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THE TRIAL OF ALFRED ARTHUR ROUSE. DISCIPLINE IN THE
THE POLICEMAN WHO EXAMINED THE CAR,
HOW THE TELL-TALE MALLET WAS
FOUND.
The first witnesses for the Crown, in the trial of Alfred Rouse, belors Mr. Justice Talbot at Northampton Assizes, for the murder of an un- known man, by placing him in an blazing unconscious state i car, were the men wirs saw Ronic near the scene of the tragedy and the policeman who was called In the scene..
Counsel in the cast:-For the Crown, Mr. "Norman Birkett. K.C., aal Mr. R. Elwes, for Rouse, Mr. D. L. Finnemore and Mr. A. P. Marshall for the witness known as the mystery woman," Mr. Sidney
n. Campion.
BRITISH NAVY.
(Continued from Page 1)
It is
The " Incidents "" of Today, What, then, in the meaning of the incidents "we hear of in the Mr. Finnemore pressed the wit
Navy from time to time! In the ness on this point, and he agreed first place, these incidents receive that when the photographs were very much more than their share taken he did not attach great of publicity and consequently ac deal of importance to the position quire a ludicrously disproportion- of the car because he had no idea ate degree of significance that a charge of murder was likely virtually impossible to eliminate to be made against anyone.
all hardship and cause of grievance Sergeant Harris said that he
and complaint from the sea call-
mallet in the graas 14 yards from cies of the Service" has an annoy. where the car had stood.eing habit of cropping-up most-in- noticed what appeared to be hair opportunely, nor is it any respecter jon
of persons, for all ranks suffer as well ne all ratings. The welfare movement, citablished shortly after the end of the war, is a splendid safety valve. In comparison with what is asked very little is accom plished, but the most important
The Evidence. Alfred Thomas Brows, case re- pairer, of Coldstream-lane, Hard- ingstone, said that early on the he was re morning of November furning from a dance with a com- panion named Bailey. When they reached Hardlingstone-lane they noticed a glare. They then say a man climb out of a ditch. He was wearing a dark mackintosh and no hat, and was carrying a case. The man aid nothing as he paned. After he had passed Bailey said, What is the Linze and the man' replied,." It locks ns if some- is his gun farther down. body got n bonfire up there.") the road they found the car barn ing and notified the police. Rouse when he turned round and shouted had gone 15 or 10 yards past then
about a bonfire.
YT. Finnemore (cross-examin- ing): No doubt that struck you as a very strange thing for a man to shut out after he had passed you 7-Yes,
Am I also right in saying that the way he shouted struck you as being strange-Well, when a maş 1998sen one and does not speak and then shouts like that it does seem Ktrange.
Brown added that he turned round and looked at Ronse cause it seemed very strange to are a re- rprctably dressed man without any hat. It was not uenal to see a
well dressed man coming out of ditch at that time of the morn
ing.
William Ernest. Hendley Bailey, of Coltistream-lane, Hardingstone,
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one end of the mallet. The handle was dirty, as though it had been gripped by soncone with black hands,
Mr. Justice Talbot examined the allet closely, and then passed it to Sergeant Harris.
Mr. Birkett naked if the Mallet was still in the same state as when
it was found. Sergeant Harris-point is that it creates a medium No, the handle was even blacker for representation. This is good, than it is now.
for it is the pent-up sense of griev ince which rankles and broods.
Before the Court adjourned Mr. Justice Talbot said that he should go to Leicester on Thursday, and asked how long the case was likely to last. "On no account must the evidence be hurried," he added.
Better Education.
That the much better: education, of the lower-deck has brought a stronger sentiment against arbit
Mr. Finnemore said that it would he unsafa to count upon it ending by a reasonable hour on Thursday,rary dominance it is impossible to Mr. Justice Talbot That is all deny. But then it has also brought I wanted to know.
a corresponding negation of justi Position of the Body.
fication for arbitrary dominance. Inspector James Lawrence, of the I believe that, on the whole, the Northamptonshire Police, said that he went to Hardingstone-lane to the spirit of the service is as good scene of the burning car at 3.10 an to-day as ever it was, and in some be saw it the car was standing it was, but the "atinesphere" has the morning of November u. When respects, perhaps, better than ever. about a foot from the grass verge, and about 4.48 it was moved on to changed. That there has always
The body was been, an "
understanding" between the grass verge, lying nerosa the two front seats of naval officers and men is a truism,
The bend was in the the var. driver's seat, face downwards, the of course, but I think that in the past there was an element of, shall body was in the passenger's seat,
I say, patronage to the commanded the right leg extended and just out-
which has virtually disappeared. side the car. The left leg was doubled up inside the ear under In the end, the whole question of neath the body. The right arm was discipline is largely determined by extended upwards to about the the quality of fitness to com One officer will get per maud." height of the back of the passengers' seat. The back of the seat at that fectly cheerful aequiescence in a time had fallen away. The lefter annoying little exigency of the Service" where, aunther would arm was not visible.
cause a sullen sense of grievance.. Human psychology is beyond all rules and regulations, but even the austerity and military organizatian is not above the application of the old truth that one touch of Nature makes the world akin, as Drake. knew when he said that he would have the gentlemen haul with the
Mr. Birkett: Did you notice at all any wheel tracks of the car at the lodge-There was hone in front of the car, but the police car was placed at the rear of the burned car, and with the headlights of the police car, the wheel tracks Police-constable II B. Copping, of the burned car were plainly of the Northamptonshire Constubnvisible. They showed that the Gura- lary, stationed at Hardingstone, fed car had been driven from the said he went with Brown to the village of Hardingstone to where Anot where the car was burning. it was burnt out, and stopped on The flames appeared to be all over the left hand side of the rond the body of the car except the about a foot from the grasa, verge. bonnet. When they were extin. There was no sign of skie, or brake guished the car had been almost marks or reverses. completely burnt out. The charred remains of the man were lying face downwards, the head' being on the driver's sent He described the various articles fount ninong the débris.
