The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-31
City's Prosecuting
 Office Not Up-To-
 Date, Says Delaney

t1t is time that Bridgeport had a regularly established prosecuting at torney's office, with a salary adequate to insure the exclusive attention of that official to the city's business, and a staff which can properly take care of complaints, rather than the present method.''
 This was the statement yesterday made by Prosecuting Attorney Alex ander Delaney to a reporter for The Farmer. Attorney Delaney said that zBridgeport's growth had placed the prosecuting officials in a position where the old time and in some re- spects obsolete system should be remodeled upon tine lines in vogue in up-to- date places.
 Advocating the payment of a salary sufficient to make 1t worth while for an able lawyer to devote all his time to the city's business rather than a few hours a day, which was greatly hampered by the long time necessary to listen daily to complaints of foreigners who could hardly speak the English language and who in many instances brought with them inter preters but little better versed in the language than themselves, he made many recommendations
 For the betterment of that branch of the city government Prosecutor Delaney advocates the establishment of a regular office, in which the prose cutor or his assistant be at all times present, especially during morning court sessions when complaints can not now be listened to, resulting many times in the temporary escape and added expense to the city of bringing prisoners back from far cities. He advocated the detailing of a plain clothes deteetive to the department for the same purpose, not necessarily to be constantly in the office, but who would at all times be within easy reach of the prosecutors. He also rec commended the hiring of astenograph- CT that warrants could be drawn with out loss of time and that records might be uniformly kepH
 'tIt is high tine," said Prosecutor Delaney, that Bridgeport throw off it's swaddling clothes and become more modern in this respe ect.
 There is hardly a city the size of Bridgeport in other states which does not have a properly equipped staff of prosecuting officials. I can only point to an instance that happened the other day which will bear upon my conten- ton. Upon the complaint of a {wo-s man regarding 8 serious charge against a man working here in a, fac tory, it was deemed advisable to issue a. warrant Although the police de- partnient was called upon for a detec- tive and did their best to send one. at once, before such was accomplished the man had time to draw his pay, jump a train and become a fugitive from justice Had there been de- tailed detective attached to the prose- cutor's staff this incident would prob ably not have been recorded
 Attorney Delaney, pointing to an outside office which was filled with those waiting to consult him on pub lie matters said that it was not an unusual sight to have 25 persons wait ing at a time, many of them foreign CTS who take an unreasonable length of time in explaining their cases
 During court hours he said that an assistant should be on hand to take care of emergency matters and that papers and records should be kept by an experienced stenographer who could lift much burden from the shoulders of his superior.