The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-22
Alcorn Makes Sensational Disclosures Ln
 Demanding Maxinum Penalties for Accused

Ia restaurant. That was his busi- ness. He wasn't trucker who re- ceived $300000 from the City of Waterbury. Alderman made out his income tax returns, not for truck ing, but for his restaurant business. But there is one thing that is very little known, if it isn't at all known in the City of Waterbury. That is, that there was room provided up- stairs in Frankie Burns restaurant; room in building which was just in the rear of the Waterbury Re- publican; and in that room the clan gathered during the three years, at least that Purdie operated, and it was from that room that the wires extended which went into the office of the Waterbury Republican and which connected with the dicto- graph which was lowered in the chimney of the room in which sat the editor of that paper.
 Now, they met in Santalucia's up- stairs room-a crowd. Borgnaes went there. Borgnaes was so fussy in his taste that he required the choicest liquor and they gave it to him. And that is where they met and that is where this particular group met during the three years that the telegraph was in use and the information was being obtained by Hayes employee so that it could be used later to silence those who would oppose them. Now so much for Purdie.
 Fleming was the employee of the city. He was the true superintend- ent of the city yards. He ok'd and approved the charges that went out against the cit.'-those in favor of Coppeto and those in favor of San- talucia, Healy and others. And 1t was Flering-who ordered destroy ed the books, the vouchers, the papers that were in the city yards and that was done and the witness who actually supervised the burn- ing of the records in this case And MT. Fleming didn't take the witness stand to deny it.
 Aldermans Job
 Now, word for Alderman. AL derman was an employee, not only of Hayes, but he was an employee of Leary. And he was almost, you can say constant employee of someone interested in this particular conspiracy during practically all of the years that it was in operation and Alderman was here, if it may please your honor, during the month of December within two weeks of the time this administra- tion was to change. He was brought in to do, as he said, a little job for Dan. To cover lis tracks, he en- ployed three or four assistants and he put them in the town clerks of- flee and put them in the welfare department, all the while that he was down seeing to it that he got access, not only to the checks, but to the books which contained the names and the amounts received by these various contractors, and $975 he received for his work. And in addition to that, personally from Daniel J. Leary he received $500 the following February.
 Now, with respect to these par ticular men, it is my feeling that they should receive not less than three or not more than five years in states prison for their part in this conspiracy. (Williamson, Mackenzie, and Levy).
 MT. Levy
 If your honor please, in these cases you will recall that William son and Levy are members of the bar. You will recall that during the eight years period, from 1880 down to January 1, 1888, Levy was receiving from the City of Water bury large sums of money. And out of that large sum which I recall amounted to something like $126,- 900, he retained something over $20,000. The balance of it went to Kelly for distribution among those who were the moving forces in the organization of this conspiracy.
 Levy came to Waterbury to get his money from two to four times each year.. But he only came when 8 telephone call was sent to him by MT. Kelly to come to Waterbury and when he arrived in Waterbury, they invariably met in the mayors office; they invariably met at noon and in each instance, Olsen brought to the mayors office the amount of cash that was to be represented by a check and the cash was there eX- changed for the check. Levy was given his small amount, Kelly re- tained the rest for distribution to himself and others.
 Now, in respect to Williamson. In 1885 Williamson and Mackenzie ap- peared on the scene. Williamson in Hartford in the crows nest. MT Hayes takes MT. Leary to the crow s nest to meet Williamson and Mac kenzie. At that time, Hayes was the lieutenant-governor of the state. He was the presiding officer in the sen- ate. And there was nothing in the legislature of 1885 etfecting Water bury that justified the expenditure Of a penny by him and of the SPA 400 paid that year, one-half of 1t split between Mackenzie and Will Hanson and the other half went back to Leary for a split, as the state claims was split between Leary and Hayes. Now, then. that was all that was paid out that year ot Waterbury money to Williamson and and Mackenzie for nothing.
 In the following year, 1887 session, your homer will recall that meeting in Leary's office in the City of Waterbury, Williamson and Macker- zie came there and at that meet ing Leary and Hayes talked the situation over while a telephone message went out to bring in money