Police Commission.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12910, 15 July 1905, Page 7

Police Commission.

I Per Press Association. Dunedin, July 14. Ex-Constable Juriss, who after the robberies had been asked to resign and did so, denied emphatically being concorned in or having any knowledge of what had been going on. He was at the station whentho stuff from Bttoses' house was brought in, and inrviiedthe detectives to visit his house 'before he went home; ' so that it could not be said he had made away with any articles. He was told there was no suspicion on him. He gave evidence that with tire exception of Sergeant Earnsay, the sergeants did not pay surprise visits. Constables knew within ten minutes or so when the - sergeant would meet them. Sergt. Higgiins, recalled, withdrew his statcnumt about defaulters beingsent to Dunedin, and not to other places. - ' . . • , . • DDunedi n July 15. At the Police Commission, Inspector O'Brien and Detective Herbert both said it was highly improbable that thieving was going on iby the police in other places, as stated .% Mac Donald. He had never hinted at such' a thing in the interviews with him, and they had reason to disbelieve him* Constable O'Connell . sriid it was wellknown among -his comrades in Christchurch that Mac Donald was mixed up. in a case of theft from a fruit shop there.' i