The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-22
Prosecutor Calls Mayor Chief Of Conspirators
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gerous to public interest" Alcoln stated.
 Citing the famous Connecticut case, the Murphy trial, in which several union men were sent to pris- on for conspiracy on charges pres sed by Alcor1 a short time ago, AL corn cried, Those men knew noth- ing of the acts of the others. But it was concerted purpose to take trucks off the highways to the union headquarters, until the truck CTS met their demands" he said.
 Millions of Dollars
 Tn this case" he continued. it was to take from the treasury of the city of Waterbury, millions of dol- lars, over 6 period of eight years". He referred to Carl D. Olsen tat the bank" Tt was beaten, path" he said, "of every conspirator to the Waterbury Trust Co.--where Olsen completed the conspiracy"
 With a smile, Alcorn referred to the three hours argument of Attor- ney Crawford yesterday, in which the defense counsel, he said, "pro- duced case from an English court, described as the greatest case in the English speaking language"
 Case of Three Horses
 The case had to do with three horses, Alcorn said, 8 black, grey and a white.
 In 8 humorous vein, Alcorn re- ferred Judge Inglis to his history, regarding King Richard III, who, himself cruel destroyer, had been destroyed by a man whose life he had sought.
 Tt was he who cried, My king dom for horse'," cried Alcorn.
 "But let's not talk any more about horses" he requested, we had enough of horses in the Tinsley case which Attorney Murray cited like a gentleman. But the rest of them before they got through had the court like rendering plant"
 Miss One Case
 Although Attorneys Crawford and Slade and the rest made a wide search of U. s. cases, Alcorn said, they did not give the case of Lefko vs. U. s., which was ruled on in 1894.
 "If counsel failed to find the case, they can be forgiven" he said, "but if they did find it it was their duty to. cite it to your honor."
 He nkened the case to the present conspiracy trial, in that there were 20 persons charged, four pleaded guilty, four failed to appear and Il pleaded not guilty. They were tried and convicted, and although they appealed the sentence was upheld, Alcorn said.
 Main Conspirators
 The expression main conspira- tors" was used in that decision, AL corn said, as he asked Judge Inglis to remember that expression. For that's what we have here." He pointed out a resemblance in that case, from the defenses made that there was not one conspiracy prov en, but four. The defense contended in that case that the state had att tempted to prove four distinct and unconnected conspiracies, of men working in different groups.
 "They want you to take the case from the jury and decide it in aG vance-thhen turn these men loose without giving the jury chance to rule on it." Alcorn said.
 Again Hits Crawford
 Again he attacked a statement by Attorney Crawford, who said that he did not believe that the jury would be able to render a just ver- dict on the evidence because of its enormity.
 T disagree" he said. 'There is no question but what the jury will rem der a just verdict. They understand facts"
 Quoting the defense in their con- tention that there is mot an iota of evidence" Alcorn cried, "All that is