CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENT A No 16. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. 1924 Vol. XI. RIGHT FOREFINGER PRINT UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED R. Middle Finger. CONFIDENTIAL Supplement A THE POLICE GAZETTE No. 1( 5. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1924. Vol. XI. EXPERT AND TRAVELLING CRIMINALS. 290. Bert Osborne, aliases George Campbell, Fred Arnold, Frederick Osborne, Peter Dunn, Arthur Harcourt, Arch Kennedy, Frank Haworth, Frederick Farmer, David George Morgan, W. H. Wilson and Capt. Martin, C. R. O. No. 1893- 1910. Description : B. ( says Liverpool, Manchester and London) 1869, 6ft. 2in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. grey, scar 1. side forehead and base 1. thumb, fourth rt. finger deformed. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Strutting gait. Sentenced at C. C. C., 20- 2- 1923, to 18 mos. impt. for conspiracy to defraud. Liberated, 21- 5- 1924, into the M. P. D. Pre. con. of uttering counterfeit coin, horsestealing, false pretences and a minor offence at BIRKENHEAD, CAMBRIDGE, FORFAR, MARLBOROUGH and NEWCASTLE- UPON- TYNE. Fifty- five cases of fraud in various parts of the country were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. A clever long firm swindler who, with confederates, has for some years been engaged in perpetrating extensive frauds and victimising persons in all parts of the country. He has even had consignment of goods sent from France. Osborne, himself, directed the management of these bogus concerns but was always clever enough to remain unseen in the background. By his un- scrupulous methods he has defrauded persons of several thousands of pounds. Method ( i) With confederates, secured offices and a place for storage, the latter as a rule some distance from the former, and engaged a lady typist to assist in dealing with correspondence and to allay suspicion in case of callers. Advertised extensively in provincial newspapers under assumed names from various addresses, purporting to be a genuine trading concern for the supply of eggs, butter, poultry, etc. When a consignment arrived payment by cheque was promptly made for the first or second occasion. Larger orders were then given for which payment was either ignored or worthless cheques forwarded. In other instances his method was to pay for the early consignment of goods delivered at either of his operating business addresses, but, when the amount reached a substantial figure, he adopted different ruses in order to delay payment. One of his many tricks was to send a cheque drawn in favour of another creditor ; when this was returned, a letter of apology, purporting to come from one of his associates, was sent promising another cheque ; this, however, was not forwarded. By such means Osborne retained the confidence of the creditors and at the same time obtained a substantial supply of goods. In some cases the confederates took the premises under the instruction of Osborne and lent their names to the conduct of the businesses. ( ii) Rented stables and traded under bogus names, purchased old or worn out horses and advertised them for sale as being sound animals. If purchaser complained, on some occasions part of the purchase money was returned with a promise of the remainder later, which, however, was never sent. If action was taken and execution levied, an accomplice immediately claimed the remaining horses as his property. In order to complicate matters and avoid being traced he frequently changed his address of operation. ( iii) Attended a horse fair at a provincial town, represented that he was in a good way; of business as a forage contractor, purchased a horse, which was disposed of in London as soon as possible afterwards, and, in payment for same, tendered a worthless cheque.- ( iv) Stole a horse, trap and harness. ( v) In con. quoted he was one of the prime movers during the latter part of a concern known as Rumble, Ltd., a bogus wholesale and grocery business, inasmuch as he assisted to a great extent to dispose of the goods and induce others to draw upon the funds of the company, which was about to go into liquidation, thereby defrauding the creditors. Associates : James Rumble, Case No. 285 ( Vol. II.) ; Frederi^ Rumble, C. R. O. No. 15759- 1917 ; Charles John Bailey, C. R. O. No. 4874- 1923 ; Richard Louis Maxwell, C. R. O. No. 5547- 1923 ( each of whom has been convicted with him) ; William George Bloomfield, C. R. O. No. 13714- 1918 ; Percy Friend, C. R. O. No. 1853- 1903 ; Arthur Mason, Case No. 129 ( Vol. I.) ; and William Dorrington, Case No. 108 ( Vol. IV.). The portrait is a fairly good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Subsequent history./. y.