The Archive · 1923

HIS LORDSHIP AND "THIRD DEGREE."

His Lordship—Do you, as head of the Criminal Investigation Department, approve of a man undergoing examination in the afternoon at the hands of detectives—I am not suggesting physical torture—then another examination by detectives in the evening, and then being dragged out again at midnight?

Witness—No.

His Lordship—As a result of the investigation, quite apart from the physical trouble, the detectives have already got, according to their own story, ample admission that this man was guilty of the theft. Can you give me any reason why; Commissioner

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