BROPHY CASE

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 160, 18 June 1936, Page 6

BROPHY CASE

POLICE AND PRESS. Reporters Tell Of Conflicting Stories. "NO CHANCE ON EARTH." Melbourne. June 17 At the inquiry by the Royal Commission int the shooting of Superintendent Brophy to-day's witnesses were mainly reporters on the Argus, Age. Herald and Sun Pictorial, % who gave evidence" of conflicting stories told at police headquarters following. the shooting ot Mr. Brophy. ' Earls Robinson, of the Sun Pictorial. and Laurence Whitehead, of the Heraid. | both said a statement produced at the j inquiry was not the one they had seen , at the police Press bureau. The hand- \ writing and phrasing we different. Limnel Luxton, of the Argus, explaineel that he and another reporter interviewed Mr. Brophy at' the hospital. He referred them to Detective McKerral. ; who issued a corrected statement regardrfhl Mr. Brophy 's injuries and the man(ner.in which they were caused. Later I in the evening one of tha broadcasting stations put over the air still another ' more detailed version. Deteitive McKerral was called on the | telephone and when told about it he insisted that the Press and broadcasting i statement were the same. If the latter was. different, then somebodj had colj ua.ed ,L. he told the reporters. Harold Austin, a reporter on the Age, said that when Sir Thomao Blarney was asked by reporters whether the usual methods were being taxen to apprehend Mr. Brophy's attackers he replied: "No. [ What can we do? The men were masked j and a torch swu flashed in Mr. Brophy's face.-. There was no w>y of identifying them."

. Mr. O'Bryan. who is appearing for ;he police: "What did you take that to mean?"—"That there w*,s little ..likelihood of the offenders being apprehended." ■;"',. Mr. Justice Maclndoe: "Does it not mean that was. no likelihood on earth"*of their being apprehended and that .'-.investigations had ceased?"—'Yes." The inquiry was ay jour ned.