New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
COSTIGAN EXPLAINS
 ALLEGED GRAPHING
Former New York Inspector Dis.
 closes Findings

New York, Aug. 7.--"Honest Dan
 Costigan, who left the New York DO
 lice department two years ago on no exactly friendly terms with Commis sioner Enright, has been conductinl the unexplained and mysterious raid in Newark for the last two month over the he2ds of the Newark police William J. Brennan, commissioner O. public safety of Newark, announced yesterday that he had obtained tn, services of Costigan to weed out graf from the Newark spolice department and that his investigation has beer completed.
 Cases against several policemen, al of whom have been caught in raids conducted by Costigan and his men will be presented to the Essex county grand jury by Prosecutor Bigelow. The investigation of the Newark police has been going on since May II, when Policeman Peter Bederski was found murdered while helping burglars in a robbery. Soon afterward Commissions CT Brennan engaged Costigah, gave him free hand and told him to get the evidence of graft and collision.
 Costigan, sometimes accompanied by Brennan incognito. carried out the raids in person. The last raid was on Saturday, when a Newark police man was found in an alleged disor- derly hotel.
 Tells of Costigan's Work.
 Commissioner Brennan, in his an- houncement of the part Costigan played, said:
 Early in May determined to find out independent of my own force the actual conditions in this city. In order that the investigations might be ef- fective I knew that I must have a man in whom the public had con- fidence. For about two weeks I had number of names under considera- tion and finally determined upon Dan- iel Costigan, former police inspector of New York city. He accepted the task with the understanding he was to have free rein. No person in the de- partment or out of it who violated the law was to be spared.
 Much evidence has been procured in raids upon gambling and disorder ly HouSCs. OlHtI tNlu- ence has been obtained which will be presented to the grand jury relating to violations of the law which did not re- quire raids. I asked for and obtained the willing cooperation of Prosecutor John o. Bigelow of Essex county, Sheriff Wilson and Prohibition Direc- tor Cham berlain.
 The city must be kept clean. I will dismiss from the department any officer of any grade who does not faithfully discharge his duty. Assist ant Prosecutor John A. Bernhard has been engaged by me in this work from the start"
 Enright Held Him Down
 Costigan, whose reputation for suliare dealing, won his the nickname of ."FIonest Dan," left the police de- partnlent after Commissioner Enright had assigned him and again to out lying posts and to distasteful tasks. Costigan was known for years as one or the ablest vice and graft investigators in the city, and more than once he denounced .the system" which he and his friends said had impaired the ef fciency of the New York police un- der Enright.
 Many of Costigan's friends said that if he was given free hand and pro- tected from double crossing on the | Eart of men higher up who were out to ''get something on him." or frame him" he would be able to make many | disclosures that would lead to the re- of the New York police department. But Costigan, when he finally got out, formed private de- Lective agency of his own and nothing