▁the ▁people ▁with ▁whom ▁the ▁police ▁come ▁in ▁constant ▁contact , ▁as ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁render ▁their ▁services ▁as ▁mess engers , ▁as ▁her et of ore , ▁of ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁use ▁to ▁us ▁when ▁once ▁dist rust ▁has ▁been ▁created . ▁I ▁remark , ▁that ▁you ▁say ▁in ▁your ▁Report ▁that ▁you ▁issued ▁a ▁war rant ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁arrest ; ▁this , ▁I ▁need ▁hardly ▁inform ▁you , ▁was ▁invalid , ▁and ▁should ▁not ▁again ▁be ▁res orted ▁to ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December , ▁Cop land - C raw ford ▁captured ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Je h oma , ▁killing ▁ 1 3 1 ▁of ▁M aka ia ' s ▁" war bo ys " ▁with ▁one ▁polic eman ▁receiving ▁serious ▁inj uries ; ▁this ▁was ▁again ▁without ▁authority ▁from ▁Governor ▁Hay . ▁Cop land - C raw ford ▁was ▁yet ▁again ▁re bu ked ▁by ▁Hay : ▁" I ▁have ▁once ▁more ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁in ▁so ▁doing ▁you ▁have ▁exceed ed ▁your ▁instructions ; ▁you ▁have ▁no ▁authority ▁from ▁this ▁Government ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁off ensive ▁by ▁attack ing ▁towns ". ▁ ▁Cop land - C raw ford ' s ▁actions ▁eventually ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Parliament ▁in ▁London ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁he ated ▁debate ▁with ▁James ▁Pic ton ▁M . P . ▁and ▁others ▁critic ising ▁his ▁actions ▁and ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Governor ▁Hay ▁to