Cartoon, Nupkins's Justice

A ragged boy listens to the words of the Learned Magistrate, as a smug looking policeman watches. The magistrate says, "Hear the evidence for the defence? Nonsense! I won't hear a word of it! What's the use? - I could not think of doubting a policeman's word." The cartoon conveys what was most likely a widespread belief in the late nineteenth century, that the police account could always be trusted

1866 Evidence Learned Magistrate Ragged

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