New Britain herald., 1929-02-07

Patewskt then teld him the rsa-
son he did not act ON the compeaiai
WAS that Chief Hart said. relssrine
to Gardner: THAT damned old feel
10 crazy"
Intervtew With Puad
Gardiner then told OF IN inter.
view he gave Edgar Leroy Pond. Z
reporter for the Bridgeport Herald,
at GARDENERS home on Connecticut
avenue, New Britain. Judge Mangau
handed him . copy Of the Bridge.
port Herald and he read 1t.
He gave the reporter the matters
he had given the police board In
writing and he understood that
publicity was to be given them ~
the reporter copied them. In reply
to Judge Mangan. Gardiner said no.
body but Pajewski had told him
that Chief Hart and his whole
family" were bootleggers. Judge
Mangan tried to have the matters
which Gardiner referred to admit
ted in evidence.
Judge Dickenson admitted them
as against Gardiner but not ~
against Pajewski. Judge Mangan
then read from the Bridgeport
Herald the parts of the story quot
ing Pajewski as having told Gardiner
about Harris alleged bootlegging &C.
tivities.
Never Saw Pajewski Before
Cross examining Gardiner. At
torney Monkiewicz asked II he had
ever seen Pajewski before the lat
ter called at his home.
Gardiner replied that he had never
seen him to his knowledge. AZ ia
the arrangements for the meeting
Gardiner said John Templeton. Ira
f. Leonard and Officer Grabeck
had tolk him Pajewski wanted to
see him. Leonard was present al
Gardeners request. Il wanted
third party present" he said. The
meeting took place June 81. 1921
and Gardiner at once decided te
write to the federal authorities.
Further questioning by Attorney
Monkiewicz brought out that Card
ner took notes while Pajewsk
talked and Trim his notes he wrote
the letter. Judge Dickinson found
1t necessary to tell Gardiner to re-
move his hand from his mouth and
speak plainly and again he ordered
him to be more responsive to ques'
ton. Gardiner said he did not know
that Leonard or anyone else In thu
house took notes on Pajewskfs IN
formation.
Gardiner said he had written Il
Pajewski about conditions IN tn
police department.
Apparently you were not salts
fed with conditions in the police de-
partment." Attorney Monkiewic'
said, and Attorney Casale objected
and was sustained.
| Did Not See Curran
The second time Gardiner say
Pajewski was in September. 1927
when he went with two federal OF
ficers to Pajewski's drug store. h
did not know who else was presen'
Attorney Monkiewicz asked him !
Sidney Curran was present.
Attorney Monkiewicz had Curral
stand up in the gallery. Curran bein
Pajewski's partner In business
Gardiner could not recall havin
seen him before. Asked by the At
torney whether or not Pajewski ha
told Gardiner In the back room
the drug store to drop 1t. Its a
gossip" Gardiner said he had nc
heard those words but It was poi
sible for Pajewski to have spoke
them. One of the federal Officer
said, according to Gardiner, there
apt to be a bunch of subpoenae
handed out around here" and word
to the effect that Everybody had bel
ter tell the truth"
Recess was taken at 11:4o.
Believed Investigation Incomplete
At 1855 o'clock recess was cor
cluded and the trial was resume
! WIFI IaTQlIler vi lHc oldHo' -
torney Monkiewicz asked Gardine
whether or not he ever saw Pajeu
ski after the visit Of the FEEDER,
officers. Gardiner said he could NJ
be positive but he did not reca
having seen him later to speak t
In February. 1928. Gardiner tell
rhoned to Pond, the eporter, an
"in the interests Of the public" an
in the performance Of his duty az
citizen, arranged to have the info
nation he had given the authorize
made public.
He had reason to believe that II
investigation by the police commi
sioners was not thorough and con
plete. In his letter to Rodman '
Chamberlain, then chairman Of Il
police board. Gardiner said he >
forth that 1.-THE chief of tho Ne
Britain police was either inefficiel
or was controlled by interests inin
ical to the body polite" Mr., Bal