The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

Fr0secvtoe Ato0fnb Ace nvcptt" gator made his first appearance on the witness stand yesterday after noon. next after they were taken from the controllers offlce the first timei
 A. In Hartford.
 c. The first time9
 A. Yes,
 e. Didn't you appear before tho grand jurys
 A. I did,
 a. Didn't you, before you ap- peared before the grand jury, set the books in this building9 A. No.
 c. Are you sure about that9
 A. Almost positive about 1t.
 c. Is there some doubt about | In your mind9
 A. No. there isn't any doubt,
 c. Didn't you see the books ir Hartford before you went to tho grand jury9 A. l don't recall sinc cor before I saw them in Hartford,
 e. Search your recollection If yot please, MT. Purcell. Did you see the books in the grand jury roon9 Wher I say books, I don't nieafp all thu books in the controllers office. mean the books that you've beer testifying about here. A. No.
 c. Are you sure about it? A. To the best of my knowledge no. I didn't sec them
 c. Didn't you testify about tht missing pages?
 A. think so.
 c. You think 50? A. Yes.
 e. Do you know what missing pages you were talking about before the grand jury?
 4. I don't think I remember tn, exact numbers of the pages. If testified, 1t would be several ol many pages.
 e. Is that what you testified Several or many pages7
 Az If that question was asked.
 e. Is that what you testified toi Several missing pages? A. That's my best recollection.
 c. Search your recollection again MT. Purcell. please.
 A. That's my best knowledge. Hesltates
 e. Isn't 1t 6 fact that you exam ined the Warrants Payable Registe, books after they were taken iron the controllers offlce?
 notice you're hesitating. Do you want some time to think about iti
 A. I don't recall having examined the books after they left the control ler's office.
 c. Now, when was the first tint that your attention was actually called to the missing papers? A. January 3, I think 1t was, 1888
 c. January 3, ie3e7
 A. January 3, 1888, the first day of the new controllers ofsice. c. You don't recall how many books you examined2 Well, you didn'' examine all the booxs?
 A. I didn't say I examined all tht books. c. Did you remember the number of pages that were supposed to bt missing7
 A. Did I count the number miss. ing2
 @. Yes.
 A. Yes.
 c. How many pages were missing? A. don't remember.
 c. And you don't remember what books or what year you made the examination for. do you?
 A. At that time
 c. My question is: You don't re- member the year or books that you examined?
 A. I examined 3 or ( books.
 c. Yes, but you don't know for what year.
 A. The year we have here today c. You don't remember the years? A. Not exactly.
 Not Personally"
 c. You still tell this jury that when you appeared before the grand jury, you hadn't at that time made . complete examination Of the books?
 A. 1 didn't do 1t oil myself. c. Do you still mean to tell thif jury that you did not make an cx- animation of all these books before you appeared before the grand jury and after the books were taken from the controllers ofiice?
 4. didn't personally examine al Of the books.
 c. Didn't you receive information from MT. Brown or his gubordinatet ag to the missing pages? 4. No. c. Are you sure about t? A. Positive. c. Or from any other source? 4. The man that was with fi( when they were counted.
 c. That was when?
 4. January 2, 1898. c. Who was that msn9
 4. MT. Armstrong,
 c. Who E he?
 4. Hs wss employed by Mir, Row. land in the early part of ie2e.
 c, Is he is the controllers 0ffics ct present?
 4. No,
 c. What iS his business?
 4. He B an accountant,