The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
Explanation Of Reconciliation
 Sheets Gist OF Testimony Today
Attorney Slad Spends Questioning Exhibits Presented Refreshen Memory Witness
 -Leary Known to Office Personnel ''The Boss".

A. I checked that up after court last night-304.
 o. BOA undated?
 A. Correct.
 o. How many sheets in all in the book?
 A. BOA in the book.
 o. And none of those certificates are dated?
 A Correct.
 Q. So that out of BOA sheets in exhibit 61, not single sheet bears any date of what we have been calling the board of finances ap- proval certificate.
 A. There is no date in the place fixed for the date where the board of finance signs the sheet.
 Q. Is there any date fixed any, where-whether in the place fixed for the date or otherwise-that would show the board of finances alleged approval. Do you understand the question, MT. Purcell?
 A. The face fo the sheet bears the date of the 14th-date of the meeting.
 c. I ask that to be stricken out as not being responsive.
 Judge: It seems to me that 1t is responsive. It may stand.
 o. Now, referring to exhibit 61, do you find any of the warrants payable sheets not signed by the controller?
 A. No. = Q. Will you kindly look at ex- hibit 63 and tell his honor and the jury the number of warrants pay able sheets bearing no date of the board of finance?
 A. 415.
 o. Bear no date at all?
 A. That's correct.
 Confusion
 Q. How many sheets bear no date of the controllers signature?
 A. None.
 o. How many sheets bear no date on the front of the sheet?
 Alcorn: Now, we're confused again. The question is bearing a date on the front of the sheet.
 Slade: I mean whether on the ton of the warrants payable sheet, there is date.
 Alcorn: You didn't say on the top of the sheet, and until you do, I will object.
 Purcell: I didn't notice any that didn't bear the controllers sigma ture.
 o. I again call your attention to states exhibit 89 which is a carbon copy of the check to the Kingsley Co. for $566.66. The same amount appeared on the bank statement as having been charged to the recon ciliation. That carbon copy as a notation on its reading: "December 31, 1934-services for the city of Waterbury during December 1934- bearing the date of December 31, 1884" Have you the invoice for that?
 A. I haven't it now.
 Further on).
 Exhibit 90
 o. Look at exhibit 90 and state whether or not in the performance of your duties in the controllers office, you saw those very checks at the time they were returned to the city from the bank.
 A. I may have seen some of them.
 Q. Would you say that you saw them all?
 A. No. I don't.
 o. In making up your reconcilia- tion sheets, didn't you have occas- ion to see those checks?
 A. I believe the reconciliations were made under my direction in that year, so that I wouldn't have occasion to see those checks.
 o. You mean during the year 1897 you didn't make the reconcili- ation yourself?
 A. For 1886 or 1897 I don't be- lieve I made that part of the re- conciliation.
 o. During that portion of the year covered by these checks?
 A. don't believe I did-that is, that part of the reconciliation.
 o. Did you make the reconcilia- tions for 1887 yourself?
 A. I don't think so.
 o. Did you make the reconcilia- tion for 1885?
 A. For part of the year.
 Further on)
 o. Now MT. Purcell, during the performance of your duties in the employ of MT. Leary, did you make up the financial statements to be used for bond houses and note houses?
 A. Yes.
 o. And those statements were made with a view of presenting the financial condition of the city?
 A. Yes.
 Gathered Information
 e. And you obtained the informa- ton from which those statements were based from the books on rec ord for the city of Waterbury.
 A. Yes.
 o. And you furnished those state ments to MT. Leary, your superior?
 A. Well, most of the time, it was MT. Kelly.
 e. They were to be used through MT. Leary's office as controller, in connection with the finances of the city?
 A. Yes.
 o. Now, MT. Purcell, in your of- flee you had how many employees? A. There were three employees on the third floor besides myself.
 c. Over whom you had supervi- sion either wholly or in part in con- nection with the work that you were engaged in?
 A. Yes.
 o. How many employees were there in MT. Leary'S office approximate