The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-22

What Borgnaes was doing at that time we don't know. But I think 1t is a fair inference that he was doing political work for the Hayes organization during those three years. And I call your honor's further attention to the meeting in December when the burning was taking place and the records be- came abstracted, and the meeting of Borgnaes and Kingsley in the mayors office as late as the Fist day of December, 1887, at which time check for $2,400 was paid to Kingsley, simply on the OK of the mayor which resulted in violation of the charter, indicative of what had been going on throughout the years.
 And more than all of that is the flight of Borgnaes, man who was wanted by the Grand Jury. They had 8 certificate from the doctor that he Was unable to appear be- fore the Grand Jury. They held it in their possession about nearly month before it was produced. And in the meantime, Borgnaes met secretly in a New York hotel with Leary, one of the accused and con- troller, and with Weisman, who was the personal friend and confi- dant and attorney for Mayor Hayes, and then, in addition to that, I believe it was at that time it was decided that Borgnaes should leave the country. But in addition to that was the testimony of Kingsley and Meany which upon the witness stand was quite sufficient to satisfy anyone that they were involved and involved very deeply in this con- spiracy. But if it wasn't anything more, it should be the letter, writ ten just a few days after the last check had been given to Borgnaes, in which he stated that he was discharged because he had been in- dicted by the Grand Jury. And | then upon the witness stand he said the reason for discharge was not that but was because he refused to cooperate. Borgnaes fled the country. His family went away and it wasn't Borgnaes' money that pro- vided for their transportation and .heir flight.
 MT. Peters
 Now with respect to Peters. Peters was tavern keeper in Bristol. He didn't own a truck, never owned truck And, yet, we established beyond any question of a doubt that $70,000 went out of the City of Wa kar ronnivnl G9E O uynok during that time.
 Now, Minor, chairman of the po- lice commission, LearyS employee, and while he was employed at the Diamond Ginger Ale, he was rem dering on the face of vouchers that were rendered, auditing services for the City of Waterbury. And every dollar he got, he got as part of this conspiracy as shown, not only by the money he received, but by his conduct throughout these secret meetings with the mayor and others.
 Now, Purdie-Purdie the detective from New York. Hired by the mayor in open violation of the statute which required a report and to ask for the services of the state police. Purdie was hired and was in the City of Waterbury working under cover for a period of three years. And what he was doing is clearly shown by the meeting in the basement of the Waterbury Trust Company with MT. Upson and Leary. Leary had the books and he had the transcription of Purdie's work and it was there that he at tempted to blackmail Upson and the rest of Waterbury citizens into si- lence. And they would not be Si- fenced.
 Purdie's Part
 Now, there is another interesting point with respect to Purdie, and with respect to Santalucia or Frankie Burns. Frankie Burns had