THE POLICE FORCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 612, 15 September 1909, Page 9

THE POLICE FORCE.

|^^:;;•■'::||^v^.F^RffHEREVIDENCE^^ ;^-^ ' v } COMPLAINTS -AGAINST 'INSPECTOR !:■ &;>■■; : '£IC!EJ[SINq ,i.AWS; ; ..:!; : Bishop, \;^&4:X ; S-M-r:Commissioner) i continued :.Vita Wellington f'*oV : -> eatings ja^the^Dp^inion-Museum! yesterday, v ,,, ;■;'i-v■.-■"'."".VMichael constable; injchargo at : Is-, i'::;.;v : . ; 'land).Bayv;staM^ j l -A:.■'■'httd/becn promoted since hie application about ,::%.; : that he was too •V■;•';'/'';;pM;vHe'lw'aVnen , ,' 52 years of ago. .Hβ had beon. : v f;;;.-'-.v-^effcof,ccrurfc, -bailiffy.etc.,■'at Eltbim. ;.-;. :v- - in the morning, relating to witness's f::yH-r'.tipplicattoß; for-! promotion;, and Bhpwing: that f V;Vi-j';?*(V.|i*d^9t^bwnVrene|nraeßd^ i ''by/tte < : >nspe> vfp;''r : ,tp^'for'promotion.'/Vv^^ ; ' ''/■'■ ''■.' ■■■' : 'l'> 'j/'r.f , ; William;James -SjUmpson,. constable in'charge \-'} vßay,' eaid-I;the y statement:of -Mr.. ;v.V-.-vAriiold,VM.P.,vwa3 .a'libel on-: ihq-.Wellington '■vi ; -':''P°'' ce '..:Witnesshad'bceul.bften in and about :■■ *- ; ; tthVstatipij during: the last five years,-!and .'had V; ■ : r Beon'nothing :tojustify the, assertions aa to mis-' ;"'.■."', v.'conduct ;■■•; ;'-.V,-'.< : -.: : .' ,'.-■; ':■ ; - ■ '■'.' '.- ,'■:■ v '".': ;•w' : 'ft : :.ys^t'.vDischaroed ; Prisoners..!.;..-,.,r, - ; - " ?■';,: ; i•' Edwin"' '4rnoldi : . one' ibf.ttnb : visiting justices ;>•;'.,•"■' -.rbf ..Wellington'Gaol,'.;and treasurer of tiie'-Die-' i S6Mety, - '. : siiid- : liel- , --bad j- ■■ y. nfiver'-knpwn- an' instance.;of a : policeman being i '■'"■' -■ hard-upoiv a' , discharged "- mieorier, but h<S had jr.-';.- ' .known'- constables: and '•detectives::-put'■ their'/. .>:.;• j.\ '.hah'dljh/inpir;pockets! to. .'ije.ep'Jdischarged'prk l;V■;>• , :"^ :^npi»yv^■Hβi, ■nad, ; S .•.::.■::'.: whidh''showed .that a,discharged prisoner had ii&fi ~. Ij6en-;iefused-.wprk by: the Public De-! l''y .; pay;ment; v ajEter .the' policehad'-'informed them ';:-:':■-,lhat?;ho.was'an; ex-prisqnori'-Wituess'handed: : fi%i '.'■.'•■!: ln'"the -letter.; ',:■'• j-\''-\-.;. '■' ■[.: ':■.{■•■:: :'i : -> : ;i; :"-.;■; -°;.1i.;,';.-•To'Mr.DirinieVHe'hadlno reason t6' believe ■■.: ' : :-r\;tha't : this.sort.of'thing was^'generally"done..-'.!: i>; y^:j :';To -Mr: ; \Vright,;;M,P, i He' :knew.-- of : . cases; y-:'?::■' ., .where ".ei-prisoners. had. been \ dismiesod..' from ■":.'- "■! work wthout'.ahy : .Teasori, being gijfen., J . .',.' h'b,\ ■■'. ■ eaid ■ he' had :alrondy ; expressed' :■;v.'^:•.■^■■'.*e^y;■;ialMnt;disaßp , r6val;'of.'a^ly■^llarasslng : ''••o(■ ;,.-,,-.■";; ■; : and-.ho"know; that' -.that feeling ■'.;::; . was; shared by the 'superior: officers.'" ; ; •""'■' '■•'■; •:■ ?.->,-v .:y;,TQ,JIr.'-Gray:'The,police of had %■ ■.'.'..";: of fen' helped' hiniv in '.regard' to 1 discharged prU ;'■■ 1:.,'/ soners.'