The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
NICHOLSON TELLS
 WHY HE GAVE OUT
 JOHNSON'S REPORT
Because It Was Deemed Advisable" He
 Says.
lniimates That Action Was With Appr9y. al of The Board of Directors of the Mysterious Law Enforcement League - Axel JJfIusOn Says the Mayor, the Superintendent and ihe Pol.ce Board Are All Fine.

The Law Enforcement League was formed because certain people believed 1t was necessary for the welfare of the city that such. an organization should come into being. Its purpose Is to CO., operate with the local authorities in the enforcement of the law. It has not thus far had any trouble in se- curing the desired aid from the local authorities. Heretofore 1t has seen fit to file away the reports of the Eagle Detective Agency engaged to make in- vestigations into local conditions. but last week for the first time the report or the agency was made public through Judge F. K Nicholson. counsel for the league.
 In an interview with reporter Of the Farmer. Judge Nicholson went over the origin. purpose and work of the society today.
 Asked why the report had been pub nshed in newspaper instead of fol- lowing the usual course. Judge Mich olson replied:
 Because 1t was deemed advisable.-
 WnyF persisted the fresh young reporter.
 The judge then put it up to ,his i'm quisitor in this fashion:
 1ou wouldn't ask me either in Sour capacity as a reporter or as a man to divulge the doings of the board of r. ing. would your"
 Even if the reporter would, he gath cred from the general trend of the judges remarks that he wouldn't be successful in obtaining an elucidating reply.
 Judge Nicholson then made his posi- ton plain1 declaring he was counsel Tor the Law Enforcement League, and as such he had no more right to dis euss its doings than to talk over pub dCFr4 by which he might be employed as at torney. It would be a breach of con fidence for him to do SO
 It would be equally a breach of con- fidence, he said. for him to tell any thing about the people fnteres@ d in the league. The reporter gathered that perhaps the board of directors had decided to give newspaper publicity to Axel Johnson's report. Again he asked why such an action was taken. and Judge Nicholson gently but firmly re- iterated his former statement:
 Because 1t was deemed advisable" lie Insisted that the league had no interest whatever in politics. Judge league. is treasurer of the Republican Town committee
 Axel Johnson of the Eagle Detective Agency. came out with a statement today to the effect thAt he did not be- lieve the Law Enforcement I,eagI1e fn- tended to impugn Mayor Buckingham's when 1t or its agents allowed his private report to the league to become public property.
 If I thought the Law Enforcement League was trying to harm Mayor said he I'd resign | without notice and break my contract. l l have too much respect for Mayor | as a man to enter directly I pr indlrecTl$ into any plan to do him | narm-" He added that he did not un- 1erstand. however, why the report was published.
 Speaking oS his detective work. MT. | Johnson said he had had no reason to | complain of the Board of Police Com nissionerS. In fact. he paid them a | tribute. and as for Supt- Birmingham ie had nothing but words of praise for Jim MT. Johnson very apparently believes in the efficacy of the police 'oard despite his reports His only complaint Is that there are certain po- icemen who are not on their job.