<? S^.. f7^ U ' A £ 5.. 2. S?.. VIM, 291. Thomas Pinches, aliases William Henry Lessingham, Thomas William Pinches, Charles Hobson, Arthur Priddle and Lieut. Lashingham, C. R. O. No. 16107- 1915. Description : B. ( Wolverhampton) 1895, 5ft. 10in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. grey, scar rt. cheek and back 1. hand, mole rt. cheek and on throat. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Smart appearance. Sentenced at Liverpool Sess., 29- 7- 1921, to 3 yrs. pen. for larceny and receiving. Liberated on second licence, 2- 7- 1924, into the M. P. D. Pre. con. of larceny, false pretences and minor offences, and a subsequent conviction of a minor offence at BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, BLACK- POOL and on P. Method— ( i) Stole a motor car from a garage attached to a first class hotel by knocking at the door of the garage and representing to the man engaged on night duty that he was the owner of the car garaged there. ( ii) Whilst residing at a hotel he stole suit- cases belonging to other guests. ( iii) Stole money from a telephone box. ( iv) Was found in a hotel during the evening, and when questioned regarding his movements repli^ that he was looking for the billiard room, but he immediately left, and the following day it was discovered that a quantity of jewellery was missing from a bedroom ; part of it was subsequently traced as having been sold to a pawnbroker. Disposed of some of the property by altering the description of the articles and subsequently placing them for sale by auction, also to pawnbrokers. Associate : Abraham Rose, C. R. O. No. 4705- 1920 ( who has been convicted with him). The portrait is a fairly good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Subsequent history" 292. Horace Topley, aliases Fred Dean, Frederick Dean, Harold Barker, H. Wilson and Billy Dale, C. R. O. No. 1444- 1917. Description : B. ( Peterborough) 1892, 5ft. 7in., c. fair, h. brown, e. blue, wound scar under rt. side of jaw, shrapnel scar rt. side forehead, mole rt. side of jaw. Sentenced at Lincoln Ass., 15- 6- 1920, to 5 yrs. pen.( conc.) for office-, garage- and shopbreaking. Liberated on licence, 4- 4- 1924, to Leeds. Pre. con. of cyclestealing, bigamy and a minor offence at PETERBOROUGH and LEEDS. A troublesome thief, who stole motor cars from garages, etc., and then travelled the country making use of the cars to assist him in other exploits of breaking into garages and railway stations. The car was usually left unlighted some distance from the seat of the intended crime. ( i) Effected entry to a post office, during the night, by forcing the front door with a jemmy after an attempt at the rear had failed. He had in his possession a loaded revolver. ( ii) Whilst employed by a firm as a motor mechanic he stole a quantity of cycle accessories. ( iii) Employed by a firm as a mechanic and chauffeur he was sent to deliver goods. On his return he represented that the motor car had caught fire and had been destroyed, but he had been successful in saving two of the tyres, one of which he had left at a farm house. Subsequently a tyre was missed from the premises of his employers and later discovered, together with the one from the farm house, for sale in an auction mart where they had been deposited by Topley. ( iv) Broke into a railway station and stole cash and luggage. ( v) Visited garages in different parts of the country and, as opportunity presented itself, stole motor cars. Associates : Frank Wrigley, C. R. O. No. 6192- 1920 ( who has been convicted with him), and Connie Heward, C. R. O. No. 13093- 1920. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Method— i 293. William Searle, aliases Frank Cook and Percy Cookson, C. R. O. No. 3128- 1902. Description : B. ( London) 1879, 5ft. 2Ain., c. fresh, h. auburn ( partly bald), e. blue, protruding upper lip, scar rt. thumb, lost part of second 1. finger. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Plausible, very talkative in respect to racehorses, cunning and at times gives the appearance of being weak minded. Sentenced at Wilts Ass., 24- 5- 1916, to 3 yrs. pen. and 5 yrs. p. d. for burglary ( 3 cases) and being a h. c. Liberated, 22- 5- 1924, to Cheltenham. Pre. con. of larceny and burglary at SWINDON, STONE HOUSE, BRISTOL, MAIDENHEAD and NEWMARKET. A persistent burglar who usually works alone, and whose method of gaining entry is invariably the same. Method - ( i) During the temporary absence of the occupier he effected entrance to a dwelling house by opening the . window of a conservatory. ( ii) By getting into conversation with stable lads he made himself well acquainted with the premise8 of a trainer of racehorses, whose residence he subsequently entered during the night by forcing the catch of the kitchen window. ( iii) In the early morning, scaled a door leading from the side entrance to the rear of a public- house, and then gained access to the house by forcing the catch of the sitting room window. The portrait is a good likeness. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Subsequent history ..?... 1?. £. / iMZmii 294. Percy Hamilton, aliases Percy Milnwood McNeil Hamilton, Peter Millon, Percy McNeill Hamilton, Arthur Armstrong, Peter Milton and Percy Milne McNeil Hamilton, C. R. O. No. 1425- 1903 ( for M. P. D.. S. R. N. 1409). Description : B. ( Larkhall, Lanarkshire) 1879, 5ft. 11 Jin., c. fresh, h. dk. brown ( turning grey), e. grey, mole 1. cheek, Japanese girl with fan, lion and woman rt., Japanese girl and umbrella 1. forearm. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Of superior education, smart appearance, good address and genial manner. Sentenced at Edinburgh High Ct., 17- 3- 1919, to 7 yrs. pen. for larceny. Liberated on licence, 24- 6- 1924, to Edinburgh. Pre. con. of larceny, cyclestealing, false pretences, housebreaking and minor offences at GLASGOW, OBAN, DURHAM, HAMILTON and on C, E and T. Method— ( i) Deposited a valueless parcel at the cloak room of a railway station and received a ticket No. 543, subsequently another parcel was handed in and a ticket No. 545 issued. During the night Hamilton altered the number to 545 on his ticket, which he presented to the attendant in the morning, and received the luggage for the corresponding number and absconded. ( ii) Hired a horse and brougham and disposed of it almost immediately. ( iii) Stole rings, etc., from the person by snatching. ( iv) Stole a bicycle left unattended in the street. Disposed of a bicycle whilst bailee of the machine. ( v) Secured a furnished room, stated he would require it for a week, and was given a latch key. He did not take up residence, but during the week letters which were delivered for him were called for by an intermediary, who re- posted them. Towards the end of the week Hamilton telegraphed to the landlady requesting that the room be retained for him, and explaining that he could not return for a week. During the evening, however, he entered the house and ransacked the rooms of other lodgers. ( vi) With a confederate visited lavatories, first class hotels and restaurants, and stole overcoats, umbrellas, etc., from the smoke room and other places, as opportunity presented itself, during the momentary absence of the owners. ( vii) Under some plausible pretext, after forming acquaintanceship, he borrowed cheque forms, filled in for various amounts, then forged the name of the particular acquaintance and negotiated the cheque with a local tradesman. ( viii) Obtained from a tobacconist a box of cigars by representing that he had been sent by a certain named law agent. Later posed as the owner of an estate and ordered a consignment of cigars, whiskey, etc., to be forwarded to a given address at a distant town, where he received them. Disposed of the goods to wardrobe dealers and pawnbrokers. Associates : Arthur Allen, C. R. O. No. 1798- 1903, and Harold Patrick Truefitt, C. R. O. No. M/ 17825. Specimen of handwriting at C. R. O. Subsequent history. / 295. Margaret de Lancy Williams, aliases Una Hanley, Margaret Williams, Margaret Jean Hanbury Williams, Dr. Joan Heathcote- Williams, M. B., B. S. ( London) and Margaret Patricia Crawford, M. B. E., M. B., B. S., D. P. H. ( London), C. R. O. No. 4224- 1921. Description : B. ( Bristol) 1892, 5ft, 4in., c. fresh,, h. It. brown, e. blue. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Takes very long steps when walking, very plausible, well spoken and of good address, heavy cigarette smoker. Sentenced at Bournemouth Pol. Ct., 4- 3- 1924, to 3 and 1 mo's. impt. ( cons.), for false pretences ( 2 cases). Liberated, 14- 6- 1924, to Winchester. Pre. con. of bigamy, false pretences, larceny and minor offences at BRISTOL, WESTON- SUPER- MARE and on B and F. It has been stated that Williams is an illegitimate child whose mother died at birth. Her father was a wealthy man and placed her in the hands of a foster mother. She was educated at various schools of good standing, eventually leaving at the age of 18. Subsequently she married, but through her extravagant ways and heavy debts incurred unbeknown to her husband, he was forced to file his petition in bankruptcy. Since then she has been somewhat of an adventuress, leading a persistent and criminal life and living principally by her wits and at the expense of others. In one case she obtained over £ 3000 from an Army officer by representing that she was a ward of a wealthy person and was opening a nursing home with the aid of well known medical men. She has victimised tradesmen by inducing them to cash worthless cheques. Has obtained board and lodgings and absconded without settling the account. On occasions by some fictitious story she has obtained admission to hospitals and attended classes for students, but, as soon as her deception was discovered, was requested to leave. Method ( i) Obtained lodgings at a private hotel by falsely representing that she was a doctor and had been ordered six months' rest. ( ii) Telephoned to a firm of chemists, stated she was a lady doctor and likely to set up in practice in the district, and obtained goods which she ordered to be sent to the hotel. ( iii) By falsely representing herself to be a fully qualified medical practitioner was engaged as locum tenens during the holiday of a doctor, and whilst acting as such signed certificates of death. ( iv) Posed as a doctor attached to the Ministry of Health and obtained goods, from tradespeople, which she later disposed of to pawnbrokers, etc. ( v) Visited a town, posed as the dauglH » er of a titled person and introduced herself to the vicar, stated she was a doctor and had come into the locality, as a teacher of science, for a change. Subsequently by a plausible story she induced the vicar to allow her to stay at his house. Later she was entrusted by the vicar's wife with the sum of £ 6 to pay a tradesman for certain selected articles, but, instead of paying, Williams ordered that they should be booked to her own account. She then succeeded in taking a flat and, from a firm at a distant town, ordered furniture to the value of nearly £ 700, then obtained goods from various tradesmen and shortly afterwards left the district without paying any of the accounts. ( vi) Called upon a firm of book printers and publishers and obtained medical books under the pretext that she was a medical practitioner and signed herself as Dr. Hambury Williams, L. R. C. P. Under a similar pretence she obtained operating coats and surgical instruments from a firm of chemists. 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— 296. Sidney Lawson, Case No. 144 ( Vol. I.), was sentenced as Sidney Barratt, at Birmingham Sess., 7- 7- 1924, to 15 mos. impt. for false pretences. Called at a small tobacconist's shop in charge of a woman, stated he was advertising traveller for a well known firm of tobacconists ; after further conversation he ascertained that the owner was not in, he then produced cheap fountain pens, represented that they were his firm's advertisements and that the owner of the shop had ordered a number, for these Lawson charged in excess of the value. Henry Howard, Case No. 284 ( Vol. I.), was sentenced as William Egan, at Nottingham Sess., • 19- 6- 1924, to 2 mos. impt. for larceny— trick, ringing the changes ( 3 cases). 