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CHIEF CONSTABLE AND WATCH COMMITTEE.

STORY OF A. FEUD.

TWO HOME OFFICE

INQUIRIES.

DISLIKE OF A DISCIPLIN. ARIAN.

The reports of two Home Office inquiries completely exonerate the chief constable of St. Helens, Lan cashire, Mr. A. R. Ellerington, from charges made against him by members of the local watch com mittee.

The first inquiry was held Th November 1027 into the appeal of Mr. Ellerington against his retire ment by the watch committee for conduct alleged to be "unbecoming": to a chief constable. The members of the inquiry, Sir Henry Mad- docks. K.C., Recorder of Birming- ham, and Sir Leonard Dunning, Inspector of Constabulary, report ed that:

The

charge of misconduct against Mr. Ellerington was and is not proved and the allegations against him

and untrue were made mala fide with an ulterior object.

were

The proceedings of the watch committee were irregular and an abuse of the disciplinary powers

vested in them.

They recommended that:

The Secretary of State should order. Mr. Ellerington to be rejostated in the force, such reinstatement. to take effect with full pay and service as from September 26th, 1027,

Mr. Ellerington should not be required to pay any part of his own costs of the appeal.

Mr. Ellerington told a Daily Mail reporter: The report of the Commissioners speaks for itself. T am very pleased by the way in which all sections of the community have stood by me.

THE MEN TO BLAME. ·

TWO ALDERMEN AND THEIR SUPPORTERS.

The second inquiry was held last March and April by Mr. T. Hollis Walker, K.C., Recorder of Derby, and Mr. C. de Courey Parry, Inspector of Constabulary. They were appointed by the Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson- Flicks, after the watch committee had refused to recognise the first inquiry.

The Home Secretary had ordered

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LIFE RISKED FOR PET.

WOMAN SAVES LIFE OF LION'ESS.

JAWS FORCED OPEN,

NEW YORK. Mrs. Nancy Lee Nannetti, of Oakland, California, is the modern Androcles. She risked her life to save that of her pet lioness Princess after veterinary surgeons had re- fused to accept the animal as a patient.

Princess is a huge beast and has been her mistress's pet for several years. A thin splinter bone lodged in her throat, causing her much pain. She came whimpering to Mrs. Nannetti, who took her to a doctor. But the risk of putting his arm down the lioness's throat, was regarded as too dangerous by that gentleman.

So Mrs. Nannetti decided to do the job herself.

Crucial Momant.

She forced open her pet's jawa and thrust her arm down until she could feel the splinter. Had Princess closed ber jaws or sudden- ly drawn backward with pain she would have mangled the arm, aut, she submitted patiently to the operation-even though her mistress was unable to remove the bone.

Mra Naucetti managed, however, to dislodge it, and the lioness swallowed it.

In gratitude for her deliverance from pain Princess fawned on her mistress and licked her hand.

DOGS THAT HOLD UP CRIMINALS.

HOW BERLIN TRAINS ALSATIANS.

BITING TO ORDER ONLY.

One of the leading German dette. tivos, Herr Kart Michalke, has revealed details of the intricate

police dog system of Germany, by which the Alsatian dog is so well trained as to become invaluable for the suppression of crime. Michalke maid:

Her:

Crime statisties have proved that the police in their fight against the Berlin criminal can not do without the tracking dog in their work. German criminals know so much of the record of the shepherd dogs, as they are 'called it that country, and are 30 much afraid of them that they invariably give themselves up as soon as a dog appears on the scene.

The detective explained how thousands of the dogs are trained. and have to pass strict examina- tions, before they are certified for police work. When fully qualified they will obey any order given by their certified “handlers."'

The centre of the system is an institution at Grünheide, a small

chairman; Alderman Peter Phytownship near Berlin, where the thian, Councillor Dodd, and State Police have their training Councillor Thackray. “

Those five constitute the aquarters for dogs and men. Herr committee of the watch committee Michalke added: appointed to formulate the case against Mr. Ellerington, and it is beyond question that they are now actively hostile to him and anxious to get rid of him.

Alderman Waring brought to Mr. Ellerington a letter contain. ing a charge against a constable. It purported to be signed by four persons, but was obviously all in one handwriting,

We are driven to the conclusion that the alderman, who all along| had a shrewd suspicion as to the origin of the letter, was anxious, that Mr. Ellerington should not find it out. He intended to obstruct the chief constable's legitimate inquiries and provok ed him by offensive suggestions of dishonesty,

There appears to be in St." Helens 11 peculiar tenderness shown

anonymous letter- writers.

to

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Each dog has bis special handler, who has also been train- ed and has trained dogs.

