CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENT A FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925^ VOL. XII. RIGHT FOREFINGER PRINT UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED R. Middle Finger. 46* 4- 65 4- 66 467s 468 469 CONFIDENTIAL Supplement A THE POLICE GAZETTE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925. VOL. XII. EXPERT AND TRAVELLING CRIMINALS. Robert Rivett Carnac, aliases Robert Rollo le Clercq Rivett- Carnac, John Gore Browne, John Brown General Robert Rivett- Carnac, Captain Carnac, " Bobby " Carnac and Robert Samuel Evans- e, C. R. O. No. 358- 1917 ( for M. P. D., S. R. N. 1238a). Description : B. ( Moscow) 1883, 5ft. 9| in., c. sallow, h. brown ( turning grey, bald on top), e. hazel, scar over rt. eye, bridge of nose, 1. wrist and 1st 1. finger, eagle rt. forearm. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Stoops slightly, very talkative and plausible, well educated, addicted to drugs. Sentenced at C. L. S., 23- 1- 1923, to 3 yrs. pen. for larceny ( 2 cases) and obtaining valuable security and money by false pretences. Liberated on licence, 20- 7- 1925, into the M. P. D. Pre. con, of false pretences and housebreaking at MAIDENHEAD and at C. O. A daring criminal and impostor who, posing as an Army officer, has defrauded many women iii various parts of the country, promising them marriage and leading them to believe he held a position in the Army. He stayed at various hotels with them, running up bills for food and ; s for which he failed to pay. Hired furnished apartments and when left alone stole clothing and money. " II By falsely representing he was a General in the British Army he induced a moneylender to advance MA a sum of money. galled at a house at which he had previously resided and obtained clothing by falsely stating it * to own and had been sent to the laundry. * ^ Ufalth! iLlnd° n ° mce of the Irish Distress Committee and applied for assistance, stated Retired officer from the Indian Army, had held a commission the Intelligence Depart- ® entinMpsn + •— 7 » wmmission in tne intelligence JJepart- cause wher r that he had beGn in the Se° ret Service in Inland, working for the Irish hw4ir) R ! uWaS kldnaPPed> robbed of all his possessions and held a prisoner, suffering great y these means he induced the Committee to advance him a sum of £ 102. ter^^ fr0m am, mber ° f men by stating he was authorised to recruit ex- officers 1 ror the Intelligence Branch to serve in Mesopotamia. IOke mt° a dwellmg house and stole a quantity of jewellery and other articles. ° fat; tled pe" S° n4 and Renting he was a university man with a mce. 6 SeCUred a P° Sltlon as AdJutant of an Auxilliary Corps raised to quell a Colonial money from the telephone box at his lodgings. The portrait is a good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. A Subsequent history. i ilTiMliiLd^ LAh, . c3. f.', foiL^ X kfh, UJ. d. ( utoi U. K- c 3 £ afaijL. WJ » 15J. k? jt. .' 465. Albert Henry Preen, aliases Arthur Henry Shotton and Albert Henry Shotton, C. R. O. No. 159- 1 ® Klasses) Dscar undPr: oMn( BhTingtfn' ^ 1873' 3ft' 7* in" c' fresh. h- brown, e. grey ( m pSSSrS and ° n bridge ° f n0Se'h° rseshoe> whiP- — d into theM PD6 d ^ V923' t0 3 Pen- b. gamy. Liberated on licence, 1M* at GO^ PVI'RT AT VPDOT^ S ^ retences' a « empted false pretences, larceny and minorofe ' "" r', M mt' hOUTHEND- ON- SEA, WOODBRIDGE and at C. O. u„ e, nnlnv. CrrwjngKCriminal W, h° haS' the Past, associated himself with a body of unorganto t ; kl fav ® ^ used much disorder at meetings of Boards of Guardians in which di » a^- est in . i6adlng Part' A man ^ o holds very extreme views. At the timeofte andothJm^ T " f weari" g ribbons of the Military Medal, French Croix de Gue » serlant ™ inr r ? hreh he was not entitled. Ho also represented he was a wrt a vfew to ™ btefe an Ann^^ nsion^ ™ ^ papers in his possession had been forged and altered^ Method— ^ slt^^!