CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENT A No. 23. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1926. VOL. XIII. ^ Please note that the photographs which appear in this issue of Supplement A are later photographs of subjects who have appeared in previous issues as indicated. These should be carefully cross- referenced with the original casts. FOREFINGER PRINT UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED CONFIDENTIAL Supplement A THE POLICE GAZETTE No. 23. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1926. VOL. XIII. EXPERT AND TRAVELLING CRIMINALS. 372. George Wilson, aliases William Spradbery, William Spradbury, William Spreadbury, Francis Henry Hartland, James Charles Williams, William James Spreadbury, William James Harrison and James Williams, C. R. O. No. 692- 1902. Description : B. ( London) 1872 to 1878, 5ft. 3iin., c. fresh, h. brown ( turning grey), e. grey, scar rt. of upper lip, each thumb and 2nd and 4th 1. lingers. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Droops rt. of lower lip when speaking, walks erectly, dresses well. See Case No. 296 ( Vol. I.). m ay .... 373. Albert Tivendale, aliases Edward Thomas Tivendale, Thomas Albert Tivendale, Thomas Tivendale and Albert Thomas Tivendale, C. R. O. No. 713- 1915. Description : B. ( says London, Leeds, New Zealand, etc.) 1860 to 1873, 5ft. 10in., e. fresh, h. brown ( turning grey, bald on top), e. grey. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Dresses smartly, has the typical appearance of an indoor servant, is addicted to drink. See Case No. 299 ( Vol. II.). 374. William Barrett, aliases Frederick Charles Jarvis, William Alexander Harrington and Frederick Charles, C. R. O. No. 1105- 1908. Description : B. ( Newport, Mon.) 1885, 5ft. 6 § in., c. fresh, h. It. brown ( turning grey, thin on top), e. blue, scar front of neck, rt. thumb and 1. forearm. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Appears at times to be slightly deaf, very plausible. 375. Harry Marks, aliases Isaac Marks, B. L. Nash, J. Clark, Israel Harry Marks, George Sidney Watts. J. Jaffor, Captain Wood, Joseph Jeffard and James Overton, C. R. O. No. 781- 1915. Description : B. ( London) 1896, 5ft. 4in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown, e. grey, scar upper lip, 1. temple and 1. forearm, clasped hands, flag, Jewish flag 1. forearm, rt. toes deformed. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Smart and of Jewish appearance, very plausible. See Case No. 301 ( Vol. II.)" • \ \ See Case No. 347 ( Vol. II ). r / 376. James Cooper, aliases Reginald Palmer, Reginald Johnson, Henry Russell, Reginald Edward Billson, Frederick Arthur Bailey and Reginald Upton, C. R. O. No. 2431- 1! X) 9. Description : B. ( Byfield) 1882, 5ft. 7- fin., c. fresh, h. brown ( turning grey), e. blue. Personal Weaknesses, Pecidiarities, etc. : Smart appearance, well spoken, very plausible. See Case No. 348 ( Vol. II.). : - / 377. Percy Seymour Kelly, aliases Percy Kelly, Eric Cosmo Gordon O'Kellie, Percy Seymour de Willoughby, William Edward Gordon Kelly, Percy Willoughby, Doctor Willoughby and A. S. Lang- ford, C. R. O. No. S/ l70862. Description : B. ( Portsmouth) 1892, 5ft. 6in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. blue, scar back 1. hand. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Has slight impediment in his speech, well spoken and well dressed, thick build. See Case No. 349 ( Vol. II.). L^ Almi >. > The following persons who have already appeared in Supplement A have been re- convicted as follows— John Weston, Cases Nos. 86 ( Vol. I.), and 1 ( Vol. XIII.), was sentenced at Marlborough Street Pol. Ct. ( L.), 26- 10- 1926, to 6 mos. impt. for shoplifting. Hilda Schrieber, Cases Nos. 236 ( Vol. I.) and 285 ( Vol. XIII.), was sentenced as Hilda Gott- fredia Schreiber at C. L. S., 13- 10- 1926, to 3 yrs. pen. for obtaining money, goods and credit by false pretences and being a h. c. Method as in original case. George Wilson, Cases Nos. 286 ( Vol. I.) and 141 ( Vol. XIII.), was sentenced at Stratford P. Sess. ( L.), 18- 10- 1926, to 1 mo. impt. for wilful damage. Arthur Bartlett, Case No. 322 ( Vol. II.), \ Vas sentenced as Arthur Davis at Brentford P. Sess. ( L.), 20- 10- 1926, to 6 weeks impt. for being a suspected person— attempting to steal cashbox from inside shop. David Carter, Case No. 383 ( Vol. II.), was sentenced as William Davies at Knutsford Sess., 18- 10- 1926, to 3 yrs. pen. for burglary. Method as in original case. Frederick John Arthur, Case No. 38 ( Vol. III.), was sentenced at Southampton Sess., 8- 10- 1926, to 18 mos. impt. for shopbreaking. Method as in Case No. 25 ( Vol. IX.). 