The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-22

wanted to call to your honor's at- tention and that our motion to dis miss this charge against Murray. Meaney and Kingsley will be sus- tained on the ground that there isn't any evidence at all that warrants this case against them for the Jury's determination.
 MIR. ALCORN:
 If it may please the court, necessary in the conspiracy case il to sl1ow-whether much or little the accused participated in a com mon design"
 Colossal Task
 In view of the arguments ad- vanced by the defense counsel, he said, it was necessary for him to al- Jude to some of the facts. It was g colossal task for him, he said, to go through the IA volumes of testimony even with the synopsis prepared, and be able to martial the evidence in the case as applying to each par ticular defendant.
 "In not one single instance have they presented all the evidence ap- plying to the particular accused under consideration" he cried.
 Going through the list of alleged conspirators, Alcorn said that Leary lSas the controller, Kelly, as private secretary to the mayor, held his confidence. Fleming, in charge of the city yards, he said, ordered the books burned. Martin J. Dunn, in the controllers office, had records burned, and the empty boxes re- turned to the controllers office.
 Empty Boxes Smart Move
 It was a smart move to bring the empty boxes back to the vault, he said. Dunn represented the con- troller's office and Kelly the mayors office at the burning.
 Corporation Counsel Charles s O'Connor was an appointee of the mayor, he continued. Shanahan and Crary are assessors; Michael Slavin deputy registrar of voters, "a part ot the Hayes regime" Minor he said, was paid by the city for detective work and auditing. Horgan was a janitor in city hall, and Alderman worked for six or eight years for Leary. He knew the ins and outs, Alcorn said-knew where the checks and warrants payable sheets were and what they were for.
 All Were Officials
 "All were elected officials" he charged, "not strangers. They were appointees or employees of the con- troller or the mayor" Every man was in a key position" he continu- ed.
 "To complete the fraud, te con- tinued, 'it was necessary to add a few more." He thereupon mentioned Edward G. Levy, John S. Johnston, the Coppetos, Peters, Frank Burns, whom he said had business dealings with Mayor Hayes.
 He continued with James F. Healey, whose dealings with the city until 1885 were modest" From that time, he said, $35, 1000 was paid over to him. Although he never banked at the Waterbury Trust, the checks were cashed there, and the funds did not go through the books of his company.
 Purdie No Stranger
 John G. Purdie twas no stranger, D continued Alcorn He referred to the meeting between Daniel J. Leary and J. Warren Upson, which was described by the latter, as a states witness. The meeting took place in the basement of the Waterbury Trust Go.
 We've had a man here three years checking on you fellows '' Leary told Upson, Alcorn continued, with an accent on the "we.'
 Referring to Democrat
 Referring to volumes of records of conversations between Re- publican leaders, Leary allegedIy said, You keep quiet (concerning missing rec0rds) or we'll have these volumes of your conversa- tions printed in the Waterbury Democrat.n
 To this, the special prosecutor said. "1 don't believe The Demo- crat would print them at any time-but that's what he said,"
 The prosecutor ridiculed the horse case" brought in by Crawford again, by indicating that Crawford might say, ''Ill have the case kicked out because I brought the horse case over from London"
 The three judges who heard the horse case disagreed. Alcorn cried. T don't want to arouse any inter- national complications, but we get better decisions from the trial judges than was done on that case" MORE
 Coppetto Got $S0O,O00
 Philip Coppetto got $500, 900, Ale corn said. "And he has to account to the U. S. government for it When he takes the witness stand, as he certainly has to, he must tell us if he has accounted for it."
 There were three fires, of records, Alcorn said. one at City Hall, one at city yards and one at the Water bury Trust Go.
 "Hayes authorized and finished the case" cried Alcorn. leading up Q characterization of James P. Pur- cell. one of the states leading wit- nesses.
 Purcell An Honest Man
 ':zze's an honest man. Alcorn said, 'I'd trust Purcell with my purse or my life"
 He said that lt was enough for him." when Purcell went to Mayor Hayes to tell him about 93.000 which Leary alleeedly failed 10 return to