DEFENCE OF CONSTABLE SCOTT.
(To the Editor of the Evening Stab.)
Sib, —As a lover of fair play I regret to notice the course pursued by our B.M. towards* Constable Scott. Such remarks from the Bench as " not fit to be in the fores," "in the habit of assr ulting people," &c, are, I am sure, unjust and uncalled for, because undeserved. Cc astable Scott is well known by the inhabitants— of Shortland especially-r-to be a deserving man, who does his duty; and if all public officers were as •• fit" for their position as he is, and acted as faithfully in accordance with the law of the land, there would not be much cause for complaint. The police in general on the Thames are as fine a body of men as one will see anywhere. They are vigilant and attentive to their duties, without any unnecessary or undue interference, and as our guardians of the peace they should be protected by the magistrate in the performance of their duties. I trust that the respectable portion of the public will show that they disapprove of Captain Eraser's unjustifiable 1 remarks towards a man who is unable to defend himielf. —I am, &c,
A Citizen
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2908, 11 June 1878, Page 2
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203DEFENCE OF CONSTABLE SCOTT. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2908, 11 June 1878, Page 2
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