The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

amounts from $l,000 to $2,000."
 Levy said to the grand jury that prior to 1885 he received but $l,000 of the checks, but when he stated his intentions of withdrawing, the ante was doubled.
 He testified that the only written contract for the survey was between the city and Browning, in 1930 and 1882. He said that occasionally dur ing that period he met and talked with the mayor.
 "He was quite interested" he said After 1892, Levy did not recall seeing the myaor on any occasion.
 The jury at this point apparently attempted to hook-up the mayor with Kelly's trip to New Haven They asked Levy If the car which met Kelly was @ large one and If 1t was operated by 0 uniformed chauf- feur.
 Levy replied that the car was not ofilcious looking.
 "Just what happened to make you decide to make @ clean breast Of it," asked the grand jury. No Argument
 They inquired If Kelly and Levy had argued. Levy replied that there had been no argument but that he had been advised by his lawyer, William l.. Hadden.
 Levys testimony continued, indi- eating that the mayor had been pleased with the service of Brown Ing & Co.,, in 1892. There was no mention of how pleased he was when the contract with Browning was severed in 1892.
 Mention was also made of an ad- ditional assessment of $500,000 against the power companies hold. ings, representing Q taxation rev. enue of $i6,000 to the city. This was included by Kelly in the justifica- tons for payments of fees to Levy, according to the testimony.
 Levy said that he had had con- tacts with Charles Allen and other officials of the Connecticut Light & Power company during 1o30, 1881 and 1882, but not since. The questioning by the jury then turned to the mayors knowledge of the second Levy contract, which he said was c verbal once
 You want us to believe that the mayor did not know about those large payments" asked Q juror with reference to the sums which mount cd to more than $i00,000 between 1892 and 1887.
 T can't say anything from my personal knowledge that would indi- cate he did," was Levy's reply.
 "On no occasion did l see the mayor around, during the past four years, when I talked with Kelly" Levy told the grand jury.
 Read the Newspapers
 Levy then told the Jury that on the following day, March 90, there was to be Q hearing in Hartford, by federal authorities, concerning his failure to file income tax returns, A Boston official was to be In charge, he said.
 Levy, when questioned by the jury said that he did not know simon J Alderman, another defendant, very vol. He only knew Alderman was connected with Leary by what he read In the newspapers, he said.
 No Other Talks
 He told the grand jury thart he had had no talks with the mayor Leary or Kelly, aside from those he had described.
 His closing words to the jury, ace cording to the transcript, after he had told his story, March 20, were:
 "If l find any notes or anything else--
 Alcorn interrupted, "You lot us know"
 "Yss, sir" was the reply. "Is that all~
 He was then excused.
 The defense asked for an early roe cess immediately after the reading of Levy's grand jury testimony had been concluded.
 Charging that Attorney Edward O Levy of New Haven lied when Inc testified this morning relative to hii income tax payments, in comparison to what the record of his testimony shows he said yesterday, Attorney Thomas r. McDonough, legal coun- sel for Thomas P. Kelly, caused c mild sensation in court this morn- ing with the result that Judge Ernest A. 1nglis instructed the jury to dis- regard MeDonough'g remark.
 Later on, tho examiner worked hard on Levy to show that the New Haven lawyer had talked to Mayor Thomas spcllaoy of Hart- ford, relative to c light and power rate reduction contract for tho city of Hartford, and had also told Wa terbury officials that he had . con- tract with the city of Now Haven. Levy admitted, too, that he knew former Mayor Fully of New Haven. To tho question on the Hartford contract and his conversation with spellacy, before the latter waG elected mayor of Hartford, Levy said T don't recall ever talking to Mir 9pellacy about c lighting contract saw him on c collection matter. On tho New Haven angle Levy said ''Thero was no contract with New Haven that I know of"
 Attorney McDonough brought out from Levy that even after the con- tract for the utilities survey wal signed and in operation, . testimo- niai book of tho George Browning Inc. was shown to Thomas P kUhys