METHODS OF DETECTIVES.
) HEMARKS BY JUDGE EDWARDS. (By Telegraph—Special OorreEEondentJ -.X t Auckland, February 22. ■ • : Some caustic:criticism 'was passed l by': •Mr.' Justice Edwards • at 'itlie Supreniav Court on the action of tiro detectives in spending' some time with 'a girl who waa seriously ill' for the purpose of obtaining' ccrtain particulars,-from her. 7 "Had you the permission'of the doctor" who.' was attending the" case ' to see tho girl ?" his' Honour inquired of one 'of the: .detectives who wasgiving!evidence.' The witness' replied f that '. he i did not know' that -' any, permission - had been given. ■- •..• "Do you, think/ detective," said ' his'. Honour,; "that,you had- any, right:, to • spend over." .an ~hour badgering : tliia' ; woman - whom you believed' to bo dying", to: get a statement from .her From what' ■I knoir of you as : a; detective, you' are ,a, decent; man, and.;'l ' believe "you meant well, but Ii cannot .too .strongly ,deprecate ' such a . course. - It is absolutely inhuman . to spend , an':, hour: with - hcr,- getting: her.to;; make 1 a statement. I-, cannot too : . strongly condemn it." ''
: : His'-Honour added that lie would make some representations on' tho subject, witha viewUhat instructions might ;be issued' :to; police officers as; to' what they-should l ' do and what the.v ought, not to do.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 4
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