The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
HILL IS CHILLED


 Beginning at the very inception of the DeMartino case as it was written in ink upon the ambulance record at police Headquarters on the night of october 29. 1910, Coroner John J. RheIan yesterday began his hearings into the killing of the Stamford bar Der and the subseouent actions sof Carl F.. Sienaons police officials and others who may have had responsi- bLlity in the death of the unfortunate pedestrian or aided in defeating jus Ice in the appre pension of those in rolved.
 With a record of the ambulance cali from police headquarters at 7:20 on the fateful night and the assurance that the body was removed from Fair field avenue and Grove street to the Rpurke & Rourlze morgue where it was given in the care Of pr. J. B. Downs, then medical examiner Cor Krause, tho ambulance surgeon re- corded both bones of the left leg frac- tured in a Compound form and that the skull was crushed.
 He then surprised the audience of newspaper reporters. and a few law yers and spectators who had remained after the other witnesses had kbeen barreds by at once calling Police Com missioner George s. Hill to the stand.
 Being duly sworn Comnlissfoner Hill testified that he was manager of the accessories department of the Warner Brothers company, which po- Ettion he had occupied for Is of the PSI years he had been employed by the company while residing in Bride port Asked what political position he held. he replied President of the board of police commissioners, and detailed His duties ito preside at all meetings with supervision over the
  the police department. Pressed for more specfhc statement as to his Understanding Of the word -'supervis- ion, he said: "To make appointmen ents to the force. hear charges against men and attend to all matters that are not settled by the captains and super intendent-s'
 Asked by the Coroner: .sIs there authority for that under the law?'. .sT cannot say he answered. That is the practice
 Authority Defined.
 Coroner Does that supervision have reference to anything in the na- ture of duties of the police Does it mean that you have any authority as to the duties of policemen? A T should say I have.1
 Coroner. In what particuIar4- for instance in making arrests. can you prevent them from making arrests In other words do you understand you have authority in interfering with po- tfg evidence of crimes. A. No, sir
 e. Do you know MT Carl Sic mon 2" A. 'sYes sir
 O. stHow long have you known him 2' A. T have no idea Pos sibly four or five yearss perhaps not as long ELS that
 How did you become acquaint- ed with him. A, 1T think at the Algonquin club, as a member''
 You are not related, have no business with him and no political re- 1atfon2'' A sfr.s'
 That First Meeting With Police.
 QWhen did you know. that siemon caused the death of DeMartino?'y A. The first knew was about 8. year ago this last April when lawyer shannon called me on the telephone and said he would like to meet me at head quarters with the superintendent and captain of the detective bureau. I arranged for the meeting and went up there Nothing was said what the meeting was for Superintendent Bir- mingham, Captain Arnold, Shannon and myself met there the first time. 6hannon asked what evidence we had in the DeAfartino case The cap tain and super said they had no evil dence except there was red car that was nlIed with students returning from the game Shannon said that he hacs a client who did not know but w4la+ he might have caused the ac- cfdent. I asked Arnold and Birn1ing- f1zzzn 10 Investigate and we would meet tstefezasain- At that time it was sta tea That Siemon was the man who was in the automobiles that went by about this time and that he did not know but what he hit the man. asked the police captain to investigate and they had no evidence It Wal decided that ff these were the facts We would