Not only has the dog proved his worth for tracking criminals, but also in the service of the com- munity. When children get lost in the forests the police dog is quickly on the scent. At some of the biggest institutions for the blind there are specially trained dogs of this kind who lead the blind daily without assistance through the most crowded city street to their place of work.

Murderers Traced.

The guarding dog is handled by a police officer in plain clothes. He takes the animal through all the criminal frequented parts of the city, and when information is received that a wanted criminal is coming that way he passes on his the dog. The animal immediately sets off on a search of, dikes, narrow streete, and, alcoves where a man might hide. When it finds the man it holds him up and barks until the handler edmes. Although only

instructions to Referring to an occasion when the reinstatement of Mr. Ellering- Alderman Waring, accompani-

ton.

ed by twn councillors, unex-

The conclusion of the second it-pectedly declared his intention of quiry is:

addressing police drafted into Et. Helena at a time of trouble, the report says:

Mr. Ellerington has proved him. self a strong and capable chief constable. Ee bas raised the St. Helens force to a sound state of efficiency, discipline, and organisa tion, and has kept it there.

The investigations conducted at this inquiry show that he has done nothing which should have forfeit ed the confidence of the watch com- mittee.

Unfortunately, however, a Bec- tion of the watch committee, and a powerful one, have of recent years withdrawn, their support and confidence from him, and from what we have seen of them there in little chance that they will change their attitude.

Tempers had been lost, and re- criminations continued, in the course of which it is alleged that Mr. Ellerington described Coun- cillor Dodd as a liar and a twister,

to which Councillor Dodd replied that the chief con- stable was himself the biggest liar and twister in St. Helens. Mr. Ellerington alleges that the order was reversed. His account is at least as likely as the other. The report refers to the arrest of Alderman Boscow on the ap plication of Mr. Ellerington on a charge of perjury, of which he was

We date this from the time in acquitted. 1933 when Alderman Boscow joined

Alderman Boscow was arrested

the-committer. Since then the-about-midday and as it was

chief constable has had to face Alderman Boscow's deep resent iment, caused by the recollection of his arrest in 1922, reinforced by Alderman Waring's long-establish- ed dislike and the support of their associates.

Baited,

Especially in discipline casES they have baited him, and worked against him, and their conduct in connection with the attempt to dis

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Saturday difficulty and delay were encountered before he was liberated on bail. We do take the view that this was a wicked-and-spiteful plan to in- jure and humiliate Alderman Boscow, or that Mr. Ellerington was actuated by other than "pro per motives.

Reference is made to complaints against Mr. Ellerington by mem

the fiercest dogs are used for this purpose, they will never bite until they are told to...

Whenever an officer is informed of a crime to which there is no clue he is obliged to set to work immediately with his tracking dog. If there are any foot-prints left by the criminal they are covered up with boarda until the' dog has got the scent from them. Then it goes off on the track. By this means a great many murder- ers have been traced.

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They have not wished or tried to work with him, and it is they who are to blame for a situation which must in the long run undermine his authority and impair the effi- ciency of the force.

We venture to express our doubts as to whether the chief constable of a borough should be at the marcy of a temporary majority of watch committee acting perhaps on party lines, either in reference to breaches of discipline in the force or in regard to his own tenure of office.

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Mr. Ellerington's Disciplina. "' "Points from the report of the second inquiry are:

There can be no doubt that Mr.

port says of Mr. Ellerington,;

He is a big man with a loud voice, a stickler for discipline, and stern towards those who mis- conduct themselves or are careless or innctive.

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No doubt he was sometimes an- noyed and showed it, no doubt he spoke sharply when occasion required it, and when he was dis pleased or dimppointed he did not try to conceal it; he was never hard on a man who tried to do his duty, but, as his own witness said, he had no use, for slackers. This is what the chorus really bullied" WAS .of."I „amounts to. :

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The complaint is one of general discourtesy and incivility to the committee, and of specific oo- casions of misbehaviour towards individual members. It was sup- ported by the evidence of five members of the committee-Alder- man Waring, the present mayor; Alderman Boscow, the present

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