The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
Abrigador Digger Co.,,
 Phil Coppeto Named
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ceived $8O,9O7.07, Of which $2O,87S.15 was placed on deposit.
 In 1892, the city paid the conn., pany and individual, $1l9,2866O, of which $76,719.75 was deposited
 Of $l42, 2,716.75 paid in 1883 by the city, Coppeto deposited $88,l9l.75, Brown continued.
 And in 1884, he said, of $199, ,623.5 paid to Coppeto and his company, total of $60, ,209.00 was placed on deposit.
 In Final Year
 In the final year testified about this morning, 1885, the company and Coppeto received 79,332.25, Brown said, while only $23,539 was de- posted.
 Testimony concerning 1886 and 1897 was scheduled to be offered this afternoon, it was understood.
 In each instance as Brown testi- fled concerning payments to Cop peto and the Abrigador Digger, AL corn brought out statements con- cerning unavailability of records pertaining to the payments.
 Alcorn Defends Brown
 Facing an attack by defense coun- sel, he defended the rights of Brown, an accountant to reconstruct trans actions from those city records which are still available."
 The principal clash of the days session was between Attorney Pat rick Healey and Special Prosecutor Alcorn, when the latter accused the former of cross-examining" Brown on the witnes stand.
 Healey denied the charge and took his seat. Alcorn thereupon called upon the witness to continue, Until the next objection"
 The defense attorney was on his feet again, demanding that the re- mark be stricken from the record, and pointing out that it is the right and duty of defense counsel to make their objections.
 Alcorn agreed that such was the right, and Judge Inglis ordered the remark stricken from the record.
 Pick up second take
 The 23rd week of the trial opened today with indications that Brown is almost halfway through his testi- mony, and that unless he is hin- dered more by defense objections than he has to date, he will con- clude his testimony by the end of this week.
 This is quite aside from earlier inferences that he would be on the stand as long as month testify in,, only for the state and then an in0stimable period under cross ex- animation.
 Today's testimony started out with reference to over-expenditures in the street department, headed by Thomas J. Fleming.
 In connection with one transfer of funds to the street department, of $165,957, which Alcorn insisted was made only on the recommenda- tion of Fleming, with the approval of Leary, Attorney Patrick Healey read a letter which was sent to Leary by Fleming under date of Mo- vember 24. 1887.
 The letter pointed out that the paving appropriation had been over expended at that date by $225, 5,000, due to the installation of street water mains preliminary to the pav- ing of Baldwin, South Main, Con- gress avenue, Willow and Homer streets. These charges had been placed against the street depart ment appropriation.
 Flemin ginsisted to Leary in the communication that it was his opinion that the charges were to have been made against the street improvement bonding funds.
 Concerning $165,957 expended on the streets mentioned. I feel that the appropriation of the street de- partment should not be incumbered to that amount" said Fleming in the letter, read to the jury by Healey. The letter stated that Elem ing felt that the charges should be charged against the bond fund where they belong"
 Started in 1881
 The over-expenditures in the street department started in 1881, the witness stated today. In 1880 there was an under-expenditure of the appropriation by $1,642.
 The over-expenditures were as follows: 1881, $131, 1,534.72; 1882, $26,- 38451; 1883, $174,44152; 1884, $398,- 55663; 1885, $660, ,24027; 1886, $599,- 35827; 1887, $244,308.28.
 Brown stated that the total over expenditures in the department for the years mentioned was $3,380, 00535, although by transfers of $1,O46, ,803.94, the amount had been reduced to $2,233, ,204.4l.
 124 Per Cent Increase
 Brown brought to the attention of the court that the expenditure in the street department in 1880 was $589, ,879.39, rose to $953, ,366.69 n 1897, although it had been $1,324,- 920.31 had been paid in 1885. The 1885 expenditures, Brown said represented an increase of 124 per cent as compared with 1880.
 Transfers identified by Brown in- cluded one for SIS, ,786.84 in Decem- Der 31, 1894, to the F. E. R. A. from the road oil, paving and machine appropriations. Another in 1885 was made for $286, ,454.81, Brown said.
 The F. E. R. A. appropriation was changed to the street and general improvement fund in 1937," Brown said. The transfer for $165,957 re- ferred to in the letter from Fleming to Leary, was made under those circumstances. A notation on the journal voucher stated that it was made by instructions of Daniel J. Leary.
 Attorney Patrick Healey received permission of the court to read the letter asking for the transfer from Fleming to Leary.
 Transfers of funds made in l934- 35 and 37 involving the street de- partment amounted to $572, ,19865, Brown said, and other transfers tes- tified to previously, involving the vuaIfowa AasSov. ax.t oS..asxxakal tn