The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Telling The Truth Said Acoto Williamson Before Jury

l~ 4 A4~O4 11 I while I have tried and tried to gel you to tell what took place at that n-eeting. You know, and you know I know. A. Well, I don't know why was called into any such meeting as that.
 @. don't care why you were celled. I am not interested in that just now. want to know what took place there-what Leary said? A. I think the most he ever saio on the day in question was as tC what move re would make in order to stop nose: people into getting in as what he regarded. his business.
 Juror: I didn't get that. Please speak little louder.
 e. I don't mind your smoking a cigarette, but if you will just let us hear what " are saying you car smok in between time. Could you tell me now what he said in respec, to the records-what he proposed tc do.
 A. I think he figured he might take care of those records.
 Q. You mean by that-destroy them?
 A. I thirk that is true.
 9. Now, how did he say it? A. I don't think he had reached any conclusion as to what he was going to do. Q. Did iie give you to understand he was going to destroy them, did he?
 A. That he might?
 .. That he might destroy them. Did he tell you how he was going to do 1t?
 A. Eo.
 o. How did he say it? How did he tell you that-how did he phrase it?
 A. Well, think he was unde- cided and uncertain as to what move he would make, and I think when he left he knew what he was going to do.
 Left Impression
 o. You mean how he was going to-blt, didn't he leave the impress sion in your mind that he was go- ing to do away with the records in some manner or form?
 A. That he might.
 o. That he might do 1t? Did he indicate how he was going to do it?
 A. No.
 Q. Did he tell you when he was going to do it?
 A. No.
 Q. We'll, he had ih mind the scheme to do away with those rec ords. Of course, he didn't ask you to take any part of it.
 A. certai: wouldn't have been paid to do it. I have lived with a states attorney for ten years and a good one.
 o. What else did he say? Per- haps I will put it in this way: Did he say that those records he pro- posed to get rid of were vouchers and checks?
 A. He didn't specify at all.
 o. How did he put it. That is what Tn trying to get from you.
 A. Well, I don't know.
 o. But I mean, he didn't tell you he was going to destroy only books in the office. Did he?
 A. No. Frankly, I didn't l-now what he meant by records. I have no knowledge of the bookkeeping ar- arrangements of this city or any other
 Q. ,,'ell how he phrased 1t. What did he say he was going to destroy?
 A. Records. Q. He said he was going to de stroy records?
 A. I don't believe he said he wa! going to destroy records.
 o. We'll, what was he going to dt get rid of them?
 A. think that is just the i'm. presison that I got.
 Aside from Record:
 o. Did you answer to the fore going questions and answers, MT Williamson?
 A. Yes.
 o. Do you recall, as I read then to you, that you had been asked those precise questions and make those precise answers before tht grand jury?
 A. I don't recall them all.
 o. But you recall the gist of iti A. Yes.
 o. Didn't it occur to you wher MT. Alcorn was asking these ques' tions that he was trying to leae you into giving answers concerning matters that you had no persona knowledge of? A. No. Was Led
 o. Did 1t occur to you that yol were being led into making an swers which you had frequently de nied before? A. To degree, yes. o. Did you want to yield to tn, suggestion of the states attorne, without having any personal knowl edge of the answers that you wer making?