The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
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loads increased by leaps and bounds, he said.
 The states contented that in 1884 the contractors had reached the peak of their payments.
 Replying to this claim, Water house said that in 1884 the federal relief agencies commenced to func- tion on the premise that they pay the workers and that the cities and towns provide the equipment and buy the supplies.
 "The city was in new business, " Warehouse said. "The business of putting to work thousands of un- employed whom the factories had let go."
 Kept People Working
 "That was the reason for the ex- pansion of the cost of truck hire and material and supplies" he said forcefully, Tt happened in cities all over, not only Waterbury. Men were put back to work to build things, even if they weren't needed"
 Warehouse opined that some may say 1t would have been cheaper just to put all the people on the dole Maybe so" he said, we don't know but we know it is the sentiment of all that 1t is advantageous to keep people working"
 His vocie trembled as he leaned across the table in front of the jury box and said, Tt was a decision the City of Waterbury had to make, 1t was forced on them. And they de- cided to put people to work regard- less of cost-and who shall criti- cize them?"
 In 1885, Warehouse proceeded, the city was faced with a tremend- ous debt because of the relief load, and 1t was necessary that bonds be introduced.
 Bonds required legislation in the general assembly, Warehouse said, And if you wanted bills put through you had to hire two men to watch them-all they did was watch them but they went through"
 His reference was direct slap at two former Republican leaders of Fairfield county, Charles E. William son of Darien and Harry Macken- zie of Bethel. The latter is awaiting sentence, having pleaded guilty and the former is on trial to the court. Both testified for the state.
 Lobbyists LegaliZed
 Warehouse asserted that the charter authorizes the hiring of lob- byists, but he added that Leary had nothing to do with the direct hiring of them. He did pay them, naturally, as controller, Water- house added.
 But before they were paid a cent the bond issues went through, under suspension of the rules. The boys were showing what they could do And they received their first pay ment of $12,000," he continued.
 "They Mackenzie and William son) were the best in the business, Waterhouse cried, And would they have accepted one half cash for the check"
 He referred to the states evidence that the $12,000 check and subse- quent checks were split - one hali to be divided between Mackenzie and Williamson and the balance tc Leary. The state has asked the jury to conclude that half of Leary's split went to Mayor Hayes.
 They got the money they were supposed to have gotten," Water house stated.
 Reference to Williamsons grand jury testimony to the effect that he never gave Dan Leary a nickel, was made. Before the grand jury Williamson said he did give some of the money to Mackenzie because the latter assisted him.
 why did he change his story?" asked Warehouse.
 "The old rubber hose" he replied in answer to his own question.
 He referred to 1887, when Macken- zie is said to have called William son to come to Waterbury on the possibility that they might need some help"
 Given Retainer
 "If they had only received one- half the checks they wouldn't have had to come to Waterbury" Water house said. "They could have sal back and looked the wrong way anc if Waterbury wanted any legislation they would have had to come te them"
 But they came to Waterbury and got retainer of $5,000. Again they did their work well, and again they were paid" he asserted.
 Early in 1888 came the disclosure of the rubber hose" in the case of Williamson, Warehouse said. He described testimony of both men concerning meetings at which they attempted to plan this way out and that way out" of the Waterbury situ- ation.
 Discussion of income taxes, he said even based on Williamson's testi- mony, was 8 major portion of the business of those meetings.
 Ailu w AAliuliioOlA CCoVlliCd Ullus Mackenzie said he was willing to pay the income tax on the $58, 400 paid to them by the city in 1885 and 1887, but Williamson said he never would.
 "He figured 1t was cheaper to sell his soul down the river of perjury ladies and gentlemen" he told the jury. "than it was for him to pay his taxes"
 In brief, Warehouse denied the inferences of the state that city money paid for stock in the Electric Steam Sterilizer Co.,, originally in the name of the late Francis Fruin Tt was an honest and legitimate transaction" he said, adding that the money for the stock came from the pocket of the man who received the stock.
 Immaterial
 The fact that expenditures were charged to this appropriation or that appropriation, he said, in con- cluding, is immaterial. Also the claim that the items were added to