The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
WIL SON AND STANLEY WIN
 COURT SUIT
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| by a W6StcheSter county jury to bring i in a finding in favor of former Mayor i Clifford B. Wilson and John c. Stan | .ey, former president of the Board ] of Police Commissio sioners, in the suit | instituted by Randall W. Borough, an ] operative of the Burns International 1 Detective Agency for S4,206.S8, an | alleged balance due in payment for i work done by the agency in conduct | ing the famous vice raids here in The plaintiff contended that the 1 two defendants had promised the | agency they would be personally re- sponsible for all bills contracted by the Burns detectives while working on the case here.
 In testimony entered yesterday be- fore Supreme Court Justice Arthur s. ThompIlfns and a jury sitting in the White Plains court house, Raymond Burns, president of the agency. said that after Fred C. Bozeman, one of the aGency's detectives here, had been arrested on charge of criminal as sa ult against Ernest Cozza. an alleged leader in the ''Bridgeport underworld, he conferred with former Mayor Will son, then chief executive of the city.
 Agreement Verbal.
 When I saw Wilson," Burns said ''he told me to get counsel for Boze- man and that he would be personally responsible for the bills.'' Burns also testified that at this conference which was attended by some other politicians, several political questions and persons involved were discussed As he did not know the parties in volved Burns said he paid no atten- ton to the talk.
 Burns further testified that Wilson said he would see to it that Bozeman would be paid for the time he was in iail There was no written agree ment, Burns said, but merely a yer bal one.
 King Named.
 That John T. King, returned Re ad knowledge of the contemplated "vice crusade was officially revealed yes terday afternoon. In the Burns code bouk John T. King Is graphically des- into the testimony showing that "J. K was present at a conference May 8. 1920. in the Burns office in New York Mayor Wilson former w. J. Burns and others were present at the conference testimony revealed. At this conference they advised the mayor "to transfer a special fund to the agency for its work in Bridge port"
 Former Prosecuting Attorney De- Laney's name again figured prom1- nently in yesterdays trial. Mayor Wilson on the stand absolved himseI
 from all "antooginism' toward De Laney, but when Allan O. Meyers, chief operative here. continually com-
  faction with and distrust in Prosecu- tor Delaney. he CWilson) took Mey- CTS to States Attorney Homer S. Cummings who listened attentiveIy to all the details of Meyers grievances. MT Cummings said nothing, however, testimony disclosed.
 Burns agents charged the city for everything and anything connected with the raids testimony revealed. ! They rode in parlor cars, tipped Pull man car porters and lived on ''the fat of the land" while on the case, evil dence brought out disclosed.
 Charged for Everything.
 Automobiles were hired by the agents at $50 a day. When Boze. man was fined $S54.8S for assaulting Cozza, whom he Is alleged to have been told to "get" by the former ma yor, the city was charged the fine. In the quest to get jury men who re turned a verdict of guilty against Bozeman to sign a petition to tho governor the city was charged. Even when the detectives ate ice cream tho city was charged.
 The Chicago operation" as the fa- nous Binkowitz murder mystery was officially known cost the city S226 evi- dence showed. Burns agents seeking the $1O,O00 reward for its solution went to Chicago and charged the city
 Bozeman while in prison was paid double time and during his 75 days confinement his salary amounted to S1,125. This was also saddled onto the city evidence entered into the case showed.
 According to further evidence Stan ley said that they were not legitimate while the mayor declared they were. The Board of Apportionment upheld Stanley's contention.
 Both former Mayor Wilson and Commtssioner Stanley under oath de nied they assumed personal responsi- bility to pay the bills.
 Delaney ''Snan Fry"
 Detective Meyer yesterday quoted Mayor Wilson as declaring 'It means everything in the world to me to have Prosecutor Delaney destroyed.' MT. Wilson said he had never made sucn a declaration. In response to his counsel. he described MT. DeLaney's duties at the time as being only those of a police court prosecutor.
 lancer" inquired Attorney Griffin That was so. the witness agreed.
 Was there any occasion 34 TOT you to way?" MT. Wilson was asked.
 ''No.' he replied.
 Cross-examirzation Mayor Wilson, Attorney Kepple for the Burns tenant governor of Connecticut during the Burns investigation, well as mayor of Bridgeport.
 Ambitious, But Not Undu1y So.
 "Dtd you have an ambition to be- come governor?" Attorney Keppler asked.
 "No undue ambition" smiled MT. ! Wilson stressing undue"
 "Did you ever confde in MT. Mey- | CTS that you did have an ambition to | become gOvernor?" Lne auornRy | persisted.
 Justice Tompkins interrupted. de- claring the question was immateriai. i
 Lawyer ASsails Agency.
 Attorney Griffin. in summing up to !! the jury. was caustic in his reference ! to the Burns agency. Parts of Mey- +aS S~0ofN he n hy a c plain bunk-just what could be ex- | pected of a trained professional de- tective."
 He preferred, he said. to be robbed hy "a bold scamp or a highwayman " notoriously criminal proceedings ] han mulcted behind the back" in the Nanner in which he alleged the Surns agency was attempting in heir efforts to recover the S4.o00 llr Ter diSn11fa.