A CASE REMANDED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1938, Page 6

A CASE REMANDED

BREEZE IN MAGISTRATE’S COURT. MR JORDAN AND POLICE REPRESENTATIVE. When the name of Charles William Wilson was called in the Masterton Magistrate’s Court this morning, Mr T. Jordan said: “I represent the defendant. He is still in hospital and I ask for a further remand.” Detective-Sergeant W. Kane: “I have no objection to the remand, but if my information is correct the man is quite fit to appear here.” Mr Lawry: “Are you suggesting that he is purposely staying in hospital?” Mr Jordan: “Perhaps it is at the request of the police.” Detective-Sergeant Kane: “He probably thinks the police are paying for him. Unless he has developed something else since he went into hospital I t know of no reason why he should stay there.” When asked by the Magistrate if he knew anything about the man, Mr Jordan said: “I have not seen him. I did not hear what the Detective-Sergeant said.”

Mr Lawry: “His inference is that the man is staying in hospital because he is getting free board and residence.” Mr Jordan: “I have a better opinion of the Medical Superintendent and the Hospital Board than that. I am surprised at the police. They have no right to cast any reflection on the hospital authorities.” , Detective-Sergeant Kane: “I cast no reflection.”

Mr Jordan: “This man was injured by the police in a struggle with the police in the station and now the police come along here and say that he is malingering in ; hospital. They have no right to say that.” Detective-Sergeant Kane: “I did not say that.” Mr Lawry: “Yes, that was your inference. If the police want to make a charge of malingering surely they can go up to the hospital and check up. It is not very far to go.” Detective-Sergeant Kane: “We will go up.” Wilson, who is charged with being found drunk in a public place, using indecent and obscene language in a public place and resisting a constable in the execution of his duty was remanded for a fortnight. ,