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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

slowness of proceedings, said. Lets go on."
 Again, McDonough referred to the drink which was given Carroll by Kelly at the conference. "Did MT Alcorn give you a drink? he asked "No," was the answer.
 Tt was absolutely proper to offer him a drink," contended McDon- ough.
 Exchange of Words
 "He couldn't get a drink out of MT. Alcorn in 100 years" McDon- ough added that he meant no of- fense by the statement because MT. Alcorn probably never took a drink in his life."
 To which Alcorn responded sharp ly, You take enough to make up for it."
 Judge Inglis blocked possible comeback by McDonough by saying, we've had enough of this, let's go on."
 McDonough proceeded to read the minutes of Carols testimony be- fore the grand jury. He said he had made three appearances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
Yesterdays Testimony |Replete With Features
Kelly, Dunn, Horgan Named as Supervisors of Work of Destroying Records, Testiies Joseph J. Carroll

He also identified four wheel cart, which he said was used to haul the large and bulky cases from the vault to the boiler-room. Dunn, he said, stood in the vault and desig- mated the boxes to be taken Horgan directed the carriage - and Kelly stood in the boiler room. while the firemen "shoveled" the records into the furnace.
 The state contends that the de- stroyed records were those showing payments to favored contractors, at torneys and individuals. Various other janitors and firemen of the city hall have been called as wit nesses in the trial.
 "Do you see those boxes under ] the counter" Carroll said, he was told by Dunn, "Take them down to the boiler-room." Continuing, he said, we burned them up." The boxes were brought back to the controllers office at the request of Kelly, the witness remarked. Carroll said that on January 1T, after leaving the courtroom, he was called to the office of Mayor Hayes, and there given a drink by Kelly. The latter, he said, then took him and Brice to the Diamond Ginger Ale office, where the conference was in progress.
 | Among Friends
 Carroll contended that he objected to being taken, and that he said, T didn't think it was right" But he quoted Martin J. Dunn as say ing, You're amongst friends = you're all right"
 And you reported that incident to me?" asked Alcorn of the witt ness.
 "Yes," was the reply.
 Previously, Finance Commissioner Fred J. Dalton, an insurance man, had testified to taking an automo- bile trip to Bethel, home of Mac- kenzie, with Carl D. Olsen, another defendant. He also told of a trip to New York with Olsen, and of being at the home of Police Commissioner Downes with Olsen and Kelly, dur ing the spring Of 1858.
 Commissioner Downes verified the story, and said that Olsen had gone to New York to see his sister, the late Mrs. Downes, who was hospi- talized at the time. He said that when the group met at his house, he and Dalton stayed in the kitchen while Kelly and Olsen talked in another room.
 He heard Olsen mention the name of Mackenzie, lie said
 Before Election
 Building Inspector Patrick Carlin testified that it was he whG placed the paddock on the door of the stor- age vault of the controllers office, at the request of Dunn. | He said it was "at least a month" before the October election of 1887. The keys to the lock, he said, he gave to Dunn. It was his testimony that he had never been inside the storage room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

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 dvey guaranteed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