178. Walter Powell, Case No. 355 ( Vol. III.), was brought up on Home Office Order and sentenced as Henry Walter at Berks Sess., 28- 10- 1926, to 12 mos. impt. for false pretences. Method as in Case No. 266 ( Vol. XIII.). 179. William Duce, Case No. 370 ( Vol. III.), was sentenced at Leeds Sess., 7- 10- 1926, to 18 mos. impt. for false pretences. Called on a tradesman and obtained a sum of money by stating he had obtained a contract to paint certain premises and required the money to pay his men and purchase necessary utensils. \ 180. William Kilrane, Case No. 13 ( Vol. IV.), was sentenced as Mark Walsh at Basingstoke P. Sess., 12- 10- 1926, to 7 days impt. for stealing a pair of boots from shop doorway. Harry Buckley, Case No. 5 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as Charles White at Birmingham Sess., 9- 10- 1926, to 18 mos. impt. for housebreaking. Method as in original case. Walter Herbert Lamb, Case No. 130 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as Walter Herbert Andrew Lamb at Hastings Sess., 2- 10- 1926, to 3 yrs. pen. ( conc.) for obtaining money by false pretences ( 4 cases). Method as in original case. George Fry, Case No. 242 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as George Goodwin at Bow St. Pol. Ct. ( L.), 21- 10- 1926, to 3 mos. impt. for being a suspected person— attempting to pick pockets. 181. George Charles Gordon, Case No. 279 ( Vol. V.), was, as George Gordon, at C. L. S., 12- 10- 1926, bound over in own recognizances, £ 5, for 2 yrs. for larceny.— picking pockets. Method as in original case. Thomas Hall, Case No. 349 ( Vol. V.), was sentenced as Thomas William Hall at Durham Sess., 18- 10- 1926, to 6 mos. impt. for stealing clothes from dwelling house. A case of failing to report at Guisborough was taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Thomas Trevor Williams, Case No. 483 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced as Trevor Williams at Monmouth Sess., 20- 10- 1926, to 5 yrs. pen. and 3 yrs. police supervision for false pretences ( 3 cases). Method as in original case. William Mitchell, Case No. 505 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced at Manchester Pol. Ct., 14- 10- 1926, to 6 mos. impt. under the Prevention of Crimes Act for being a suspected person. Albert Lawton, Case No. 378 ( Vol. XII.), and William Weston, Case No. 374 ( Vol. XII.), were convicted with him. John Harrison, Case No. 159 ( Vol. VII.), was sentenced at Warwick Sess., 19- 10- 1926, to 5 yrs. pen. for stealing two horses, cart, harness, etc. Method as in original case. 382. Julia Hutton Hooper, Case No. 196 ( Vol. VII.), was sentenced at Derby ( Boro.) Pol. Ct., 12- 10- 1926, to 6 mos. impt. for stealing linen, etc. Whilst employed as housekeeper stole articles of household use and pledged them. 383. Albert Edward Darlow, Case No. 493 ( Vol. VIII.), was sentenced as Albert Edward Bowen at Sheffield Sess., 7- 10- 1926, to 5 yrs. pen. for obtaining money by false pretences and attempted false pretences— worthless cheque ( 2 cases). Called on a person who had advertised a motor cycle for sale, and offered to purchase same ; also called on a local tradesman and purchased a bedroom suite. In each case he tendered a worthless cheque. He afterwards borrowed money from a person on the pretence that he would get a cheque cashed when the bank opened. Seven other cases were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. 384. Arthur William Pownall, Case No. 37 ( Vol. XI.), was sentenced at Gloucester ( Co.) Sess., 20- 10- 1926, to 12 mos. impt. and 2 yrs. police supervision for stealing an overcoat. Offences at Cardiff and Abergavenny of stealing motor cars, at Weedon of cyclestealing, Banbury, Nottingham, Church Lawford, Rugby, Loughborough, Abergavenny, Cheltenham, Birmingham, Ashford and Hereford of false pretences ( worthless cheque) were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. John Samuel Brown, Case No. 63 ( Vol. XI.), was sentenced at Belfast ( Co. Antrim) Sess., 8- 10- 1926, to 6 and 6 mos. impt. ( conc.) for obtaining money by false pretences ( worthless cheque), and obtaining food and lodgings. 