ALLEGOD POLICE BRUTALITY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 191, 3 August 1908, Page 2

ALLEGOD POLICE BRUTALITY.

A SEltlOl'S CUAKUK. By Telegraph. —l'ross Association. Auckland, List Night. A man called Frederick It. Jlo.se win arrested in Kar.ing,ili.i|ic i-oad 011 Friday by Constable Mct.aiH'u lor iliunueiuiess, and ycsilenlnv was formally cfiarged at lilt! Police ( mil l, !,cimc Mr.'l'. I'. KeUle, fj.il. Imniediulely Hose protestld against the brutality of his arrest. He had been walking up the street when he became iloubl.'il up with slniilgilUtcJ liernia, and by the time he reached Kiirangalinpe road bis sullWing wan in tense. "1 had takeu 110 drink whatever since S o'clock in the morning. and tll'il only a cup of coffee," lis declared, lulling that lie was dragged along to tlio station between two c,ibles, roilglcy pushed into a ceil, and li lt there -with 110 tea or refreshment whatever all that night, while hi! himself refused to cat anything this morning." " Well," if what t.iis man e.ivs is true it is a most scandalous business," commented the magistrate, "Jit. is true/' hose o.riared, going 011 to express his opinion about such a condition of things (hat made it possible lor a perfectly sober man, sulfcring with extreme piiih, to be thrust into 11 dark and draugnty cell for llu night, ■is lie liad been. Air. Kettle: " Did you not tell the constable you were in pain!" Mr. t'.oSe: "Tlicy would not let Uie. i'iny threatened to put my bead under the tap." ■' Wliat for!" asked All*. Kettle. "Oh, J suppo.-.' that is their practice." llr. Hendry: "Did you luuke any complaint about being ill or suffering from strangulated liernia!" " 1 demanded that Dr, Clurduii) !*', sent for, and tliat he would prove that 1 wasn't drunk, but the sergeant refused to send because 1 liad uo money.' The -Magistrate: " Well, this is it matter tliat should In probed to the bo l ton)." Mr. Hendry: "1 certainly agree with your Worship that the ease is worthy ' of investigation." ■ ' 'like arresting constable said tlio prisoner made no complaint whatever about suffering from any pain. All lie said was to deny that lie was drunk, and to ask that i>i'. (iordon lie sent for. Sergeant Median was called, and de- ' nied absolutely that he saw or heard of ' any violence whatever to Kose. Jjr. Gordon was also called, andj

while as the result of a brief examination, witnessing to tile fact that Rose was suffering from hernia, expressed tiie. opinion that it would be dillieult to confound the appearance of a man m acute pain with a man who was drunk, •' Well," said his Worship, " either it is a case of an extraordinary mistake, or a ease of deliberate perjury. 1 will adjourn the matter to allow of further investigation.''