New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1922, Page 2

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At all grocers, = NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1922’ GRAMPICO, BRANDED AS UNWORTHY POLICEMAN, DROPPED FROM FORCE Board Is Unanimous Voting Dismissal — Ac- cused Makes Some Start- ling Statements. in Iound guilty on charges of conduet unbecoming an officer, as presented by Chief Willlam C, Hart, Frank Grampico was dismissed from the supernumerary police roll last night after a lengthy hearing, The charges were the outgrowth of testimony given by Grampico during the hearings in the case against Charles Gledraitis, on trial on Novem- ber 21 for dealing in obscene ple- tures at his photegraphic studio on Beaver street. Grampico, at a prev!- ous hearing, testified that he and Tony Simko had purchased one of the pletures apiece, while at the second hearing in the case, the policeman testified that he alone purchased two pictures, .Chief Hart and Detective Sergeant Willlam P. McCue testified against Grampico, and the statements made by the head of the department were clear and concise, and lefl no doubt in the minds of the cornmis- sioners of the guilt of the accuscd. Opce during last night's hearing, Grampico made a statement that was later branded as a lie by Detective McCue. The accused policeman has been in the department but a few monfi{u& Last night some of his staiements relative to his attitude in court were highly sensational and he also rade statements which brought into the hearing a memoty of A. J. Richard- son, Claims Raw Deal Grampico sald several time that he kad been the victim of a raw deal and Jjust as he was about to start on some talk that might have left the situa- tion embarrasing for him later, Com- missioner Thomas F. Jackson remind- ed him about the seriousness of criti- cising the court with the resuit that Grampico seemed to modify his state- ments somewhat. Throughout his hearing, Grampico claimed that he was the victim of a misunderstanding on occasions in the past. At no time during his remarks about the court official’ that he said gave him a raw deal, did he intimate the name of the man he had in mind. In making -his statements Grampico scemed o exercise care, usually quali- fying them and as he was not spacific he could not prove what he said. One of his sayings during the hear- ing last night was that the court watched him like a cat does a rat. Commissioner Jackson, in com- menting on the casé at the close of testimony, said that Grampico leld the truth to be “elastic,” and Com- missioner Lange characterjzed him as a revengeful officer, who had no place in a police department. Hart Presents Charges Chairman Dunn read a copy of the charges by Chief Hart in which - the policeman was cparged on November 21 with making a false statement, the complaint going further to add that he had deliberately lied in his testimony. The chairman was eiven stenographic notes of the testimony ten im the first trial A of Chacles Giedraitis, but not of the second trial in which the contradictory testimony was alleged to be given by Grampico. The chairman said that ‘the notes would throw very little light on the matter before the board. Before Grampico was given an op- portunity of presenting his side of the case, Commissioner Edwin A. Parker asked of Chief Hart: “Is there”any question of the policeman making the statements, in which he is charged with falsehood?” ‘“No, I was at the trial and heard him make them,” answered Chief Hart. Grampico's Side of It. The policeman when he started in to tell his story pleaded no guilty to the charge. *“I did not deliberately tell a lie, or perjure myself on the witness stand,” he said. Chief Hart then explained that at the first hear- ing in the Giedraitis case, Grampico | GRIP Fartify the system against Colds, Grip and Influenza by taking Laxative 5)? 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FRIL testified that Tony Bimke had' pur- chased indecent pletures at the store, whereas at thed second hearing, he testified that he (Grampleo) bought both of them, It was the contention of the accused policeman that his testimony in regard to the purchase must have been mis- understood, and that the exhibits as shown in court, being marked one and two, may have made his answers somewhat perplexing to the court, The pollceman sald that his story that Simko bought one and he bought one, was correct, He then narrated the story of the pair going td the Giedral. tis place on Beaver street. On the oc- casion of the first visit, he was unable to make any purchase, but on the sec- ond trip he was more successful, This was on October 21, he sald. * Grampi- co said that it was not his intention of getting Gledraitis to make the ple- tures by hiring him, “Did you not say on stand at the second trial purchased two of those pictures?” Commissioner Jackson asked, “No I was misunderstood. I said that 8imko bought one and I bought one,'t an- swered Grampico. “Do you think that the chiefamisun- derstood you, or are you mixed up now?"” asked Comumissionér Jackson. The atcused officer then