and Dwight Deere Wiman's Il
Married an Angel" come to the
National tonight for the thea
ter's closing week of the season.
The musical score, which in
cludes the hit title tune, is a
Rodgers and Hart product.
The cast supporting the pop
ular ballerina includes such tai
ented people as Vivienne Segal,
Audrey Christie, Dennis King,
Walter Slezak and Charles
Walters.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Cast

Reginald Gardiner has been
signed by Paramount for an impor-
tant supporting role in Heaven On
a Shoestring." Chosen to portray
the role of Michael F'ordkin, Gar
diner will appear In support of
Pat O'Brien. Olympic Bradna and
Roland Young in the picture di-
rected by Lewis Milestone.
Recent pictures in which Gardi-
ner has appeared include "Katha-
rine the Last" Marie Antoinette"
and "Damsel In Distress"
Evening star., 1939-05-01

reserved seats at reduced rates on
opening nights in blocks of six, for
the six plays on the schedule. {.
The theater gets its mail at Box
484, Benjamin Franklin Station, here
in Washington. The Virginia
authorities, no doubt anticipating a
busy season at the Cross Roads, have
resurfaced the road by which the
barn theater dts at Baileys Cross
Roads, is reached. "Abie's Irish
Rose" the opener, is scheduled for
June 5 to June II.