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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
NAMES ARE GIVEN
 TO QUADRUPLETS
Happy Parents Decide on lt-All Are in Best
 of Health

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 2.-(UP)- The Badget quadruplets received their names today, but not without some "heavy thinking" by the par ents.
 "When We found there were going to be perhaps three of them" said the father, w. Ellis Badgett, 35, a construction foreman, I've just held up on the names. We couldn't very well select names until we found out whether they were going to be sons or daughters"
 They were all girls-born yester- day. After discussing names for them with his happy wife, Esther, 36, Badgets announced that they would be called Geraldine, Jean nette, Joyce and oan. The other Badgett children are Geneva, IS, and Elsie, 13.
 The quaGruplets were in perfect health as was their mother. She was given a blood transfusion by her mother, Mrs. c. L. Harper, as a stimulant.
 Two of the babies are brown eyed, two blue-eyed. They weighed at birth from three pounds l3 ounces to four pounds nine and one-half ounces. Their total weight was l6 pounds, two and one-half ounces.
 The Badgetts were not surprised b. the multiple birth. Mrs. Badgett has a twin sister, Mrs. Ethel Rich ardson. Badgett has twin brother, Luther Badgett.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
.LOYALSTS ARE
 SEEKING PEACE

(Continued from Page D to the government" he continued First. e guarantee of the inde- pendence and sovereignty of Spain. Secondly, freedom from all foreign influences and a free life for the Spanish people. Thirdly, no persecu- ton of the civil population and no reprisals."
 No Prospect As Yet
 He intimated that there had been no gleam of prospect so far that any such conditions could be obtained.
 There had been reports along the frontier that some international ac- ton already had been taken-speci- fically. that France had opened nee gotiations, working through 6 Brit ish agent at the Nationalist seat of government at Burgos, for an arnl- istice in Catalonia. According to this report Germany end Italy had been advised of the initiative.
 The French foreign office at Paris issued an official statement today, however, which said:
 "The French government denies reports that 1t Is arranging an arm- istice in Catalonia. France has tak- en no such initiative. She is not try- ing to arrange an Armistice. She has not told the Italian and German governments anything correspond spanish Nationalists representa- tives at Paris likewise denied the story.
 Jose Maria Quinones De Leon, the Nationalist emmissary there, said:
 "These reports are absolutely false. No armistice negotiations are under way and none are likely" Catalonia Situation
 Nevertheless. because of the sit- uation in Catalonia, where hundreds of thousands of refugees and scores of Loyalist soldiers might stampede into France in event of . final Re- publican defeat; because 1t may take many weeks for the Nationalists even to start an attack in Central Spain, in hope of crushing oil re- sistance, and because of the anxiety
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Meets Kelly

0. When you got to the mayors office, who was there?
 A. MT. Kelly.
 @. What happened?
 A. On this occasion he made a telephone call.
 c. Do you know whom he tele- phoned to2
 A. l believe so.
 c. WhoP Are you able to tell us now who 1t was he telephoned to? A. Yes.
 c. Who was 1t?
 A. MT. Leary.
 Q. Do you recall what Kelly said over the telephone to Learyp A. Yes.
 e. What did he say? A. He said: Ed Levy is here." e. Anything else?
 A. I couldn't hear the response, o. What happened after that? A. Kelly left me.
 e. Where did he go? A. He said he was going out for a moment.
 W. E1OW iOtlB uiu hS Bog A. He came back after moment. e. What happened after thatp A. He came back with check, e. How much was that check? A. About $9000. c. Do you recall at that time anything he said? June 1884 I'm talking about.
 A. No. I don't.
 e. Whether or not Kelly came back with the check for this $9000 that you speak ofP
 A. Yes.
 e. And when he got back, what was done?
 A. It was endorsed. c. Also payable to youp A. Yes.
 e. Had you done anything for 1t in the mean time?
 A. Not personally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Olsen Called

