The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16

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 cOmpanied by fighter planes, day afternoon in defense of Rowle w. Phillips, prominent local broker who stands charged with Horac Merwin, head of the Bridgeport Cit Trust Co.,, and John McGloon, for mer controller of the McKessol Robbins Co.,, in an alleged $2l ,000, GOO conspiracy against McKessol and Robbins stockholders. Two oth CT defendants in the alleged con spiracy Leonard and John Jenkin brothers in Jaw of F. Donald Coste (Musica) pleaded guilty In the case A brother of Coster's George Detricl turned states evidence and testi fled against the five accused men.
 The arguments for the defens were terminated by Atty. Corbin for Mir. Phillips and lawyers ant newspapermen in the courtroom agreed that Atty. Corbin's final ar gument was able and sagacious.
 The argument was completed a 4:l5 D. m. when Atty. Corbin reall! had an hour additional allotted timI to argue. Atty, Corbin kept viewing the courtroom clock for severa minutes prior to making his fina dramatic statement and closed hi! argument.
 Other defense lawyers rushed t him and told him he still had ar hour to speak,
 Atty. Corbin appeared the mos surprised man In the world, He wa apparently the only one in tht courtroom who didn't know that ht still had an hour left to argue. Bu the newspapcrmen who have seer the veteran attorney in action be. fore just winked and said "rhat'' Corbin strategy" and they said tha he was actually all through.
 Last Statement
 Judge Grover Moscowitz told Cor bin that he could continue his ar gument If he so desired, but Cor bin, after hesitating a moment sait he thought the jury understood tn, facts in the case and that he dit not want to bore them any further
 I'd just like to make one state ment to the court and jury" sait Atty. Corbin.
 "Its a pure mistake, he said turning to the jury, Ray Phillips made and makes mistakes and so dc I. There's nothing criminal about these mistakes, however"
 The closihs Swrt of Atty. Corbin's argument was devoted to an attemp, to prove that Phillips was not q conspirator with Coster. He told of how Phillips had for four years tried to arrange a meeting of the Can adian, Ltd. branch of McKeSsons In Canada, which concerns dummy setup brought about the McKes- son downfall.
 DO you think Phillips would be suggesting a meeting in Canada If he was co-conspirator' said Atty Corbin.
 Would Phillips have risked his own money, If he thought the Can adian company was a shell "con- tinued the local brokers attorney Would he have sold Canadian, Ltd to his own mother, and even one month before the crash in 1888, sold 1t to his brother-in-law?
 Corbin then went on to tell that Phillips never shirked his duties and was an active director in McKessons, going to all parts of the country McKesson plants and even suggesting that signs be erected here and there to advertise McKes- son, products.
 No Stone Unturned
 Corbin then said that Phillips had never told anybody that manu- featuring was going on at the Can adian McKesson plant.
 You could paper this whole courtroom with the thousands of letters in evidence in this case gath cred by the government, which left no stone unturned, and you would not find one letter that would "cry out conspirator against Phillips said Corbin.
 The defense attorney then dwelt at length on Phillips dealing with A. U. Suprenant who was engaged to engineer a $6.000 900 deal for the taking oyer of Caron and Co. in- perfumers. Corbin de- clared that everything was on the up and up lin this mammoth deal as far as Phillips is concerned" Atty. Corbin admitted flatly that there was no doubt but that PhIl- lips wanted to hitch his wagon to CoSter's star" Phillips sought Costers picture to hang in his of- flee, as a lover would seek a pic- ture of his sweetheart" Corbin said He loved the man (Coster) for his personality and ability"
 He added that If Coster fooled Ray he fooled plenty of other peo- ple".
 He then listed innumerabie per- sons and firms who had been fooled by Coster, including Goldman Sacks Bond and Goodman, the Bridgeport Trust Co.,, some of the best known lawyers in the country including a representative of the firm of Elihu Root, to say nothing of some of the nations best auditing firms.
 Phillips Honest
 Phillips is as clean as a hounds tooth" said Corbin as he told the jury that they could bring in an in. dividual verdict if they saw it in Phillips case. He said that the jury could separate Phillips from or McGloon. the other two men. whose fate the jury will de- eide.
 The old question of Phillips habit of writing long letters was also brought up by Atty. CoTbin.
 show me Q letter-writing con- spirator and I'll show you an hon. est crook" said Corbin. "Conspir- at0rs don't work that way.