The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

the January 6 and tebrual
 Big Payments to Lawyers
 Also from the December, l9S' records, Alcorn read of payments tC Carmody & Thoms of $l7,000; tC Francis P. Guilfoile, former mayor $7,S7e,50.
 Purcell testified that he did not know who or what the Underwrit' CTS Investigation Bureau was al the time the payments were made.
 He was also called upon to eXpiair the procedure of warrant snee, makeup, including the signing oi the warrants by the controller and finance board members, on the day of presentation,
 Court was adjourned for the week end after Alcorn had succeeded, ovel the objection of defense counsel, il having the 1881 incumbrance records admitted as evidence. They were not admitted, however, until County Detective Edward J, Hickey testified that they were in the same condition as when taken from the city hal last February.
 At various times today, members of the defense corps argued bitterly with Alcorn over the admission oi evidence, but there were moments when jovialty reigned.
 Waste of Time
 sIt,s waste of time," shouted Attorney Benjamin Shade, when AL corn was questioning Purcell vigor' ously on a single subject,
 Turning to his antagonist, Alcorr said, You're quite Q time-savei yourself"
 Tn entering the incumbrance rec aNs as evidence, Alcorn sought te iestion Purcell concerning sheets which he indicated were missing. De- fense objections restrained him, how. ever, and this Is expected to bt taken up when court re-convenes next Tuesday morning, Purcell is expected to be called back to the stand at that time,
 Before the admission of the M. cumbrance sheets, Slade questioned Hickey about his various travels ir connection with the investigation Hickey had told Aloorn that the books were under his supervision.
 Mock courtesy featured the re' marks between the two. with Sladt "thank-you-ing' Hickey and Hickey you're welcome-ing" Slade,
 With James P. Purcell on the stand for the fifth time, Special Prosecutor Alcorn referred today to page 70 of the March ., 1885 war rants payable register this morning when court resumed for the Sbth session of the conspiracy trial.
 Alcorn, referring to the book stated that the sheet was signed by Thomas P. Kelly, acting controller and that 1t contained l4 vouchers dated prior to March ., 1885, the date of the meeting and Ss vouch- CTS of subsequent dates.
 Frankie Burns"
 Pointing to one column, he stated T want to call attention to the jury to the fact that in that column there are eight checks to Santalu' cia, each for $l7i,5o." Santalueis is Frankie Burns" Santalueia, ons of the defendants in the case.
 Collections from defense counse arose, first by Attorney McDonougf and then by Attorney Cassidy counsel for Santalucia, but each wa overruled. Cassidy claimed thu Hantalucia had no knowledge of thu bookkeeping system or the war rants payable system of the city.
 Turning then to page ie7 of thu 1885 register, related to Q meetinl of July 5, isS5, Alcorn read that on, voucher preceded the date of Jul, 8, and that 50 were dated Subse auent to July 5. "Those other date all down the column are July 12, said Alcorn.
 sof the 50 vouchers dated Jul, i2, three are to Santalucia, three C Phil Coppeto and three to the Abri gador Diggers." Coppeto Is Q de fendant and the Abrigador Digger is q firm operated by him.
 Attorney Benjamin Shade move, near the witness box and looket over Alcorn's shoulder at the regis ter as the special prosecutor reat to the jury. In each case Alcori made reference to the signatures O Hayes and Leary on the back of thu warrants payable sheets,
 Attorney James D. 0. Murra, moved that the court order strickef from the record the reference to tn, signature of Hayes on tho back o the sheet, unless the names of tn, signatures of the board of financ, Do read also."
 Read All
 Attorney Cassidy claimed that tn, special prosecutor should also reat from the sheets the nameS of al vouchers apparently dated subse' Quent to the meeting of tho board O finance. ''fie should read the othe 5S," he said, with reference to thu July s, io3b sheet.
 Judge Inglis said that it woull take too much time to read all tn items, and that the defense woul' have an opportunity to do so oi cross examination if they desired.
 Objections to the practices of Al corn in using only . portion of th' evidence were raised by defeiis, counsel. That's no proper way [, introduce evidence" said Attorne, Crawford. Judge Inglis and Alcorf exchanged smiles as the judge said There's no question but that itl the practice" as he upheld the pro- cedure.
 Attorney Shade claimed that D,