The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-09

These men are on trial here under the information filed by the gentle man from Hartford who sits here, not as the states attorney, ladies and gentlemen, but as the states special states attorney. Coming from Hartford where he occupies the position as states attorney. The grand jury listened to Levy, listened to Williamson, listened to Mac- kenzie, listened to Browning. But the state wouldn't produce Brown ing, and the grand jury could have indicted these men, but they were not. Figure 1t out for yourself. That grand jury of IS men and women of New Haven county listened to their testimony but didn't indict them; and the gentleman comes in from Hartford county as special states attorney, and on his oath as special states attorney, indicts them. I wonder why? How in the name of heaven does this man expect you to find them guilty beyond a req sonable doubt? Personalities? No.
 Expect Verdict
 We expect a verdict, but there can only be one verdict. If the evidence is analysed thoroughly and the character of the witnesses carefully scrutinized, there has got to be . verdict of not guilty. I say that to you from the bottom of my heart. And say to you in behalf of the man that I call my client and my friend, Tommy Kelly, upon the evi- dence presented against him by the most disreputable member of the bar of the state of Connecticut (and I hope he will not much longer be member of the bar) and who at this very moment, ard with the as- sistance Of the prosecution force. ducking the doors of a federal prison II say to you that because of that, because of the type of testimony they presented, Tommy Kelly Is en- titled to walk out of this court- room 6 free man and not go of to a term of imprisonment. This trial has been enough to kill an average human being.
 No Alcorn Jury
 This is no Alcorn jury. You know that and I told my associates that. I told the gentlemen with whom I have been associated in this case for many, many months, the gen. tlemen from Hartford County, Com- missioner Wholean, Fred Water house, and one of the most distin- guished members of the bar, Josiah Peck. I don't have to tell you. They can tell you the same thing. We've got jury of New Haven county, and they are going to render a ver- dict on the evidence and If they do, it's got to be verdict of not guilty because the state has not proven any conspiracy against these men. We discussed that many, many times. And to James D. 0. Murray we told the same thing. How often have read that name in the New York print-one of the outstanding lawyers in the legal profession in the bar of the state of New York. A man whom our bar welcomes and who renders us an honor by be- coming associated with us in this trial.
 Now, finally we reach another most unusual aspect of this case. For the first time in the history of the State of Connecticut or any, where, including our noted gangster trials throughout the country, has a prosecuting attorney ever presented in the entirety, in its own behalf, witnesses that were admitted liars and perjurers and ask the jury to believe them and render a verdict of guilty and ruin the lives of men he can't show, or no one can show, ever had a finger of suspicion ever pointed in their direction before. When Meade Alcorn opened up 10, the state, he said that he didn't have the "cunning and the expert ence of MT. Murray" The cunning get that, ladies and gentlemen to insinuate that Jim Murray isn't skillful but a cunning lawyer, that he is going to put something ovel on his honor or somebody else Il he can do 1t. Let me tell you tha, there is no foxier Mir. Fox thar Papa Alcorn who is the prosecutor in the state and Meade Alcorn, anc they better lay off Jim Murrayi Libelous Document
 (Referring to the iinforma tion) The most libelous document tha' ever was filed in the CO., .ts of Con. necticut, that's what 1t Is. It is { shame and disgrace. Whether you ladies and gentlemen, find a verdic of guilty or not guilty, this in formation has ruined the lives o distinguished men. That is what thu information is doing. I hope they ar, satisf1ed-the appetite for blood. Tn, zealous prosecution force, if the! haven't got conviction, ruinet everything for their wives and thei children, everything that's endearet to them by such Q verdict tha destroyed them any way. What sat isfaction they can get out of that let them take. As I said to you ladies and gentlemen, the states at torney isn't the states attorney fo New Haven cvounty. He comes iron another county and longs to convic these men. Special assignment. Tn witnesses that he presented are tn most disreputable crowd that hay ever been presented to a jury in tn history of the United States of Am erica.
 Here the prosecutor has had tn
 audacity to put men on that stant
 have them take the oath before Go
 to tell the truth, that he knew Ina time and time again taken that oat and deliberately violated, that tt oath meant nothing to them, an . have them tell you Q story and as you on that story to find that the
 are telling the truht. It never hs
 been done before and I hope that , never will be done againl
 Price for Testimony
 I wonder what the price iS they, 7 getting, and tell you, ladies ar gentlemen, I think it has a pric } I don't care what, any other attol ney may say or not, but I told ye I'm going to tell the truth. am n,