-'He.'hadia-good opinion of, the forced '& Meiij; V^an!tei^|<^ ■':!^ : .'^ '.:■:• ■;; .;':;^:^'thej^on;'lately;^ -; : ..:".i;- .;6f>s»Jhigh : a- .Used v^^';-7 ; -Vtt'sfet.%Tba''-ralni4iiimi]telgh'(i:'eKpdd!'ftpt.''b"e ; >.-V;'>.' : loVered,\ ; a3 a-tallyman lad['a'great'advantage J; .:■■:-.■ in-ia:'street : -row:i-: ; ' :^;v; r ■•'■'•^v C.'.-i," : -\'-\L ,■?-.■;• ■;'{• :i -';."i.TOiJMr. !Dihniei.:The Wellinstpn police were •.;' :•! ■•■;v;i'* , gobd;'blaM:.prni'en. , ; :'.Tb6: , fe6nbU'wucli' led'to. i.;.:'?;w'..thjß!'.commiMidn' ! n ■:';■■■:;,: ;;.whp;would-.always;be' discontentcid.''-;■;-'■;.;. ,-■•■. J,;/.'. ■'>,'. Dps yon .knpw.i.anything. about • a\- "special" :-r ;..- V nian-'being ■- appointed; in.i each: centre ?—I : : do, fY-'- , .".. "hbt.'-j:.;•.■.",'■.•■;'■'!■.",■'':■'■. --t-y. , ■■"'.<■'.■ :'.. i: -.■'-•'■■' ■'•"■■".■■ ; . ■i-.;S;,V;.;'-ftf'S:^ , --,;Vr-!!' o ;!W^''i l i/f ! b'nii'pstei" sergeant, in ; of ; Petijne ■; ■•■iO; Bub!-districti'-said : the; force" was'not '.sufficiently ;::i; ; : 'a'ttraotiye:.v:for. ; :;recfuits.'.'^:The: -pay : '#a3-Dot ,V.--;;-,■.,.enough .'to :be. an'induceraeht, 7 a,pdf:.they did hot ). ! ■■, ■;.V'^:U)w';'tlie':-3isejpHnfeT'H^ l ;.had.;not--£9ttnd"'_Bdc-' : '<.tio'nal';duty ■particularly -jtrjing^.'.: , ; -. ! . r ■■'•".; ;: . i'. .:r';; v Trds as-'gbod'nbW.ias'ithirtyvyears ago, end/the ' '■' :■-'■■■:■■'.' '■■ iHtive"you'.heard 'anything 'about• a--."epeeial" ;■,'!:;■;; fniauf-^liheard,thereJwaß ; one at Dunedin,' but' y.- ■■■ ••• •'• ■ W 'jtti for'tho;,piirpd!e^of'Inspectonp'Brion:ho V';:j;V.;;AWMjeaid/to' ; 'b.VitheMV^.|/>,V';iK ; ?.•■■' : ;i ;;V MiUer'i^rgeant : of Masi; ; : bo';a;largo -' :•;:',;. J; ; ar6a; of. selectioa-'ipt- '; thi ivpay;bf: ' :•> 'T.- wero^.raiyd.^l'h'ejev'.waa'^d'larger, i':.;: ; ; /;tirbpbrtieil , ;of young men'.'-iri.itlie'force nbwithan ■■ ; ,;;...; ■■.lotinorly;.;and; th'ey-.had..nbt>sp.'.inuch'.ballast. 'I- : lengthen. the f '.prob»tioh: : V : :':-pejU93vy..Th'e*S«ctibnal'- : '.;'■;■ ..i - •dufy..hejiai)\ad;to:d!).". , :lt had-beßircurrently;, :- , ':;.::^ : rdp.pjted''th'at:he.-.w.aß:to7bo:shifte«,fr(im¥Mas : - : ,::,'. -."•.tel'tpn:be<^use,!he : .wasHbo'BWct;wth:lW;hbtels. ; ■if 'J - ■'> ';'ilr.:3'sh6p:;;AYeli;.';!thire^ase;nb.'hotels'lhero :W ";■ * 6?j-,ypii?|k' ; nat?!'ifeWEs:fcsPfS?s( "^?'' ; v?i '}■ thifltypungl . 'ii-.-v; fa'riners 'or farmers', sijns'were'.flkely-Wjoin '.the. i:,: ;.afoj&-#s !', : . ; r:'--imqre;atife l4 ;i';;.Ain : ten-yeVirs"in theyJorce.V--.;5;..':-,'.£ ! .'--: '"•■-■'» ;.'-•.;.">'. ■';',You "wore under .me at : in'. WeU-. . :, -- a cpastable-hore wbosaid '::«; ybu'.s'ay ! xi '• '■■{■ 2 about .those- : njatt^rs.?~l, believe: you' have•: al-X<i!--'i :ways;carried'ijut/tHe licensfng.l«i*s:.'tb'.'the test ft-.-s- : r;> : of^your(abilitie^;;iyi.^;-V. ; r:.:v'iyi,"-;'' '.-.V^^AKV.'iAhd^'as^myxonductV.tbwarp^'ypu'TeasonableJ: K- ; :-'S J, V!:>i JSIr. Wright, , •M.P. : ,-qh63tionedi-.tlie:.mtnes3Vaa '"'iv: ! 