^ 011 th, at a Certain woman was dependent upon him and thus attempted to secure a weekly allotment of money paid to her. ( iil[ thnn^ d l0dgilngSuU1? de" the pretence that he was in receipt of an Army pension and absconded l^ caln JTg )] I ° n an° ther occasion obtained lodgings by stating he was employed local post office, and after staying a few days absconded. ^^. onrhn^ aiq, iaritit>; bread and groceries from tradesmen, stated he was employed in thenei; bourhood and absconded without paying his bill. ( iv) Stole a watch from his lodgings. Associate : Gertrude Preen, C. R. O. No. 2320- 1923. The portrait is a good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. A n „ v Tohn Thomas William Coote. John Thomas Coote, Thomas William Description : B. ( London) 1M0. 5ft. 6iin„ c. fresh, h. and e. brown, scar forehead, first finger each hand and second 1. finger. Personal Weaknesses, Pecnliarities, etc. : Prominent nose, slim build, very round shouldered, walks with stoop and bounce. Sentenced at Bolton ( Boro.) Sess., 15- 1- 1925, to 12 mo. impt. for false pretence. Liberated 16- 11- 1925, to Oxford. Pre. con. of and sending letters threatening to murder at GRIMSrJY, AYu ® DandG. Mod— W Whilst professing to carry on a business as a furniture dealer in ^ provincial name of T T. Cooke & Son., and falsely purporting by an elaborate bill heading to have branches Mother towns, ordered and obtained goods on credit from wholesale manufacturing furniture dealers ^ immediately afterwards caused them to be sold in local auction rooms and absconded. W Stated he represented a firm of motor car dealers, which proved to be fictitious telephoned to a ^ of motor tyre dealers, saying his firm required two motor tyres, for which he would send a messenger with'the order and' cheque. He later stopped a boy in the street, offered him money toOliver a letter to the above firm and return with the tyres. The letter contained the order and a<% ie which was afterwards found to be worthless. On another occasion he stated he was in J substantial way of business and that his car had broken down on the road, and that he required ^ and tubes to enable him to reach his destination. He sent a youth with an order for the Ns which he obtained and absconded. 6) 8, letters threatening to murder a certain woman. ( iv) Stole a bicycle left unattended. ( v) Opened accounts with small amounts at various banks and thus obtained cheque books. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Subsequent history//..'. J^ L^ CM%/ d.. M 467 oiR^ lSSr Alfr6d ^^ ° harleS WmiamS' Alfred MitcheU and Albert ^ orge fc Description : B. ( London) 1889, 5ft. l\ m., c. fresh, h. brown, e. grey ( wears pince- nez), scar rt. eyebrow, 1. of forehead, rt. forearm, first rt, finger and back 1. hand, I love Sarah Bloom rt. forearm, • t .^ MP^ ™ C'C- a' 29- 5" 1923' to 3 yrs. pen. for burglary. Liberated on licence, 28- 8- 1925, into tne M. O. Pre. con. of larceny, shopbreaking, housebreaking, causing bodily harm, wounding and minor offences in the CITY OF LONDON and on C, L and M. A daring criminal who usually becomes very violent when arrested. Method— ( i) With a confederate forced the door of a garage and obtained a ladder which he climbed to a bedroom window smashed the latter near the catch, entered the bedroom and stole a quantity of silverware and clothes, etc. ( ii) Stole a cask of stout from a van left unattended in the street. ( ni) With other men broke open the door of a flat with a jemmy, in the afternoon, during the temporary absence of the occupier. ( iv) With confederates climbed the outer gates leading to a brewery, forced the door of an stole a quantity of cigars, cigarettes and money. ( v) Gained access to a shop by breaking glass panel of door and withdrawing bolt. ( vi) Entered a shop under the pretence of making a purchase, stole property and decamped. ( vii) Broke