said that in court he had to battle with three men, and, that he may have become excited, Gramplico at this time made the first of several sensational statements during his hearing, when he said, “I may say that I got several raw deals in court.” Commissioner Jackson then asked the accused officer who gave him the “raw" deals. ° Not Rapping The Judge ‘"The judge may have, and not the police commissioners,” was Grampi- co's reply. Continuing, Grampico said “On one occasion the judge misunder- stood, me, and a woman was discharg- ed, The newspapers afterward spoke of the matter of the judge erring. T am the man who was abused for this. I am not rapping the judge, however.” Chairman Dunn then asked Gram- pico about the differencé in the tes- timony as related on one occasion, and then reversed on another occa- sion. Grampico kept insisting that he had been misunderstood. Commis- sioner Lange then asked Chief Hart as to just what Grampico said in his testimony on both occasions. Com- missioner Jackson asked Chief Hart if, in his opinion, Grampico was mis- understood, and the head of the de- partment answered in the negative to the question. After court Chief Hart said he spoke to Grampico about the changed version of the Giedraitis af- fair and the :policeman muttered something about being on trial him- self instead of the accused. The chief also said that on this occasion Grampico said that he had became disgusted on the witness stand over the way he was being handled. Grampico then said that it was true that he was disgusted at the way things were going in the court on the day in question, but he still maintain- ¢d that he had not made any false statements on the witness stand. “You have just contradicted the chief of the department. *+ Your mem- ory must be bad,” said Commissioner Lange. Again Grampico insisted, on a question by Chairman Dunn, that the testimony that Simko had pur- chased one picture and he the other was correct. He was not sure just what he did say in his testimony on the second day of the trial. “How many pictures did you buy?” asked Chairman Dunn. “One;" answered Grampico. id you not testify at the second trial that you purchased two pic- tures?” asked Commissioner Parker. “I don't remember,” ‘answered Gram- pico. The accused policeman said that he did not have enough money with him to purchase two pictures at the time of the purchasc. Chairman Dunn asked if he still was so disgusted and excited that he did not know what he was saying. Commissioner Lange at this time said that the ,stories as told by Chief Hart al thwe accused left the matter, so far, as the case of the credibility of the men. A news- paperman who covered the trial was asked regarding the testimony as glv- en by Grampico. His answers had to do with the question of exhibits No. 1 and No. 2. Grampico at this juncture asked Chairman Dunn if it was possible to get Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods of the police court to come in and testi- fy as to what was said at the trials. Chairman Dunn said that it was not likely Mr. Woods could be reached at the time. The chairman also ex- plained to the commissioners that there have been other charges prefer- red against the accused policgman. Chairman Dunn sajd that the fews- papers have, in the past, carried sev- eral articles regarding Grampico's conduct as a policeman, which did not tend to do the chief,. the department or the police commission any good. Commissioner Jackson then asked Grampico about the claims he, made that he had not received a square deal. Grampico said, “The court has DLeen after me like a cat after & rat.” Mentinns Richardson He then started a recital that con- nected A, J. Richardson, and two oth- er men who are now serving time be- hind prison bars. “In 1921, before I became a police- man, there was a Vim truck stolen from the Farmers' Milk company on South Main street, and recovered by the state police. Two men, Tony Cal- abrese and Charles Landry, were ar- rested for the theft of the car, recov- ered at Wallingford." the' witness that you “Sergeant Richardson, who is nowy in jail, worked on the case for three weelks, and did not do anything,apout getting it back. I then went to.thé manager of the Farmers' Milk com- pany and told him that for ‘- $60 I would work on the case and try and locate the car for him. He hired me and I did all T could to get a trace of the stolen truck. On August 8, I met Sergeant Richardson on Main street near the bank and he stepped up to me and sald: ‘What are you trying to PROGRAM £ g iRk s g 25¢ and 75¢ Packages Everywhere do, get a name for yourself before getting into the department? Why didn't you come to me about that stolen truck, and. not to the state po- lice? ' We walked up the street togeth- er, a short distance away from the starting point, Sergeant Richardson met a man who sald 'Sergeant, we did not succeed on that Vim truck.' Richardson then ‘answered him, say- ing: ‘How could I. when this man (Grampleo) told the state police about it, Beveral times on the street T have met that man and he has not appear- ed to have any uge for me." “You mean by ‘that - mang some court offielal?” asked Commissioner Jackson.. "“Well T do not want to say angthing that I cannot prove,” was Gramplco'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 a 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 Gram- pico it he had ever spoke to any peo- ple about consulting him rather than seeking the agsistance 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- proached 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. “I think there are some-good men in the New Dritain 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, McCue Testifies Sergeant William P. McCue was called into the case and he recited the testimony as given by Grampico in the Giedratis case The sergeant saig 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 pic- tures, whereunon, 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, ves, he is a good fellow, but he got cold feets' “On this case?” asked Commission- er Lange. “Yes and (meaning Grampico. Chief Hart cxplained’to the board that on the morning of the second hearing in the Giedraitis case, he wrote a note to Prosecutor Woods, in régard 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- gideration at the hearing; The ac- cused 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 the articles published about him, and asked if he was going to be tried on all of them.. H® wanted to produce witnesses who would testify in his tavor. Commissioner Lange said that the board should proceed along the testimony on the charges as preferred by Chief Hart, Moves For Dismissal Commissioner Jackson was the first on the Mary Whiskers Wisk) case,” answered Inside Door Sets With Glass Knobs ‘Put it up to us if it is anything in Builders’ C. A. HJERPE Hardware N 73 Arch Tel, 106-4 to comméht on the testimony. He sald; “Gramplco seems to be of the bellef that the Jgruth is elastie, If a man makes such statements about the court that he has in he past, he will do mso In the future, and he woyld certainly be of no service as.a police- ‘man in the department, If he has ever been useful, he has ceased to be now, T do not think it would do any good to fine him and suspend him, Any policeman who will falsify his testimony in order to secure a convic tion agaimst an accused man is not a it member of the police department and 1 move that he be dismissed.” The motion for dlsmissal was sec- onded by Commissioner Lange, Chalrman Dunn sald that he had gatisfied himself of the gullt of the accused on the charge as made by the chief, The chalrman sald that he had not satisfled himself that Grampico had deliberately lied. He sald that in such a matter where it was only the question of two pictures being in- volved, he did not think the police- man had prepared his case with the care he should, *I do not llke the word lie. I think he mixed up his testimony,” said the chairman, Commissioner Parker sald that during the hearing Grampico showed carelessness in his statements, Com- missioner Jackson sald that it ap- peared to him that Grampico wanted to get a conviction one way or the other, Commissioner Lange sald: “Gram- pico has been very careful in not telling the name of the official of whom he has ' spoken during this hearing. He has shown himself to be revengeful, and I do not consider him a fit man for the police department.” The motion for the 'dismissal . of Grampico.was unanimously voted. Danger Posts Chairman Dunn said that a request had been received from the park com- mission for the use of iron standards, formerly utilized as traffic posts, for service as danger signals at the north end skating pond. He explained that the park board desired to repaint the signs and that next spring the de- partment would return them in the same condition -@s received from the pclice department. The request was favorably acted upon. Chief Hart reported that the gears in the police ambulance will need to be changed. The cost of this:will be small and the car will be out of com- mission but a short time. Charter Changes Chief Hart also reported for some charter changes relative to the police department. They have to do with the changing of the length of dme a regular patrolman must be in \ the department to become eligible for a pension, and- also the inserting of the word “shall’ instead of “may” in re-/| gard to the police commision retiring a policeman after he has completed 26 years of service, instead of 30 years as now in effect. The other proposed changes deal with -an amendment to give any policeman dropped by the commision on charges, the right to appeal to the court, and for an additional two days off each month, along with the 14 now al- lowed. Chief Hart reported that a committee of seven men have worked up the changes and that one of them would be glad, to appear before the commission and explain the changes. This will be done at the next meet- ing of the commission. Following the meeting of the board, the members elected Commissioner Thomas F. Jackson secretary of the police pension fund to serve with Chairman Dunn and the city treas- urer. SIX ACT ,SHOW AT LYCEUM. 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