Attorney McDonough resumed his oss-examination of Joseph Carroll in this mornings session. The tes- timony was as follows:
 e. You did take an oath to tell the truth when examined by MT Lewis, States Attorney for the dis trict of Waterbury? A. No, I didn't take an oath.
 o. Do you want this jury and court to understand that when you were examined by MT. Lewis, you took no oath to tell the truth?
 A. don't think I did. 0. Did you take an oath before the grand jury? A. Yes. o. Well, does it make any diff ference to you when a states at- torney is inquiring in the interest of public justice whether or not you take an oath so far as the truth is concerned?
 A. Yes.
 o. Oh, it does. In other words, If you weren't sworn before this jury under oath to tell the truth, you might lie? | A. Well, we were told to lie o. Just a moment--I know just how you feel this morning. Who told you to say that?
 A. Nobody.
 o. Who did you talk over your testimony that you have given in this case? A. haven't talked it over with anybody yet. Q. Who have you talked over this testimony of this case? A. haven't talked
 @. Did you talk with MT. Alcorn?
 A. I talked to him.
 o. Did you talk with MT. Hickey about this case?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Then what did you testify that you haven't talked about this case with MT. Hickey for? Why did you tell this jury two minutes ago you haven't talked with Hickey about this case and now you tell this jury you did. A. Well, we talked about the case.
 o. Why did you tell this jury that you didn't talk to MT. Hickey? A. I made 8 mistake. e. You didn't lie, did you? A. No.
 o. And you talked to MT. Hickey about the testimony you were go- ing to give in this case. Did you?
 A. I told him I was going to tell the truth.
 e Did you talk to MT. Hickey about what you were going to say on the witness stand? Answer yes or no. A. No. O. You didn't? A. I said was going to tell the truth.
 o. Did you talk to MT. Alcorn about what testimony you were go- ing to give in this case? Yes ol no.
 A. I don't think I did.
 o. In other words, your answer is no. Do you want the jury tc believe that?
 A. I told him I was going to tell the truth.
 o. Do you want this jury to be- lieve that you didn't talk to MT. AL corn about your testimony? | A. Yes.
 o. Suppose you weren't under oath and you had chance to lie, would you do it?
 A. don't see any sense in that
 Wouldn't Lie
 Q. Just a moment, If you had g chance to lie to help yourself, would you lie?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

A 56-year-old city hall janitor Joseph J. Carroll, testified yesterday that city records were burned in the city hall furnace December 18 1887, under the direction of Execu- tive Secretary Thomas P. Kelly former Purchasing Agent Martin J Dunn and Superintendent Timothy Horgan, defendants in the Water bury conspiracy trial.
 Providing a vivid picture of three janitors and two firemen shovel ing" the records into the furnace Carroll, an appointee of the late Martin Scully in 1915, proved a damaging witness to the defense. In the face of threats of a motion for mistrial by Defense Attorney Thomas F. McDonough. Carroll told of being brought, with Fireman Francis Brice, to a conference ot defendants and defense counsel al the office of Daniel J. Leary, in the automobile of Mayor Hayes.
 He followed to the stand yesterday four other witnesses including Harry Mackenzie, Building Inspector Pat rick J. Carlin. Finance Commis- Sioner Frederick J. Dalton and Po- lice Commissioner Edward Downes
 Defense Wins Point
 Admissions by Carroll that his grand jury testimony conflicted with that given at the trial won for the defense lawyers the right to scan and read into the records that transcript of what he told the grand jury. In addition, Judge Inglis awarded them the right to read the transcript of what Carol told former States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis who conducted the probe prior to ths inauguration of the grand jury. Special Prosecutor Alcorr made no objections to the defense mo. tions for the minutes. He com mented, however, that Carroll's jot was "at stake" when he appeared before the Lewis and grand jury in. vestigations.
 Carroll, whose weekly pay t $22.50. frankly admitted in court yesterday that he had gone to Spe. cial Prosecutor Alcorn to tell hin of the occasion when he was brought to Leary's office to be questioned by defense lawyers.
 Objections by defense counsel tt the admission of the evidence, which they termed "prejudicial" included the threat by Attorney McDonougf to ask for mistrial. if the evidenct proved adverse to the defens' cause. Special Prosecutor Alcorr did not attempt, however, to brint out what was said at the conference [ CounsePs Rights
 On that phase of testimony, At. torney Murray requested that Judg' Inglis instruct the jury that it i the right and the duty of defense lawyers to question witnesses. Judg, Inglis compiled, and told the jur. that such is the law.
 Defense lawyers also argued tha a supreme court justice, durini their arguments on an unsuccessful motion for access to the grand jur. minutes, had told them that the. might question grand jury witnesse
 Carroll identified the 99 empt. packing cases on exhibit in tn, courtroom as the ones he, Samue Kemp and Francis Brice had re moved from the controllers offic, and emptied in the furnace, tw, weeks before Sherwood L. Rowlan, haco ,,no ro,otrolIor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
BRISTOL YOUTH
 TRIES TO JUMP

Buffalo. N. Y, April 19.-(UP)-- A young man identified as Rocky Lozier, 9, of Bristol, Conn, at- tempted to leap from the 17th floor oi downtown hotel today but was pulled to safety by two employees of the hotel.
 A pedestrian, sighting Lozier clinging to ledge near window, notified the management and police
 Two hotel plumbers, Joseph Met zger, AS, and Joseph Toomey, 35, reached through the window, grab- bed Lozier and pulled him in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
GuLPING FIsH RECoRn

