New Britain herald., 1922-11-29
GRAlNPICO. BRANDED AS UNWORTHY
 POLICEMAN DROPPED FROM FORCE

both of them. l,
 It was the contention of the accuse,
 policeman that his testimony in regar,
 to tho purchase must have been mis
 understood, and that the exhibits a
 shown in court, being marked one an,
 two. may have made his answer
 somewhat perplexing to the court | The policeman said that his story tha Simko bought one and he bought one
 was correct. He then narrated ths
 story of the pair going t6 the Giedrai
 tis place on Beaver street. On the oc, casion of tho first visit. he was unable to make any purchase. but on the sec, ond trip he was more successful. Thi, was on October 21, he said. Grampi. co said that 1t was not his intention of getting Giedraits to make the pic lures by hiring him.
 Did you not say on the witness stand at the second trial that you purchased two of those pictures? Commissioner Jackson asked No was misunderstood. I said that Simko bought one and I bought one,' an swered Grampico.
 Do you think that the chiefmisun- derstood you, or are you mixed Up now?" asked Commissioner Jackson.
 The accused officer then said that In court he had to battle with three men. andy that he may have become excited.
 Grampico at this time made the first of several sensational statements dyIrinor htc hna yinu uota may say that I got several raw deals in court" Commissioner Jackson then asked the accused officer who gave him the raw" deals.
 Not Tapping Tho Judge
 "The judge may have. and not the police commissioners" was Grampi- co.'s reply. Continuing, Grampico said "On one occasion the judge misunder- stood, me, and woman was discharg- ed. The newspapers afterward spoke of the matter of the judge erring. am the man who was abused for this. I am not rapping the judge, however"
 Chairman Dunn then asked Gram pico about the difference in the tes- timony as related on one occasion, and then reversed on another occa- sion Grampico kept insisting that he had been misunderstood. Commis- sioner Lange then asked Chief Hart as to just what Grampico said in his testimony on both occasions. Com- missioner Jackson asked Chief Hart if, in his opinion, Grampico was mis- understood, and the head of the de- partment answered in the. negative to the question. After court Chief Hart said he spoke to Grampico about the changed version of the Giedraitis af- fair and the policeman muttered something about being on trial him. self instead of the accused. The chief also said that on this occasion Grampico said that he had became disgusted on the witness stand over the way he was being handled.
 Grampico then said that it was true that he was disgusted at the way things were going in the court on the day in question, but he still maintain- Cd that he had not made any false statements on the witness stand.
 You have just contradicted the chief of the department. Your mem- ory must be bad" said Commissioner Lange. Again Grampico insisted, on a question by Chairman Dunn, that the testimony that Simko had pur- chased one picture and he the other was correct. He was not sure just what he did say in his testimony on the second day of the trial.
 How many pictures did you buy?" asked Chairman Dunn.
 "One," answered Grampico.
 Did you not testify at the second trial that you purchased two pie tures?" asked Commissioner Parker T don't remember" answered Gram pico. The accused policeman said that he did not have enough money with him to purchase two pictures at Dunn asked if he still was so disgusted and excited that he did not know what he was saying. Commissioner Lange at this time said that the stories as told by Chief Hart and the accused left the matter, so far, as the case of the credibility of the men. A news paperman who covered the trial was asked regarding the testimony as giv- sn by Grampico. His answers had to and No. 2. a4.
 Grampico at this juncture asked Chairman Dunn if it was possible to get Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods of he police court to come in and testi- | fy as to what was said at the trials. | Chairman Dunn said that it was not likely Mir. Woods could be reached {, 1t the time. The chairman also ex- ,lained to the commissioners that here have been other charges prefer ed against the accused policeman. Chairman Dunn said that the news- papers have, in the past, carried sew ,ral articles regarding Grampico's conduct as policeman, which did not | end to do the chief, the department IF the police commission any good.
 Commissioner Jackson then asked 1rampico about the claims he. made hat he had not received a square leal. Grampico said, "The court has ,een after me like a cat after q rat"
 Mentions Richardson
 He then started a recital that con- Iected A. J. Richardson, and two oth- r men who are now serving time be- lind prison bars.
 'In 1921, before became police nan, there was Vim truck stolen rom the Farmers Milk company on 'outh Main street, and recovered by he state police. Two men. Tony Cal brese and Charles Landry, were ar ested for the theft of the car. recov- red at Wallingford. k