open a gasmeter and stole money. ( vni) Has been discovered at various times acting suspiciously and loitering near warehouses and flats, and on one occasion was in possession of a horse and van. Associates : George Hook, C. R. O. No. 12880- 1921, Harry Brown, C. R. O. No. 18^ ( now in pen.) ( with each of whom he has been convicted), Arthur' Bartlett, Case No. 322 Vol. Frederick Harding, Case No. 92 ( Vol. VI.) ( now in prison) Frederick Wilcox, C. R. O. No. and Walter Pearcey, C. R. O. No. 1502- 1914 The portrait is a good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. A ^^^ Lsmd^ Ui^ 8. Arthur Oxborrow, aliases Arthur Fincham Oxborrow, Lieut.- Col. A. Oxborrow, Paymaster Lieut.- Commander A. F. Oxborrow and Arthur Osman, C. R. O. No. 8448- 1923. Description : B. ( London) 1885, 5ft. 10| in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown, e. blue. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Well educated, very plausible, genial appearance and pleasing manner, of heavy build. Sentenced at Surrey Sess., 12- 8- 1924, to 18 mos. impt. for obtaining money by false pretences - worthless cheque. Liberated, 13- 11- 1925, to Bournemouth. Pre. con. of false pretences on R. A clever criminal who has defrauded and victimised tradesmen and hotel proprietors in many parts of the country by means of worthless cheques. The cheques were usually made out on note- paper or blank cheque forms obtained from the losers. He was often accompanied by a lad, supposed to be his son, whom he used to obtain money from acquaintances. The lad represented he had missed his parents and had lost his railway ticket. Oxborrow has posed as a Naval Officer and as a Free- mason, which gave him entry to certain clubs where he represented he had left his cheque book behind, and borrowed blank cheque forms. fethod- M Stayed at a good class hotel, made himself popular with other guests and represented he was shortly going for a cruise in his yacht. Upon leaving the hotel he tendered a worthless cheque for a much arger amount than his bill and in this way obtained change and absconded. ( u) Gamed the confidence of good class West End shopkeepers by making small purchases for which paid. Afterwards presented worthless cheques for larger amounts and obtained change. ^ ortETheque6 ^ * Paymaster Lieut- Commander in the Navy, obtained goods and paid by Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. • WlM^ dmi Llk JUr- ft? s K„ 469. Kathleen Briscoe, aliases Catherine Brown, Kathleen Brown, Catherine Ferrol, Kathleen and Dr. Kathleen Briscoe, C. R. O. No. 6330- 1917. Description : B. ( Newcastle- on- Tvne) 1894, 4ft. llin., c. fresh, h. black, e. hazel. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Has full round face, well spoken, very plausible I talks quickly ; has a habit of turning her head sharply. Sentenced at Cambridge ( Boro.) Sess., 8- 1- 1925, to 12 and 12 mos. impt. ( conc.) for and obtaining goods by false pretences. Subsequently sentenced at Oxford ( City) Sess., 9- 4- 1 to 9 mos. impt. ( conc. with sentence passed 8- 1- 1925) for larceny. Liberated, 9- 11- 1925, to Can bridge. Pre. con. of larcenv, attempted false pretences and a minor offence at WALLSENDj NEWCASTLE- ON- TYNE and SHEFFIELD. Method- ( i) Posed as the daughter of a titled person, and, accompanied by a man whom she stated was ha husband, rented a furnished house in a good class residential district, and by representing her husband had purchased the house obtained a quantity of carpets, rugs, etc., on the hire- purchase system. After staying a few months in the house took everything of value and sent it to London, where it was stored in a repository. ( ii) Accompanied by her husband and three children took a furnished house in a provincial town, had cards printed bearing her name followed by the letters M. D., F. R. C. S., and describing her husband as Captain Briscoe. Stated