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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Leary Had Meteoric
Career in Business
Became Influential Political Leader
In Connecticut; Defeat at Polls Led
To Sensational Disclosures

Daniel j. Leary, who chicago
police say is in their custody, had
achieved a meteoric success in bus
mess and politics before a present.
ment by the Waterbury Extraordin-
airy Grand Jury charged him with
being a key figure in a conspiracy
to defraud the City of Waterbury
of several millions dollars. He has
been the object Of a virtually world
wide search since March 6. l94l,
when he disappeared Immediately
after the State Supreme Court OF
Errors had ruled against his appeal
from a conviction and l0-l5 year
sentence imposed in Superior Court.
Leary was born in this city Feb,
u, 1892, today being his 54th bir-
thday. He attended night high
school and the Waterbury Business
College, then became an employe of
the Scovill Manufacturing Company
and later of the Reid g. Hughes
Company store. He became a book
keeper at the Eagle Brewing Com
pany in 1911, and was promoted
to general manager in 1916
In 1921 he began the first Of four
terms as a member of the Board Of
Finance. He was elected City Com
ptroller in 1929, and held that office
until 1898.
The hectic 1897 city election saw
Leary being defeated for reelection
by Sherwood L. Rowland. the Re-
publican-FuSion candidate, by 80
votes. Soon after the new Comp
troller took office there began the
disclosures that led to the sum-
moning Of a Special Grand Jury
and the appointment of States At
torney Hugh NJ. Alcorn, ST., Of
Hartford County, as Special Prose-
cutor.
The conspiracy trial, in 1888 and
1899, was the longest and costliest
In the states legal history. Appeals
from convictions were filed by
Leary and other defendants, and
the cases went to Connecticut's
highest court.
Another conspiracy case fugitive,
Enoch Borgnaes, fled to Europe but
was arrested when he returned to
this country in 1912 and was SEN
fenced to a year in jail.
All the accused In the case have
completed their sentences, except
for Mayor Frank Hayes, who, like
Leary, received a 10 to Is year
sentence.
Leary was a candidate for Lieut.
enant- Governor in 1880, but was de-
feated In the election. In 1882. ex-
Governor Wilbur l.. Cross refused
to allow him on the ticket, threat
ening to withdraw himself If Leary
were nominated again for Lieut.
enant- Governor.
The former Comptroller was in
terested in numerous business en-
terprises, and helped build several
small businesses in flourishing con-
Germs. He was credited with being
a mathematical wizard"
Even after his conviction, Leary
expressed confidence that he would
eventually be indicated Of the con-
spiracy charge. He engaged in nor
NAL business activity until the day
Of his disappearance.
Since Leary's flight, there had
been periodic reports that he had
been located in various parts OF
this country. Mexico, and other
foreign countries. All these reports
proved erroneous.
But only last week, Special Pros
ecutor Alcorn asserted that the fu-
gitive would still be captured and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
'BobyFoce'
Bound Over
Sontone Valves
Examination

Baby Face" Santone, would-be
gunman without a gun, looked any
thing but baby faced today as he sat
In City Court before Judge Charles
r. Summa to await his fate on
charge Of attempted robbery.
Sitting nervously with his eyes
alternately on the faces Of Judge
Summa and Attorney Edward F.
Sweeney, Michael Baby Face" San
tone, 81. Of IS Railroad Hill street,
entered q plea Of not guilty, heard
his attorney state that his client
would waive examination-and then
waited.
Santone, charged with attempting
TO rob Angeles Restaurant at 5iB
North Main Street early Tuesday
morning was bound over to the next
term of Superior Court on bonds Of
81 900. Attorney Sweeney told the
court that the accused had no In
tention Of holding up the reStau-
rant.
Said Attorney Sweeney, MY
client has served 2 Ia years over
seas, and is in need OF medical care"
He pointed out that the accused
desperate" was not responsible for
his actions early Tuesday morning
when he entered the North Main
Street restaurant and announced to
the bartender. Paul Geneva, that
there's q reward out for me; I'm
Baby Face Nelson"
Police said that after the barten-
der failed to react to Santone's dis
closure that he was the long dead
Baby Face Nelson. the accused then
placed his hand In his pocket and
dramatically ordered q customer,
Paul Pallotto, to clean out the cash
register"
Baby Face" lost his bravado,
however, when Pallotto and Geneva
sided up to him and without any
trouble, easily subdued the man.
Shortly thereafter Santone was on
his way to headquarters with Pa
trolmen Cicero Booker and William
Evans.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Vonsiotsky Gets
Prison Release

