CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENT A NO. 20. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1926. VOL. XIII. ipiipi ImI RIGHT FOREFINGER PRINT UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED CONFIDENTIAL Supplement A THE POLICE GAZETTE No. 20. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1926. VOL. XIII. EXPERT AND TRAVELLING CRIMINALS. John William Tungate, aliases John William Harvey, John William Payne and Sergeant Major Harvey, D. C. M., C. R. O. No. 13362- 1916. Description : B. ( London) 1890, 5ft. 10in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. blue, scar back 1. hand and 1st 1. finger. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, ete : Walks ereet; smart soldierly appearance : well built; plausible, and fond of the company of women. Sentenced at C. L. S., 17- 3- 1925, to 21 mos. impt. for larceny and other cases were taken into consideration when sentence was passecL ; M Ha; also the M. P. D. Pre. con. of false pretences and larceny at BRISTOL. rJAlrL cons, in the Army for which he was dealt with by the Military Authorities. Method— ( i) Called on a number of persons, who he had previously stXd sented he could find employment for them, obtained several small sums ot mon- y, were required to meet expenses. * ( ii) Having obtained the names and addresses of secretaries of football clubs 1K. dt'a1' l1^ d o^ der'for or mother of the secretary ( usually when the last named , , 1(, Secretary to a number of handbooks had been received, and that he had been sent bj tta say that before the order could be proceeded with a small sum must be pud as dep. ( iii) Called on the secretary of a club, represented he was authorised to areange afootball^ tch With another club, and endeavoured to obtain a sun, of mon y^ as a ® £ rant { ailed money from a club by promising to have a char- a- banc ready to take . to provide it. ,. , ,„ , , OQ „ mPmher of the Roval Irish Constabulary, ( iv) Obtained lodgings in a provincial town, posed as a ' ho ha'd been killed in Belfast, stated he had been sent to represent them at the funera of a sold er v1 o b remained a few < lavs, and when he left took with him the property of another lodger. « J ' M Called upen the secretary of a branch of the Discharged Soldier^ ^ SaiW ^ f^.^ d a similar story as in ( iv), also that he had run short of money. Was ad% anced a absconded. ( vi) Posed as a Sergeant Major in the Army, and obtained money from tradesmen under the pretence that he could not get his pay. ( vii) Called on the Commandant of an Athletic Battalion, represented he had been sent by his Sergeant to get music for the band, was given £ 1 for that purpose, and absconded. , ( viii) Called at a house where soldiers were billeted, represented he was attached to the same Corps, was put up for the night, but absconded next morning after stealing money and uniform, property of other soldiers. ( ix) Obtained food and lodgings at private and refreshment houses and borrowed money from tenants. The portrait is a good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. G tw. ( j - illy ( L 4 f If If Jhc Subsequent history. r\ 327. Douglas Barrington, aliases Bert Dennis, Douglas Peake Barrington and Douglas Beverley, C. R. O. No. 18387- 1919. Description : B. ( London) 1899, oft. 10in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown, e. blue, scar 1., scroll ( Violet in centre), rt. forearm. Sentenced at C. C. C., 26- 4- 1921, to 7 vrs. pen. for manslaughter. Liberated on licence. Y24- 8- 1926, into the M. P. D. Pre. con. of false pretences on C. A dangerous criminal and one who has resorted to violence to evade arrest. Often poses as a cinema actor. A criminal who carries firearms. Method— ( i) With confederates, during the night, broke the glass panel of the door of a flat, but on being disturbed decamped, and when pursued fired a revolver at, and killed, a man who endeavoured to stop him. ( ii) Posed as an officer in the Army and obtained money, by means of worthless cheques from the secretary of a Y. M. C. A. club for officers. Associates : Arthur George Gordon Kitching, C. R. O. No. 24139- 1920 ( now in pen.), Maurice Jeffries, C. R. O. No. 10368- 1921 ( with each of whom he has been convicted), Frederick Benton, Case No. 16 ( Vol. X.) ( now in Broadmoor Asylum), Stephen Middleton, C. R. O. No. 14306- 1916.. and Lucas Field, C. R. O. No. 10257- 1920. The portrait is a good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O » Subsequent History XV. ' LjL/ Z. ^ JlhOiL. ^^ ' iU M/ Wr? Cfx/ Vz*' 328. Harry Atkinson, alias Henry Atkinson, C. R. O. No. 10097- 1914. Description : B. ( says Dewsbury and Cleckheaton) 1896, 5ft. 7in., c. fresh,, h. and e. brown, scnr I. temple, birthmark rt. thumb. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Smart appearance, plausible, pretended educated accent, an inveterate liar. Sentenced at Leeds ( W. R.) Ass., 13- 7- 1925, to 15 mos. impt. for false pretences. Liberated, 29- 7- 1926 to Leeds. Pre. con. of larceny, false pretences and minor offences at LEEDS, BATLEY, SOUTHPORT, DEWSBURY, BRADFORD, HALIFAX, HUDDERSFIELD, BRIGG and HOVE. An elusive criminal, who, after he had been charged on the last occasion and remanded on bail, failed to surrender to his bad and caused a considerable amount of trouble to police in their endeavour to trace him. He becomes very violent when arrested, shams illness and requests that a doctor be called. Once, after being medically examined, he was sent to a local institution, from which he immediately escaped by climbing through a lavatory window. He has defrauded many women by promising them marriage, obtaining their money, and leaving them stranded. Has also been convicted of deserting his wife and family, of indecent assault on young girls, and of unlawfully wearing military uniform and decorations. Method— ( i) Posed as the son of a builder in a provincial town and, although a married man, became engaged to a woman and obtained from her £ 100, on the pretence that he required the money to purchase a garage. ( ii) Obtained a banker's cheque from a licensed broker by representing himself to be an agent for the Daimler Air Service Co. and stating he could supply petrol at a reduced price. ( iii) Entered a garage and stole two magneto contact breakers. ( iv) Called on working class people and obtained food, lodgings and money by representing he was an aviator and that he had come in advance to hire a field for landing aeroplanes. ( v) With a confederate visited persons owning motor vehicles, represented he was a government official and in a position to supply large quantities of petrol, obtained orders and attempted to obtain money on account. ( vi) Obtained £ 2 by representing he had a customer for a motor cycle owned by the injured person. Also stole money, jewellery, etc., from his lodgings. Associate : James Albert Peel, C. R. O. No. 16859- 1918, with whom he has been convicted. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Subsequent historyC.^. O. XM. ML. L. Al '...^ Mt I 329. Arthur Benjamin Cecil Carter, aliases Arthur Carver, Colonel and Lieut. Armand Cecil Carver, Colonel and Lieut. A. J. Cecil Campbell, Armand J. Cecil Cardew, A. R. L. T. Carter, Colonel Allen Charlswood, Alfred A. R. Cotleigh, Colonel A. C. V. Croxford and Arthur Benjamin Cecil Carver, C. R. O. No. 6518- 1923. Description : B. ( says Penzance and Falmouth) 1872, 5ft. 7in., c. fresh, h. It. brown, e. blue. Sentenced at Leeds ( W. R.) Pol. Ct., 19- 5- 1925, to 6 mos. impt. ( conc. with 15 mos. impt. at Derby ( Co.) Sess., 8- 4- 1925), for larceny. Liberated, 23- 4- 1926, to Nottingham. Pre. con. of false pretences, larceny and a minor offence at ALDERSHOT, LEEDS and PETERSFIELD. A clever and resourceful criminal who has given considerable trouble when at liberty. A man who specializes in stealing, by means of bailee, articles advertised in the " Bazaar, Exchange and Mart." ^ thod- ( i) Having obtained a furnished bedroom in a respectable district he answered advertisements in the " Bazaar, Exchange and Mart," on notepaper with the address printed on top, asking advertisers to forward goods for his inspection or on approval. He usually posed as an army officer and signed his letters either " Colonel " or " Lieut." and at the bottom of letters wrote " Bankers, Lloyds Bank." He thus inspired confidence and often acknowledged receipt of the articles. When he had received a fair amount of property, from practically all over the country, he absconded after giving a false address in the country to which he requested all correspondence should be forwarded. ( ii) Obtained apartments at private and boarding houses in provincial towns, stated he was a journalist. Advertised in newspapers, which were circulated a considerable distance from his address, clothing, etc., for sale. In reply to prospective purchasers a letter was sent written on crested notepaper, saying, that on receipt of a stated sum of money a large parcel 0f clothing would be sent. After having received a number of letters containing money he absconded, and shortly afterwards re- commenced operations from a new address. In a similar manner he obtained a quantity of cutlery. Disposed of property to pawnbrokers and second- hand clothes dealers. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. ^ ri 4 /, Subsequent history. Clf^. l V^ l. ML-.. 