CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 118

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They were concerned in 98 cases, in which only 121 Defendants were discharged out of 196 Prisoners. In 1869 the number of cases amounted to 241, which is certainly but few comparatively, and I am unable to speak of them with any detail as I was absent on leave, but before the close of 1870 they had 81 cases in Courts, and in 1871 up to this date they have been prosecutors in 79 cases. This shows the actual work done by the watchmen, and is no record of the cases in which they have simply aided the Police in the prosecution of offenders, nor can it give any notion of the amount of crime which, through their instrumentality, has been stopped. And this is important, for the object of each watchman is to purge his own District of bad characters who are on the look out for opportunities to plunder.

While referring to the criminal cases in the prosecution of which the Watchmen have been engaged, I may call attention to the praise which has been freely bestowed on Mr. Russell (Police Magistrate), by the Coroners, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Lister, and by some of the Senior Officers of the Police. On the other hand, it is right to add that Mr. May, ... commending

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They were concerned in 98 cases, in which only 121 Defendants were discharged out of 196 Prisoners. In 1869 the number of cases amounted to 241, which is certainly but few comparatively, and I am unable to speak of them with any detail as I was absent on leave, but before the close of 1870 they had 81 cases in Courts, and in 1871 up to this date they have been prosecutors in 79 cases. This shows the actual work done by the watchmen, and is no record of the cases in which they have simply aided the Police in the prosecution of offenders, nor can it give any notion of the amount of crime which, through their instrumentality, has been stopped. And this is important, for the object of each watchman is to purge his own District of bad characters who are on the look out for opportunities to plunder. While referring to the criminal cases in the prosecution of which the Watchmen have been engaged, I may call attention to the praise which has been freely bestowed on Mr. Russell (Police Magistrate), by the Coroners, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Lister, and by some of the Senior Officers of the Police. On the other hand, it is right to add that Mr. May, ... commending
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they

were concerned in 98 cases, in

which only

wine

Prisoners were

196

discharged out of 121 Defendants.

cases

In 1869 the number of ca

amornited to #1, which is certainly but few comparatively, and I am unable to speak of them with

detail as

any II was absent on leave, but

before the

in 1870 they had 81 cases Courts, and in 1871 up to this date they

have been prosecutors in 79 cases, This shows the actual work done

by

the watchmen, and is no record of the cases in which they have simply aided the Police in the prosecution of offenders,

nor can it give any

notion of the amount of crime which,

117

has

through their instrumentality, been stopped . And this is important, for the object of each wätchman is to funge his own District of bad characters who are

on the look out

for opportunities to plunder.

While referring to the criminal cases in the prosecution of which the Watchmen have been engaged, I may call attention to the praise which has bun freely bestowed on

Mr Plusell (Police Magistrate), by the Coroners. Mp4 Stewart and Lister, and by

them

by

Donne)

of the Senior Officers of the Police On the other hand, it is right to

add that Mr. May, commending

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