A. He gave me a check to sign, made out to me. I don't recall the amount except that 1t was about $6o00. signed it. He called some- body and presently MT. Olsen came over.
 @. The same Olsen?
 A. Yes
 o. He came over to the mayors office?
 A. Yes.
 c. Did he bring anything with him?
 A. Yes. He brought an envelope which contained currency.
 c. What did he do with 1t? A. He handed it to MT. Kelly. c. Who endorsed the check? A. I did.
 Q. What did you do with the check after you endorsed 1t? A. Kelly picked 1t up. Olsen then gave him the cash.
 c. Did you get any part of the cash?
 A. did.
 e. How much?
 A. 5000.
 c. Up to this time, whether or not MT. Olsen got any cash? A. I don't know.
 c. Now, after you got your 5000 out of this-you said 1t was about $6000?
 A.. It was little more than six c. If I should say to you-s check about $6400? Would that re- fresh ...
 A. It might have been 66, 63, 62 c. You got a thousand dollars? A. Yes.
 o. What became of the rest? A. It was kept by Mir. Kelly. e. Between January and June the latter date that we are talking about-did you see him or talk te him?
 A. I am not certain.
 e. Did you come to Waterbury during that time?
 A. I am not certain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
LAWYER KEEPS UP
 QUIZ ON WEINBERG

New York, Feb. 2-(UP)-George E. Mulry, Nassau county criminal lawyer, telegraphed Gov. Herbert Fl. Lehman today that he was inform cd there was no evidence of powder spray on the hands of George Wein- berg, gangster who officials said killed himself on the eve of his second appearance as state witness against Tammany Leader James J. Hines.
 Mulry advised Lehman yesterday that he learned there were no fin- gerprints of the gun with which Weinberg was said to have cofn- mitted suicide. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey replied that fin- gerprints are almost never found on guns. .l.
 Mulrys telegram indicated that Weinberg had not committed sui- eide. He said "there Is no evidence of spray on Weinberg's hands. inc dicating that he had recently dis charged c revolver" He also re- ported that no tests were made for powder on the hands of guards and co-witnesses after Weinberg was found shot to death Sunday in 0 mansion in White Plains, where ho had been living in protective cus- tody."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Levy's Testimony Links Defendants
 Tn "Split" of Thousands of Dollars

which was in excess of e00OO and out of which in my presence he gave Mir. olson the money: You know, of course, that in this check, $20O0 goes to you, $20o0 to me, $5000 to Dan, and the balance goes to Olsen.."
 Collection raised-Recess).
 e. Now coming to 1935-did you have financial transactions with Kelly in 1895? [ A. Yes.
 O. Did you have more than one that year? When was the first one? A. I don't remember the date just before spring, believe, in 1885. c. Did you go to Waterbury, A. Yes.
 e. How did you happen to comeP A. In response to a phone call. e. From whomp
 A. Tom Kelly.
 e. What did he say to you? A. He asked me if I could meet him the following day or the day after that in Waterbury at his of flee.
 e. What did you tell him?
 A. Yes.
 e. Did you go to the mayors of- flee?
 A. Yes. c. Did you see Kelly?
 A. Yes.
 e. Well, what transpired?
 A. I endorsed a check payable to my order.
 0. How much was the check? A. About 5000.
 o. .Now in cash was 1t brought? A. Tn cash brought over to the office.
 Q. By whom? A. MT. Olsen.
 @. He brought the cash to take care of the amount of the check? A. Yes.
 Q. Did you endorse the check?
 A. Yes.
 c. What did you do with 1t?
 A. It was picked up by MT. Kelly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

in no position to make any serious commitments.
 The question of Italy's claims upon France came up. Chamber lain said he could not mediate. That was an affair France would handle itself.
 Mussolini brought up the sub ject of England and France grant, ing belligerent rights to Franco in Spain. Chamberlain replied this could not be done until all foreign troops had been withdrawn from Spain. Mussolini, in return, replied the Italians would only be with drawn when Franco got belligerent rights or when he won a victory and was master of all Spain.
 So, having dined couple of times, heard an opera, visited a mu- scum and seen Italian babies parade with toy guns, Chamberlain grasped his umbrella and returned-other- wise empty y-handed-to London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Paid In Cash