Martinsville. Ind, April 19.-(UP) The record for gulping goldfish was believed to rest securely today with Claud c. Curtis, ernploye of goldfish hatchery.
 He downed 8 cup of water filled with newly matched fish, and esti- mated tha: it contained approxi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

Queen Mary made her thirteenth visit to theater in five weeks when she went to the Old Vic in London and saw Ibsen's> "An Enemy Of the People"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
GAME CALLED OFF,

New York, April 10.- (UP) )-The scheduled game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox was called of today because of rain and wet grounds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
MARYLAND NET TEAM
EXPECTED TO BE AT
TOP STRENGTH SOON

Pershing Mondorff, Maryland
basketball guard, who hurt shout
der in the final grid game with
Syracuse, now appears ready fol-
the Terps' pre-holiday court tits
with Western Maryland and Ran
dolph Macon on December IL and
Ia, respectively, at College Park.
If he is ready, Maryland will!
have veterans in all positions in
the starting lineup, with the ex-
ception of sophomore Mearle Du-
Vail at center. George Dewitt and
Adam Bengoechea, forwards, were
regulars last season, while Milton
MULTI, the other guard, is return
ing to action after years lay-off
Leon Vannais and Bob Porter,
sophs, and Bill Rea. Charlie Weld
niger and Edwin Miller, seniors,
the last two named making their
debut in varsity basketball, at
present rate first call as reserves.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
Maryland Banks
Active in First
Half of 1889
Report by National Group
Puts Total for Loans in
Period at $6O,OOO,OOO

The American Bankers Associa-
ton announced results of a survey
Of bank lending activity in Mary
land which states that commercial
banks here made $4,000 new loans
tctaling $60,0O0,OOO during the
first six months of 1889 and re-
newed 100000 outstanding loans
aggregating $16O,0OO,OOO in the
same period.
The survey also declares that
business firms in the State are
using only about one quarter of the
"open lines of credit" maintained
for their use on the books of the
banks.
According to the Bankers Asso-
citation, these figures are based on
reports received from 81, or 81 per
cent of the commercial banks of
the State and make allowance for
the concentration of lending activi-
ty in the metropolitan area of Bal
timore.
The 81 banks reported they made
28,629 new loans totaling $51, 1885,
799 between January and June
80, 1889, and renewed 97,490 out
standing loans totaling Sill, 673,-
485. In addition, they reported
making 1928 new mortgage loans
to home owners and other real
estate owners totaling $4,26O,373.
The average number of new
loans per bank was 315 and the
average loan was for $1,809.
The average number of renewals
reported per bank was 1,071 and
the average renewal was for
S1,145.
The average number of new
mortgages reported per bank was
IL and the average mortgage was
for $3,777.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
Speaking Of Sports
Heavies in Line
For Conn After
.Lesnevich Win
By ROBERT McSHANE

HE NEVER hurt me. But l
- had the feeling l never hurt
him, either"
It's Billy Conn talking, the shanty
Irish kid who had just finished pum-
melting out 15-round decision over
Gus Lesnevich, New Jersey light
heavyweight challenger. The bout
was Conn's second successful de.
Tense Of his title. o
In those few words Conn present
ed his past ring history and fore
told his coming pugilistic career.
Too speedy and clever to get hurt
by boxers in his own class, he lacks
the wallOp Of a furnishing fighter.
Conn won the crown from Melio
Bettina in close Madison Square
Garden fight. A month later the
handsome, likeable Pittsburgh hope.
full invaded the heavyweight ranks
against Gus Dorazio at Philadelphia
A little more than two months ago
he made his first title defense
against Bettina in Pittsburgh. Billy
won both fights.
He is exceptionally clever and
shifty, and is as game as any fight.
er in the ring today, but he is con-
ceded very little chance Of stepping
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07