Heel of a Woman's Shoe, Mr. Birkett handed to him the charred heel of a woman's shoe. It was so much burned that it was kept in a box while it was being passed round the jury, otherwise it would have crumbled to pieces.
Copping said that he found the
Did you and anything else in the derin-Yes; at the back of the driver's seat the petrol can stand- ing upright with the screw-stopper and handle at that time missing.
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VERSAILLES TREATY "IMMORAL."
REMARKABLE BOOK BY REICHSBANK GOVERNOR.
Berlin, Feb. -Excerpts from Inspector Lawrence said that it seemed as though the petrol can
*forthcoming book The End of had stood on the woodwork, and the Reparations" by the interna- that when that was burned away tignally known former governor it dropped to the ground. The in- the Reichsbank, Dr. Hjalmar sector went on to describe how on Schacht, are being published by November 7 he went with Superin- the "Berliner Lokalanzeiger" which tendent Brumby to Hammersmith editorially describes the book as a police station and saw Rouse. They nsational contribution to
In the introductory chapter Dr. tald Reuse they had been makingparations question.
the
Thru on the grass verge about Gin. inquiries about the car, and that Schucht points out that the Vor-
from one of the running boards they understood he answered the
sailles treaty could not be regar
nnd in line with the driver's seat. I description of a person seen acting ded as a treaty in the real senso
rather suspiciously near Harding- stane-laue on the main London road. They cautioned him and asked if he wished to give any particulars, and he said he would make a statement. He made a statement, which took about four hours in its compilation.
Ir. Birkett did not read the
statement again at this stage, but reminded the jury that he had rendtion." it to them on Monday.
He found the cap of the petrol can
and meaning of the word ne Gor in the back seat behind the driver,
many signed it only under duress Among the débria were-two brace
and that it was not in accordance buckles, a belt buckle,, a petrol can Erass screw union, and a portion
with President Wilson's Fourteen Points to which the Allies hou of a brass screw, can for the anion
pledged themselves only to bind The mallet was about 14 yards from
and gag Germany and impose the front of the car. Judging by
upim her heavy war-tributes which the impression in the grass, it had
were but thinly veiled as "repara- not been there long. Bergeant
Dr. Schacht further. do: Harris bointed out to him some
clares that, thu. Versailles treaty. haira sticking to the end of the
Inspector Lawrence said that they was immoral and infamous and mallet. He took the mallet to his took Rouse to Northampton, arrive that immoral treatieschevere lasie lodgings and Inter to Angel-laneing there about 9.30 on the morn for any length of time as mor police station. it was in his custody he kept it breakfest and while he was there and the murs up-shot of Versailles. covered to preserve the hairs as het
8 the violation of a solemn pledge spoke to him (the inspector)................ had found it
Cross Cxamined by Mr. Fine and the defamation of German In cross-examination by Mr. Fin ingres Inapeltor Lawrence and he honour by the binged thesis that nemore Copping agreed that in the police court ho said that the did not make notes of what he saw Germany alpno was responsible bonnet of the car whs fastened down when he first visited the scene. He for the war. Nobody throughout agreed that it was clear that the the world should imagine that' on Foth sides, while he now bedy was not that of the man who Germany will ever forget these lieved it was only clipped down on had been sitting in the driver's incts." on aids. It might have been no sent at the time of the fire. wible for someone to have mildled. The inspector illustrated. the with the car while it was on the position in which the left leg of the rondside before the photographs handy was by standing on, one leg in Mr. Finnemore asked whether the witness box and doubling the
uther up close to his bedy. parts of the ear had been moved.
Copping and that he would not. Finnemore suggested that it have allowed anyone to interfere might have been the position of a with the debris. He nored, howman making a violent attempt to ever. when various photographs Bet nerass to the offside to get out were handed to him that they show of the fire
During the timing of the 8th. Ronse then bndality is a stronger force than arois
were taken.
8p for nothing is known about the author's ideas regarding the future of the netual Teparations problem, his opinions in this res pect being awaited with keen: in terest especially in view of the fit that he not only was the head of the German delegation, of ex- perts at the Young Fan negotia- ions but also recently made a prolongurd stay in the United. States where, though only as a
conversations with lending finan that not the | ciers and politicians. It may be
Inspector Lawrence: He would
el that certain parts had been not have need. He could just have private individual he had many moved from one place to another.. That might have been done while turned round..
Mr. Finnemore: I
I was searching among the ashes.position, he would be in--I don't pointed out that since his resignn Te certainly saw someone taking
PHOfvxrayzadaan suggesting that with this leg that they were being taken for doubled up he tried to get across official purposes and that, for that in his frenzy. I don't think so. reason, the phatgirapher had a right to touch the debris...
(To be continued.)
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