London, Oct. 15.
Giving evidence to-day before the Royal Commission on Police Powerd and Procedure in connection with allegations that the police employs fed third degree" methods to. exe tract confessions, General Sir Wile liam Harwood, the retiring. Come the Metropolitan single complaint of such methods justified. al fashion nowadays" at the Old Bailey He asserted that "it was the
to make this allegation. The idea probably got into the public mind from reading of detective stories and seeing crook plays, emanating from America. He added that ho could not recall a single murder tease in which the allegation had not been made, but he affirmed that the police never questioned a prisoner }without cautioning him and unless the wanted to make a statement, Women Police Sir William Harwood referred "te the popular ery for women poli Jand said that he favoured their duction because there was not fswMiclent work for them and also they were incapable of carrying Jcase through. In conclusion he said 500 more linen were needed to lo the Metropolitan Police Force to carry out their heavy, duties.
The Commission then adjourned, 4
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