New Britain herald., 1922-11-29

| Nof bts A nhihb iot ypufntif btlott getting into the department? Wh, didn't you come to mo about thai stolen. truck, and not to the state DO. lice? We walked up the street togeth- CT, short distance away from the starting point, Sergeant Richardson met a man who said Sergeant, we did not succeed on that Vim truck. Richardson then answered him. say. ing; How could when this man (Grampico) told the state police about it. Several times on the street l have met that man and he has not appear ed to have any use for me-"
 You mean by that man., some court official?" asked Commissioner Jackson. well do not want to say anything that I cannot prove" was Grampico's reply.
 You did considerable amateur de- tective work, did you not?" asked Commissioner Parker Grampico said he had, and among the cases he clean ed up was the recovery of Marmon touring car in a New Jersey town.
 Asked by Chairman Dunn why he thought some court official was after him, Grampico said he did not know.
 Commissioner Parker asked Cram pico If he had ever spoke to any peo- pie about consulting him rather than seeking the assistance of the New Britain police. and to making deroga- tory remarks about the local police The accused policeman denied that he had made such remarks What about the case of the chickens on Mill street?" asked Commissioner Parker Grampico admitted that he had ap- preached a woman, telling her that he would be glad to assist her in get ting back her chickens which were stolen if she so desired
 T think there are some good men in the New Britain department" the accused said and added that he did not think any man in the department had anything against him. "The de- partment is o. K. as far as I know" said Grampico.
 AIcCue Testifics
 Sergeant William F. McCue was called into the case and he recited the testimony as given by Grampico in the Giedratis case The sergeant saii that Grampico changed his story from one day to another. The sergeant told of going to the Giedraitis place, and of securing some plates. At the detective bureau he was handed two pictures by Grampico.
 Grampico said that on leaving the Giedraitis place on Beaver street, he handed Sergeant McCue the two pie lures, whereupon, Sergeant McCue said that the accused policeman was telling an untruth in this statement.
 According to Sergeant McCue, he was handed the two pictures at the police station.
 Commissioner Lange asked Grampi- co if Simko was a good fellow. "Oh, yes, he is good fellow, but he got cold feeti
 3"On this case? ?". asked Commission CT Lange.
 Yes and on the Mary Whiskers (meaning Wisk) case" answered Grampico.
 Chief Hart explained to the board that on the morning of the second hearing in the Giedraitis case, he wrote note to Prosecutor Woods, in regard to asking Grampico how many pictures he bought. The prosecutor did so, and Grampico answered that he had bought two of them. The chief said that he was calling this to the attention of the board so that the policeman would be given every con sideration at the hearing,t The ac- ,used policeman was then excused while the board took up the discus sion of his case.
 Chairman Dunn said that Grampico had come to his office, and spoke of he articles published about him, and asked if he was going to be tried on III of them. He wanted to produce witnesses who would testify in his avor. Commissioner Lange said that he board should proceed along the testimony on the charges as preferred 1y Chief Hart
 Moves For Dismissal
 Commissioner Jackson was the first