that she was a surgeon at a local hospital and was assisting the Id doctors. She also stated her husband was cousin to the local M. P. Under these pretences sbe obtained articles of clothing and groceries on credit from numerous tradesmen. She also stole a j • quantity of silver plate from the furnished house. ( iii) Obtained lodgings in working class districts, mostly with widows. She usually told a pitiW tale to the effect that she was in great distress, or that she had to leave her present lodgings andhad nowhere to go. As a result accommodation was found for her and when left alone stole anything she could lay hands upon and absconded. Associate : George Henry Briscoe, C. R. O. No. 2419- 1925 ( husband), with whom she has been | convicted. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Subsequent history. The following persons who have already appeared in Supplement A have been re- convicted as follows— n. . Ranlch Case No 297 ( Vol. II.), was sentenced as George Frederick Max Clyaine, at Frome 30 O 1925? to 3Ixxl 3 mos. impi. ( cons.) for obtaining food and . lodgings by false pretences 2 aTes) ( 1 Stated he had been sent from Paddington Railway Station to take up position as a loiTy diiver at local station. ( 2) Represented that he was a chauffeur and had garaged his car^ at a certain named house in the district, where his mistress was staying. tfl FredDeVere, Case No. 304 ( Vol. II.), was sentenced as Montague Tearle, at Ilkeston P. Sess., ' 26- 11- 1925, to 3 mos. impt. for obtaining £ 1 by false pretences. Called at an Insurance Office, stated he wished to make arrangements to insure himself, gave a worthless cheque for a larger amount than required for the deposit, and received the difference. A case of stealing a cheque book at Grimsby was taken into consideration when sentence was passed. George Taylor, Case No. 53 ( Vol. III.), was sentenced as Arthur Stacey, at Birmingham Sess. 25- 11- 1925, to 18 mos. impt. for cyclestealing. r Thomas Hampson, Case No. 96 ( Vol. III.), was sentenced as Tom Slarke, at C. C. C. 16- 11- 1925, to4 yrs. pen for housebreaking ( 2 cases). Forced front doors with a jemmy, and in one instance struck a person on the head to enable him to evade arrest. fl2. George William Lucid, Case No. 326 ( Vol. III.), was sentenced as George Leslie, at Leeds Ass., 2- 12- 1925, to 7 and 3 yrs. pen. ( cons.) and 5 yrs. Pol. Supn. for bigamy ( 3 cases) and obtaining money by false pretences ( 3 cases). Method as in original case. M Charles George Caird, Case No. 177 ( Vol. IV.), was sentenced as Patrick Ryan, at Doncaster ( W. R.) F. Sess., 19- 11- 1925, to 14 days impt. for stealing articles from lodgings, which he had obtained under the pretext that he had obtained work, as a stoker, at certain named gas works. Released 2- 12- 1925 ' Louis Stanislaus, Case No. 221 ( Vol. IV), was sentenced at C. L. S., 1- 12- 1925, to 4 mos impt as an incorrigible rogue— indecent exposure. V ' ^ Albert^ Frederick Copping, Case No. 354 ( Vol. IV.), was sentenced at Middlesex Sess., 28- 11- 1925 Tilhurv West Th '^ f^ 1! 1^ , Eleven cases of false pretences at Portslade, Southend- on- Sea' feSpJ^ H '^ 1COm e RegiS' Port8mouth> Warminster, Birmingham, Rootle, and in ^. u. were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. N°- 74• ( Vol. VH.), was, as Thomas Edward Castle, at Herts Ass., 23- 11- 1925 m £ 5 to come up for judgment if called upon for stealing an overcoat from hotel. MsS01! Tu « Case No. 435 ( Vol. VII.), was sentenced at York Ass 18 11 iqo. 1925 t% CaSe No- '; t5 ( Vo1' vm >> was sentenced as Charles Foster at MiH, lU « '•> wfcS; '' aS'^ Beadell, window at rear of premises. ° ^ ttected entrance by removing iron ^ 478. William Hailes, Case No. 240 ( Vol. IX.), was sentenced as John Morley, at Middlesex Sess 2811 1925, to 4 yrs. pen. for possessing housebreaking implements by night. Enoch Foster* Cy No. 135 ( Vol. VIII.) was convicted with him. ^ 479. Thomas Holt, Case No. 299 ( Vol. IX.), was sentenced at Oldham Sess., 30- 10- 1925, to 12 impt. for housebreaking. Gained access during the afternoon and temporary absence'of occupy, by removing lead panel of front door and releasing the catch. 