0. When the cash was brought in by Olsen, what did he do with 1t?
 A. He handed the envelope over to MT. Kelly.
 Q. Did he stay any time after that?
 A. He did on one occasion in 1885. I don't know whether 1t was this one or not.
 c. While you were in the mayors office, did Kelly call Olsen on the phone?
 A. Yes.
 o. Do you remember when that was?
 A. On one of these occasions.
 e. What did you hear Kelly say, if anything?
 A. don't recall the exact words?
 e. Now, when was the next time you went to Waterbury and had financial transactions?
 A. Within a few months of the same year.
 e. How did you happen to go there?
 A. In response to a phone call.
 @. From whom?
 A. Tom Kelly.
 e. What did he say to you? A. He asked me if could meet him the following day or the day after that in Waterbury at his of- flee
 e. What did you tell him? A. Yes. IVY
 c. Did you go to the mayors of- flee? A. Yes.
 c. Did you see Kelly? A. Yes.
 o. We'll, what transpired? A. I endorsed a check payable to my order.
 e. How much was the check at that time? A. Approximately 5000.
 e. What did you do with the check after you endorsed 1t? A. MT. Kelly took 1t.
 e. How much did you get out of the first $9ooo that you spoke about? A. $200o. c. In the next transaction in- volving & check of about $9000, what was done with the check at that time? A. It was turned over to MT. Olsen.
 e. Was he there when you ar- rived or came later? A. I believe he came later. c. What did he bring? A. An envelope containing cur- rency. c. How much did you get out of it? xonnn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
fRx stan stenographerl

The following is a transcriptionl of some testimony given by Eowaru G. Levy when questioned by Speciai Prosecutor Alcorn yesterday. It starts with the presentation oI the check for $4,2o0 to Browning py Kelly, for work on the reduction or the citys utilities rates:
 O. To whom was the currency actually given?
 A, To MT. Browning. 0. After that, where did you go? A. We went back to the city hall. O. When you got back to the city hall, what took place?
 A. MT. Browning turned over s2 GOO to Kelly, and Browning and I drove back to New Haven. o. The $2000 was given to kel- lyP
 A. Yes. O. And the balance you and Browning had when you left the city. Now, whether or not shortly after that, you again came to Wa terbury?
 A. Yes. O. How soon after this visit that you have just recited?
 A. A month or so.
 0. In the month of June?
 A. Yes.
 0. How did you happen to come then?
 A. MT. Kelly phoned me.
 o. From where?
 A. I don't know where he was.
 o. What did he say to you? (Ob- lection raised by McDonough.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Hundreds of elegrams
 Against McLevy Bill
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tibility and preference of stock of cooperation; and the amendment to the charter of the Pine Grove Cemetery Association of Waterbury.
 A bill of Senator Claude V. Badg- CT of Wolcott will also be heard by the same committee on the same day. It concerns water and sewage services for realty subdivisions.
 Rep. Guastaferri's bill concern ing appearance of lawyers in com- pensation and probate courts is also due for @ hearing at the same time.
 n Thursday, Feb. l6, the judiciary committee will hold @ hearing on another Culhane bill. This meas ure affects the State Police Depart ment allowing gaming for charity. All the bills legalizing bingc throughout the state, including those of Rep. Daniel J. Mahaney of Waterbury and Rep. Martin J Whalen of Wolcott will be heard at this time.
 On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the judiciary committee will hold a hearing on another bill of Rep. Whalen. This one provides for no conviction of conspiracy because of membership in labor union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

