The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

 thing about it9 | A. No.
 That is all. MT. Lockwood
 Arthur Lockwood questioned by MT. Alcorn.
 e. DO you remember e meeting in 1888 when you saw MT. Kelly and MT. Levy9
 A. In 1888? Yes.
 e. Do you remember the date9 A. Between the tenth and eigh. teenth of March.
 e. What was the occasion of that meeting, MT. Lockwood?
 A. As'I recall 1t, sometime about the first part of March, MT. Kelly had telephoned me concerning ths Garden theater here in Waterbury and stated that he understood thai there was to be e foreclosure ol some other charge in connection with that theater. He said he knew the people who owned or leased 4 |-I don't know which--and if would come over to Waterbury, if ] was still interested, he would be glac to work on 1t for me. And I made an appointment to meet MT. Kelly in Waterbury. On that day I was supposed to go to Waterbury, I wal i'll and I phoned MT. Kelly that couldn't keep the appointment anc would see him some other time, anc in that telephone conversation either he suggested to me or sug. gested to him, that he would come over to see me, and he did.
 c. How long had you been ill2 A. I believe I was i'll about foul days.
 e. Were you in beda A. Yes.
 c. Do you happen to know whether MT. Kelly had an interest in that Ford Agency you spoke off A. I believe that he did.
 e. Did he come to your house on that evening" A. He did.
 c. And when he arrived, what time was itp
 A. I can't say exactly - about eight o'clock.
 e. Did you see MT. Levy there that evening?
 A. Yes.
 Kelly First
 c. Who arrived there first MT. Kelly or MT. Levy? A. MT. Kelly.
 e. Did you talk with him7 A. I did for Q few minutes.
 c. Had you finished your business with him before Levy arrived? A. Yes. We couldn't get very far concerning the theater.
 e. Now, when MT. Levy arrived, what happened2
 A. He came up to my room. Then one or the other-either Levy or Kelly-said he would like to talk with the other concerning, I believe, c contract, and suggested that they 90 downstairs in the living room or the library to talk, and MT. Levy was afraid that it would disturb my mother-in-l who was downstairs ct that time, that he was only zoe ing to stay for e few minutes any how; and if I wouldn't mind, they would just chat-the two of them and try not to disturb me. I told him to call my mother-in-law. Levy did, and when she came Up, l asked her to bring some refreshments. believe she brought c bottle of brandy. MT. Levy and Mir. Kelly ,.a auAd ayan ta tha fAft af s.axy had and had c conversation.
 c. How far were they from your bed?
 A. Not very far. l should say about approximately eight feet at the most.
 Q. Did you hear the conversation'
 A. No, sir.
 MT. Aicorn later in his question. ing inquired of MT. Browning in the following manner:
 c. Do you know MT. Browning9
 e. when fh; ! did dSi you first meet
 A. I don't remember exactly. should say between 1928 and 1880,
 c. Tell tho circumstances under which you first met MT. Browning9
 A. Well, as said before, l have only c faint recollection. I believe that sometime around ie28-26, MT, Levy and MT. Browning came Up to Bristol to attempt to get con- tract from our theater company, to make . survey of our power. ! be- lieve that we gave him such contract and they did make Q sur- vey, and ct that time, or some sub- sequent visit in connection with that survey, Levy asked me If could Do of any assistance to him in getting him introduced to pros- pective customers for their survey. I introduced him to the mayor of Bristol, and believe they got the bill for the city; and I nave . recollection that got in touch with somebody in Waterbury. I'm not certain that it was MT. Kelly, end explained that c friend of mine was interested and asked for an appointment for him. c. Do you know who you talked with in Waterbury? A. I'm not sure. I believe it was either MT. Kelly or Mr.Leary I'm not certain.
 c. Are you pretty reasonably certain that 1t was one or the oth- er7
 A. I'm not certain. c. Did you remember when that waS7
 A. No. I don't I couldn't Az the time--sometimo between io2e-ie30. 1 should say.
 c. DO you know of your own knowledge whether, later, Levy came to Waterbury,
 A. Not of my own knowledge. He told me that no did.
 c. Did you 500 Kelly after that7 A. don't recall whether I saw him or not.
 q. At other times since 1880. whether or not you have seen MT. Kelly and MT, Leary together at other places in the state or out sido of the state?