Thompson, Conn, Feb. N-(UP)
Count Anastase Andreivitch Von-
siatsky, sentenced June 81, 1912 to
five years in a federal penitentiary
as member Of spy ring indicted
for conspiring to sell military
secrets to Japan and Germany. has
been given conditional release and
will return here within the next
few days. 1t was learned today.
Reports Of his release were veri-
fled at the office OF the Federal
Probation Officer at New Haven.
Vonsiatsky owns a vast estate here,
which allegedly was the headquar-
tiers of the spy ring.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Bay State Kills
Communication Bill

Boston, Feb. FL UP) The
Massachusetts, Senate has killed a
bin authorizing jurieS to recon-
mend life Imprisonment instead OF
death in the electric chair for first
degree murder.
Senate President Arthur w. Cool
idge (R) Reading, voted against
the bill late yesterday and thus
created an 1913 tie which killed
the bill for another year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Brooklyn Man
Heors Pleas

New York, Feb. T-(UP)-Attor-
neys for both sides will sum up
their cases today in the murder
trial Of Benjamin Feldman. Brook
ly;l pharmacist charged with pois-
onJng his wife. Harriet.
The case was expected to go to
the jury tomorrow after Kings
County Judge Samuel S. Liebowitz
delivers his charge.
Feldman's attorney, Michael Kern,
ended his battle to save his client
from death in the electric chair
yesterday by calling two experts in
physiology and poiSons, DR.. Nor
timer Dancer and Dr.. Michael @.
MulinoS.
Feldman Is accused of poisoning
his wife with strychnine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
ANNE MAsTRIANO, Clerk,

Il think sin
cerity is the
most admirable
Of qualities. II a
person Is free
from hypocrisy,
you can always
be sure OF what
to expect from
him. There is
never a disguise
or that veneer.
A n d sincerity
must be adj
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Alexander r. James,
Noted Painter. Dies

Dublin. N. H.. Feb. 27-(UP)-
Alexander r. James, SIS. portrait
and landscape painter and son OF
the late American philosopher,
william James, died at his home
yesterday Of heart disease.
A native Of Cambridge, Mass,
James served as an art instructor
at the Corcoran School Of Art in
Washington and executed many
paintings on display In museums
throughout the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Divorce Based on
Deserfion Charge

A divorce action was filed in
Superior Court today by Doris
O'Connor Bronneke Of Waterbury
against Homer Samuel Bronneke.
Jr, Of Reno. New. on the grounds OF
cruelty and desertion. The marriage
was performed Sept. 81, 1885 and
the plaintiff claims her husband be-
came cruel Jan. /. 1899 and desert
ed her March 7, 1912. She seeks GUS
tody Of their two children, alimony
and support.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

Street: injury 70 left shoulder;
treated at ls4s p. m.
Meyer Bess, "a, Of Sls Moran
Street; fractured right ankle; treat
ed at ass p. m,
Mrs. Anna DeSantis, %, Of SIS
Frost Road; fractured left wrist;
treated at $50 p. m.
George Assard, al, Terryville;
iaceration Of the left temple; treat
ed at i2;ls p. m,
Mrs. Margaret Dwyer, rs, Of 222
LounSbury Street; fractured right
hip; admitted at 10 p. N.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Parish Planning
NeLO Organization

A call for all Catholic War Vet
Grams of Our Lady Of Mount Car
mel parish has been issued by Rev.
Patrick w. Flynn, pastor. The
meeting has bene planned for 8
o'clock tomorrow night at the parish
hall. The official organization OF
a Parish Post to be chartered by
the National Headquarters Of Con-
necticut War Veterans will be the
topic for discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Fugitive Convict
CAUGHT In Chase

Boston. Feb. 27-(UP)-Capturen
after a five-mile automobile chase
over Icy roads, convict Edward ~.
Greenman, %, Of Dorchester was IN
prison again today-two days after
he made his sensational daylight
break from the State Prison st
Charlestown.
Serving a six to l0-year sentences
for burglary and larceny, Green
man scaled a 20-foot prison wall BY
using a ladder improvised in the
prison foundry.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

brought to wethersfield to serve
his prison term.
On the day the Supreme Court OF
Errors handed down its decsiion,
Leary had been seen about the city.
Then, a few minutes after word
of the decision, even as state
troopers gathered to take him into
custody. he disappeared.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Firenlen Called
To Tracy Avenue