385. Rose Nolan, Case No. 188 ( Vol. XI.), was, as Joan Laurence, at Wigan P. Sess., 16- 9- 1926, fined 20s. for supplying false information to a boarding house keeper contrary to Aliens Order, 1920, and at Cambridge Sess., 12- 10- 1926, was sentenced to 3 yrs. pen. for obtaining money by false pretences. Method as in Case No. 311 ( Vol. XI.), except in this case she obtained the money from a solicitor. Six other cases of a similar nature at Beaconsfield, Hastings, Clacton, Slough and on V and X were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Also used the name of Joan McMichael. John Ward, Case No. 76 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced as John Dennis Dunford at Bournemouth Sess., 4- 10- 1926, to 3 yrs. pen. for housebreaking ( 3 cases). Method as in original case. Eleven other cases were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Ernest Harris, C. R. O. No. 13204- 1915, was convicted with him. Daniel Flynn, Case No. 180 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced at Birmingham Sess., 9- 10- 1926, to 9 mos. impt. for housebreaking. Method as in original case. 386. William Weston, Case No. 374 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced as William Evans at Manchester Pol Ct., 14- 10- 1926, to 3 mos. impt. for being a suspected person, frequenting. Albert Lawton, Case No. 378 ( Vol. XII.), and William Mitchell, Case No. 505 ( Vol. VI.), were convicted with him. Albert Lawton, Case No. 378 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced as Frederick Matthews at Manchester Pol. Ct., 14- 10- 11) 26, to 6 mos. impt. under the Prevention of Crimes Act for being a suspected person. William Mitchell, Case No. 505 ( Vol. VI.), and William Weston, Case No. 374 ( Vol. XII.), were convicted with him. John Ryan, Case No. 125 ( Vol. XIII.), was sentenced as John Curran at Manchester Pol. Ct ., 5- 10- 1926, to 3 mos. impt. for being a suspected person, frequenting. 387. Thomas Britchford, Case No. 223 ( Vol. XIII.), was, at Cheadle Pol. Ct., 15- 10- 1926, fined £ 20 or 2 mos. impt. for obtaining a situation by false certificate of character. Method as in original case. Used the name of H. M. Sullivan. LATEST INFORMATION. John Day, Case No. 92 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 16- 10- 1926, to Portsmouth. James Smith, Case No. 171 ( Vol. II.), was liberated on licence, 19- 10- 1926, to Gloucester. George William Lucas- Sutton, Case No. 259 ( Vol. II.), was liberated, 22- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Frederick John Veale, Case No. 48 ( Vol. III.), was liberated from Saskatchewan Penitentiary and deported to this country, 22- 10- 1926. Peter Neilson, Case No. 54 ( Vol. III.), was liberated on remission of sentence, 8- 10- 1926, to Hull. George Langford, Case No. 362 ( Vol. IV.), was liberated, 18- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Charles Wooder, Case No. 35 ( Vol. V.), was liberated, 16- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 153, Farringdon Buildings, Farringdon Road. James Mackintosh, Case 76 ( Vol. V.), was liberated on expiration of sentence, 20- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. William John Green, Case No. 153 ( Vol. V.), was liberated on licence, 15- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Henry Waring, Case No. 252 ( Vol. V.), was liberated, 19- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 319, Acton Lane, Acton. Lily Mullins, Case No. 306 ( Vol. V.), was liberated, 20- 10- 1926, to Hull. James Grant, Case No. Ill ( Vol. VI.), was liberated, 15- 10- 1926, to Hull. William Vale, Case No. 479 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated on licence, 22- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Harry Ellison, Case No. 310 ( Vol. VII.), was liberated, 15- 10- 1926, to Cardiff. James Davis, Case No. 367 ( Vol. VII.), was liberated, 23- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Robert Henry Stephenson, Case No. 170 ( Vol. IX.), was liberated, 23- 10- 1926, to Manchester. Charles Clare, Case No. 348 ( Vol. IX.), was liberated, 21- 8- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 4( 5, Gerard Street, Duncan Terrace. John Mack Smith, Case No. 119 ( Vol. X.), was liberated, 23- 10- 1926, into theM. P. D. Intended address : 103, Albert Street, Camden Town. Thomas Jones, Case No. 141 ( Vol. X.), was liberated, 14- 10- 1926, to Swansea. Frank Donald Duncan, Case No. 152 ( Vol. X.), was liberated, 16- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 23, Coningham Road, Shepherds Bush. George Clarke, Case No. 434 ( Vol. X.), was liberated, 22- 10- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address : 14, Dante Road, Newington Butts. John Rush, Case No. 203 ( Vol. XI.), was liberated, 20- 10- 1926, to Nottingham. 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. Printed and Published for His Majesty's Stationery Office by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District,, New Scotland Yard, London, S. W. 1.