The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-11

he cried.
 Payments to Purdie had been trac' cd by the state, he said.
 Alcorn continued that when Haye; hired Purdie, he and Leary had g fixed purpose to cheat and defraue the city of Waterbury.
 He was arrogant, gruff and ht was defiant" said Alcorn, and fol eight years he has headed what regard as a puppet government ol Waterbury-used by him for his owl purposes to defraud the city of Wa terbury."
 Alcorn said that he controlled city court where Judge John P. McGratf presided, and was paid $6,000 more than his salary annually. He had control of the police department, he added, where Henry W. Minor was chairman of the police board; and he controlled the board of finance by the appointments he made.
 He controlled the corporation counsel, Alcorn said, because he ap- pointed that officer.
 Praises Board of Finance
 "It don't reflect on the members of the Board of Finance" he cried mot for a single moment. They trusted Hayes and Kelly and Leary and they were there at all the meetings"
 I don't like to speak of Kelly" he said, flor if I figure correctly, Kelly was the chimney sweep of the Hayes empire. A man who is a chimney sweep is bound to get some of the soot."
 He referred to the $ll 900 paid to Mayor Thomas Spellacy of Hartford for keeping democratic legislators in line.
 He said that Corportion Counsel Charles s. O'Connor surrendered his prerogative of hiring lawyers to Mayor Hayes, and charged the city 1900 for trips to Boston and New York.
 Referred To Crows Nest
 Little was said about the Crows nest, he said, but $58,400 of the citys money was paid out in that manner. And at the first meeting in the Crows nest were Hayes, Leary, Mackenzie and Williamson, and Mackenzie said he figured 1t was a combination of four.
 Hayes met the three at the Dia- mond Ginger Ale Go. long enough to be sure that the money was sent for on one occasion, Alcorn cried.
 On the very day, December q, that the burning of records was dis cussed, Kingsley was paid $2,400 on an invoice oked by the mayor and never presented to the board of fi- nance, he cried.
 Confidente of Hayes
 Borgnaes, Alcorn said, for three years was the confidente of Hayes sending out political literature. And Herman J. Weisman, personal at torney and friend of Hayes, met with Borgnaes, just before he fled.
 Plight means guilt" he said, "and whose guilty purpose did Borgnaes serve by flight. He took his family along and that costs money"
 Purdie was the hireling-the state police were good enough to escort Leary's beer, but not good enough for the illegitimate business of Hayes and Leary.
 They got all they could on the leading citizens of Waterbury he said. He referred to Leary's alleged attempt to force J. Warren Upson to forestall any charges of missing records, by challenging him with in- formation he had gathered.
 All Honor. To Some
 All credit to the men who re- fused to lay-off," said Alcorn. All honor to the men who refused to be bought"
 When Leary told Upson, i've have the information" Alcorn charged The meant Hayes"
 He condemned the treatment ac. corded the late Controller Sherwood L. Rowland while he was searching for the records. He said that wher Hayes found out that Rowland anc Purcell went through offices of tho city hall searching for records, ht threatened police action.
 Will Appreciate Rowland
 An honest man, he said, would have joined in the search. "Some day." he continued. Waterbury will really appreciate the conduct ol Rowland in the cause of justice. He was an honest man and a Christian gentleman. But he can't be with us.
 Rowland died a short time ago.
 Purcell, Alcorn said, "is an honest youngster as ever lived"
 He pointed to the empty 99 boxes h the courtroom as mute evidence of the destruction of city records Martin J. Dunn, he said, padlocked the storage room door until the op- presented itself for theii 
 McDonough, he said. said only 2C boxes were destroyed. but what dif- ference If only one were destroyed.
 Carroll Was Honest
 Joseph Carroll. janitor in city hall, who te: tified for the state destruction of records was an honest man. Alcorn said.
 Simon J. Alderman hired assist ants as "' yers" for his work of checks" Alcorn said. Will Hansen said 1t was colossal fraud and dam lousy game"
 One trip that convinced him of Hayes guilt as the leader. AIcorn said, was when he took the trip to the Diamond Ginger Ale with de- Tense counsel for conference with 
 Carroll, he said, testified that he was taken first to Hayes office where Hayes and Kelly sat dowr with him and had a drink.
 T don't object to man having a drink" he said.
 They took Carroll down there, he shouted, under those circum- stances, under the influence of the mayor himself, to get the man tc change his story"
 What Olsen Told Hickey
 He said that Olsen had told Hick- ey that he was up to his knees" in tk a-A A-.~ A.. A.. A. "A