33O. Henry Richardson, aliases John Robert Luke and Jarvis Thorndyke, C. R. O. No. 4721- 1919. Description : B. ( Romsey, Hants) 1898, 5ft. 6fin., c. dk., h. dk. brown, e. brown, scar under chin. Persona] Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Well spoken, smart appearance, nimble. Sentenced at Surrey Sess., 19- 5- 1925, to 18 mos. impt. ( conc.) for garagebreaking, house- breaking and larceny ( 2 cases). Liberated, 20- 8- 1926, into the M. P. D. Pre. con. of larceny, housebreaking and pavilionbreaking at BIRMINGHAM, EPPING and REIGATE. Has also been convicted, whilst serving in the Army, in INDIA, of housebreaking. An expert criminal, who gains access to houses, etc., mostly by climbing the stack pipes, j^ ethod— In the late evening effected entrance to a garage by climbing a stack pipe, entered a window which had been left open and stole a motor car. ( ii) Gained access to a mansion, while the occupants were at meals, by climbing a stack pipe at rear of premises, entered by an unfastened window, ransacked the rooms and stole a quantity of jewellery. Also broke into a workshop and apple store at the rear of premises. ( iii) Entered a sports pavilion by breaking window, forced an inner door by means of a spanner, broke open lockers and stole a pair of shoes, etc. ( iv) Broke into a shop by forcing door by bodily pressure. Also stole a jewel- case from a bungalow by placing his hand through open window. ( v) Stole a bicycle left unattended. Associate : Roland Chapman, C. R. O. No. 14550- 1916, now in prison. Specimen of handwritiing at C. R. O. 331. Frances Mary Davies, aliases Florence Davis and Frances Davis, C. R. O. No. 4940- 1921. Description : B. ( London) 1878, 5ft, Uin., c. sallow, h. black ( turning grey), e. brown. Ferscnal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Very plausible, partially paralysed 1. side, walks with a limp 1. leg, fond of drink. Scntenccd at Surrey Sess., 20- 10- 1925, to 12 and 12 mos. impt. ( conc.) for obtaining credit by fraud and goods by false pretences. Liberated, 21- 8- 1926, into the M. P. D. Pre. con. oflarceny> false pretences and a minor offence at CHATHAM. ROCHESTER and SITTINGBOURNE. ( i) A plausible impostor, who pcstd as a lady of means and, accompanied by a child, her daughter, obtained apartments in respectable neighbourhoods, representing she had recently arrived from South Africa. She then called on estate agents and obtained orders to view bungalows or other property, usually selected one where a female caretaker was in charge. She instructed solicitors to start negotiations to purchase the property and endeavoured to obtain money on the pretence that her money had not arrived at the bank. Later, she called on tradesmen and stated she had purchased a certain house in the vicinity and ordered goods to be sent there, which she instructed the caretaker to receive, and afterwards collected them. When pressed for payment she represented Subsequent history Method that £ 1000 had been paid by her husband into a bank in South Africa to be transferred to her credit at a local bank. On another occasion obtained goods from tradesmen by stating her husband was in the Royal Navy and that her allowance had been stopped. When she travelled by train she has invariably, upon arrival at destination, reported to the railway authorities the lois of her handbag and money. ( ii) Hired taxicabs, drove to various places, but failed to pay the fare. ( iii) Stole, as bailee, a number of shoes. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. 332. Eliza Baxter, Case No. 216 ( Vol. I.), was sentenced as Elizabeth Baxter at Leven ( E. R.) P. Sess., 8- 9- 1926, to 3 and 3 mos. impt. ( cons.) for stealing money and jewellery from lodgings. Method as in original case. Also posed as a nurse and gave the name of Mrs. Stamers. 333. William Ralph Osborne, Case No. 24 ( Vol. II.), was, as William Parsons Osborne, at Willesden ^ P. Sess. ( L.). 30- 8- 1926, bound over in own recognizances in £ 10 for 12 mos. and pay £ 3 3s. costs, for stealing a suit- case containing clothing from railway station platform. 334. Charles Arnold Tiller, Case No. 356 ( Vol. IV.), was sentenced at Manchester City Sess., 4- 8- 1926, to 5 yrs. pen. for housebreaking and larceny ( 3 cases). Entered a dwelling house, in the afternoon, by breaking scullery window near the catch. Sixteen other cases of a similar nature were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. 