The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-13
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never worked on the books of the Eity of Waterbury, and had never blven seen any of the books until hey were brought into the court loom. The only work he ever did or books in Waterbury, he continued yas in connection with survey ol he books of the Blake & Johnson IJompany, on an assessment appeal
 relieving the installation of tho ax system in the tax collectors of- Eice. Kingsley said, Tax Collector william Ennis asked him if 1t woule not be possible for Raymond P. ClarH who testified yesterday, to remair md supervise the system.
 Arranged for Clark
 After a conference with Mayor tHayes, Kingsley said, 1t was arrang- H,d to have Clark stay in Water. lIo,iry. at 8 salary of $400 plus SIZE 'lmonthly expenses.
 Mayor Hayes in obliging the taz collector and retaining Clark saic lIthat he wanted the tax office ir 'Iyood shape" Anyway I like Clark, IIKingsley quoted Hayes as saying.
 Kingsley said that Hayes had tole lIhim that Clark, still an employe ol IIthe tax office, is 'hardboiled."
 Plays No Favorites :,
 "TIe plays no favorites," Hayes tolo #lKinpsley, according to the testi' lmony. "He even gets after me, thu l,oe vor to nav my taxes" Kingsley said that the mayor felt 1t was good investment for the city to keer Clark. - -.,
 II knew no more about wha sClark was doing here from then on lthan what I knew Borgnaes was do' doing" said Kingsley. Clark took or ders from Ennis, and worked for th' good of the city.
 Trursted His Auditors
 Kingsley, apparently at ease IT |the witness stand, said that he nae full confidence of his auditors 1T the field, and that in signing the reports, he looked them over, to set if they appeared to be all right.
 The manuscripts of the origina audits from 1892 to 1887 were 1den' tified by him.
 considerable testimony concernint Enoch Borgnaes followed, witt Kingsley stating that he believed II Borgnaes was employed by the Mil &' ler- Franklin Co.,, predecessors of tht n Kingsley co. in 1925 and that ht worked in the city of Waterbur, from that time.
 The Miller Franklin O. prepared tho city's audits from about 19l; or 1914 to 1881, Kingsley said.
 Lacking in Detail
 The grand jury in its report stated that '"The report of audits as ren dered by them and certified to by th George H. Kingsley Co. are shame H fu.ly lacking in detail. They mini N mise rather than emphasize the in crossing regularities in the admins tration of the citys financial af fairs" The jury also pointed ou that the cost of the audits rose iron $3,500 in 1881 to $26,900 in 1887. K The last time he saw Borgnaes Kingsley said, was December 2! ! 1887. when he dined with him at Tn N Elton.
 II BOrgnaes Had Been Sick
 Borgnaes had been sick from tim q to time, he said. In July, 1887, hi 'l limbs swelled up, and he was in ter ! rife pain. At that time he was lai ! LID from four to six weeks, and as i result his heart was left very weak
 The policy of the Kingsley O., h continued, was to pay full wages t sick employe, unless he was ou | for a prolonged period. In that even | half pay was given.
 { Half Pay to III Man
 He recalled one incident when al | employe had been hospitalized fo two years with tuberculosis and hal pay had been given him through ! out the period.
 Another incident in March, 1888 was recalled by Kingsley, who sait that Borgnaes called him at o'clock in the afternoon and tolt him he was leaving for Bermuda oi a three o'clock boat.
 Borgnaes said he had been ad vised to go away by his physician and would return in week, he said He returned one week later ant went back to work. The very da! he started work he collapsed, Kings ley said.
 Glad To Help
 Kingsley said that when forme County Detective Edward J.Hjcke. called on him at his office in Ney York, last year, he was in confer ence. He excused himself from tn conference to talk with Hickey, wh, asked him if he would go before th grand jury then in session. T am perfectly willing to go-- don't know what help I'll be to you but I'll gladly go." Kingsley said h told Hickey.
 Did Go Before Jury
 He said that he did go before tn grand jury the next day, and War ren M. Brown accompanied himsel and William B. Murray back to Ney York for records. T think I told hin he could have anything we had, Kingsley said.
 He denied that he had any con versation with Hickey concernin Borgnaes.
 The witness also explained tn letter of discharge which was sen to Borgnaes week after the arres of Borgnaes and the three othe Kingleys was ordered.
 Kingsley said that Borgnaes wa to have surrendered to the bencl warrant, but had failed to do so. "S I terminated his employment" h said.
 From New Jersey
 Kingsley, the second defendant t, take the witness stand in the in. terest of acquittal. spoke in soft clear, pleasing voice, in answer tt the questions of his counsel, Ben jamin Slade. of New Haven.
 He said that he is resident O Bogota. New Jersey, and that he | the father of three boys and on' girl, the oldest boy Is p, he said