The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-10

the latter's negative drove over
Grove street to Prospect street
where he pointed out the house. He
drove a few yards past it, then
stopped and let Massucci out, tell
ing him to go to the front door and
ask for package.
Mayor at His Office
This Massucci did, according to
the related story to Whalen. But
Mayor Hayes was not at his home,
but at his East Main street Office.
A short time later Massucci said
he met the stranger on Catharinen
avenue, where he was asked if he
had any writing paper at his home.
Massucci said he had pad and Sc
cured it upon the strangers request.
He said the stranger wrote on it
leaning the paid against a brick
wall.
Then Massucci said the stranger
asked him to do another favor
pick up bundle to be thrown out
of car at the corner of Catharine
avenue and Wall street about 7:30 on
the night of December 80. Mas
Succi admitted picking up the pack
age thrown out of the car, but said
he dropped it again, thinking that
it wasn't he right one.
Handwriting Samples
Following his relation of his con-
versation with Massucci, Whalen
told of sending the samples of
handwriting to Washington. He
sent with them several letters he
had picked up at Massucci's home,
some of them applications for. jobs.
An objection by Attorney Hugo
l.. Guastaferri to the entrance of
the letters was overruled by Judge
Hincks and they are expected to be
used by both state and defense, as
both now expect to call handwriting
experts to the stand. Atty. Guasta-
ferri said he probably would call his
expert some time today.
A description of the strange
man" by Massucci to Whalen was
that he was about IS or 40 years of
age, taller than himself, and wore
gray suit, gray overcoat, and a
gray hat.
Chief Inspector Joseph Stevens
gave vivid description late yester.
day afternoon of the capture of
Massucci. He told of how he and
Inspector Foley went to house
near the corner of Catherine ave-
nue. and Wall street and took posi-
tons at a window on the second
floor of the building shortly after
6 p. m.
They were only there a short
time he said when they noticed a
man standing at the northwest
corner of the two streets. The man
kept walking back and forth from
one side OF the street TO the other.
Picks Up Package
Shortly after seven o'clock Mayor
Hayes automobile appeared, the
mayor at the wheel. He saw the
mayor toss a package from the
car and a man dart out and pick
1t up. The man who picked 1t up
was the man who had been walking
back and forth apparently nervous
for the previous hour, he said. He
said that he and Inspector Foley
dashed out of the house and that
he saw the man toss the package
into the gutter as Inspector Foley
ran up to him. He then identified
Massucci as the man who was
walking up and down and the man
who picked up the package and
who threw it into the gutter when
Inspector Foley approached him.
MaSsucci was then taken to no.
lice headquarters and questioned.
Records were then presented in
court showing copies OF Massucci,s
signature. these having been OBJ
tanned by Inspector Stevens. These
signatures will evidently be used by
the government when it's hand.
writing expert takes the witness
stand today.
He next told OF visiting Massl,e-
CTS home and finding q pad with an
imprint on it which he took to po-
lice headquarters, the pad having
an impression on it Of the last thing