335. Lilly Mullins, Case No. 306 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as Mabel Vardy at Doncaster P. Sess., 30- 8- ^ 1926. to 2 mos. impt. for wilful damage. —- George Williams, Case No. 197 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced as Thomas Chapman at Hailsham Pol. Ct., 8- 9- 1926, to 6 weeks impt. for larceny— dwelling. Method as in original case. 336. Edward Delafield, Case No. 223 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced as William George Delafield at Plymouth ^ Pol. Ct., 17- 8- 1926, to 4, 4 and 4 mos. impt. ( cons.) for attempted false pretences and indecent assault on girls ( 2 cases). ' Called at a boot shop, selected a pair of boots and offered a bogus seaman's advance note in payment. 337. Albert Andrews, Case No. 276 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced as William Louis at Manchester Pol. Ct., ^ 2- 9- 1926, to 6 mos. impt, for stealing a wallet and money from the person. Method as in original The following persons who have already appeared in Supplement A have been re- convicted as follows— case. 338. Alfred William Hicks, Case No. 34 ( Vol. XI.), was sentenced at Stratford P. Sess. ( L.), 2- 9- 1926, ^ to 3 mos. impt. for stealing and receiving a bicycle left unattended in the street. Rupert Burton Smith, Case No. 249 ( Vol. XI.), was sentenced as Rupert Ghansaka at Leicester ( p ( City) Pol. Ct., 10- 9- 1926, to 3 and 3 mos. impt ( cons.) for pretending to tell fortunes ( 2 cases). Method as in original case. 339. George Frederick Wilson, Case No. 204 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced at C. C. C., 9- 9- 1926, to 6 yrs. ^ pen. for making and possessing counterfeit coin and possessing a mould for making. 340. Joseph Frederick Byles, Case No. 221 ( Vol. XIII.), was sentenced at Cheltenham Pol. Ct., 2- 9- 1926, to 6 mos. impt. for obtaining food and money by false pretences. Method as in original case. A case of false pretences and one of larceny at Hull were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Used the names of Joe Andrews, Frank Watson and Joseph Frederick Martin. LATEST INFORMATION. Emily Joyce, Case No. 298 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 8- 9- 1926, to Brighton. Charles Blake, Case No. 61 ( Vol. II.), was liberated, 11- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 96, Coldershaw Road, West Ealing. Frederick Clifford, Case No. 362 ( Vol. II.), was liberated, 15- 9- 1926, to Portsmouth. James James, Case No. 184 ( Vol. III.), was liberated, 11- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 41, Woodstock Road, Finsbury Park. ^ Barnet Mitchell, Case No. 238 ( Vol. III.), was liberated, 6- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 32, Haggerston Road. ^ John Bedford Hope, Case No. 353 ( Vol. III.), died, 3- 9- 1926, in Brixton Prison. John Radnor, Case No. 139 ( Vol. IV.), was liberated, 7- 9- 1926, to Bristol. ^ William Moody, Case No. 3 ( Vol. V.), was liberated, 9- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 27, Bowyer Street, Camberwell. ^ William Gill, Case No. 430 ( Vol. V.), was liberated, 11- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intend^ address : 10, Emma Street, Hackney Road. Thomas Hargreaves, Case No. 202 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated, 4- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. ^ Henry Hickson, Case No. 249 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated, 13- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intend^ address : 56, Tottenham Street, Tottenham Court Road. k John Gwynne, Case No. 266 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated on licence, 17- 9- 1926, to Birmingham - John Henry Robert Taylor, Case No. 513 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated on licence, 30- 7- 192^ into the M. P. D. Maud Somerset, Case No. 6 ( Vol. VIII.), was liberated, 4- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intend^ address : 62, Victoria Street. Paul Bruce Clayton, Case No. 327 ( Vol. VIII.), was liberated, 11- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Joseph Wilson, Case No. 488 ( Vol. VIII.), was liberated on licence, 31- 8- 1926, into the M. P. I} William Dunbar, Case No. 245 ( Vol. XI.), was liberated, 4- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. ^ Isaac Bickerstaff, Case No. 40 ( Vol. XII.), was liberated, 6- 9- 1926, to Berkeley. William Henderson, Case No. 96 ( Vol. XII.), was liberated on licence, 10- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. Frank Lewis, Case No. 350 ( Vol. XII.), was liberated on second licence, 10- 9- 1926, into the M. P. D. 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. 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 Criminal 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. T5 • ntiH Published for His Majesty's Stationery Office by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District Printed ana New Scotland Yard- London, S. W. 1.