0^ 480. Harry Golzey, Case No. 202 ( Vol. XI.), was bound over in own recognizances in £ 5 for 2 pi C. L. S., 1- 12- 1925, for housebreaking— forcing front door of an unattended house. John Webster, Case No. 200 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced at Manchester Ass., 16- 11- 1925,^ 2 yrs. impt. for larceny and false pretences. Secured lodgings by stating he was a railway signalm and had been transferred from another town, and later absconded with property of a fellow lodgs Sixteen other cases were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Harry Burton Sanders, Case No. 219 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced at Cheltenham Pol.( I. 3- 12- 1925, to 3 mos. impt. for obtaining £ 1 by false pretences. LATEST INFORMATION. Thomas Pearce, Case No. 64 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 3- 12- 1925, into the M. P. D. ^ Mary Fraser, Case No. 79 ( Vol. I .), was liberated, 3- 12- 1925, into the M. P. D. George Wilson, Case No. 127 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 8- 12- 1925, into the M. P. D. George Williams, Case No. 163 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 8- 12- 1925, to Birmingham. — Albert Vickers, Case No. 291 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 5- 12- 1925, into the M. P. D. - Charles Gilbert Rees, Case No. 329 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 5- 12- 1925, to Dorchester. ^ Frank Ruscoe, Case No. 302 ( Vol. II.), was liberated, 9- 12- 1925, into the M. P. D. ^ William Pearson, Case No. 403 ( Vol. III.), was liberated, 3- 12- 1925, into theM. P. D. address : 7, Montague Road, Leytonstone. -^ William Jones, Case No. 339 ( Vol. IV.), was liberated, 4- 12- 1925, into the M. P. D- James Cooksley, Case No. 47 ( Vol. V.), was liberated, 7- 12- 1925, into the sentence of 3 mos. impt. at Southend- on- Sea P. Sess., 22- 9- 1925, for attempted larceny r as James Ferris. Intended address : 35, Pullen's Flats, Peacock Street, Newington. ^ Emma Jones, Case No. 124 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated, 7- 12- 1925, into the M. PP- i^- Elijah Grant, Case No. 300 ( Vol. VIII.), was liberated, 1- 12- 1925, to Leeds. 28- 11 2 .. cupa, ^ Rose Nolan, Case No. 188 ( Vol. XI.), was liberated, 7- 12- 1925, into the M. P. D. - 1 James Watson, Case No. 204 ( Vol. XL), was liberated, 28- 11- 1925, to Bristol. / David Kirkcaldy, Case No. 413 ( Vol. XI.), was liberated, 6- 12- 1925, to Liverpool. ^ Louie Hawley, Case No. 486 ( Vol. XI.), was liberated, 5- 12- 1925, to Manchester. Mil NOTE.— In the event of information being received of the DEATH of any criminal whose particulars have appeared in POLICE GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT A, the fact should be notified to C. R. O. 923 kl As the latest information or subsequent conviction of criminals, whose particulars have been inserted in Supplement A, will appear in each issue at the end of the cases, the original numbers should be cross- referenced on the printed lines provided for that purpose. SPECIAL NOTICE. When any person whose portrait and description have appeared in Supplement A is again arrested for any offence., and on account of being locally known the finger prints are not sent to C. R. O. for the purpose of search, it is requested that particulars of such conviction be sent to CrimiDal Record Office as soon as possible in order that they may appear in an early issue of Supplement A for the information of all forces. Intends 1 Published for His Majesty's Stationery Office by the Receiver New Scotland Y^ l^ nTw. T ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^