SEARCH WITHOUT A WARRANT.

Shannon News, 9 October 1925, Page 3

SEARCH WITHOUT A WARRANT.

SHALL IT BE ALLOWED IN NEW ZEALAND? The following is a true incident which can be confirmed from official records. The incident took place under a law identical with the one for which -the professional Ptohibition■ists are now soliciting votes. Read it, and then decide for yourself whether you desire to see a similar state of things operating In this country:— “Dr. E. T. Johnson, of the M.K.T. Hospital, in Parsons, Kansas, was sentenced to six months in jail for ‘possessing and transporting a bottle of liquor which he had in his travelling bag.’ He appealed to the Supreme Court of the. State on the ground that his constitutional right to protection against* search and seizure had been violated when police officers searched Ins baggage without a warrant. The decision of the lower court in convicting him was upheld.” Under Prohibition it. is the easiest thing in the world' to become a criminal. You will never he free from fear of molestation and interference. Your home can he searched at any hour of the day or night. Spies will earn a living bringing about “convictions.” 5* (Published by Arrangement.)