The Police Commission

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1394, 3 August 1905, Page 2

The Police Commission

Inspector Ciilleii's BepSy By Telegraph,—Press Association. Auckland, this day. Inspector'Cullen gavo evidence before tho Police Commission yesterday, Replying to tho allegations of Sub-Inspector Black, ho doposod that soon 1 after Black camo to Aucklrand ho had to complain about his refusing to dcnl with corrcspoJdonca whilo witness was away, and also as to his neglecting to see ihat the constables', reports and briefs wore properly prepared, ho having forwarded them with merely loruial endorsements, leaving witnOJS to givo directions, Hojtffllet( having acted offensively with ftho "Sub-Inspector. Though ha ('id not fflgard Black as a particularly bright oflicoVh&'boro him no illwill. In tho interests of tho servico one.or other should leave 'Auckland, Black's suspicious nature distorted everything. Orojs-oxauiiiiod by the Sub-Inspector, witness stated that ono of Blick's omissions resulted h a man who had boon dealt with on a wifo desertion chargo being re-arrested the samo nigh'. Inspector Cullen gave his version of tho differences between himsulf and Sub-In-spector Black, He siid that he had occasion to point out ouisiions and mistakes to' tho laltor, who took it badly. Amongst other things, when witness was away oorrespondonco was neglected, When ho ordered Black out of liis office it was bocapsa ho porsistod in arguing, Ho had nover acted offensively to Blajk, tho foot 1 being thH the lnt\or, by his nature, was uncppropoliable and suspicious, and would nover meet wituoss half-way, ', 'There was a discussion with the momhers of tho Commission over a "black \ list" that Inspector Cullen was accused of keeping, Ho said there was no such list. It was a fact that thero was a disagreeuienf botween himself and the coroner but thnt rathbr tended to keep the police up to tho mark. To Coinmiisionoor Pinnie witness said it v/rs his dnty to maintain discipline, md, I moreovor, if ho did not ho wonhl suffer. Same witnesses wore called by Inspector Cullen mto Black's" unfortunate mannor," but tho Commissioner rofusod to hear thorn, as not boing fair to Black. Constable McGilp's (complaints agaiust Inspector Cnllon woio beard to-day, McGilo said that ho once liberated a prisoner bo had arrested on a chargo of. liorso stoalmg. Witness' report, upon which he arrosted tho accused, was roed to tho Commission; but tho chairman remarked that it containod no information oxcopt thatthp-man bad a grrnd'motbor andhad'hurt.hislog. Inspootor Cnllon saggestod that ho had treated tho witnoss with so mnoh consideration that p3oplo had something to go on in charging him ,with molting McGilp a favourite. Tho Commission will probably coneluth to-day.