The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23
Stacks OF Cancelled Checks
 Identified By James Purcell
Testimony States Witness Yesterday Places Spotlight Huge Payments Aeged Made Illegally John Johnston of New York; Frank Santa
 lucia of Waterbury

Payments of city funds to John s. Johnston of New York and Frank (Burns) Santalucia of Waterbury were spread on the record of su- perior court yesterday at the trial of the Waterbury conspiracy case.
 With James P. Purcell on the stand for the seventh consecutive court day, the testimony yesterday was as follows:
 Alcorp:
 O. show you this l93T appro- priation ledger and ask you to tell me whether Johnston's name ap- pears there? | A. It does not.
 O. And are there any items, to your knowledge, that were paid to Johnston?
 A. There are some amounts here, but can't remember.
 e. show you two papers and ask you to tell me what they arep
 A. Original and duplicate city checks. Payable to J. S. Johnston, GO Faye & Sons, Inc, go Broadway, New York, N. Y.
 O. Is there more than one orig inal voucherp
 A. There's the check and the voucher attached to 1t.
 0. And is that part of the pub lie records of the city of Water- bury?
 A. Yes.
 c. What do the penciled num- tcrs indicate?
 A. That 1t was issued without Q number.
 e. And the number was placed whenr
 A. After 1t was paid.
 c. How about its being approved by the board of finance2
 A. Not approved by the board Of finance.
 e. MT. Purcell, show you two papers, marked States Exhibit 1, for Identification. Will you tell me what those papers arep
 A. Cancelled checks, and dupli. cate checks.
 c. And payable to whom?
 A. J. s. Johnston, GO Faye & Sons, Inc, % Broadway, New York city.
 c. What is the date?
 A. June 10, 1892.
 c. Whether or not those two papers are a part of the public rec- ords of the city of Waterbury,
 A. They are.
 No Numbers
 c. What does the pencil number on the check indicaie2
 A. That 1t was Issued without Q number.
 e. And whether 1t went through the bank without a number? I A. Yes.
 c. Will you explain why the check bears lower number than the check which was issued at a later date?
 A. Because they were not put in date order when they were assigned numbers after they were paid.
 e. Now I call your attention, MT. Purcell, to States Exhibit s, for Identification. want you to tell me what they arc.
 A. Cancelled city checks.
 c. And in whose favor2
 A. J. s. Johnston, 90 Broadway, New York City, N. Y.
 c. And the date9
 A. July il, 1882.
 c. And Is that 6 part Of the pub- lie records of the city of Water. bury?
 c. MT. Purcell, I sec that there's a red pencil number on that check also, is there not2
 A. Yes.
 c. What does that number on there indicator
 A. That the check was issued without 0 number.
 c. And did 1t go through the bank without number?
 A. Yes.
 c. And whether or not the Item was approved by the board of A. nance2
 A. It was not.
 MT. Acorn:
 call the jury's attention to Ex- hiblt 3. The date of that check is April s, 1892 It bears the No. 4i,234. Now the June check, Exhibit 1 which is dated June 10. ie32. Its number is 4i,i8b. In Exhibit 5 which is the July check, July Il, 1892, the num- Der Is 4i.i7D. Tn other words, the July check bears the number 4i,i79 while the April check bears Q higher number, 4i,234.
 Duplicate Checks c. I show you two papers, Mir Purcell, and ask you to tell me what those are? A. Duplicate city checks. c. And do you know what evei became of the originalp A. do not. c. And what is the date? . A. The first one Is July 1, 1883 ! The second, September ., 1883. c. Payable to whom? . A. J. 8. Johnston, 20 Broadway p New York. e. Are those a part of the pub. s lie records of the city of Waterbury, :, A. Yes. c. I show you another paper ant , e'k you to tell me what it is. A. Duplicate city checks. c. Part of the public records o ] the city of Waterbury? A. It is. e. And what date does it beari A. December 22, lo34 D c. Docs 1t show remittance t< J. s. Johnston, New York city? A. Yes. e. What docs the pencil number .. on the check indicate, Mir. Purcelli A. The check was drawn without c number.