The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22

A.No.
 0. Never filled in at all. To the left of the controllers signature is the date. But the section under meath which the Board signed, that never was filled in?
 A. No
 o. The controller employed audi tors, I believe, to audit the books in the controllers office2
 A. No person was ever authorized, as I understand.
 o. He did have auditors. Do you know who they were?
 A. believe the audit was done by his own office.
 o. Do you remember the Kingsley Company?
 A.That was the mayors audit.
 With Boards Consent
 @. So that the mayor employed the auditors? A. He did, with the consent of the Board of Finance.
 o. Do you ever recall the audi tors or the mayor or MT. Leary call ling your attention to this certifi- cate which you signed, in approval of claims authorizing payment of it by the Board of Finance?
 A. No. o. You notice, don't you, that there is a place for the number?
 A. Yes, I do. o. I'll read 1t to you. We have examined and approved the original volume, supporting the warrants payable sheets, etc. "and the war rants listed on the reverse side were numbered from blank to blank. That was never filled in? e. No. Not until 1888. A. No, not until the new admin iStration.
 Attorney Murray asked that the answer be stricken out. Judge Inglis ruled it out.)
 Q. At any time when MT. Leary brought the sheets in, placed them on the table, whether or not he presented any written information-such as vouchers? A. I never saw voucher brought ir the room.
 o. You never saw one during all the years you were there? A. Not up to the first of 1888, which was what I supposed you want. After recess.
 Q. During your service on the board, MT. Tripp, did you ever know Mir. Leary to present any other bills or vouchers with the warrants payable sheets for sigma ture?
 A. No, he never did.
 Q. How long did the meetings usually last?
 A. l would say, from ten min- utes to an hour.
 Q. There were a great many, suppose, that were very brief?
 A. Yes. There were.
 o. Now, you knew, of course, that you approved Kingsley & Co. $ auditors? Do you remember that WIS done?
 A. Yes. Q. Whether or not the board, so far as you know, and yourself knew what Kingsley'S men were doing in Waterbury?
 A. They were supposed to do the auditing for the city.
 o. Don't you know anything more than your supposition in re- spect to it?
 A. No.
 o. Do you know where any of the Kingsley men stayed while in the city?
 A. don't know.
 o. Do you know whether there was an appropriation made for the audit?
 A. It seems to me it was $2,50O
 o. Did you know, of your own knowledge as a member of the Board of Finance, whether King sley & Co.,, were getting in excess of $2,500 year?
 A. I did not.
 Q. Did you ever hear of John s. Johnston?
 A. Yes, I've heard of him.
 o. Did you ever heard of Pur- die?
 A. Yes, I have heard of him.
 Q. Do yu know whether or moi Purdie was doing anything for the city?
 A. I didn't know that he was.
 o. Did you ever know whether the approval of large payments take for instance, in the case oi Carmody & Thoms and William E Thoms-did you ever know that they received from 1881 to 1887 6 total in excess of $130,000?
 A. No, I didn't.
 @. You never saw any sheet witk their names on 1t, giving them any money to that effect?
 A. If they were on those sheets I didn't see hem.
 o. Did you know that the judge of the court, John McGrath, re- ceived an amount in excess of $751; 900?
 A. No.
 0. Didn't you know that one Spellacy, in 1933-l935. received $12,300? 1 A. No.
 @. Did you know that lawyer ir Waterbury named Weisman re- ceived in 1932-35, total of ST. 500? Don't you know that?
 A. No, sir. ! @. Did you know that Guilfoile another member of the bar, received total in excess of $42,000? I A. No. | o. Don't. you know that MT. Wil. liamson, from 1885 to 1887, in thos, two years, received $58,400?
 A. No sir. , | 0. The credit of your city has al ways been pretty good? I A. ;Yes. | Member of c. o. F. I Attorney Murray s-examinet MT. Tripp as follows:
 @. MT. Tripp, you're a member o1 the Republican party, aren't you? I A. Yes.
 o. And as such, were appointed by the mayor as one of the minorit! members of the Board of Financ l l.. xryn vXyaeAxxS& xypsxg