further Criticism of French, Police in Ave, Edward VIL
Gambling Charge The action of the French poli in entering the house of an A) can citizen without a search warrant was the subject of further argument at the U: S. Commis" sioner's Court on Saturday in the ease in which E. J. Beardsley is charged under the French Municipal By-laws with running a gambling establishment at 19 Avenue Edward, VIL on December 2 last.
Mr. F, J. Schuhl (defending) in support of his contention that the French police entered Beardsley's house without due process of law quoted the authority of the 4th and 5th Amendments of the American Constitution as to the illegality. of such procedure, With regard. to seizure of the property on the property on the premises he cited the famous judgment of Lord Camden, It had caused greatest, satisfaction to the Mother country, ind the colonies at the time, since when it had been embodied in the British Constitution and formed part of the United States procedure, The prosecution (Mr. Schuh continued) only had two police witnesses. One of them, who stated that he was in front of the other, absolutely aid the police used force in entering the premises. The French police, without a search warrant, had no more right to into that house without a search warrant than he (counsel) would have to go into the house of the Commissioner. The property the police removed must, Mr. Schuhl submitted, be returned forthwith.
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