YOUR stance I'D bowling should
L find you from IL to is feet back
of the foul line. depending on The
length Of your stride and whether
the four or FIVE step delivery has
been selected.
Body position when addressing the
pins should be fairly erect with
shoulders square at pins. Weight Of
the body should be distributed even.
" on the feet, which can be close
together, slightly apart, or with the
left foot slightly forward.
The weight Of the bah should rest
squarely in the left hand and should
be held somewhere between the belt
line and the shoulders. The w
between the thumb and index finger
should point at the head pin.
To put the ball in motion when be-
ginning the approach, be careful not
to lower II jerkily. Use q straight
pushaway from the body. followed
oy o natural, easy back swing
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
OLNEY

The young peoples Bible class
of the Emory Sunday school were
entertained at a party on Friday
evening, December l, by their pas
tor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs.
Charles A. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Walker and
daughters will soon be in their new
home. Temporarily, they are occu-
pying the Francis Hawkins apart
ments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Soper enter
tanned Rev. and Mrs. Charles A..
Mitchell on Sunday.
The many friends and neighbors
of Mrs. ]. T. Worthington are sin
cerely sorry to lose her cheerful
presence among them. Although
she had been i'll for some time, her
death was a shock to all. Our
deepest sympathy goes out to the
family in their sorrow.
Olney Inn has closed for the
winter and most of the personnel
have started their southwark
journey for the opening of the inn
in Florida.
The monthly meeting of the En-
cry mite society met on Monday,
December 4, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Soper. Mrs. Frank
Bready, the newly elected presi-
dent, presided. Other officers elect
ed at the November meeting are:
vice president. Mrs. Edward STAINS
street; secretary, Mrs. Lawrence
Best and treasurer, Mrs. JOHN w.
Dillon.
Mrs. Edward Stonestreet of Nor
beck, was hostess Thursday, De-
cemebr s, for the second luncheon
sponsored by the Emory mission
airy society. These luncheons are
for the benefit of the new parson-
age of the church, recently COM
pleted.
On Thursday evening, December
s, the members of the Sunday
school will take refreshments o
the Methodist Home at Gathers
burg. A program of songs, recita-
tions and entertainment will be
rendered for the pleasure of the
residents there. This is a real priv
ilege and opportunity to bring joy
to those who are in the twilight
years of life, and is enjoyed by
young and old alike.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07

StdIJCu ~ tlIllcS Go
a two-year-old before he won a race
Fritz Crisler never has been
the winning coach in a Minnesota
Michigan game. His Minnesota
teams were defeated in 1880 and
1881. z to 0 and 6 to 0. His Michi-
gan teams have lost to 6 and 20
to z in the past two seasons In
six games, five Big Ten and one
against Southern California, three
University Of Illinois players played
more than 300 minutes. They were
Fullback George Rettinger, Tackle
Jim Reeder and Quarterback Ralph
Ehni Cornell basketball squads,
including varsity, Junior varsity and
frosh, will play as games this sea-
son Ten seniors in the Notre
Dame lineup played their final game
in the Irish-Southern California tilt
Tom Heinrich of the Yankees
keeps in condition during the winter
by playing hockey with an amateur
team in Massillon, Ohio, his home
town Paul Martinovich of the
Detroit Lions missed only one point
after touchdown In three years at
College Of the Pacific.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
Terp Boxing Squad in
Training for Campaign

Newton Cox, 165-pSund Southern
Conference champion; Charles Dorr
and Bob Bradley, 1877 Founders, and
Nathan Askin, 1876, are the veteran
nucleus of the Maryland ring squad
Coach Col. Heinie Miller is tutoring
to defend the loop crown.
lzzy Alperstein, las pound
brother of Benny Alperstein, for
mer national Collegiate 125-pound
champion; Vincent Hughes, light
heavy, and George Evering, heavy,
are among the newcomers who
have caught Miller's eye.
Maryland's first match is with
Duke on January 10, at College
Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
POTOMAC

The alumni of the Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority will give a dinner
December ID at Normandy Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Allnutt,
II, motored to New York for the
Giant Redskin game and were
the guests for the weekend Of Mr..
Allnutt's uncle, Mr.. A. G. Kellogg,
president of the Hong Kong =
Shanghai Corporation.
A chicken dinner was given at
the Potomac school, Thursday,
December z, by the PIT. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl U. Stearn en-
tertained at dinner Sunday for Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Murray of Bal
timore.
The Potomac Hunt Club met Sat
urday at Cranford's gate but due
to the weather very few turned
out. Tuesdays hunt met at the
Goat Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Edward Ate
mus, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Daisley
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Morrison
attended the Army Navy game
Saturday and also the Giant Red
skin game in New York, Sunday,
Among the dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Daisley of Ken
wood, Wednesday evening were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Edward Altemus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
A. L. Statistics

