THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1937
WAVE OF "CRIME” HITS LONDON'S RESTAURANT OWNERS
The increasing disregard by Much the same story is told by many people for the property of the railways.
others is causing concern and Chromium-plated fittings in car- heavy losses to those engaged in riages and coat hooks are dis- several of the public catering ser-appearing in large numbers. Even foot-bassocks go occasionally, vices in England.
though how the thief manages to Railway companies, resturants,
carry away his bulky booty puzzles. and theatres seem to be regarded as the officials. In the refreshment fair game by thieves, kleptomaniacs rooms there are "waves" of crime, and souvenir hunters, and as the when cutlery and plate vanish. culprits are frequently "the most
"Treasure Hunts” unlikely people" the task of detec- tion is difficult..
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As a result, for many of the gala occasions, such as Cup Final day, Thefts of opera glasses from the better cutlery is put away, and theatres are rapidly increasing. In knives, forks, and spoons of low twelve months one firm have lost degree are deliberately brought into service. The old story of the more than 2,000 pairs from theatre in London and certain provincial wedding present of cutlery inscrib- cities, the cost of replacement be-ed "Midland Hotel" has not lost its
point. ing approximately £1,500.
Restaurants, and tea shops to a "This pilfering," said an official lesser degree, are also sufferers, of the Universal Automatic De-though there is definitely less "sou- livery Co., Ltd, has been going venir-snatching" in hotels than on for four or five years. It is in there was The menace of trea- creasing, and during the last three sure hunt" parties, is, however, 2 months has been most serious. We real one. In this "game" a band are rather at our wits end to find of young people set out deliberate means to stop it.
ly on an evening of glorified bri- gandage.
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"Recently we prosecuted a re- ceiver of two pairs of stolen glasses, she who can produce the greatest "MAKE WAY FOR TO-MORROW" who was fined £5 and ordered to assortment of "scrounged" goods— pay £5 5s. costs, and the magistrate cutlery, ash trays, jugs, and even at Bow-street said that in future table omaments. The loser in every cases the offenders would be sent case is the hotel or restaurant to prison. The difficulty is to trace keepers, and although figures are the people.
impossible to get it is known that replacements cost many thousands of pounds a year.
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"As a result of the pilfering in recent years, there are probably more than 7,000 pairs of our glasses in the possession of unauthorised individuals. Some have been seen in use at dog tracks, and on race- courses.
"MERCY ANGEL”
KILLER?
Police Suspect German Nurse As Arsenic Poisoner
"Most of the thefts are committed in London, but other cities, notably Liverpool, Glassgow, and Birming- ham, are pretty bad. There are Suspected of 11 murders, and de- cases where people, have taken finitely charged with two, Mrs. AD- glasses, have thought better of it na Marie Hahn, aged 31, a Ger and returned them, while allow-man, lies in Cincinnati Prison await- ances have to be made for the ab-ling trial for the murder of George sent-minded, who make restitution Gsellman, aged 67, and Jacob with apologies. The sum total of Wagner, both known to have been the thieving, viewed at the end of a her friends. financial year, is very serious.”
WOMAN WITH 40 DOGS
Neighbours Secure
Court Order
Five neighbours of Miss Bowden Smith, of Cobo, Guern have been put to such inconver by the noise of forty dogs she keeps that they brought matter to the notice of the Court of Guernsey.
Counsel for the complainants said that in May this year. Miss Smi was ordered to suppre
within eight days and £5.
No notice
order, an
order an
within three
£100
day
Poison was the deadly agent, and the police found enough arsenic. in the woman's house "to kill hun- dreds.”
Mrs. Hahn is an immigrant, and has been in the country several years. She gained publicity in Cincinnati by her works of mercy," and was known as "Mercy Angel"
When she found a person ill she begged permission to nurse them free of all charge.
old men thus “nursed" died,
all instances left the "Angel" sums in their wills.
the
has already collected £10,000 gacies, from her men patients, and the question of insurance is now being looked into by the police.
The police are working on suspicion that Mrs. Hahn is ac- countable for eleven murders. They have traced the purchase of arsenic to her all over the State, and so far she has not been able to ac- count for the large quantity of this poison in her house.
Arsenic was the cause of
the
The Court agreed to the penalty, deaths of Geellman and Wagner,
and gave Miss Smith,
în court, three days” notice.
was not whom she had known for i
and nursed when ill.
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