The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
Sensational Charge
 In Testimony Today
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Admits Irregularities

When court reconYened after the mid-morning recess, MT. Clark wa! asked concerning many cheeks whict were identified yesterday and ht admitted that there were irregulari. ties connected with them. He sait some covered bills which were oper on the city's books, and that oth' CTS involved delinquency charges when the bills involved were not actually delinquent.
 Among the bills listed and cov- cred by cancelled checks were those against the Conn. Light<& Power O., totalling $3,986.81; the Con- necticut Railway g Lighting CO. totalling $228.00; the Security Sys- tenn of Springfield, Mass, fol $118.72; T. G. Graves of Bethany $40.31; Pauline Mason, $18.29; Grace Albert, $13.33; Cadillac Cab Co., $30i Meriden Savings Bank $44.64; the Waterbury Clock Co.,, $97.25; the Loomis Nettleton Co.,, New Haven $19449; the Colonial Trust Co. $286. 50; and the Shoe Hardware Co $62010.
 Wrenn ss-Examines
 Atty. Maurice P. Wrenn took over the cross examination of MT. Clark shortly before the court adjourned for the noon recess.
 He brought forth an admission at once that the cages In the Tax Col lector's office were never locked and that he and Collector Ennis had access to them. Atty. Wrenn also brought from MT. Clark the names of those who worked in the Tax Collectors office at the time of the alleged embezzlement.
 The defense attorney irked MT. Clark somewhat when he asked him if he had been employed by the George H. Kingsley Co.,, the audit ing firm involved in the Waterbury conspiracy trial. He said this was so and that he was sent here by that firm to install card index system in the tax collectors office.
 He said he was engaged by the City of Waterbury on Jan. 1, 1888, and worked for the city ever since.
 Tax Due Dates
 The states attorney first brought out this morning that at the time of the alleged embezzlement tax in- stallments were due on May l and Oct. 1 ard that the tax office was buster in certain months than it was in others. Mir. Clark testified that in January, February, March, and the first part of April the office is not busy. He said that there are three cages in the tax collectors office anC that during these months only cages 2 and 3 are used. He said at the time of the alleged embezzlement cage 2 was occupied by Mrs. Gladys Hesseu and cage 3 by Miss Cavan- augh.
 Clark testified that Miss Cavan- augh went to lunch between 1 and 2:30 o'clock and that her place in the cage was taken either by former Tax Collector William Ennis, him. self or Miss Mildred Lawlor.
 Hand Stamp Used
 He. said that at the time involved in the case & hand stamp was used to receipt bills and that there was a stamp in each page and he identi- fled the one used in cage 3, Miss Cavanaugh's cage. States Attorney Fitzgerald offered 1t as full ex- hibit. There was no objection on the part of Atty. Maurice P. Wrenn or Miles F. McNiff, Jr., counsel for Miss Cavanaugh.
 MT. Clark then gave 8 detailed description of how cashiers stubs were handled, telling how these were balanced up after 4 p. m. each day and how receipts received after a certin hour on a certain day would be deposited the following morning. The deposits were prac- tically all made by former Collec- tor Ennis himself he said.
 He told of how the stubs gave all information concerning the bill which was paid in the handwriting of the persons who received it at the cage.
 Listed After 4 F. M.
 He said that the cashiers slip: and bills were taken to an adding machine and listed and added after p. m. each day.
 He then told of how each cashier listed checks received by her anc added it and also added her cash deducting from the cash 8 small amount set up in each cage for petty cash.
 He next told of how the adding machine tapes were checked with bills, stubs, and cash and how each cashier made out her own deposit slip placing the adding machine tape, made in connection with her receipts, with 1t and saving copy of the adding machine tape for her. self.
 He then explained the city's de- posit slips telling of how they com prise three slips of different color one of which is kept by the bank one returned to the controllers Of- flee, and the third going back to the city office making the depOSit