THE LATE POLICE COURT CASE.
To the Editor of the Herald.
Sir, —As a citizen of Auckland, and a lover of law and order, I respectfully ask you to insert this, in justice to the policeman Axam, touching the late case, Axam v. McCleary. Tlic prisoner and his witnesses did not deny the obscene language and outrageous conduct, nor was the charge of assaulting the constable denied. The friends of the accused simply deny his being drunk ; but to my ideas, this makes the matter much worse, as he had not the excuse of drunkenness for his beastly language or violent conduct. A great many people seem to think that a constable is a fair mark for rough usage; and I have frequently seen mobs of forty or fifty people stand quietly by while some scamp or drunken vagabond is trying his utmost to injure a. public servant, who has at all times a difficult And disagreeable duty to perform. Ido not think the use of the baton should be advocated ; but I certainly think it was justified in the above case. I am, sir, one of those who think that both sides should be rentUatod, and justice done to the police as well as ±o the public— I am, &c, Justice. Auckland, July 20, 1875.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4270, 21 July 1875, Page 1 (Supplement)
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