'to'ihiso'w6rk\tia';;admtaiste^gß /; the;.'riiceiising. :?"•?!■■■'■!! lav/i:'-^^ fitness sai'djlie^cbrineoted- ; a-certain, hosr' : x A, i <:. - tilltj towards himself with-his activity -in ijthie re3p - f6t--at^Gorei' : an'd'-.aftei#ards :at ■Master-' -. vJ;,-;;.: '<,' .•;' i;j ik^^'yy/-; '.;•■;■.*... tuallers. , h'e-wiH4not:-:be:';'prpn)bt<!d?—l :,: dpn't ■;•'.'. : . ■ : ;;•' thint. that. "■' I ''-always'! try. Vf 'enf brcii. the Hcens- ']■>,■<■ '''.shgV-laws.vM believe I:was"qice-"shifted: from-.iji A-/'>; ; ;S'-B(^iqii(f6j','enfp?einß'Hhe'lice , nsing'.layrs.".;::. , '''r:i , '' , !:;-;:; -;;7;V a:gbbd ;-i:"V'i : Bg0;"?l; : 'v*':- l ,:i( i i-; : J)" ! ::^J':R ;i; ;;-r^ : Vv';": -rjV'rtfJ.v-" ;■;•>■'•;.■!■' A-v'-'-iTi"; , . Wrighti ■;W6lli" yoit vhiya -beeri;^shifted v:V:y. ! -'.'.from';lilosgiel;and , .Gore,'and it. waij'rumoured 's't-:,::':!,'that! ; .you';.wero to" : -:be' shifted '.'frbm : llastertoh.-i-Dbn,t you think/that.if,a sergeant/allowed- tho; ■'"l';;V>.--/licensing) law's tp' ; .go: by"■default';ho; would: get v : .v:• >.::oh;better?t-Hb would: : npt,.get: on'f prolong.'.:■:- ; ! i-.;..•" : ■-.-;■. - Bishop: ? No.'man'fcati get: on. long if: ho ;.•/■:•;.■.'.;■ ;dbes.ript;dp Wβ ; drity. :, -■&'.v-:'-.';'.';■:■• '■'.;.>'•: ■;;- > ■'X,'.:.% ■■'Inspector, k Ellison: ■Hβ f.was'-.jpepiollj, shifted.'v.? ; r; s : frpm : -Goro;.beca'nso.:he''Wa3. a'.gdodvnian and ;.•,- v " : ?..willing t9:cpnie.to';Mastertoni-:.w6prp.l wanted' ; ' ; '":a;gpbd J nian.' v y'^;^;"^i^"'f;v?;C'» L v':; i ,■;'"..' "'■■.;.'' ;..';-':.■ : ':;:.':fife': Bishop ':■. Ha".Evidently,'.kept ; a .stiff back : V, / :■':- at; Masterton," iipd 'he '■ has •' not .beon penalised'. i ;: d'i ';V' ; '.-^'-' ; "—:\-H-^' ■{'■'■: .'■ f.r-; '■'. ; icemen's;'Mljcellanedus-; puties l: ; : ; ;ii;V: ; ;; ":^^:-;'s^^"Euile(^:;Tn^6h^a!at;Mbun^^ h r ',\ '■':':, iajouribf-jncreased 'Pay.-.Tibusorallbwance.'etc; '::>■ "■■;•.• SprgeantsVpay sho'jild;awrt}atJUs., : .and go on ./;:..',:'; , tciiis3'. > : -the,sanie:!a3 'detectives;- More-elasticity ,;k; -7shpuld;hp ...'.Cj-rfbrjrbcriiits'.-.VMHcli,;work;:was ; ;d6rie*'by: the' r ■,':-.■,-pdlice- for fo.thpr'.DepartinentSjTahd' he .thought r i' ; . ;':. ; :,Jshey"sl|onld : be'-relieved of some.,of it.-. "For tho I;-.:;.;- :'£ducatibn Department'they /had?to collect; inv- :;:.;:.. dustrial' school foes,■and maih'tpiiance'money in; ■;:'....'.'-.iesbect:;of• boarded-but-'children;. , .under::.the', ■iv..:. v-Infant :.liife.:.ProtectiPn : 'Act.'< Thcrb'.were'alse J ;..'j. : :..machin6ry. : certificates, :.-.p(>nsibn'.j ;::-'.-V .w.ork;;"-.lji -his ..district aloho'rtwo. men' could I 1 ;:': all: this;if thoy;. only -.worked-. eighf I ;;.- - ,v hours > day. at- it.:. lie".-;" thought policemen .:.,-; ,:-.6ho.nld;npt bo.iinspectors-of;weights.ahd'-mea-!<:'>,-.vßuWs'iii'tho four:centres.:.',;'' -..'