Connecticut western news., 1919-12-25
GANG IN
 GAME LAW VIOLATION
John Greeley of Danielson
 Tells Official of y. ..-s Plot

On information divulged by John Greeley, 51 years old, of Danielson, Conn.,, who was arrested several weeks ago on a charge of shipping game from one state to another with out making known the contents of the transportation, Fish and Games Com missioner John M. Crampton, New Haven, has collected evidence which will result in the arrest of at least 10 more men, who will ultimately be charged with assisting in the illegal transportation of game from state to state, and with the wholesale snaring and killing of partridge and other game in and out of season, 1t is said. Most of the men who will be taken into custody on the newly brought charges, are New Workers, and war rants will probably be served imme- diately by the federal officers.
 After Greeley was held for the United States court, following hearing before Commissioners Willi- cm A. Wright, he was tried in Hart ford and pleaded guilty to the illegal transportation of game from state to state. He was sentenced to three months in jail, and ordered to pay Q fine of $500 provided he would give Commissioner Crampton, who was responsible for his apprehension, in- formation in relation to his .co-wor6- CTS, who snared the game, where and to whom it was ultimately disposed. The court made it known that in case Greeley elected to keep this informa- tion to himself, he could accept the alternative and spend the next IS months in federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.A After brief consideration Greeley informed the court that he would give the information as to the other men implicated, and thereby take advantage of the three months sentence in the New Haven county jail and in addition pay fine of $500. ....-f
 Before Greeley went into detail concerning where he got the game,, who killed and shipped it to him and who later purchased it for him, MT. Champion and the federal authorities secured information which led to the arrest of five other New York and Providence men. They all pleaded guilty to being accessories to Greeley and were fined in the United States district court as follows: Adler Rounds, $500; Daniel Smith, $50; Alfred Lampin, $100, and Fred Au- bin, $60.
 When the arrests of the 10 addi- tional men are made the crusade conducted by the federal authorities and Commissioner Crampton, it is said, will develop into the most im- portant of this class which has ever occurred in the east. According to the information testified to already, and according to that given thhe au- thorities by Greeley, the band of game operators formed one of the most ,indiscriminate machines of game law violators in the country. It has been unearthed that for years Greeley with the assistance of the men fined, and the men to be ar rested, has been transporting large quantities of game birds from this state to New York, Newport and Providence, where through agen- cies, they were sold at extravagant prices to those who could afford to purchase.
 1 Greeley was arrested on November Is by Commissioner Crampton at the Union depot, New Haven, when an Air Line train came to a stop. Mr.
 Crampton seized a trunk containing 68 cartridges, 30 quail and four woodcock, which was consigned from tBlackstone, Mass, to New York city
 The trunk was shipped only on a ticket with no indication of an owner. The trunk after confscation was enquired about by Greeley, who was immediately placed under arrest.