The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Murray LeUy Engage
 M Battle Of Wits

cross examination of Levy thil morning.
 e. weren't you dismissed from Yale university for cheating, MT, Levy?
 A. Yes.
 e. Weren't you put on your honor during the examination your examination said not to repeat any outside matter? You were cheating weren't you.
 A. Yes.
 c. And you made that promise, didn't you, not to cheat?
 A. I don't know what promise you are referring to.
 c. Well, you made e promise, didn't you, to your professor?
 A. Yes.
 e. Not to cheatp
 A. Yes.
 e. And then you were put on your honor, weren't youp
 A. Right.
 Q. Yes. Then you went right ahead and cheated, didn't you2 A. Yes.
 c. When you got into your peni- tential mood before your last ap- pearance, your attitude was to re- pair any injury you had done, is that right, to the city of Water bury?
 A. No.
 e. You didn't?
 A. Your question is too involved, e. Why did you answer "No"? A. Perhaps I should have said don't understand.
 c. All right. Well, you took the witness stand for the third time before the grand jury, and you pur- ported to tell the truth, then, didn't you?
 Told the Truth
 A. I did tell the truth.
 e. And the entire truthp
 A. Yes.
 Q. You told MT. Alcorn, didn't you, that you were very sorry for what you had done?
 A. Yes.
 @. That yea realized the gravity of your oifenss?
 A. Yes. I wanted to tell the truth.
 c. Yes. You wanted to be hon. est about the entire transaction, didn't you?
 A. Yes.
 e. Now, you testified here yester- day afternoon that between l932- 1887, you got something from the city of Waterbury approximating $co,000 or less. Is that rightp A. Yes. |. c. In that penitential mood of yours, did your conscience impart to you to return the $20,000 that you got from the city of Waterbury?
 A. I haven't repaired that.
 c. Well, you felt that you stole 1t, hadn't you?
 A. I hadn't stolen 1t.
 e. Well, did you come by 1t hon. estly? A. No.
 e.. Did you believe tht you were etltiVleu UO ltT A. I deluded myself to believe that I was entitled to 1t because oi the manner of the original contract handled by Kelly.
 Q. You were easily deluded?
 A. I should be-
 c. You have no doubt now that the $20,000 more or less you got from the City of Waterbury after 1882 is money that doesn't belong to you? A. Yes.
 c. Have you made any effort te return 1t to the City of Waterbury;
 A. No.
 Conscience Trouble c. Your conscience doesn't both- CT you in that respect, does 1t?
 A. It does considerably.
 e. Yes. But you made no effort to repair the damage that you took part. in, in the City of Waterbury? A. Not bit. f. @. You paid income tax on that $2o,0o0, did you. A. No.
 c. On part of 1t? A. No.
 c. Did you pay any income tax at all on that stolen $20,000?
 A. I just answered no.
 c. Well, what was the last in- stallment of income tax that you paid?
 A. The last one due for the year 1887.
 c. How much was it?
 A. don't remember the exact amount?
 c. On what amount did you file an income tax return?
 A. You mean the net amount?
 c. Yes.
 A. I don't remember.
 c. Are you honest in that an- swer?
 A. Yes. I can't tell you approxi- mately what the amount is. c. After you said here that the matter was attended to by Bailey & Bailey, your accountants? A. I said that they were in- structed to file. c. Yes. The information that Bailey & Bailey had came from you.
 A. Yes. Q. We'll, in making your return you signed your name to the re- turn?
 A. Yes.
 e. And then you swore that 1t was true. didn't you?
 A. Yes.
 c. You saw that return, didn't you?
 A. Yes.
 c. And what was the net amount?
 A. I don't remember.
 c. Are you honest in that an- swer?
 A. Yes. Paid By Check
 Q. How did you pay the install- ment of your income tax to the government7