The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-11

by the governor of this state to an important office for the term of four years.
 Now, the most amazing statement that I have heard made was by MT. Murray in the very opening of his address. When MT. Murray step- ped to this table to address this jury in behalf of his client, the first thing he said to you was: Tt may be that I have been chosen to speak last because there is least against by client"
 Well, stop and analyze that, ladies and gentlemen, for just a moment. The attorney who says he had prac- ticed for thirty years in the city of New York, who came here to plead for the friend of his boyhood, said that he was chosen by his associates in the case to speak last because there was the least against his client. I think the court will tell you it doesn't make very much difference when man is charged with con- spiracy whether his participation is much or whether little. And if I read the English language right MT. Murray said that he was chosen to speak because there was the least against his client.
 We'll. that means that he isn't as guilty as Purdie. He isn't as guilty as Alderman. He isn't as guilty as anyone else in the case. But as the man against whom the state has produced the least evidence. I pro- pose to answer it before I'm through, and think that will be able to demonstrate that we, not only have the least against his but we have the greatest against his client, still the mayor of this city!
 MT. McDonough!
 Let me refer for a moment to MT. McDonough. You heard him; you couldn't help hearing him. He said that I came here from Hart frd county, as if there was any, thing against my coming here from Hartford County to New Haven County when I'm sent for. MT.
 Waterhouse and MT. Peck come from Hartford County and MT. Me- Donough comes from Hartford County. And if you want him here in New Haven County, we will give him to you. We won't give you a warranty deed, but quit claim deed.
 He told you that he admitted that Levy got $l26,000. (Objection by MT. McDonough)
 Payments were made to Levy and I spent weeks here in my efforts with the records that were left spent weeks here attempting to prove that fact. And now, If the payments were made, did you hear MT. McDonough say anything as to how they were made? How did he get 1t? When did he get 1t? Oh, no, MT. McDonough comedies, doesn't he but the money was not only paid to Levy but that 1t was brought to him by Olsen.
 McDonough Objects
 McDONOUGH: I said nothing of the kind. object again. No state ment has been made and the gen. tlemen is deliberately misquoting the defense arguments. Does your honor recall my making such statement?
 ALCORN: I didn't state that he said it. said he didn't.
 JUDGE: I don't think we need any further arguments.
 Hayes and Leary signed the checks, Olsen brought the money to the city hall and Levy got the money.
 Well, that was Tommy Kelly's friend who told you that. You re- member during the time, on one occasion when Olsen came, Levy was there at the city hall, ready to get his money. You remember when Kelly said. Wait a minute" And he sent downstairs, telephoned or sent for MT. I.eary, and the check was brought up. So then, ladies and gentlemen, If we have conces- sion that Levy got the money, well couldn't you believe Levy one step further? That he split the money? Can you tell us, as reasonable men and women, why is 1t that $126, 1000 should have been paid to Levy? Why should $126,0OO go out of the city,s treasury to Levy and there 1 was no return for the people?
 Ladies and gentlemen, there is necessary for the success of this conspiracy. three things: It is ncces- sary to have, in the first place, an interruptions mayor; and fin the sec- ond place, you have crooked bank CT; and in the third place, it was necessary to have dishonest audi tors.
 Anyone of the three, if they should fall-anyone of the three and this conspiracy could have been a failure. And the central figures in this conspiracy were Hayes and Leary and Kelly and Olsen and Kingsley. And the men in the key position were members of the of- ficial administration Dunn, O'Con- ner, Fleming and Crary, Shanahan, Minor and the man Alderman who worked at the Diamond Ginger Ale | most of his time"
 Feeders"
 Now, to make conspiracy of this type successful, they had to have feeders. And who were they2 Levy, Johnston and Peters In Bristol; Santalucia who is Cassidy's Little Boy Blue" restaurant keeper here in the city of Waterbury: Healey. | Purdie. the detective; Williamson and Mackenzie: and Coppeto. And | not a stranger among them.
 The testimony is, ladies and en-
 The testimony is. ladies and gen- not only the income tax for Mayor | Hayes, but Alderman also prepared the income tax for Frankie Burns. | Not of his trucking business but of his restaurant business.
 They hired restaurant man in the city of Waterbury to work for | them, with whom they could make their split. They hired Peters from