The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23
State Tax Examiner
 Identifies Records
Thomas Morrisey of Bridgeport Takes Stand as Trial Resumes Today-Purcell Continues Story
 of Unauthorized Checks Being Issued.

A representative of the state tax commissioners office, Thomas Mor- rissey, Jr., of Bridgeport took the witness stand as court convened this morning. He identified records as submitted in connection with auditS made of the city's books. His tss- timony follows:
 (Thomas MorrisSey, Jr. on the stand. Alcorn examiner.)
 0. What is your full name?
 A. Thomas Morrissey, Jr.
 e. Where do you live?
 A. 92 Sanford Place, Bridgeport, Conn.
 o. What is your occupation?
 A. Senior tax examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 Q. Are you located in the Tax Commissioners Office in Hartford? A. I am.
 o. How long have you been con- nected with that office?
 A. Five years.
 @. Have you produced various au- dits from 1930 through 1887?
 A. Yes.
 c. Will you produce them now? o. I show you this document on file with the Tax Commissioner Signed by whom?
 A. A member of the firm of Mil ler-Franklin, Auditors.
 c. What does the audit cover? What municipality?
 A. City of Waterbury.
 Q. For what year?
 A. The period ending December 31, 1881.
 e. Next in order, what one?
 A. Covering 8 period ending De- cember 31, 1882. Signed by George H.Kingsley, of the firm Miller Franklin & Co.,, Auditors for the City of Waterbury.
 @. For what period?
 A. Period ending December 3l, 1881.
 Q. A public record produced 1T your office?
 Y. Yes, sir.
 (Some of the records through 193I were then admitted). e. MT. Morrissey, that States Ex- hibit 113 has covered a period from January 1, to October 3l, 1887 That's right, isn't it?
 A. Yes.
 Q. What period does Exhibit 114 cover?
 A. For the II months ending Mo- vember 30, 1887.
 o. ask that the witness tell what it covers.
 Receipt Signed
 A. Examination of the records of the city for building inspector, clerk of the city court, city engineer, fire department, police department, cleo trical inspector, water department, street department, health depart ment, and mayors office.
 o. MT. Morrissey, since you're willing to entrust those records to us, do you want me to sign receipt for it?
 A. All right.
 (Mr. Purcell again takes the stand for the eighth day).
 c. MT. Purcell, I show you a group of checks and ask you to look them over and tell me what they are?
 A. They're City of Waterbury cancelled checks.
 c. When you say cancelled checks, what do you mean by that2 paid cbankc
 e. And to whom are they pay- able?
 A. Frank J. Santalucia, Go.
 c. And all dated from what date?
 A. December 31, 1897.
 @. And are they part of the public records of the City of Wa terbury?
 A. Yes. MT. Alcorn:
 All the checks are dated January 31, 1897. All are payable to Frank J. Santalucia Co.,, 198 Mill street Waterbury, Conn. All the checks are drawn on the Citizens and Manufac- turers' National bank. All are signed with the autographed signature oi Daniel J. Leary, controller. All beai the stamp on the back of the Water bury Trust Co.,, and the words, Fol Deposit: Frank J. Santalucia Go Date: January 3, 1888. Checks Listed
 The amounts of the checks are: S302.25; S57.75; $221.25; S231.25; $245.75; S63O.OO; S304.00; S98.OO; S270.O0; $35O.OO; S250.O0; S451.OO; S13S.OO; $3O2.25; S3O2.25; S416.OO; S302.25; S650.00. Total, S5,511.50.
 @. In States Exhibit 55, l call your attention, Mr. Purcell, to Sheet 499. Is that correct? A. Yes.
 Q. Whether these checks I just read, States Exhibit 115, are en- tered on that sheet? (Objection by CasSidy-overruled j
 A. They are all entered on that sheet. Date Open
 Q. Is there date to the left oi the entry of those checks? A. Yes.