INTERESTING sidelights on the
1 1899 American league campaign
were released recently by the
leagues service bureau.
Statistics show that not one Of the
Chicago White Eox pitchers succeed
ed In chalking up a win over each
Of the seven rival clubs. In sharp
contrast was the work Of Cleve-
lands Bob Teller, who won . ma
jority Of his games against every
rival club while chaIking up his "A
victories.
Teller, in fashioning the leagues
best record, won six straight from
Detroit, two from St. Louis. three
out of FIVE from Boston, New York
and Washington, five out of seven
from Chicago, and two out Of three
from Philadelphia.
Ted Lyons finished with the best
Sex percentage, winning IA and los
ing six. He beat Washington four
times in five games, losing the other
one on his own error.
Teller and Dutch Leonard Of the
Senators were outstanding for effec.
tiveness against first-division teams
Each won II games and lost six.
Kindest to opponents were Wash.
ington pitchers, Ken Chase and Joe
Krakauskas. Chase lost five to
Cleveland and Krakauskas the same
number to Detroit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
Sport Shorts

A RI SCHILLIG, smashing New
4 = York university end, likes boa
constructors as pets. He keeps two
OF the 20-foot snakes in his home in
the Bronx Gordon Pettinger,
former Red Wing, and Jack Craw-
ford were the only men to play in
all "a Boston Bruin games during
their drive to the Stanley cup last
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
State Grange
Annual Meeting
December 12-14
Senator Tydings on List
Of Speakers; University
Scene of Affair

Changers from all parts of the
State will gather at the Univer-
sity of Maryland on December IL,
ID and ID for the 9th annual
meeting of the Maryland State
Grange.
Senator. Willard E. Tydings
and Ezra B. Whitman, chairman
of the State Roads Commission,
will speak at a luncheon session
on Wednesday, December 10. State
Master T. Roy Brooke, of Bel
Air, will preside and DR.. H. C.
Byrd, president of the University,
will be POSTMASTER.
Starting at 1000 a. m. on
Tuesday, morning, afternoon and
evening sessions each day will be
devoted to reports from officers
of Oranges throughout the State,
to exemplifcation of the several
degrees of the order, and ad-
dresses and entertainment.
At the first session, there will
be the address by State Master
Brookes and an address by Pres
ident Byrd. At the afternoon
session on that day, DR.. Linden
S. Dodson, specialist in sociology,
will discuss the Gland Use
Project in Maryland" E. 1.
Oswald, assistant director of the
extension service, will outline
progress in farm tendency adjust
ment, and DIR. T. B. lSymons,
director, and Miss Venia M. KEEL
lar, assistant director, will tell of
developments in twenty-five
Years of Extension Service" The
Grange spelling contest will be
held at that session.
In the evening, the regional
winners will compete in the finals
Of a One-Act Play Contest.
Election of officers for the reg
ular two-year term will be held
Wednesday morning. There will
be talk by E. C. Baity, jr., win
ner in the State Future Farmers
of America public speaking con-
test. Miss Helen Shaffer will
present the essay that won first
place in Maryland in the National
Safety Essay Contest.
Presentation Of various awards,
installation of officers, comforting
of advanced degrees, and a me-
mortal service will feature the
Wednesday evening and Thursday
morning sessions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
CHINESE PRICES UP

Since the japanese invasion the
price of cotton piece goods in a
typical village in East Chekiang
in China has risen 1877 per cent, of
silk 1876, wheat 1872, vegetables "a,
meat 81, lumber 70, kerosene 394,
soap PIT, and cigarettes 316.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
ROYAL DOG SHOW

To entertain 200 boys from
schools and industrial concerns who
We're guests at his camp at Aber-
geldie Castle near Balmoral, Scot
land, King George had an exhibit
ton of sheepdog trials in which
leading Scottish sheepdog owners
took part.