cent ▁behaviour . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁possible ▁per j ury ▁charges ▁against ▁the ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁had ▁arrested ▁them . ▁However , ▁the ▁investigation , ▁led ▁by ▁Bod kin , ▁turned ▁into ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁re - ex am ination ▁of ▁M oney ▁and ▁Sav idge , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁particularly ▁critic ised ▁for ▁a ▁length y ▁inter rog ation ▁of ▁Sav idge ▁at ▁New ▁Scotland ▁Y ard ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Question s ▁were ▁asked ▁in ▁parliament , ▁and ▁although ▁both ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁Bod kin ▁were ▁ex on er ated ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary , ▁the ▁case ▁raised ▁important ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁police ▁and ▁the ▁D PP . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁he ▁suddenly ▁res igned , ▁clear ing ▁his ▁office ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁D PP ▁by ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁T ind al ▁At kin son . ▁Bod kin ▁was ▁then ▁re - app oint ed ▁Rec order ▁of ▁D over ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁role ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁finally ▁res igned ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 5 . ▁After ▁res ign ing ▁as ▁D PP , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁Sid mouth , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Dev on ▁Qu arter ▁S essions , ▁holding ▁this ▁appointment ▁also