POLICE v. ROSS.

Evening Star, Issue 11701, 6 October 1902, Page 2

POLICE v. ROSS.

to Tirf; Kiirnrn. Sir.- -Wiinl. :in extraordinary position foT rh<- Crown I'rw.vuior to assume in his «))- j ciinii 1o ;u> adjournment, of this case. Surely, v, •:<•■! !lit?- i> to ti" iisii on his trw I for a quasi.■rif".'ii!i'! ci:;\:r,y.: it. is only right "lie .'-lioul'l liavo every opportunity to m«t :r.-A defend :he charge, especially' -when the jii!r:Tfci nlfi-r.f.-fi v,-b.s iflnuuii'.tcd eighteen days iioun-i! (he day fixed for hearing of tin .-••.•mznon*. rsrvrd only two days before that. r!;iy. If Lit." prosecution had eighteen davs to v. orb up their ea.-c, the defendant was \m- ■ u'.'ilji.cdly mulled to further time to meet T<w '.-I---', 1; sc.. f .'m-s to \w persecution not protein ion, I thought, on. reading the ;,t\. ; - of ".V Solicitor" in your last night';; that the Crown Projeentor showed too much Inns, but. here have it again. He must have Jiis own way. J.P..s Living dared to decide against the. Crown Proseeir- !<>'• must be got, ont of his wa.v. and now, 'in this Rosa case., his case will" spoil owim; to justice being granted to defendant by allowing him time to meet the charge. Even as the matter now the defendant is stigmatised by having had .such a charge made against him, which he has not, had the opportunity (o refute, and it mav even prejudice Ids lease of his licensed premises. Personally, Ido not know the defendant from Adam, but J. like to «> 0 fair play, for thank goodness we ate not yet raider Russian rnle.—l am, etc., A Layman. October o. [Our correspondent does not understand the privileges of a defendant. In. this easo the defendant could have opposed the withdrawal, and asked leave, to prove his innocence of the charge laid. It, i s notorious that the police hav» the greatest difficulty —-first, to get evidence of a breach of the Licensing Art having been committed;' .secondly, to keep that evidence intact, raid unintcrferea with until the hearing; and adjournments izi licensing ca-ies are undesirable unless absolute!;,- necessary. Mr -Fra-serV, action in deciding not to" proceed with the caw v-K doubilosr- jm<tilicd by facts within hi-; knowledge.— FA. K.S.]