297. William Halfacre, Case No. 288 ( Vol. I.), was sentenced at Marylebone Pol. Ct. ( L.), 15- 7- 1924, to 21 days impt. for larceny. Entered the store room of a house, which was being rebuilt, and stole a quantity of brass, lead, etc. 298. George William Lucas- Sutton, Case No. 259 ( Vol. II.), was sentenced as George William Foster Sutton, at Sussex Ass., 14- 7- 1924, to 21 mos. impt. for false pretences. After taking furnished apartments he tendered worthless cheques in settlement of accounts and received change. David Carter, Case No. 383 ( Vol. II.), was sentenced at C. C. C., 14- 7- 1924, to 11 mos. impt. for sacrilege. Thomas Parker, Case No. 218 ( Vol. III.), was sentenced at Dewsbury P. Sess., 15- 7- 1924, to 3 mos. impt. for false pretences. Method as in original case. Eleven other cases were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. 299. Henry Morgan, Case No. 247 ( Vol. Ill,), was sentenced as Thomas George Crawford, at Guildhal Pol. Ct. ( L.), 10- 7- 1924, to 3 mos. impt. for receiving. George Stephen Johns, C. R. O. No. 11500- 1924, was convicted with him. Frank Parkinson, Case No. 294 ( Vol. III.), was, at C. L. S., 8- 7- 1924, bound over in £ 5 for 2 yrs. and pay prosecutor £ 10 for common assault— originally charged with malicious wounding. Hugh Thomas, Case No. 211 ( Vol. IV.), was sentenced as Hugh Vaughan Thomas, at Exeter P. Sess., 1- 7- 1924, to 6, 6 and 6 weeks impt. ( cons.) for false pretences ( 3 cases). Method as in ( i) original case. Llewelyn Price, Case No. 386 ( Vol. IV.), was sentenced at Coalville Pol. Ct., 4- 7- 1924, to 14 days impt. for failing to produce his licence. Jane Davies, Case No. 388 ( Vol. IV.), was sentenced at Salford Hundred Sess., 7- 7- 1924, to 9 mos. impt. for larceny— trick ( 3 cases). Method as in ( ii) original case. Three similar cases at Manchester were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. 300. Charles Giblin, Case No. 86 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as Edwin Millichamp, at C. L. S., 10- 7- 1924, to 3 yrs. pen. and 5 yrs. p. d. for warehousebreaking and being a h. c. Forced the door of a warehouse by bodily pressure. Concerned with Jack Baker, Case No. Ill ( Vol. V.), and John Russell, Case No. 97 ( Vol. VIII.). 301. Thomas Grandage, Case No. 87 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced at Leeds Ass., 14- 7- 1924, to 15 mos. impt. . for burglary. Gained entrance to a dwelling house in the early morning through cellar grate. 302. Walter Herbert Lamb, Case No. 130 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as Walter Herbert Andrew Lamb, otherwise Major Walter Herbert Armstrong, at Devon Sess., 2- 7- 1924, to 15 mos. impt. ( conc. with sentence passed 4- 6- 1- 924), for false pretences ( 5 cases). Method as in 240 ( Vol. XI.). 303. John Wilson, Case No. 410 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as John Phillips, at Bow Street Pol. Ct. ( L.), 9- 7- 1924, to 3 mos. impt. for begging. 304. James Woods, Case No. 447 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as George Gray, at Guildhall Pol. Ct. ( L.), 11- 7- 1924, to 6 mos. impt. for larceny— trick. Accosted a person going by train, said he was going to Germany, but had not less than a £ 20 note, and wanted to pay a bill before leaving, he thus induced the visitor to hand over the above sum. 305. Mary Ann Cowl, Case No. 452 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced at Dronfield P. Sess., 23- 6- 1924, to 3 mos. impt. for larceny. Walked into a dwelling house and stole purse from a stand in the hall. 306. Henry William Phillips, Case No. 340 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced as Alfred Phillips, at Tower Bridge Pol. Ct. ( L.), 16- 7- 1924, to 3 mos. impt. for being a suspected person— attempting to steal from the rear of vans. Frederick Hogarth, Case No. 403 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced at Bow Street Pol. Ct. ( L.), 5- 7- 1924, to 3 mos. impt for being a suspected person— attempting to pick pockets. Francis Villiers, C. R. O. No. S/ 125579, and Albert Murrey, C. R. O. No. S/ 164164, were convicted with him. 307. John Wilson, Case No. 21 ( Vol. VII.), was sentenced at Salford Sess., 8- 7- 1924, to 10 mos. impt. for burglary. Gained access to a hotel by climbing through a fanlight which had been left partly open. A case of shopbreaking at Manchester was taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Frederick George Raven, Case No. 37 ( Vol. VIII.), was sentenced at C. C. C., 15- 7- 1924, to 5 yrs. pen. for possessing counterfeit coin. 308. John Williams, Case No. 269 ( Vol. VIII.), was sentenced as James Watson, at Burslem Pol. Ct., 12- 7- 1924, to 7 days impt. for loitering with intent. Jane Howse, Case No. 365 ( Vol. VIII.), was sentenced as