At a large motion picture house the other day, when Chamberlain was shown smiling with Mussolini, there was not handclap. A mo- ment later there was generous ap- plause when President Roosevelt was pictured reading to Congress his now famous message on the need of world peace.
 The Englishman-in- -the-street has not been fooled. He knows Cham berlain's visit in the Italian capital was failure.
 His mission was foredoomed from the start. In the first place, his friend and ally, Premier Daladier, of France, had gone tough at him. Daladier was no longer in the a. naenable mood he displayed the Mu- nich meeting with the dictators. He hnd to be tough. He was on the spot with a suspicious French Par lament watching him.
 Daladier told Chamberlain plain N that he did not want the Eng dshman to go to Rome and "me- diate", as Lord Runciman did in the Czech affair, said mediation ending by Hitler gobbling up the Sudeten- land.
 In the next place, Chamberlain himself had gone bit tough. Young Tories in the House of Con- mons have lately become very rest less. They are not so sure that Chamberlain is the Heaven-sent ] leader England needs in this emer- gency. They feel that England's defense forces have not been vastly improved in the breathing space since last September's crisis. They feel England has lost world pres tige by Is continual surrender to the dictators. So Chamberlain was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Browning Out
o. Browning was definitely out. A. That's right. (Objection)

o. Browning was definitely out.
 A. That's right. (Objection)
 @. What else transpired between you and Kelly?
 A. Within two or three days thereafter, a check was issued to me by the City of Waterbury.
 o. A check for how much?
 A. In excess of $8000.
 e. Now, I shall show you a check with voucher attached, and ask you if that is the check and If that Is the voucher which represents that transaction?
 A. am not certain about the voucher, but that is the check.
 @. You are not certain enough about the voucher to definitely say so. Is that right?
 A. That is correct.
 (Alcorn then read what was on back of check) 863l1. Paid to the order of any bank, bankers or trust company. Prior endorsements guar anteed-June 2, 1932-To Water bury Trust Company, Waterbury, Connecticut 51-82. (Noted that the following number was in sequence with check of May {, l932-4l177-- 41l780
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
THREE NEW HAVEN
 MEN ARE HELD
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(Continued from Page D court session was to be held in the city courtroom-and, when this proved not the case, the session re- sumed in It's original setting.
 Chief Inspector Joseph P. Stevens with detectives who worked on the case, among them Lieutenants Con- nie Shanahan and Joseph Bender, were present to testify. But they were not called.
 Identified on Tuesday
 More than IS of the merchants and employees who accepted and cashed the bogus checks had iden- tified members of the trio in @ police lineup Tuesday.
 Attorney Serandeo questioned Miss Carroza closely concerning the lineup, asking if she picked" Gar gano as the customer she had tes- tified she served December 22, last.
 The witness answered af1rma- lively. "He was tall and rather good- looking" she haid said. T remem- Der speaking to the girls about him later"
 Thus, 1t was the accused's physi- cal appearance, the alleged "nerv- ousness," by the description of the witness, which occasioned the iden- tification.
 "fIe seemed to be in . hurry" Miss Carroza had testified.
 Confers with Client
 Affirming that she was positive" in her Identification, Miss Carroza was excused by defense counsel and Attorney Sperandeo sought e recess 7 to confer with his client. While Lombardo and McGrath were returned to the prisoners pen after they had been bound over, Gargano was seeking to raise bail.
 The men had been held in 10000 each for trial of the forgery charges were arrested in New Haven Satur- day on request of Waterbury detec- | tiyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

upon? The thousand dollars is all you got from it?
 A. Yes.
 @. How long did you stay there, till you got the money? A. Possibly ten minutes or fif- teen.
 o. Did you get a telephone call before you came to Waterbury in September 1883?
 A. Yes.
 o. Did you recognize the voice of the person who called you?
 A. Yes.
 0. Whose voice was 1t?
 A. Tom Kelly.
 Q. What did he say to you?
 A. The call was a day or two prior to the date of the check. He asked me if could be in Waterbury on certain date which was either the next day or two days after and meet him at the mayors office.
 @. Did you do SO?
 A. I did.
 0. When you got there, what took place?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

