The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
City Board Of Finance Did Not Sanction Many Amounts Paid Out, Purcell Testifies
Later Those Payments We're Added He Asserted; Controller Leary Impli-
 cated in His Testimony
NAMES OF CONTRACTORS ARE
 PRESENTED BY PROSECUTOR
By JOSEPH F. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Writer

Vast sums of money paid out to contractors, lawyers and individuals by the city of Waterbury dur ing 1885 and 1937 without the approval of the board of finance, were revealed by Special Prosecutor Hugh M Alcorn with the assistance of Chief Accountant James P. Purcell of the controllers office and war rants payable registers in superior court this morn ing. The 11th week of the trial-the third week of testimony at 1 o'clock this afternoon when Judge Ernest A. Inglis adjourned court until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
 Controller Is Implicated
 "They were added later," said Witness Purcell, who has been on the stand continuously since last Friday with reference to items of date subsequent to the date of signing of the warrants payable regis ters by the board of finance.
 "And who has the final order in the controllers office, as to what shall be entered on the sheet you have before you? asked the special prosecutor with reference to December, 1887, warrants payable sheet.
 "The controller was the brief reply.
 Those Who Received Funds
 Employees of the controllers office during office of Daniel J. Leary, Detective John B. Purdie alias John Conway the Altieri Construction Company, Frank J. Burns Santalucia several other construction companies and Waterbury lawyers received pay ments without the approval of the board of finance, this mornings testimony and evidence indicated. Names and amounts were brought to light with reference to the 1885 sheets and the December sheets from 1937 Purcell testified that the December, 1887 sheets are all that remain aVddDle ITO Iie ISglSIci.
 Two Federal Men Today
 Two of the three federal agents who held con ference with Special Prosecutor Alcorn and Judge Ings yesterday returned today for another brief meeting with Judge Ings. They were accompanied by another federal man, whose identity could not be established As was the situation yesterday, none of the principals to the conference would offer any state ment at its conclusion. The federal men are attached to the income tax division of the treasury depart ment.
 Payment Sheets Disclosed
 The payments referred to from the sheets were as
 On sheets approved March 2, 1885, under entries of March 8:
 Eight checks to Frank Santalucia, each for $171.50
 On sheets approved July B. 1885, under entires on July
 Three checks to Santalucia three to Philip Coppeto and three the Abrgador Diggers Amounts were not gven) . ao, 4-. of December q: Checks Are Made Public
 Two checks to the Underwriters Investigation Bureau operated by John Purde of New York, deendan one for S758 OO the other for $270. Others as follows
 Colonel William J. Shanahan, formerly of the con- troler's office $l25 Martin Dunn (defendant) $350 long list of apparent workmen checks ranging in the $100 class.
 structon Company $11 92; L. Suzio Company, $32, 58S 5O Atier Construction Company follows: $6366o SIS OO8 50: S1OO9S0O; $156000; $3,03111; $7,52950 $8210; $800.OO $77.74; $S,8l3.86
 Totals in that case were marked Tn red ink as $7S,6 ,63S.15.
 Purcell Knew Santalucia
 Acorn after reading that list asked of Purcell. DO
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