Four companies Of flremen res
ponded at 9:l3 a. m. today to a call
at the home of Alexander DeSociso,
60 Tracy Avenue. Smoke from q
furnace was the cause of the alarm.
firemen said; but no blaze was re-
ported.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

Bulletins

Mrs. Elizabeth welton, 70,
patient at the Oak Cliff Con-
valescent Home. II Plaza Avenue.
was admitted to Waterbury Hos
pital at noon today after she
fractured her left hip in a fan at
the home, Authorities said that
the woman was in fairly good con-
dition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Full Weather Report

Boston. Feb. ~ (UP)-Weather
forecasts
CONNECTICUT. MAJ sACHU-
SETS and RHODE ISLAND -
Mostly cloudy WITH occasional
very light snow and somewhat
colder tonight. Cloudy followed
by snow and continued cold
Thursday.
PASSPORT 10 Block Island-NOrth-
erly winds 10 to 10 miles IN hour
tonight becoming northeast and
increasing to n TO as miles nm hour
On Thursday. Mostly cloudy with
occasional very Hight snow to-
night. Cloady followed by snow
IN the s0uth portion THURSDAY.
Fair to goOd visibility.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Angling Enthusiasts
Enjoy Bankers Talk

His hobby OF making fishing flies
was described by Frederick w. Davis
Of Ansonia. a vice-president Of the
Waterbury Trust Company, in a
talk last night at the Central
Y.MC.A. before a group Of angling
enthusiasts. The speaker described
various ways of making flies" and
the materials that can be used.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
EVELYN LARSEN.
Telephone Operator,
30 BOuffard Avenue:

mire excellent diction and q good
voice. I'm a great admirer Of Ingrid
Bergman for this reason"
ITS My Opinion" q new fea-
ture Of the Waterbury Democrat.
was inaugurated 70 bring TO read
ers the opinions Of people In this
community on vital issues Of che
day and problems Of human in
terest. TITS MY Opinion" will APP
pear again In the new Waterbury
Democrat on Friday. Five PeO-
pie selected at random will be
asked the question::
what is the moral obligation
of q person who recognizes on
the street an old friend VINO
he knows Is wanted BY the police
as fugitive frem justice?"
India is taking steps to counter
act imitation and tax evasion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
MARY DOUCETTE,
High school Student,
1Se Maple street.
SAM BLTCKNfAN,
Store proprietor,
a. EarHninRfnn Arnnrnl

We'll, I have
never made q
study Of human
n o ture, but
judging merely
from my busi-
ness experience
during the past
four years I
would say--pa-
thence. Buyers
were extremely
patient during
wartime years
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

Most animals nee at ths approach
Of IN aifplane, but ne the Lion.
A pilot flying low over lion saw
portion Of the ailer0n fabric.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

When we couldn't get enough help,
or enough merchandise or the type
they wanted. I couldn't help but
admire them, because I've read that
customers became abusive in stores
in other cities.'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

II a d m ir e
most q brilliant
C o n v e r S a.
tionalist. I think
1t is really an
art to be able
to discourse up
on a variety Of
subjects. and to
hold the atten-
ton Of those
who may be list
ening. I also adj
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
DAILY ALMANAC

MOon rises at 400 q. m.
Sum rises Mt ESQ .. nl.s sets at
$40 D. m.
vehicles nmat be lighted thirty
minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
"h'S MY
OPINION"
Question: What quality Of
characteristic do you admire
most in peOple9"
Where asked: On Bank 81

Honesty. But
that comprises a
lot - including
truth, fairness
and stralghtfor.
waroness. They
ell go hand-in-
hand. However,
I hnd that the
majority Of peo~
pie are honest.
In ms I q c e s
where there are
violak ms &c
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
30 Watervllle Street:

mired by other people. too, because
the sincere person has a great num-
Der Of friends whom he never loses. ="
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
HAROLD BLICK,
Unemployed,
Meriden, Conn.


