Show CRUELTY TO A CORONER an policeman treats alm fratti disrespect the police of are a graceless and irreverent lot says london truth one of their number at ham lately spied a chimney on fire at the residence of W wynn evans and straightway took out a summons for the offense if mr evans had been an ordinary citizen this would have been a proper proceeding but sir evans is not an ordinary citizen and he speedily reminded the chief constable of the fact 1 I am as you are aware wrote mr evans one of her maje coroners of this county by virtue of my office I 1 am also a magistrate for the county do you suppose it can do the police any good or further the cause of law and order in this borough that I 1 should be subjected to alie indignity of being fined one shilling and costs for a technical breach of an obscure provision of the public health act for which personally I 1 am no more responsible than you are I 1 come into almost daily relationship your officers in the conduct of my official duties as coroner hitherto this relationship lias been a pleasant one and freed from any friction Is it wise on your part to create a of a grievance on my part and bad blood on both sides this is sufficient to show the coroners sense of dignity and calm judicial temper but there was a further hint that if the summons were proceeded ath he might make things disagree ible for the police instead of trying to appease the affronted official the afef constable replied that he consul ired the letter in the worst possible aste the police he added cannot favor one and punish another however the magistrates can and they dismissed the summons |