POLICE COMMISSION

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12926, 3 August 1905, Page 7

POLICE COMMISSION

Per Press Association. Auckland, August 2. Inspector Cullen gave evidence today. Replying to the allegations of Sub-Inspector Black, he deposed that soon after Black came to Auckland he had to coirJplaiti of him for refus- ; ing to deal with correspondence iv • witness' absence, fie neglected to sej that constables' imports and briefs were properly prepared, torwarding ■ them with merely a forsmal endorsement, and leaving witness to give di- ■ , ructions. Witness denied acting offen- ; sively towards tjie sirb-'inspcctor. ; Though he did not regard Black as ' n particularly bright officer, he bore him no ill-will. In the interests of ;the service one or the other should , leave Auckland. Black's? suspicious '■nature distorted everything. ' | , Cross-examined by Sub-Inspector ; Black, witness stated that one of jßlack's omissions resulted in a man 'dealt with on a charge of wife dc- ' scrtiou being re-arrested the same night. ....... , | Witness denied that he had documents prepared referring 1 to the caroei;s of civilians for use when the time came. ' i i