Honesty, is
the most i'm
portant virtue.
II we had more
honesty in peo-
pie. as well as
nations, the
world would not
be In the ter
rible condition
it is today. II
everyone " a s
absolutely hon.
aUf wya'd haya q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
No Relief
Promised

Continued from Page y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

India is taking steps to counter
act imitation and tax evasion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
John Terney
Tells FugitiDe'


CONTINUED from Page ~
Evening star., 1946-11-08
Policeman Injured,
Taxi Driver Held

A District policeman was injured
yesterday when struck by a cab as
he attempted to arrest the driver
for an alleged traffic violation.
Pvt. Richard v. Brown, colored, OF
the 18th precinct, reported he was
directing traffic at Seventh street
and Florida avenue NV. at 4:4C
pm. when he saw taxi halt be-
tween streetcar loading platform
and the curb to pick up passenger
AS he sought to arrest the driver
for hating in restricted zone. he
said, the cab raced away. Pvt
Brown was struck by the open dooi
of the taxi, but hailed a motorist
and gave chase.
At Eleventh street and Florida
avenue, the cab struck parked
automobile, police reported. A re-
destrian held the driver until Pvt
Brown arrived according to police
Taken to the 18th precinct station
house, the taxi driver was identi
fled as Eonnie Abney, %, Colored
of the 1000 block Lamont street
NV. ......-.... .-
Police said he was booked on ii
charges, including stopping between
a loading zone and the curb, Gnau-
thorized use of an automobile, tn.
licensed hacking, four counts oi
passing stop signs during the chase
reckless driving, speeding end ss.
sault with a dangerous weapon--tht
automobile.
Pvt. Brown was treated at Freed.
mems Hospital for bruises and pos.
sible fractured ribs. He was re-
leased later
Evening star., 1946-11-08
Most Stores SELLING
Steaks at 50 Cents

Steaks have dropped another 1C
cents a pound in most chain and
other large retail stores and are being
offered at SO cents a pound. This is
l cent below the maximum price
thousands of Washington house
wives have pledged themselves tc
maintain in buying meat.
One chain which operates group
of super markets listed rouno
steak at 49 cents a pound. 1t was
described as top grade commercial
brand meat-the old OPA grade
of B.
Most establishments listed theil
5S-cent steaks as either AA or A
grades-choice and good grades
respectively Prices in many in
dependent stores, however, prob
ably will be higher.
Commenting on the new steak
prices. several packers said they
were certain the stores we're selling
the meat at a loss at this price
The price of the beef carcass does
not warrant such a low price, they
said.
Meanwhile, two of the big three
packers here-Armour, Swift ano
Cudahy-reported supplies of nearly
all meats were as good as they
have been since before the war.
The Washington Committee fol
Consumer Protection is conducting
a drive to have Washington house
wives promise not to buy any meat
at more than 60 cents a pound
The industry admits that the pres
ent price of steak is an outgrowth
of this drive.
Evening star., 1946-11-08
Lisner Auditorium Concerts
Shifted Because of Race Issue

Transfer Of two students concerts
from LiSner Auditorium to Constitu-
ton Hall was announced today by
J. P. Hayes, general manager of the
National Symphony Orchestra Asso-
citation.
They will be held at II am. on
November 16 and January Is. the
original dates, and seats already
purchased for Lisner Auditorium
will be honored in corresponding
locations at Constitution Hall
The announcement said the, de-
cision to transfer the concerts was
taken in view of the prevailing con-
ditions at Lisner regarding the ad-
mittance of colored persons
At the time the two concerts were
signed for Lisner the question in
volved in the current situation had
not presented ITSELF" the announce
ment continued.
Evening star., 1946-11-08
TurnoqeH Held Under$5OO Bond
On Choroe of Drunken Drivinq

Mrs. Sherry Reed, passenger in
her husbands car was taken by
police to Garfield Hospital, where
she was treated and released
Oscar j. See, attorney for Mr.
Turnage, assured Judge Nelson, in
connection with the setting of bond
that his client was u substantial
citizen" and would not run away: ::
THE law is no respecter OF per-
sons" the juriSt said. The usual
bond will apply here"
Mr.. Turnage, who lives at 1929
Decatur street NV. has been
United States Commissioner for the
District since 1928 He also is en-
gagged in the general practice of law
In his work as United States Com
missioner, Mr. Turnage presides at
preliminary hearings for persons
accused of felonies, when they are
not taken to Municipal Court for the
purpose.
Evening star., 1946-11-08

The third concert in the students
Saturday series will be held at Con-
stitution Hall March q, as sched-
uled.
Other concerts are scheduled at
high schools as follows: Eastern
at 2::30 pm. today: Woodrow Wilson
November %; Armstrong, January
%; Mckinley, January %; Roose-
welt. January "a.
Speaking last night before the first
assembly OF the American Veterans
Committee Council, John J. Motley
acting chairman of the Greater
Washington Area Council, said the
AVG would continue to fight against
racial discrimination until Lisnel
Auditorium changed its policy.
Evening star., 1946-11-08
5000 Ready-BuiIt Houses.
Ordered From Georgia Firm
BY the Associoied Press


