The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05

nm III the vault Ot the con December 30, 1887.
 In an hour of fiery questions and answers, the special prosecutor tried to bring out that the records, in- cluding the warrants payable regis ters for 1886 and 1887, must have disappeared between December 3l, and January 3.
 This was attempted by review of the testimony of Republican Town Committee Chairman J. Warren Up- son, a state witness, who has testi- fled that former Controller Daniel J. Leary told him on January 4, 1888, that he expected to be blamed for the disappearance of various records.
 Paid Before Work Ended
 Alderman, who admitted receiv- ing $975 from the city for an audit of the welfare department, chil- dren's home commission and town clerks office, admitted that MT. Lenyy signed the check for that amount before the work was con- pleted. The check was issued De- cember 31, 1887. Alderman said that he received an additional $500 from Leary for going over the 16,000 checks issued by the city in 1887 and making list of checks payable to Lesry personally.
 The ross-exmination of Alder man, the first defendant to take the stand in the conspiracy trial, start- cd at almost exactly noon.
 Outburst From Crawford
 It was preceded by a fiery out burst from his counsel, Attorney George w. Crawford, who was un- successful in his attempt to have the states accountant, Warren M. Brown, segregate all city checks contained in the December, 1887 re- corciliations, from the cheeks issued for that year. Brown said that the task would be "humanly impos- sible," and Judge Inglis ruled that if Crawford wanted the checks he would have to segregate them him. self.
 Alcorn brought out that Alder man left an accounting job at the Standard Paper Company December 14, 1887, when Leary called him to go to work in the city hall. The wit- ness said that he could not say how long he had been working at the paper company, nor how long more would be required to finish his task.
 Conferred With Leary
 He said that Leary called him at about il o'clock, and he was at the Diamond Ginger Ale Go. office to talk with Leary about an hour later. After a wait of half an hour, Alder man said, Leary conferred with him and told him to go to the city hall and make a check of the warrants payable sheet and cheeks, to verify the checks issued for the il months of the year.
 The state contends that Alder man. during December, 1887. segre- gated certain records from the con- troller's office files for destruction in pursuance of the alleged con- spiracy.
 Assessor Crary Present
 John H. Crary, city assessor, who was i'll Friday, and caused the early adjournment of the trial, was pres- ent today, but was not in good health. He said early today that he did not believe he would be able to bear up under the pain of cramps which he suffered last night. Un- til the 1 o'clock recess he had made no complaint, however.
 "What is the matter with your memory" demanded Alcorn of Al- derman. when the latter could not remember whether or not he had re- turned to his job at the Standard Paper O., after conferring with MT. Leary, December l4.
 Memory Is Good ."There's nothing the matter with my memory, MT. Alcorn," was the reply.
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