The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03
Purcell Quizzed By Cravford
 As Cross-Exan1ination Opens
Witness Questioned by Defense Counsel on Early Schooling Also Understanding Duties Office of Former City Controller Daniel J. Leary

words Resolved by the Senate without process of the Law" So apparently the whole think was a joke and hoax. To offer that kind of matter as valid exhibit is pretty small potato"
 Alcorn:
 Direct examination is closed.
 Then began the cross-examina- tion of Purcell by Crawford at 10:55. Q. MT. Purcell, what is the of- ficial designation of the position you hold in the City of Waterbury? A. I don't believe there is any official designation.
 Q. What do you call your posi- tion? A. My work pertains to &C., counting.
 c. Hasn't it some name by which you designate it?
 A. AS accountant. Yes. e. Isn't it as head or chief ac. countant? 1 A. It has many titles.
 @. Is Chief Accountant 8 fair description of your job? A. Yes.
 Q. Meaning the head man in charge of accounting in the Con- troller's office for the City?
 A. Yes.
 o. You were appointed to that position in 1930?
 A. Yes.
 o. By MT. Leary?
 A. Yes.
 o. How old man were you at the time you were appointed?
 A. About 28.
 c. Had you been politically &C., tive in the politics of this city o1 state or county before the day of your appointment? A. No, sir. o. The occupation did not come as any reward for political activity? A. It did not. o. Nor as any reward for poli- tical obligation owed you by MT Leary? A. No. No Obligation o. Nor as discharge of any per sonal obligation owed to you by MT Leary? A. No.
 Q. You are not relative of MT Leary? A. No.
 Q. Is it fair to say that your ap- pointment came independent o1 these considerations which I have made to you, and on the strength o1 your application made to MT. Leary? A. I think so.
 o. How long had you known MT Leary before you were appointed tc be chief accountant in his employ. ment?
 A. I did not know MT. Leary be. fore the first day of the meeting ir connection with the appointment.
 o. How long before the appoint. ment was that meeting?
 A. I can't remember. o. What is your best recollec- tion? A. Sometime in November or De- cember, 1929. o. That is about two months be- fore the time of your appointment? A. Probably. | @. Now you've sketched for us sometime in your direct examina- tion, about your education in that training. My recollection is that you stated that your preliminary educa. tion-by that I mean your education before you took up any courses il accountancy-that your preliminary education consisted in attendanc, in certain primary schools in thi. city? A. Yes.
 o. And certain elementary school. in this city?
 Axes.
 o. And evening high school? A. Yes. o. Won't you be good enough t. tell us again the names of the pri mary schools that you attended here?
 A. The first was St. Patrick Parochial School.
 Q. Through what grades did tha take you?
 A. To my best recollection, sec ond or third.
 o. Then you next attended wha primary school?
 A. The Porter street school.
 o. Is that the name of 1t?
 A. Yes.
 e. And to what grades did yo, go through Porter school?
 A. That school did not have al the grades.
 o. What grades did you finish a the Porter school?
 A. It might have been at an other school. | Q. Then you went from Porte school to some other school?
 A. To the Duggan school.
 Q. That's a public school, too? | A. Yes.
 Q. Through what grades did vol go through Duggan school?
 A. All but the last. I'm prett sure it was seventh. | Q. You think you finished seventl at Dugan?
 A. It would be all of the last veal
 Q. Did you go to another ele mentary school after Duggan? A. No. | e. Did you get certificate iron the Duggan school after you fin ished the grades there?
 A. can't remember.
 Q. You don't remember if yo graduated from any elementar school from the city?
 A. I think I did, but I can't an swer your question right now.
 @. It was custom when you wer going to school that when yo reached the seventh or eight grades, to have commencement c