The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07
Agent Claims
 Danbury Man Attempted Bribery

Attempted Bnbery
 (Continued from Page One) had any conversation about them told of asking Derigibus who Fred Kirk was. DerigibuS told Grill not to worry as Kirk was being fixed. At torney Delaney at this juncture at- tempted to croSs-examine the witness but Commissioner LaVery stated that Grill was now on the stand as a gov terrogated on any other matter than that pertaining to the withdrawal slips. At this juncture Attorney Delaney passed remark about MT. Orcutt arranging with Grill a confer ence about the slips. MT. Orcutt arose and stated that never before in any court had his integrity been ques- toned and he did not propose to have arose and stated that he had evidently been misunderstood by MT. Orcutt that he was sincerely sorry if MT. Orcut had conveyed any meaning other than the one intended. This explanation was accepted by Mir. Or cutt.
 MT. Grill then left the stand and Joseph H. Estay, Federal agent, of told of coming to Bridgeport and reg istering at the Stratfeld Hotel on Sum day night. At that time he said he had in his possession over $10,000
 
 ed by punching a needle hole through the eye of the man pictured on the bills. One bill in particular, hum dred dollar note was signed by Agents Wean, Grill and himself. Some of this money was then given to Agent Grill. The next day he went to Grtlls room and as he entered he saw Grill in the act of handing Derigibus some money. On getting closer to the men he ascertained that it was a hundred dollar bill that had passed between them.
 He asked what the money was for and Derigibus refused to answer. Grill, however, told him that it was for some alcohol that he had Just purchased. He then placed Derigt- bus under arrest and turned him over to Special Agent Evans
 When asked where he had got the money that he had marked the night before Estay stated that it was tur- nished by the United States Govern ment. When asked If it was GUS tomary for the Government to give such large sums of money to theif agents he stated that in some cases money was furnished by the govern ment to be used in running down vio- lators of the prohibition law.
 When asked if he knew the mys- teu-ious Captain Charley he said he did. He stated that Charley was a bootlegger and that he has known his past history for at least two months Attorney Delaney then asked II knowing ne was a DOOJISS- ger, when he saw him in company with Agent Brill he did not think 1t warranted him asking Agent Brill what business he had with him. To this question the defendant answered no, that in his business many times they had to mix up with bootleggers and that he thought it nothing out Of the ordinary at all.
 Federal Agent Saul Grill, who gave his business address as Washington, D. C., occupied the witness stand again yesterday afternoon, and was put through most severe cross examination by Attorney Alexander L. Delaney. Grill was the only wit ness questioned yesterday, and to- wards the close of the hearing showed signs of nervousness and exhaustion. Upon the start of the cross-examina- tion, MT. Delaney brought out the fact that Captain Charlie" was between Grill and the accused men. This was admitted by Grill who said that he did not give the court this in | formation on direct examination be- cause he had not been asked the aues- ton.
 Met Charlie In New York. | The Federal agent, under DeLaneys rigid questioning. then repeated in New York City when he first met Captain Charlie" He told of meet fngs with William J. O'Brien, of Stamford, Edward Derigibus. of this city, and Michael DeIohery. Jr., of Danbury. and also of the dickertng which occurred in his room at the Stratfield hotel.
 | During the examination, Grill re- | ferred a number of times to a small notebook, and Delaney finally asked | permission to see the book. Grill protested vigorously. on the grounds that the book contained certain con fdentiaI information, but his objec- tions were over-ruled by the court: and he was obliged to show small portion of his written data.
 Papers Were Brought Out. Questions and remarks became de- cidedly heated when MT. Delaney at- tempted to show that Grill had taken the home of Edward Derigibus. The papers were produced in court. and Grill hotly denied that he had taken them from the Derigibus house. The | witness stoutly declared that he was not a thief and not on trial
 'cNo, you're not on trial now" an- tswered Delaney.
 ''Is that a threat?" asked Grill.
 "No," returned the lawyer. "but you can take my word for it.
 Grill refused to divulge any exten- sive information relative to the real identity of Captain Charlie" saying '"rlikas" It is alleged, however, that l"Captain Charlie is none other than Capt Charles Miller, alias "Scantillo,' tof the sloop "Jennie T,' which was re- Icently seized in New Haven.
 l Uses Name of Keller. The Federal agent stated that Gap ] tain" Charlie had suggested to him that he. Grill, use the name Keller in dealing with O'Brien, and the cap- tain's suggestion was followed out. Grill registered at the Davenport hotel lin Stamford, and at the Stratfield un- der the name of ''Keller," and was so known to O'Brien and Derigtbus. He denied that he had paid any hotel bills either for himself or Captain
 CbarIie" and said that he did not know who paid them.
 Grill also admitted, under cross examination, that he was known as 2 government agent to Captain Charlie"