The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-27
FOUR CONVICTIONS FIVE NOT GUILTY
 ONE BOUND OVER
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 The case of John Piana, of 1923 Main street was the only raid case put on in the City Court this morn ing. John B. Dayette, of Hoboken. one of the chiefs of the Burns men, and the leader of the squad which raided Piana's cigar store on tho night of April IT, was the first wit ness to take the stand.
 He stated that he lived in Hoboken, N. J., and at the present time was engaged as special policeman of the city of Bridgeport. He is also in the employment of> the Burns Detective Agency. According to his story this morning, Dayette in company with two other men descended on the Piana store at $50 o'clock on the evening of April IT. They found three men in the front portion of the store and a half dozen in the rear room. The detective was positive that gambling was going on in the rear room because of the fact that he saw cards and money before four l men who were seated at a table in the room. He identified Officer F'itz- roy as one of the men at the table, | and claimed that the cash was picked up by the men as the officers entered. | He pocketed the cards as evidence. | but neglected to take the money Dayette said that he arrested anothe CT | man, Henry Newman, who entered | the place after the raid had taken | place but before the officers had left with their prisoners.
 Attorney Samuel Reich, counsel for the accused opened the cross-exa.mi- nation by asking Dayette as to where he got the authority to represent him. self as a S0eciaJ Officer
 "I got it from the police comnfs- sioners, and I have my credentials, '' 1 answered the detective.
 The lawyer asked to see the pa- pers, and the witness produced a copy of his authority, and a shield. | There followed a lively discussion over the shield, and Reich finally 1 asked:
 l What is your real business?'' l Dayette replied that he was em- ployed by the Burns agency at the | present time. He declared that he has been in the detective business for l only a few weeks, and was formerly an insurance agent in Burlington, Vt
 Did you ever have any experience in the detective or police business be- fore?" asked the lawyer. | ttNo."
 1 tFWhy did you go to this place at I | Dayette hesitated and then replied | that he went on orders from superior officers. He denied that he intended to raid the place whether or not any l evidence was found there which would lead him to believe that the place was used as a gambling house.
 Didn't you say to the men in the front of the store you are under ar- rest when you entered the door?"
 ''I tlid.''
 'EWeH, then your first answer rela- tive to not intending to raid the place was incorrect" declared the attorney
 The detective then told how h' took the three men he found in tht | front of the store, to the rear room where he found six men. He claimed that there were four men playing cards at a table, that they held card l in their hands and money and chang was piled on the table in front O
 each player. The Burns man. wa able to identity two of the four mel he saw at the table.
 l Attorney Reich asked Dayette i he did not brandish a gun when h.
 entered the cigar store
 "I did," replied the detective, "fo the purpose of maintaining order.''
 Asked as to whether there was an! chance for the prisoners to get away or any attempt of this sort made, tht detective replied that there was not Attorney Reich inquired as to wh. the detective did not take the none. which he saw on timetable, and Day
 cite answered that he didn't thinl anything about it at the time. He onl,
 confiscated the cards, and three table which were in the room. The detect i've declared that cards were found al
 over the room, some of them bein! l tackled On the walls.
 "Of your own knowledge you knev , nothing of this place, or had neve
 seen it before, had your" asket Reich.
 ''No," answered the detective. Then followed a lengthy argum en