/ .' . ~ ■ ;:^"f; allegations made , .;"■-:■'!. bfcSerceafit.'Hodsph, at Chri who said ■ :', * ;that':,tho recruit^ ! at Mount'.Cook-, had de- • / . ' terierated morally- aiid-physically, and that {he ",;•' ' f discipline ,was; not /as ,it. should: be. . The ovi- - /.:;;..;derico,;referrcd.ito; ; was';.read:bv.Mr; Bishop/and■ ;,.'■. •itVappearedthat'-SerKeant Hodson,■; on.cross- :;; :- admitted that Jjfs "allegations were s'i;, , sPt,base t 8 ;ph : ;his,'own 'observation's; ' ■■' '■ '■' "■'-'- '•:.'■' .:■:.:.;/, ;-At:ythis■! paint:' Sergeant'' 'Eutl,cdgo'3 .'ovidehce'' :.■;.:', .interrupted:by■■ the-luiichebh adjournment; .•;.;■..,' and'pn':rosnmptien 'evidencp 'on'-'niai. !■■..;>..■;••:^^nesse's'vhaying Jee.ri^subpoonaed,'-'.' : .:■,-',■-:■•, :■'.: :. : . •''^;^-:'.: J iv'<i! ;i r'''. : 'Mw ■;,"-',;';. v :Gporge Morris;.dairyman;.Coristabie ■-'Street' f ■-■,..•;"lcalled,; by-Constablpr:! laylqr'.:(who"had provi-iV'V--'-,bhsly. madp; complaints against Inspector. EUiath'eft; casei- ,•/;.-> aild was told to,gp tb the' kambton .Quay, sta- >.'.■•.' .tiojv'to "got , , his Inspector.: Ellison :.':."*■ ■'.'■'iame' along' the corridor "and asked Constable' ,''.'■; -J Taylor .what-he ■was'.dpinf'th'ere." .The con-- '':;■-.':■;■. etAble^-replied•that"hp.'feas ; there' : with a ;:.'■:■;• ness :gitting"hi3'6sponse3. !: :TiieVinsp'ector. : : then fi'ii".'.;■■ BAiii "Get-out.-of.lhis.. Don't you know that "-.. ■'- expenses have got to, bo paid in X'Ourtf" -Wit- :: 'nMi'.and.. the went put,-and' witness '.-'. "■ hejird'nothing more, of ,the matter, '.hut \he '■; ■' '■'■ : thought, it. was, a very-poor.,way..'for any nian rJto*spealC:tp/'another.:/If:he wero a constable ■i- : treated'in that he woiild' ' ■! '''have'-: thrown ,'.up; his,. Uniform. ■■, Afterwords, ■''~.."speaking, to' Sergeant liath'esbn, witness'ihen- '.- , ; :;tibued' the.-matter, beehuse it'did not 6eem : to .:..", him 'io, ho■.thp.way'.'a:man.should.speak to 'a- "::-' :6iibortlifinto.'. ' ■' -■ :':'' '"''''A'.:" : - ■'■•-'■'•; ■■•■;"• ■'.'•"■: ■';■>' ;/To>lnsßector;Ellisan,::Noubdy;epokii to him : " 'about it afterWdrds, or refreshed bis memory. 1'..; It was thsmnniiCT he objected-to rather thau ,'. ■ . • 'iipjd bv Insbsctor' -BUisen*. .•. •■ ■ ' ■■■■-,'■•:.■";' Edward Wilkie Wilson,.of. ti»-Land T»i D«Kα . paftment.'.was. also:balled by Cotistubli-Taylbr, -; ; ,ahdi'gave evidence! that: he had, b»«ii; uncivilly: ■ : ;:; Spoken; to -by Ilispeotor. l Ellison. in: th* latter s ; : :--:'i-pffic?;;v^;-;", ■; :,■■■.. - ; '; V..V , .'' ■'• "•■•; ■■■-•: i: '■'■-.• ;.vM:lnspector Ellison:.; When ~witn«s3 came to 1 ■':■'. ■"•■"ice'vhimi in anticipation pf tiyiiiß evidence, wit- ':': ■'■-Jiess-did not say: "I. am to. settle;, you!" :'-.',:,;."'■l;wiH:inake; sit,,up,",,'.l;hjive,been longer ?:'":'! in/the, Public'Servioo;tnan you/'!''|[e ; came, to .'-■"■.•■" to*'-.the.'.inspectqr,!because; he, would;nbt;.tako; ■■.'►■.='V«ny jnan.'unawttTes'."': ■■;., :■ ■ ■'■:',"."■' : • .■■-'•. : ' >,: r ' ■ ■ '-Did you come to provoke the: and lompt mo V'-V.to""'commit' a breach of the ueace?—No, per-

