HYDE PARK CASE

Southland Times, Issue 20490, 18 May 1928, Page 7

HYDE PARK CASE

MENTION IN PARLIAMENT. ACTION OF POLICE QUESTIONED. (7.30 p.m.) London, May 17. In the House of Commons the Labour member Mr Tom Johnston, gave notice to ask the Home Secretary (Sir W. JoynsonHicks) to-day whether he was aware that two police officers on May 15 called at the place of business of Miss Savage and without affording her an opportunity of communicating with her parents or legal advisers motored her to Scotland Yard where she was questioned for five hours in connection with an inquiry which was being held into the case in which Sir Leo Chiozza Money was charged with indecency in Hyde Park. Miss Savage’s father told the Daily Express that it was true the police called at the firm where his daughter was employed and asked her to go to Scotland Yard where she was detained for five hours, during which a short cross-examination occurred for which she was not prepared. He was not ready to disclose the details as the matter was in the hands of the family solicitors.—Australian Press Association. In the case in question the Magistrate dismissed the charge and said the explanation of the police why they had failed to obtain available evidence failed to satisfy him. Anyway he could not help thinking that in such cases the police in charge of stations should send reports to headquarters for the consideration of the Commissioner. If that had been done the case would not have been brought.