The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-03
Bitter Criticism Is
 Voiced By Crawford
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(Cont1nued fence, faced the jury, and opene his scathing attack on Mackenzie who on the stand admitted he ha been a barterer of legislation fl Connecticut over a period of years.
 Crawford's voice was low and al most inaudible to the spectators, bu apparently was of sufficient volum for the jury to hear.
 He called the jury's attention t the fact that the state depends much in its case, on the testimony of Mac kenzie, resident of Bethel, ant former lieutenant of the late J Henry Roaraback, whose memor. was defended yesterday by Craw ford.
 The junior MT. Alcorn, in his arg ument to the jury, showed grea deal of soliciude for Mackenzie, les the defense counsel should attacl this unfortunate man, Crawfore continued, his tone quiet.
 He increased the volume of hi! voice slightly as he said "It is z pitiful and tragic thing to behold the physical and moral shell of mar who had been consequential enough to be first lieutenant of the leader of the Republican party of the state"
 Admitted Weakness
 Under terrific cross examination by Attorney James D. c. Murray during the states case in the trial Mackenzie admitted that he was a dope fiend, and that he was under the influence of drugs when he tes- tified before the grand jury.
 If while he was making state nents to the grand jury" Crawford continued, "the unfortunate Mac kenzie was under the influence of drugs-enough to kill an ordinary man--I think MT. Murray would have been seriously lax in duty if he had not brought 1t to your atten- tion."
 He paused moment, then added, "Of course everybody's sympathetic to the man."
 For several moments he referred to the classic Confessions of an Opium Eater" by DeQuincy, in which the hallucinations and brain twists of dope fiend are wildly ex- plained. He concluded that phase of his argument with the question of just how much weight the testimony of such a man should carry
 MackenZie's conduct in the court room as he waited to testify for the state was called to the jury's at- ter tion.
 Mackenzie sat in the front row ovoP 1there," said Crawford, point ing to the spectators section, and Williamson sat in his customary place near the entrance-Wtih a huge gap of seats between them.
 Crawford said it was, on the part of Mackenzie, "an obvious disdain of association with the man."
 Mackenzie" he said, "got just as far from Williamson as he could sit in this courtroom"
 $5O,00O Brown
 Opening his attack on Warren M. Brown, Hartford accountant, who was another principal witness for the state. testifying concerning his views resultant from the reviews of the city's records, Crawford said, leaning over toward the jury, "The last of the witnesses I wish to talk abOut-one whom the state places very great reliance on-is Warren Brown"
 In loud sarcastic tone, he con- tinued, in description of the &C., countant, MT. $50,000 Brown, MT. Alcorn's hired man of all work anything-handwriting expert, mu- nicipal accountant, charter expert, champion stop-gapper-whenever a gap was to be stopped.
 Johnny the spot" he con- tinued, whenever a link was to be supplied. I'm not being severe. I'm only calling your attention to things l will back up with record"
 Thereupon he opened a review of the testimony concerning Browns work for the Welfare department of Hartford, for which he was critiziced by the common council. Other jobs performed by Brown were also men, toned.
 The accountant Brown sat in his customary post, at the foot of Judge Inglis' bench, surrounded by mass of books of evidence. He leaned back in his chair and looked intently at the back of Crawford, who was fac- ing the jury.
 Crawford said that Brown as much as dictated to them, You take my word about the way things ought to have been done in this municipality"
 Pointing his finger at the masses of evidence. Crawford beloved that the defendants had been denied ac- cess to many bank records used by Brown in making his surveys, until after they were placed in evidence.
 Basket of Records
 Crawford described the records as "a basket of records, from which he drew compiled figures and drew all sorts of conclusions"
 The attack was also carried to MT Browns assistants in making the survey of the city records in connection with the trial. T stand by my men," said Crawford, quoting Brown, who admitted that he did not do all the work which was rep- resented in his schedules.
 Brown said that he had absolute in his men, continued Crawford. and we expected, when we asked him to name them, that would list several New Haven county or Connecticut specialists.
 With few exceptions, he added, l, most of the men were obtained from New York, which in itself is nothing wrong. But apparently, he just went into an employment agency and said, "send up some &C., much in the same man. ner as you would seek a washer woman or maid. And then, continued Crawford, ''he couldn't even tell us the name of the employment agency where he obtained the man, upon whom