tainly not, 'but I expect if it came to a breach., of the pence, I cottld take cure of myself as woll as you-: (Laughter.) '■■•. ■•-.... ■.'•■:■ ... More About.- Mount .Cook. (Sergeant Rutlcdge, continuing his evidence, sttbmitt«d.papers relating to conduct and (Hs'cipllne at. Mount Cook. Hβ put in a good dealof time at "the barracks, though ho lived some distance. away. There had . been no drunkenness at Mount Cook during. his time. Mr. Bishop remarked that the records of tho doings of tho various men at Mount Cook, : as .submitted by tho witness, seemed: to be very complete, ■■':■■:■■: : ..-■ ■'■ '.-■ • -.' \. :■•-.' .r ■■'■-•'■ 1 .To , Mr. Dirinio: Hβ looked upon Constable 'Green "(who gavo evidence on the previous day) as an agitator. :■' ■■.■..' ,; .;: : :■■■ To Inspector Ellison: He had never heard ol any incmlity.on the part of Inspector Ellison. Ho fvas surprised at the - statement that , the inspector did not administer th» licensing laws properly. , ■Hβ. had been more , active in that resp«ol than his predecessor. He did not want Constable Taylor at Iris'station. ,■;'-.;. ■■■:.■.! Advice to Constable Taylor; :" Corietablo 'Taylor here' came forward, .and was• allowed,to put.some questions tp'-the'.wit-'.Correspondence relating to Taylor's apSlicatious for promotion was^read,-and, Mr. ishop concluded, addressing Taylor': "There's nothing very dreadful here. We've all been young, and' may have been keen an,d :over-. zealous.) Go ana prove by your conduct'your fitness for: promotion. , ' , You" have, plenty of time.'-. ■••'.■■'■■ ■. ■" ■•; .'■ '• "'"■ .•" .'.- '■".■' • '.Chief Clerk am)' Commissioner., ■ •'■Constable.Michael Green, recalled, was cross-. examined by ilr.vDinnie,iit regard to his statement ; that certain men had come to'.Wellington to see the chief clerk '(Sub-Inspector Wright)abont promotion.. .One was Constable M'lntyro,: who told witness that he bad come to-eeo , Mr.:.Wright, and did not mention tho, commissioner.: Ho had since heard that JTlntyro •also::saiyvMr.-Dinnie. .Constable Hammond,'of Canterbury, and Constable 'Eyan, of '.fin'i'AVest,': Coast, also told him they .came-to see Mr. ,Wri([ht,; T,bey did not say anything; about Mr. Dinnie. They did not get promo-. I tiou:- . Ho: supposed that was because, tho present Minister., did- not leave. Mr. /Dinnio and Mr.■'• Wright so free a hand, as his predecessor:. "Sergeant Neale also told him he had come to eeeMr. Wright/, . .( > ... ; ... \ ■■:,:■. '. .Mr. Dinnie produced α-letter,- printed;in a. newspapor,' , .ana asked whether certain words underlined \were , not identical -irith .words used bTjWitness"in,hjs,evidence. ... :'.';■ .....,.: >..•: : • 'Witness : was understood to admit:-that the words expressed'tis vieirSi: / ' . . ->'■■■•'.' .■•:..-'■ I •;■'•' The commission adjourned. until 10.30 this morning. -•.■■!■'..'';'■;■ ■ ■ ■-'-; ,-■■ ■ -. •'.': . : -:v'i./■.-■ >':'