Mary Bradfield, at Hampstead P. Sess. ( L.), 9- 7- 1924, to 3 and 6 mos. impt. ( conc.) for being a suspected person ( found on enclosed premises) and under the Prevention of Crimes Act. Entered a dwelling house through door which had been left open and proceeded to a bedroom on first floor. William Wermerling, Case No. 460 ( Vol. VIII.), was sentenced at West Ham Pol. Ct. ( L.), 10- 7- 1924, to 6 mos. impt. for stealing a bicycle left unattended in a yard. 309. William Stanley Reeves, Case No. 24 ( Vol. X.), was sentenced as William Stanley Burnett at Peterborough Sess., 3- 7- 1924, to 4 yrs. pen. for obtaining cheque value £ 2 by false pretences. Method as in ( i) original case. Offences of a similar nature at Torquay, Canterbury, Ilkeston, Worcester, Leicester, Bridgwater, Rugby and on X were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. 310. John Thomas Webb, Case No. 139 ( Vol. X.), was, at Newcastle- upon- Tyne Pol. Ct., 30- 4- 1924, fined £ 5 or 25 days for unlawfully wearing uniform of a Mercantile Marine Officer, and sentenced at Newcastle- upon- Tyne Sess., 7- 7- 1924, to 12 mos. impt. for larceny. Dressed in the uniform of an engineer of the British Mercantile Marine he posed as a Chinese sub'ject and frequented a reading room of the Christian Scientists ; here he became friendly with a lady who was acting as attendant, and subsequently accompanied her to a meeting of the Sect, where, during an interval, he stole her purse, etc. He has also posed as being a doctor on the s. s. " Asiatic." George Vincent, Case No. 375 ( Vol. X.), was sentenced as Henry Wilson at C. C. C., 17- 7- 1924, to 4 yrs. pen. and 6 yrs. p. d., for possessing housebreaking implements by night and being a h. c. George South, C. R. O. No. 11255- 1922, was convicted with him. Alfred Wilson, Case No. 448 ( Vol. X.), was sentenced as Joseph Freeman, at Clerkenwell Pol. Ct. ( L.), 12- 7- 1924, to 3 mos. impt. for loitering on the platform of a railway station and hustling persons boarding trams. James Smith, C. R. O. No. S/ 26206, was convicted with him. 1. Rose Nolan, Case No. 188 ( Vol. XI.), was sentenced as Rae Lackey at Crewe Pol. Ct., 15- 7- 1924, to 3, 2 and 1 mo's. impt. ( cons.) for false pretences ( 3 cases). Called upon ministers, stated that she had married an Englishman in Canada and on arrival in England found that he was a married man ; she then obtained money under the pretext of cabling to her father, who was a solicitor in Canada, for .£ 100 and her passage back to Canada. Two cases at Great Yarmouth and one at King's Lynn were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Alexander Ashcroft, Case No. 263 ( Vol. XI.), was sentenced at Lambeth Pol. Ct. ( L.), 12- 7- 1924, to 3 mos. impt. for larceny— trick. Accompanied another person who paid £ 1 deposit for furnished apartments ; later Ashcroft returned, stated the apartments would not be required and obtained the return of 15s. LATEST INFORMATION \ Horatio Llewellyn Griffiths, Case No. 181 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 19- 7- 1924, to Manchester. Ernest West, Case No. 61 ( Vol. III.), was liberated, 18- 7- 1924, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 27, Crown Street, Harrow. Henry Thompson, Case No. 396 ( Vol. III.), was liberated, 13- 7- 1924, into the M. P. D. Louis Stanislaus, Case No. 221 ( Vol. IV.), was liberated, 19- 7- 1924, to Watford. Frank Isaac Abrahams, Case No. 346 ( Vol. IV.), was liberated, 18- 7- 1924, into the M. P. D. James Shepherd, Case No. 21 ( Vol. V.), was liberated, 21- 7- 1924, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 125, Elphinstone Road, Walthamstow. Frank Aldred, Case No. 198 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated, 19- 7- 1924, to Manchester. Mary Marjorie Macdonald, Case No. 242 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated on licence, 23- 6- 1924, into the M. P. D. Henry Hickson, Case No. 249 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated, 12- 7- 1924, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 21, Sydenham Street, Grays Inn Road. \ John Cahill, Case No. 199 ( Vol. IX.), was liberated, 16- 7- 1924, to Liverpool. » Albert Goldfinch, Case No. 14 ( Vol. X.), was liberated, 15- 7- 1924, to Manchester. NOT ® .— 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. 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