The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-06

For services In this matter me
Wood Morgan
Detective Agency has been
paid. Si>l6oo
For necessary expense boz
the performance oi their
services. si6s.-s
Makiug a total CO., S59N-.-a
The vouchers covering the cNpcna'
cs above mentioned are ON Ole in iho
office uf ihc auditor of accounts.
ln connie tm with this intcsiiEa.
tion the state has paid Ohn A. Smith
for services and expenses. S-i2o6.
Ccorgc s.. Farr. Deputy Sheriff
for Addison county $500.
Fred o. Rowlcy. a deputy sheriff of
Addison county. fso3l
n. o. Tromtly, sheriff eff Grand
lslo county. S2i5S
James Pitanicllo. $3.50. Mr. III.
anlcllo is an Italian Interpreter and
this last item was for his services as
into prcicr In preparing evidence for
the Grand jury
Nm tica of The o0cnfc investigated.
the mystory surrounding IL and ns
nual clearing up. The attorney scncr
al and the states attorney of Addi
sen county feel that This monov was
property expended and for their ac
ton in che matte, they have no apo
ogy Go make.
AS before stated. detective service
bias hcon used in one other matter in
Addison county viz. am alleged in.
cendiary fire which occurred IN the
town OF Granville This matter was
also presented TO the grand jury Bon
Ma.Ch 1914. resulting in the indict
ment FOR arson ol one. George Pond
alias George Cochran. who is now in
Addison county Jail waiting trial a'
the June Term OF Addison county
court which is now IN session. There
are other matters connected with this
case which cannot be given out Until
81 IS finally ended. For detective
service in this matter the State has
paid The WocdMorsan Agency foI
services. 5000
For expenses. Sl4.5,
! Making total Of Ssi.st
The vouchers for these expenses
are on Gle in the office OF the audi
tor OF accounts.
The attorney general and states
attorney. Of Addison county feel that
this money was well expended and foI
such expenses they offer no oihei
excuse than the facts above stated
In this connection ! wish TO cal
attention to q letter written to IN,
Burlington Free Press by d. r
Trombly of Isle La Motto and pub
lished in that paper, June SD, also &C
the editorial comment of the Ere,
Press in connection Herewith.
Attention is called TO this matter a
this time because Mr.. Trombly is one
of the "benefciaries' mentioned il
this report
The Free Press states in substance
that each county has certain official.
who are expected TO perform the
kind of service for which Mr.. Tromb
" has been paid through the attorne,
generals Office under the head o
detective service
Tho editor OF the Free Press ough
10 be better informed on This subject
No sheriff deputy shcriG. constable
or other officer It's bound 10 perform
such service without pay. In man,
instances, in fact in most eases, IL i'
| uttc-ly impossible for them TO gain
the required information lu their owl
| towns or cities. True 1t is that il
many instances before authority wa.
! giycn TO employ detective service
shcrls. their deputies and conslabl
cs did perform some such service. A.
a rule these officers are willing To d,
what they can along these lines am,
the attorney general desires to STATE
here once for ALI that no detective
service has been employed except ia
! cases where it was called for by th'
| p 'osccuting attorney OF the Count,
and after It was made TO appear tina
the local authorities were unable e
fully NEE, the requirements Of th'
situation.
Another suggestion is here made
that if the editor of the Free Pres
will take pains to so through the ses
sion laws of the state. he will fn'
that most of the work along thes,
lines he etofore done by regular o,
ficers, paid for by the State through
special acts OF the Legislature en-
titled
An act to pay 50 and so the sun
therein named for services and eS
penses in pursuing certain crimi
nal"
II is further suggested that if thu
cost of passing these matters through
the legislature be computed. it vii
be found that large sums have beer
paid by the state for the same kin,
of service that is now called "detec
tive service"
BROWN VS.. NEWSPAPERS
| Attorney General Thinks Editors Han,