The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

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 e. And you understood the im- port of your answer, didn't youf A. Yes. Record:
 e. What was the check of the City of Waterbury?
 A. Controllers order of the City of Waterbury.
 c. What bank was it drawn on? A. That can't tell you.
 e. And he brought the check to you?
 A. That's right.
 Further on:-
 Q. You didn't employ anybody except Mackenziep
 A. That's true.
 e. He is the only one that you split with? A. That's right.
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 Q. Did you give any back to Leary2
 A. No, sir.
 Were you ask sl those questions? A. Yes.
 e. You understood the ques- tions? .. A. Yes.
 e, And you understood the an- swers, didn't you?
 A. Yes.
 Record:
 o. Do you suppose it was in connection with this transaction that MT. Leary told you he got gypped when you gave him $l,500? A. No. That check for Adams came through sometime in July. Adams came down from Boston and there was a bill he wanted up and he sent the check down and l think he came to Waterbury, in that connection with the Sterilizer stuff.
 Q. In connection with the Ser ilizer stuff?
 A. I think so. think he called me up at my political headquarters in Darien.
 o, Did MT. Leary tell you that you had better let him cash 1t (the check? A. No.
 e. Do you know where he got the money? A. No, I don't. o. You didn't go to Waterbury at the time, did you? A. No. c. And he brought it back to you A. I think that is my recollec- ton of 1t. -
 Q. You got the whole $l2ooo in cash? A. Yes. I told him I wanted cash.
 o. What was the denominations of the bills, do you know?
 A. I think they were mostly large bills.
 c. Did you give the s6ooo in cash to MT, Mackenzie that day the day that you got themP
 A. Yes.
 Were you asked those questions and did you make those answers? A. Yes.
 @. Did you understand the sig nificance of your answers2
 A. Possibly
 e, Did you know you were un- der oath?
 A. Yes.
 Record:-
 e. Where was he when he gave 1t to you?
 Pharmacy Commission | A. I think 1t was the Pharmacy Commission. ...
 e, Was there anybody else pres ent7
 A. No.
 c. Up in the private room of the Pharmacy Comrnission9
 A. Yes. e. You handed out that $6,0ooa A. Yes.
 e. Do you know what he did with it?
 A. No.
 e. Do you know whether he passed out any of it7
 A. You mean to members of the Assembly?
 e, Anybody else. A, Not to my knowledge.
 Q. Did you pass out any of your 5000 to anybody? A. No.
 c, Give any of 1t back to Leary9 A. No.
 c. You say you think the bond issues had been passed at that time you got that February check? A. I think they had. I think they went through under suspension of the rules. I had not got the record.
 @. So your work was practically all for Waterbury at that time?
 A. No, 1t wasn't. There was @ lot about the mayor and MT. Leary regarding "strike bills" against ad- mission, that they did not want and they were carried right up to the end of the session. Culhane Bill
 Off the record:
 o. Do you remember anything in particular in reference to the Culhane pension. bill that we dis cussed. today, about ten minutes be- fore the legislature adjourned Sine Die that Culhane tried to rush the bill through? Do you remember the incident at all?
 A.. I don't think I recall that. l know things were moving off and on during the whole session.
 Record:--
 e.. Strike bills against admission. A. That is what they termed 1t. e. You said there were strike bills against admission in Water bury and wanted you to have worked out for them2
 A. Yes,
 e. At city expense2 | Directed Program
 A. Couldn't be any other. I though I was in charge of their whole legislature program during the entire session.
 Q. Did you know If anybody else was in charge of 1t, too?
 A, MT. Alcorn. until I read the newspapers did not know that anybody was interested, concerning the City of Waterbury, except pos sibly those who came from the City