Continuing, counsel said that he was strongly opposed to the case being heard by the French. Mixed Court and asked that it be transferred to, the Provisional Court. The Court at present was incompetent, M. clu Pac de Marsoulies submitted, because the complainant was not French citizen, The president inquired as to who was complainant in the case—the police or Mr, Bathala?
Sub-Inspr. Henri replied that the police were charging accused with Insulting members of the three, they were not charging. him with detaining the girl. The police had een insulted. by accus clu Pao de Marsoulies expressed great surprise at this sudden auction and objected to the charge being amended, The potice, he said, did not know before the ease came before the Court exactly why they were charging accused and what they were charging him with. Nothing precise had been filed. Counsel: isked, nevertheless, that the Court would give an acknowledgment that accused would not be charged by the police ach sequestration This was granted and an assurance was given by the police inspector that accused would not thus be charged.
'M, Barraud, however, said that the police acted jointly' with com. plainant in the original charge and that was why joint action had been taken.
This was said not to be so by Sub-Inspr, Henri, who said the Police were not charging accused with sequestration but simply with insulting members of the force.
'A remand was then ordered.
The charge of insulting the police was later withdrawn and the a Commissioner of French Police addressed a letter to the Court saying that Det.-Sub.-Inspr. Henri had no authority to make'a statement in Court to the effect that aroused to have acted under the instructions of his employer's agent, Mr. Charles Maguire, who is alleged to have interfered with the police whilst in the execution of their duties, The original. charge was therefore again put forward,
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