The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-04
Republican Leader Is
 Lobby Fund Revealer
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cause of the Coster-M -Musica scandal the First National Stores, Connec. ticut Retail Druggist Association and Electric Steam Sterilizer Go.
 The witness said that Leary hat paid him for lobbying for the Elec. tric Steam Sterilizer Co. and Firs' National Stores.
 Will Determine Later
 MT. Shanahan remained on couch in Judge 1ngliS' chambers during the recess. At 2 o'clock il will be determined whether he i physically able to return to the trial.
 There is probability that Specia, Prosecutor Alcorn will, in order tc avoid further delay, sever MT Shanahan's case from the others and proceed. -
 Payments to Williamson in 1885 totaled $24,400, of which he kept $12,200 to split with Mackenzie, he said. The balance of the $58,4 400 was paid in 1887.
 Never Met With O'Connor
 The witness said that he never conferred with Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor about legisla- ton. Neither had he conferred with any attorneys who have been men, tioned previously as receiving large sums from the city of Waterbury.
 Williamson said he had seen Leary at the controllers office and received a fee of $2,500 from the First National Stores, for lobbying in connection with the chain store tax. Leary kept $1,250, he said, and he received the balance. On that same visit, he testified, Leary gave him $500 for lobbying.
 Came with Mackenzie
 At the start of the 1897 session, he said, he came to Waterbury in com pany with Mackeizie, who told him he had an appointment with a Waterbury official who might want our help again" They went to the Diamond Ginger Ale offices to meet Leary, he said.
 While they were there, Leary called Mayor Hayes to "come over and say how-do-you-do."
 Mayor Hayes arrived shortly there- after and discussion of the coming 1887 election was started. William son said that the discussion included remarks that Culhane was not to be renominated. Minds were changed, he said, because "it would noS be courteous to Culhane."
 Meets Mayor Socially
 XTae meeting with Mayor Hayes was mostly social" said Williamson but it was said that there might be some trouble in the 1887 general assembly. After Mayor Hayes left, Controller Leary called someone and a check for $5,000 was brought in, bearing Williamson's name.
 It was payment in advance for the work to be done in the 1887 sessions. Of the $5,00O, $2,500 was kept by Leary, said Williamson, and tho balance split by himself and Mackenzie.
 Olson Took Check
 Carl D. Olsen took the check and voucher which Williamson signed In 1887, Williamson said, T usually got my instructions from the mayor" The first payment in 1887 duiing the assembly, was for 5000, split in the regular way.
 Reference to the Dora Egan pen sion bill was spread upon the record in forceful manner. Williamson said that Senator Culhane wanted the bill passed providing 8 pension for Town Clerk Dora A. Egan, but that Leary was opposed to it. "It was marked to be knocked down." he said.
 Other Checks
 Another check for $8,000 in April and still another for $12,O00 in June of 1887 were split three ways, half to Leary, and one-fourth each to Williamson and Mackenzie, the witt ness said.
 Meeting Leary in Danbury
 Discussing the meeting with Leary Ing December, 1887, Williamson said: T think he was disturbed by what appeared to be turmoil in Wa. terbury."
 Leary told him that mot only your checks but everybody elses" would be destroyed. It did not re- lieve him, he said. Mackenzie was there but "he didn't say very much" was Williamson'S testimony.
 The meeting lasted only about 10 or IS minutes, he said, and was held in an office at his disposal in the court building. Williamson, Re- publican leader of by-gone days, was at one time compensation commits sioner of Bridgeport.
 Williamson testified that he had been told that Olsen wanted him to tell the gand jury that the checks paid to him by the city had been cashed at the Waterbury Trust Co.
 Telephone From Leary
 Williamson told of receiving a telephone call from Daniel J. Leary, at Meriden, at which Leary said he wanted to see the witness. Two more calls were received by Will 1ianson from Leary who was in New York, after the "new administration Wdo III O11lCC. 1ICd4y, llC odlu, WdLlUCO to have him come to New York.
 Mention was made of employing counsel at that time, he said, and Bridgeport man was mentioned.
 Alcorn concluded his direct ex- animation of Williamson at 12:21, after he had said that never had he appeared before a committee in con- nection with bill, and never had he conferred with John D. Thoms, Thomas Spellacy, John F. McGrath, Edward c. Levy, John s. Johnston, Francis F. Guilfoile, Herman Weisman or any member of the firm Carmody & Thoms.
 The testimony of the witness concerning Senator George T. Gull hane is especially interesting be- cause of the fact that Culhane op- posed Hayes in the mayoralty con- test of 1887, and was defeated by 55 votes