Housing Expediter Wilson w. Wy
Eatt announced today approval OF a
contract with the Knox Corp. OF
Thomson, Ga, for production of g.
900 prefabricated ood-plywood
houses by the end of l947. The
market for them will be-, guaran-
teed by the Government.
Knox will put out four one-story
models, two with four rooms. includ-
ing two bedrooms; one with five
rooms and two bedrooms. and one
with six rooms and three bedrooms.
MIA estimated the cost of COM
pleted houses, including allowances
of $3.50 to $1,l00 for land, will be
S., $50 and SIS 5,635 for the, four room
models, $6,430 for the five-room
model, and s7,40O for the six-room
model.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp.
has turned down the application of
Higgins, Inc, of New Orleans for
an s11 900 900 loan to construct pre-
| fabricated housing, it was, disclosed
Yesterday
Evening star., 1946-11-08

United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage today is under $500
bond pending trial In Municipal
Court January 6 on a charge OF
driving while under the influence oi
alcohol, In connection with an auto
mobile accident october %.
Mr.. Turnage was charged late
yesterday, following hearing be-
fore Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise. Arraigned before
Municipal Court Judge George d
Nelson Immediately after the 2i2-
hour hearing, Mr.. Turnage pleaded
not guilty to the charge.
The accident occurred at the in
tersection of Thirteenth street and
Arkansas avenue NV, when Mr.
Turnage's car and vehicle oper-
ated by Alva Reed, 1901 Renfrew
road, Silver Spring, Md, collided
Mr.. Reed swore to the complaint
against Mr.. Turnage.
Evening star., 1946-11-08
May Reported Here,
But Carson Jury Is
In Recess Till Nov. 10

| With Representative May Demo-
crat, OF Kentucky. defeated chair
man of the House Military Affairs
Committee, reported in the city, the
grand jury investigating him and
others in connection with the Cars
son munitions empire was in recess
until November Is.
The grand jury adjourned yes
terday after hearing A. B. Meade,
Nh. Mays campaign manager in the
Representatives unsuccessful race
for reelection There was no eX-
planation from Government prose-
Cutors for the recess.
Mr.. May. in a statement at his
home in Prestonburg. KY, has ex-
pressed willingness to appear be-
fore the Senate Committee or the
grand jury if either wanted him
He has been in poor health and is
reported still "a sick man. He
could not be reached at his resi-
dence here. The committee chair
man was linked in evidence brought
ont on Capitol Hill with operations
of the Cumberland Lumber Co. of
Kentucky, described as a subsidiary
of the Carson corporations.
Committees Future Doubtful.
The future of the Senate COM
mittee, meanwhile, was in doubt
because of the forthcoming Re-
publican control of the Seante.
Senator Brewster, Republican, of
Maine, a member of the committee
indicated that its investigation of
war contracts would continue on an
even larger scale. He described
results so far as only "a peep in
a SideShoW"
Meanwhile, George Meader. coun-
sci for the War Profits Committee,
was back from Germany where he
investigated phases Of the inquiry.
He hopes to lay his findings before
the committee next week.
This committee once was headed
by President Truman when he was
Senator. Senator Mead. Demo-
crat, of New York succeeded to the
Craftsmanship and resigned to make
his UNSUCCESSFUL race for Governor
of New York. Senator Kilgore,
Democrat. of West Virginia then
became chairman.
Brewster May Be Chairman.
Senator Brewster, senior member
in point of Senate service, may be-
come chairman if the Senate con-
tinues the committee after Janu-
airy, when it will expire under the
present resolution. Three Demo-
cratic members were casualties at
Tuesdays election-Senators Tun-
nell of Delaware, Mitchell of WASH
ington and Briggs of Missouri.
Senator Brewster told the press
the Republican ma jority may in
sist on reopening the Pearl Harbor
investigation The Maine Senator
was a member of that committee
also.
The Pearl Harbor Committee, a
joint House group. COM
'pleted its work and reported last
summer. But Senator Brewster said
the long investigation had not fully
gone into prewar diplomatic de-
velopments. including the Russo
German nonaggression pact.
Senator Brewster pointed out that
the Russo-German agreement as a
plan for the division of Europe
never was made public entirely
Parts of it were suppressed at the
Nuremberg trials. he said.