New Britain herald., 1929-02-07
GARDINER WITNESS
IN $4,000 ACTION
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Chief Hart; Attorney 9. Gerard
+, Cssa3s represents Gardner and At
tsen1y b. J. Monkiewicx represents
Pajewski.
Jury Is Pooled
The case opened at 10:40 o'clock
with the polling OF the jury. Judge
Dickinson asked II the attorneys had
any idea as to the length Of time the
cea~ would require. Judge Man
gan said 1t would take a day and At
torney Monkiewicz said he thought
two days. Attorney Casale said he
could not Judge how long it would
take. Jurors not sitting in the case
were excused until tomorrow fore
noon.
Judge Dickinson said that as he
understood the papers in the case. ii
would not be necessary to prove that
the alleged slanderous statements
were false.
Gardner First Witness
Gardiner was the first witness
called by Judge Mangan. He said
he lived with his wife and daughter
in New britain and had seen Pajew-
ski three tines In June 1927 Pa
iewski visited him at his home by
appointment and at Pajewski's re-
quest.
Names Grabeck As go Between
Gardiner named a man named
Templeton and Officer William Ora
beck as the go between" In ar
said his wifez6PJ
rsigning the appointment. Gardiner
said Pajewski was alone but said
his wife was in an automobile out
side, Pajewski told Gardiner that
Chief Hart was in collision with
bootleggers and met them at the
town line and escorted them into
8 New Britain.
> Gardiner said he said to Pajewskl:
"Just a minute. Do you mean te
say that Chief Hart is a boot
legger?" and Pajewski replied: DC
l mean to say that he's a boot
. logger. The whole damn family are
bootleggers." Pajewski further saio
that Edward Medley, who lived neal
the Hart residence. would allow any
one to occupy room in his home te
observe conditions at the Hart resi-
dence.
Gardiner said he asked Pajewsk
il Medley would let a federal Officer
have a room there and Pajewski re-
piled affirmatively. The bootleg
gers mentioned by Pajewski were
Andrew ]. Muller of Newington, At
torney David L. Dunn. former police
board chairman, Sergeants McAvay
Feeney and McCue and Officel
Dolan, Gardiner testified. Muller wal
referred to as head bootlegger."
J. Pajewski also told Of Hart owning
real estate In New Britain ant
Miami, Fla, also automobiles which
we're paid for with bootleg money
Gardiner testified, and he also sait
that Hart double crossed" him OF
the raid at the drug store Of whicl
Pajewski is part owner and he wa
determined to send the chief to At
!anta (the federal PRISON., or h
would go there himself.
Gardiner identified a letter h
wrote to tho federal authorities con
tanning the information given hir
by Pajewski. Attorney Casale sal
he did not think 1t necessary TO one
p the letter because Gardiner had ad
mitted. in his special defense. tina
he wrote such a letter.
Judge Mangan said there were tw
defendants and he wanted the lette
admitted. Attorney Monkiewicz oh
jected to it because the prope
foundation had not been laid.
Judge Dickinson ruled that con
spiracy must be shown first an
after further discussion between tn
attorneys and the court Judge Man
gan did not insist that the letter 6
in, Attorney C"sale repeating tina
:, Gardiner admitted that he wrote tn
letter.
a. Gardiner testified that Pajewsl
told him he did not know how to 9
/. about pressing the allegations, whe
Gardiner asked him why he came t
him with his information.
Patcwskf Paid S1700 Tax
Pajewski told him he had bee
forced to pay $500 income tax an
for that reason he did not fet
kindly towards the federal author
ties. Gardiner said he told Pajewsl
I've did not feel kindly towards hir
because Pajewski had not acted o
a complaint by Gardiner in an i'm
migration law violation complain
: when Pajewski was police boar
chairman.