The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-09
Judge Boardman
 Comments Police
Attorney Brennan De- clares Stool Pigeons"
 Are Being Used to Trap Liquor Violators.

| Following close on the heels of the 1 Common Council in their denuncia-
 ton of the methods now being used l by the Police Department, in efforts l o stamp out the liquor traffic in this | city, Attorney Daniel E. Brennon in 1 the city court this morning made a | stirring condemnation of the police for the procedure used in getting enough evidence to arrest Walter KamenSki, 182 Railroad avenue, on a charge of violating the state liquor laws.
 According to the testimony given in court this morning a ''stool pigeon was used by the police in caused Attorney Brennan to state that the fact alone that the police solicited the crime made them as guilty of the crime as the party who
 In rebuttal Prosecuting Attorney Heating remarked that he did not be- lieve that Attorney Brennan was really incensed because of the meth was one of the most successful ever through as planned. Judge Board man commended the police on their actions.
 The cause for the whole dispute between the lawyers was that yester- day a squad under Sergeant Salmons of Police headquarters sent man known only as Maroney into which had been marked and a $1 bill which had also been marked and the serial number taken and told him to get some whiskey.
 ' MaroDey got the whfskey and when he came out and handed 1t to the police they immediately arrested the owner on a. charge of selling liquor. Having a search and seizure warrant they also searched the house and found a pint of cider brandy" and a large number of empty bottles. In Kamenski's possession was also found the marked bill. This all came out in the testimony given in court and that he did not have a leg to stand on, but he did think the police had used despicable methods, and that they also ought to be sent to jail for aiding and abetting in an attempt to commit 8 crime.
 Attorney Brennan also quoted a case in New York city where evid had been obtained in the same man thrown out of court. Judge Board man asked MT. Brennan please not to compare the courts of Connecticut with the New York courts.
 This is the second time that Kan- enski has been arrested on this charge having been convicted once before of selling liquor and was fined s20O and given a suspended jail sentence of
  mantle his saloon. He did dismantle the saloon, but according to the evil dence given moved his stock of liquors upstairs to his home and was doing business there.
 On a charge of selling liquor the accused was fined S200 and sentenced to 60 days in jail and on charge of keeping liquor with intent to self he was fined S100. He posted a bond of $500 for an appeal.
 There was some doubt as to whether the suspended jail sentence of ten days which was given the first time he was convicted would be revoked. but Judge Boardman at the request of Attorney Brennan postponed the imposition of that sentence until this case had been heard in the high court. If he is not convicted in the high court it is probable that he will be asked to serve the ten days suspended sentence.
 Charles Sanford of SS Courtland street. and Joseph Mclaughlin of the Plaza Hotel who were also found in the place where the old saloon used to be and who were described by the police as being drunk were arrested and booked at police headquarters. ] When placed on the stand this morn ing they stated that all they had bought in the place was near beer. l Judge Boardman fined each ten dol 1 1ar rS and costs