cognizance of the opposition to the bill in 6 talk at Westport last night He said:
 Although, unfortunately, 1t will hurt some good men who now are members of the General Assembly and who at the same time hold jobs within the gift of the assembly nevertheless the elimination oi dual-job holding is e step which ir the long run will lead the people to greater respect for the confidence in the General Assembly,"
 The judiciary committee, which held a hearing on the bill Tuesday was expected to report the bill soon possibly by the beginning of the week.
 May Be Put Ahead
 One amendment under considera. ton, 1t was reported, would delay effectiveness of the measure unti 194l, 50 as not to include present members of the Legislature. Fairfield county Republicans sum- moned meeting for next Monday night at New Canaan and reports were a discussion of the dual -jot holding bill would receive primary consideration.
 State Sen. John s. Thornhill Brookfield old guard leader and Fairfield county commissioner, was one of the principal opponents oi the job bill, asserting 1t was vicious legislation.
 In high quarters, 1t was denied the Dill was aimed at any indi- yidual.
 20 Groups Protest
 Hartford, Conn, February 9. - (UP) - Representatives from % major organizations in Connecticut today protested to Governor Ray mond E. Baldwin against the pro. posal in the state budget to slasl, education expenditures. The protest followed Q similar one sent to the governor by the State Board of Education. This protes, was in the form of a letter, which said:
 We believe that retrenchment not only in college education, bu, in the important related fields oi rural supervision, in service train. ing of teachers. and vocational ed. ucation, would be disastrous In these days. ."
 The budget recommended elim. nation of two teacher training schools at Willimantic and New Haven, and two trade schools al Manchester and Middletown. Represented in the group of 2t organizations were the State Grange, American Legion, Man. ufacturers Association and League of Women Voters. Hartford, Conn.,, February 2.-(UP) - Deer ir Connecticut forests art protected from hunters, but how about protecting the people from the deer?
 This was the problem presented today to the claims committee o, the General Assembly by State Sen ator J. Mortimer Bell, Republican Salisbury. Bell appeader in fAvol of bills seeking reimbursement O damages suffered by automobile
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
5000 Check

@. How much was the check A. Slightly in excess of $9000.
 e. Did he say anything to you at the time as to what would become of the rest of it?
 A. He made Q statement ct one of the transactions in 1895, but I can't state definitely that 1t was this particular one.
 c. Which was itr A, It was on an occasion when 1t was in excess of se000.
 e. This was the check In excess of s9oo0. What did he say to you in respect to that7
 A. He said that of this amount
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

greatest political opposition in his career since coming into political power.
 The numerous messages all pro- tested the terms of the bill and urged the Cities and Boroughs Com mittee to report unfavorably on 1t. Many Waterbury teachers are op- posed to the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

and residents from deer.
 There Is no justice," said Sena- tor Bell, sweepingly.
 Deer, he said, were more or less menace" on highways where they bound into the paths or motor ve- hicles and usually are killed. Auto mobiles frequently are damaged by the impact, and the drivers usually seek damages from the General Assembly.
 The claims committee listened to all the arguments and then voted unfavorabie reports on c dozen damage bills.
 'Lifers" Want Help
 Hartford, Conn, February 2. - (UP) - The 'lifers of Connecticut State Prison" today "implored' the General Assembly to reduce tne minimum sentence of 2b years Q life-term convict must serve before he can get off for good behavior.
 Tt invokes e material hardship on the majority of the lifers," Q letter to Senate Republican Leader Anthony j. Rich said.
 A bill introduced In the Hcuse reduces the 26-year minimum to 2i years, for good behavsos. MI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Takes $1,OOO

c. And when the money was brought by Olson, to whom did he give the money? A. Tom Kelly. e. Then Kelly gave you the thousand dollars. A. Yes.
 e. That was not quite the pro- portion of the split you agreed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
By MILTON BRONNER NEA Service Staff Correspondent

2-Afectnate efforts of the British Tory press to meeting with since he sadly unprOducve trip to Rome.
 attempts to make Chambeans natonasm much the tn un Premer BaldMnS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

In European capitals at the pros- pect of merciless reprisals in event of 6 complete Nationalist military victory, hope continued that some action might be taken to negotiate . settlement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
G. 0. SOCIALIST
 AGREEMENT TEST

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