SHOOTING OF BROPHY.

Wairarapa Age, 17 June 1936, Page 5

SHOOTING OF BROPHY.

FURTHER EVIDENCE BEFbRE

COMMISSION. FALSIFICATION OF FACTS ALLEGED. CHARGE AGAINST POLICE! (Received Tuesday, 9 p.m.) MELBOURNE, June 16. At the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Police Superintendent Brophy and the accuracy of police statements concerning the occurrence, Detective O’Keefe, resuming his evidence, said that after seeing Mrs Orr he realised that the shooting was not accidental. The Royal Commisiioner, Judge Maclndoe, asked Mr. Ham, K.C., where his cross-examination was leading. Mr. Ham, who is appearing for the “Herald” and the "Sun” replied that it was very necessary to find out whether police officers had some motive for falsifying the reports handed to the Press.

Judge Maclndoe: “Your suggestion to date is that Brophy may have been shot by an infuriated husband.” Mr. Haqi: "That’s what we are here for. Brophy was in circumstances which could be regarded as indiscreet, Therefore, he had something to hide and gave a false account of the manner in which he received the injuries. While anybody with ordinary intelligence would suspect that his account was false his colleagues shared that suspicion and senior detectives lent themselves to a falsification of the' facts.”

Frederick Millard, of W*est Coburgh, gave evidence that he was stopped on his way home in his car and was asked to drive Brophy to hospital Brophy told him that he had been shot ttt Royal Park.

Dr. Stanley O'Loughlin, of St. Vincent’s Hospital, said Brophy .told him he had been shot .and w-itness gained the impression that it occurred while he was on duty. Next day Brophy asked witness to keep pressmen away.