The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

A. MT. Leary.
 o. When Mayor Hayes came into the room were you three there? A. Yes.
 o. Whether or not the door was closed after he came in?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Talked Over Bills
 @. Will you tell the court and jury what took place?
 A. They talked to MT. Williamson and I about taking care of Water bury matters for the session of 1887. Further on:
 o. What else took place?
 A. I went down to the other end of the room, picked up book. We were waiting for some one to come over. MT. Leary called someone to have him hurry up with the money. e.. Whether or not someone did come with money?
 A. Yes, sir.
 @. Did the money arrive before MT. Hayes left?
 A. No, sir, after he left.
 o. Who came with the money? A. MT. Olsen.
 o. Whether or not there is marriage relationship there?
 A. My brother married his sister. e. What if anything was pro- duced by him?
 A. I saw him through the door. MT. Leary went out and as he opened the door, I saw MT. Olsen there. Leary took package from him and came back in with the money. :"
 $5,OO0 Cash
 e. What was in the package, if you know?
 A. AS I remember, money. @. Do you know how much? A. 5000.
 Q. What did you see by way of papers, if you know?
 A. He brought out the check and I saw MT. Williamson sign it. A. After the voucher and check were signed, what was done with them?
 A. MT. Leary took them.
 o. What was done with the 5000?
 A. MT. Williamson was handed $2,5OO and he handed me $1,250. @. What wal done with the other?
 A. Mr. Williamson didn't get it and I didn't get 1t. @. Who gave the money to Will liamson?
 A. MT. Leary.
 Further:
 0. After adjournment of the leg islature and along towards the end of the year 1897, did you have any conference with Daniel J. Leary and Charles E. Williamson, and if so when and where?
 A. Yes, sir, at the Danbury court house.
 c. Will you tell us what took place?
 A. The thing MT. Williamson was interested in was what became of those vouchers and checks. We were both quite nervous about that. MT. Leary said they were out of the way.
 Q. What?
 A. Checks and vouchers-and he said some of the records had been taken out but he didn't know who took them. And then he spoke about the amount of the checks for 1895 and amounts for 1887. @. Who spoke of the amounts? A. MT. Leary and Williamson spoke of them.
 @. Tell me what they said.
 A. About the amounts MT. Will liamson-what he wanted to find out was where they were. Leary said out of the way and said everything would be all right, but there was 8 man in the controllers office that might have made a note of all the different amounts and everything that might mean trouble.
 Knows Dietrich
 Attorney Murray:
 c. Do you know a man named George Dietrich? 3
 A. Yes.
 (Attorney Murray asks MT. Diet rich to stand).
 o. Is he the man?
 A. Yes, sir.
 c. Let me ask you something: did he ever write you a letter in the last two years enclosing g $4,500 check?
 A. No, sir.
 o. He didn't write you a letter on behalf of his brother enclosing a $4,500 check that you endorsed in payment of a bribe to an of11cial in the state of Connecticut
 A. No, sir.
 o. Are you sure of that?
 A. Positive.
 e.. What was MT. Dietrich's brothers name?
 A. F. Donald Coster.
 @. What was his real name? A. I can't think of it--Musica. e. What was his first name? A. I don't recall.
 @. You have been in close con- tact with him for some years? A. No, sir.
 c. Never saw him at all? A. Yes, sir.
 Employed by Musica o. Who employed you? A. He did. Q. Who paid you?
 A. McKesson & Robbins concern. o. How often did you see Philip Musica. alias F. Donald Coster since 1935?
 A. I didn't see him for five months at one time.
 Q. You have been using drugs for how many years?
 A. We'll, of and on for several years.
 Q. How many years2
 A. Oh, seven or eight.
 c. Twenty?
 A. No.
 c. Fifteen?
 A. Yes.
 Q.when. did you first start to use drugs?