NIGHTWATCHMAN’S EVIDENCE.
KPen Press ’Association.)
Dunedin, laßt night. The taking of evidence by the Police Commission was concluded to day. In the afternoon Michael Henry Eeddington, nightwatchman, gave evidence. He said he never saw the constables thieving, but gathered from others that thieving was going on and gave information. He knew of no acts of dishonesty except from information supplied by other constables. He did not consider that ■ thieviDg had been going on for more than six or eight months. Ho feit it was his dnty to tell the authorities of his suspicions as soon as he had grounds to go upon. He wrote to Detective Cooney and suggested searching the houses of certain constables. He never heard it suggested by anyone but three oonstables that he had anything to do with the robberies.
A number of constables, who had at various times done duty in Dunedin, gave evidence and denied the statements by exConstable McDonald that thieving had been going on for years. Complaint was made that the word of the sergeant was taken before the constablea.
The Commission proceeds to Oamaru to morrow and roaches Timaru in the afternoon.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1510, 19 July 1905, Page 2
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191NIGHTWATCHMAN’S EVIDENCE. Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1510, 19 July 1905, Page 2
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