Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-21
WHAT THE TRIAL COST
About s1,oo0. Say Officials, But All the
 Items Are Not Given.

Items Are Not Given.
 Ihe court officials have finally giv- en the public information as to the cost of the trial of the eight trolley strikers in the superior court some weeks ago. The statement m the Democrat yesterday that probably the trial would cost from S10,OOO to $l5,- 900" had the desired effect. It was made by one competent to know Tor the purpose of opening the mouths Of the court officials. Why they should be reluctant to give Information that the public was greatly interested in surprised everybody.
 Tn Bridgeport Sheriff Hawley of Fairfield county did not delay in mak- ing public the costs of subduing vio- fence in that city during the early stages of the trolley strike there. In New Haven county things appear to be done on a different basis, because Sheriff Dunham has not yet made known what the costs were for main taining a corps of deputies here for two or three months. Even the state officials did not hesitate to declare what was the cost of bringing and maintaining the military here for three or four days.
 But as usual, certain officials in this city take advantage of the circum- stances to distinguish themselves. And even now, when the itentzed account of the cost of the. trial is in their hands they reluctantly offer 1t for in Formation. knowing that anyone not acquainted with the matter could make head or tail of it without assistance 6rom someone in an official capacity.
 What the people want to know is the cost of the special term of the super. for court at which the eight trolley strikers were tried and found not gull ty Of assaulting sMerna and Morris gett and conspiracy to injupe the troll ley company. Everyone knows that the bill must necessarily be a large one for no expense was spared in pro- curing information that led to the ar rests of the strikers. Assistant States Attorney Kellogg is on record as say ing that he, on behalf of the state, en- gagged the services of the Pinkerton detective, Mir Rogers This man was an town month or more. with one or two other Pinkerton men. before any one was aware of it. The costs of the work of these detectives, however, IN Sbl1l h SLdE6 NE. All .InaL IuG bin of expense of the trial shows is the usual items. such as fees for jur- DTS, witnesses and constables, and the whole amounts to $1.O3O.13. Detec- tive Rogers bill is not included, neith- CT is the bill of the stenograpner, and this, it is said, will amount to moro than half of the above figures.
 The stenographer is allowed $10 a day. Tn this case the court ordered that the defense be supplied with the evidence day by day, and for this he was allowed ten cents a folio or thirty cents page. There were, some of the lawyers engaged in the case say. over 1,500 pages of evidence which at thirty cents a page would amount to $450, and the ten days of the trial at $10 day makes $1OO more, or a total of $550.
 What Detective Rogers hill was will not be known for some time or until the state comptroller issues his report, as he was paid out of a separate fund established for the suppression of crime. kas
 All this information is in the posses sion of the court officials. There Is no apparent reason to the average cit izen why they should refuse to make 1t public. They are not secret in oth- CT matters and it is this that causes surprise and wonder at their action in this case.