The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
State Witness Tells Story
 Of Finding Records Missing!

Miss Emanuelson called to the stand:
 Slade:-
 An assumption will be made or drawn that during the weekend, conditions, at that time, were ex- actly the same as conditions were when the issue first arose. The witt ness, by language employed in the books, expressed that her belief was based on the independent fact that those checks cannot be found, and this jury is asked to make an in- ference from her opinion as to whether records during the week. end were subject to materiality. l don't understand the expert ruling permits a witness to go beyond the mere facts that in her opinion, in the examination of voluminous books, there are certain checks and this is what she found in those books. The absence of vouchers must be established by evidence coming through the sworn lips of a witness who personally knows facts and not by opinions that be- cause certain checks are absent those checks were removed.
 Judge:-
 It seems to me the function of records is to record transactions and as an expert who is familiar with records that person may tes- tify as to the contents of records in such way that it may be plain just what the transactions were that the records purport to relate, and it seems to me that this wit ness goes no further than that. I overrule the objection.
 Alcorn-reading to the jury a summary of records missing from files for the year 1886: CD A war rants payable register; (2) 2,934 vouchers; (3) 2,696 cancelled cheeks; (D 2,552 vouchers and cancelled checks. This represents the num- Der of payments for which there are neither vouchers or cancelled checks in the files.
 Judge: Is that list of the num- bers in series that were missing on both vouchers and cancelled cheeks? A. Yes, sir. Alcorn-38 voucher numbers that could not be traced for 1886; g. 986 voucher numbers that were traced for 1886 on the appropria- tion ledgers; 2,671 cancelled checks. Followed Course o. Did you follow the same course in operation with respect to the missing checks and vouchers for the year 1887? A. From January 1, 1897 to Mo- vember 30, 1887 a similar course was followed.
 o. They are, in your opinion, &C., curate from your examination of the books of the City of Water bury?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Q. I see you have another sheet here under heading of 1887. Does that represent part of your work of 1887?
 A. Yes. This represents the numbers that could not be traced to the 1897 appropriation ledger.
 Attorney Slade questioning the witness:
 c. Miss Emanuelson, did you personally do the work represented by these papers?
 A. It would be impossible for me to do that work by myself.
 o. Did you personally do the work represented by these papers?
 A. Why, can say I did.
 o. Did you personally do the work?
 A. I was there-I was present all the time and it was done under my immediate direction.
 @. Who did the work?
 A. You mean on the preparation of the lists in January, 1888?
 o. Yes.
 A. There were six girls and I who did the work.
 o. You were the supervisor?
 A. Yes, I was.
 o. And did you personally check the appropriation ledger?
 A. There were three girls
 O. Now, Miss Emanuelson, please confine yourself to the question. Did you personally check the ap- propriation ledger-each item in the appropriation ledger?
 A. did, but the
 No Is the Answer
 Q. Please give the answer yes or no, if you will.
 A. I will have to answer that no.
 Q. Did you personally check all the checks for that year?
 A. No, the work was done under my immediate direction.
 @. Now, at the time you were en- gagged in this work, were you told by MT. Brown or anyone else as to what you were to do?
 A. No, I wasn't.
 @. You were not?
 A. No.
 Q.You received directions, didn't you?
 A. Yes, did.
 @. Who from?
 A. was asked
 o. Who from was the question?
 A. I really didn't receive direc- tions from anybody.
 @. You don't mean to tell this court and jury that you didn't get directions?
 A. was asked to substantiate the paragraph contained on page two of each of these reports.
 o. I'm sorry, Miss Emanuelson. My question is limited as to who gave the directions or orders as to what you were to do.
 Alcorn: I submit it was mostly done from the witness stand. MT. Slade heard it all.
 Done In January
 Slade: This work was done in January, 1888.
 Alcorn: What work are you speaking about?
 Slade: Portrayed by these ex- hibits you offer.
 Judge: Your question is as to who directed Miss Emanuelson to pre- pare the exhibit which is in the yellow binder?
 Slade: No-to do the work repre-