New Britain herald., 1925-05-04
ACCUSES POLICE OF
 UNFAIR PRACTICES
Atty. ManSan Claims They h. duCed Man to Break Law
STOOL PIGEON CONFUSED
Teietto Says He Testified As Dectec- tivcs Told Him To, Contradicts Himself and Later Repeats Charge of Being Coached.

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 Bitterly assailing the methods em- ployed by the police in securing eyi- dence against Carmcllo Coccomo, 62 Jubilee street, arraigned before the police court this morning on a charge of transporting liquor, Judge William F. Mangan termed the po- lice practices outrageous and illegal. Judge Mangan said that 1t was a ease of entrapment In which a man, minding his own business, had been induced by the police to break the law so that they could catch him.
 Judge Benjamin W. Alling denied inc motion for a discharge made by he defense. saying that he felt there was just about enough evi- ience against Coccomo to find prob ahle cause on which he would bind him over to the June term of super for court under 5000 bonds,
 Frank Felctto of 25 Lee street, the stoolpigeon employed by the police tn trapping Coccomo, furnished plenty of excitement when he took the witness stand and told his story Taking him on cross examination Judge Mangan asked him about hap penings before court when the wit ness. Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods Sergeant Patrick J. O'Mara and Po- liceman Thomas J. Fecney held a conference and went over the evil dence against Coccomo. The wit ness was asked whether he had told the story of what he saw Saturday or told what the police in the ante room had told him to say. Feletto said that he said what the police old him to say.
 Fceney Said It Was Sebastian
 In direct examination, Felettc said that when he went with Coco. mo Saturday afternoon after the liquor, Sebastian Coccomo was with hem. In his questioning Prosecutor Woods asked this question several times to emphasize 1t and on each occasion the witness said that Sc. hastian was with them. Judge Man gan brought from the witness the admission that he had never seen the third man before in his life and did not know who he was. Asked why oe had said it was Sebastian Coco. mo, Fcletto said that Feency hat told him to say so.
 Questioned by Judge Mangan Feletto said that he had told wha the police had told him to say Questioned by Prosecutor Wood' and Judge Alling, he said that ht lad told what he actually saw ant done last Saturday afternoon. Re. questioned by Judge Mangan, tht witness said that he told the story he police told him to tell.
 Coccomo was arrested Saturday afternoon at Feetto's home b! Sergeant O'Mara and Policeman Feeney The police testified tha Feletto was at the station Saturday afternoon when OMara called III Coccomo's telephone number anC rad Feletto speak 10 him and order five gallon can of alcohol. They then went 10 Feletto's home to wal and shortly after Coccomo is alleged to have arrived al the house, Felct 70 met him outside and went 10 Oal street with him, Coccomo telling hin that he could get the liquor fl about half hour. Arriving on OaI street, Tcletto said that Coccomo le him out of the machine and told hir Q wait until he returned.
 Arriving back, Feletto said tha 'here was five gallon can Of alco hol in the machine and they re turned to Felotto's house. In tn, meantime a third man joined tn, party, this man being Sebastian 'occomo. according to the claim O the police.
 Police Hiding fin Tenement
 When Fcletto and Coccomo re turned, Feeney and Sergt. O'Mari were hiding in his tenement an,
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