The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-02
ALFRED $. PERRY . SEEKS TO IMPEACH
 JUSTICE WAKEMAN
Document Mailed to the House oi
 Representatives Through ElmOre S. Banks.
Claims He Was Convicted Without g Fair Trial and Placed
 Under Bonds.
Especial to The Farmer)

Especial to The Farmer) Fairfield, Sept. 2-One result of the recent raids by the State police is ar effort to impeach the justice before whom the cases were tried. Alfred S Perry, erstwhi1e attorney, druggist, grocer, broker and now landlord of the Hotel Fairfield, is the complainant ana the documents in the case were yester- day mailed to Elmore s. Banks, rep resentative from the town of Fairfield in the House, by registered letter What action the Legislature will take in the matter remains to be seen, put the press of the business in the clos ing sessions of the House will hardly permit of any action this session.
 The document mailed to the House follows:
 Fairfield, Conn, Sept. 1, 1911. TO the Honorable House of Represen-
 tatives through Hon. B. $. Banks.
 Representative of the Town of
 Fairfield:-
 I, Alfred & Perry, justice of the peace in and for Fairfield county ana State of Connecticut, do solemnly de- clare and allege that Bacon B. e. man, a justice of the peace, on August 2sth 1911, caused bond of $100 to be called in the case of State vs. Henry Wells as principal and Alfred S. Perry, surety, the calling of said bond be- ing after the appearance of said surety and principal and the case dismissed by the said Judge Wakeman, J. P.
 Second-On the said date, Aug. 18th, at said Wakeman's office, said Wells was held to answer to complaint and information containing two counts. The first violation on count one was charged on the 18th day of August. The violation on count two was alleged to be on the 16th day of August, 1911. The said Wells filed plea in albate- ment to the first count and de- murrer to the second count. Each plea was overruled by the said court and Wells. the defendant, took an ap- peal in each case from the decision of the said Justice Wa!keman. @
 After the appeal of said cases, the said Justice Wakeman,s against the protest of said Wells, proceeded with out putting the said Wells to plea, to take ex-parte evidence and did then and there find the defendant guilty on each count On the first count fine of s1O was imposed. On the second count a fine of $25 and costs was im- posed. The said Wells is now released on bond of $50 pending an appeal from said fines. The imposing of said fines was done with malice and con- trary to the constitution ana laws or the State of Connecticut
 The said Alfred S. Perry petitions the Honorable House of Representa- tives that they impeach the said Ba- con B. Wakeman, J. P.
 (Signed) ALFRED S. PERRY, A Justice of the Peace in and for the
 County of Fairfield, State of Con
 necticut. s,,-1-A-A
 A week ago the State police descend ed on the Hotel Fairfield and woke up the chef who is also bell hop and clerk The place was searched and two bottles of beer and jug of whis key were confiscated. On August 16 and again on August IS two of the po- licemen, Fellows and Cleveland, took ed with beer by the chef, Harry%Well ed as the preceding document states. Mir. Perry, as attorney, appeared for himself as landlord, and his subordin- ate MT. Perry believes that there is an organized effort in the town by certain element to prevent him from making a living and to embarrass him in every way possible. He said yes terday that he did not care what ac- ton the Legislature took. He asserts that he can show that he has been deprived of the rights accorded to every citizen by the constitution. He has been convicted without the for mality of a plea and that his demands for justice have been ignored, and for that reason he has applied to the Leg islature for relief. The result will be awaited with interest by all who are acquainted with the situation here