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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1936.
Runaway Couple Sentenced At Old Bailey Murder Trial
GIRL-EIGHT
Plea For Child
Of Gutter" Who
Loved Too Well
London, Dec. 10.
ALBERT STRATFORD, aged 41, and Mary Ann Flynn,
aged 20, the girl with whom he ran away, were sentenced at the Old Bailey this month for their part in the death of Mrs. Ada Fortescue, of Roseford Gardens, Shepherd's Bush, on August 11.
The jury found Stratford guilty of murder, recommended him to mercy.
Flynn was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of man. slaughter and was sentenced to eight years' penal servitude,
The girl did not hear her lover sentenced to death. She was taken below and brought back to hear her own fate.
Mr. Justice Macnaghten, pasaing sentence on her, said the jury had taken a merciful view of her conduct. There could be no doubt that she was niding Stratford and but for her assistance it was probable Mrs. Fortescue would not have been i killed.
Mrs, Adn Fortescue was found ↑ some other numed person as he hart bound and gagged in her base. hnd to do in this ease,
ment fint at Roseford Gardens an August 13.
When the case was resumed yester day. Mr. Marshall Frederick Payne, alm studio employee, said that on August 11 he was looking for a flat or a house in the neighbourhood of Roseford Gardens about 2.30 p.m.
As he was walking along he heard a door slam nad kan man come down some steps with an attache case in one hand and Parcel
wrapped in newspaper in the other,
'From Murder House'
"Finished Her Of
" do not suggest for a moment," sald Mr. Eastwood, "that Francis All I do committed that murder, suggest is this, and there is a vast difference: I suggest there is Chance,
a possibility, that when Franels went in on August 11, Mrs. Fortescue was not dead and that he Alshed her off."
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Mr. Roberts begon his address for the persecution by saying to the jury that from Mr. Eastwond's speech they might think that the two people In the dork were
pawns in
YEARS:
MAN-DEATH
At a dinner recently given in the Polish Embassy in London on the occasion of the visit of Col. Beck,
the Polish Foreign minister, many prominent people were among the guestp. The pleture shows Mr. Anthony
Eden sitting between the Countess. of Plymouth (at left) and Mme. Beck(at right).
Americans Most Gullible In Love,
Says Lina Cavalieri, Young At 62
Rome, Dec, 20,
anyway I would eat my #111, From I liked, Lina Cavalleri, who rose from a that day I've eaten what flower girl on the streets of Rome according to my appetite, within to be the toast of Moscow, Paris and limits. The curious part of it is that troubled with New York belleves the American is I never have been
"as the the most gullible in love,
innettle rush since!" everything else, execpt business. She enta few dishes with quantitien
dynamic of ล
(vegetables, fruits and tomatoes, Evenings she eats
a light dinner, On
beauty Lina
Cavalieri says: "Women should never let their
Mr. J, F. Eastwod, M.P. (defend- ! de cording to the acetted couple's But she admits he is
ing Stratford): Do you know now which house he came from?—Yes, the house where the murder was, com- mitted,
Mr. Eastwood: Had you ever seen that man before?--No, sir; he was a complete sirotyger.
Have you ever seen since? Yes, yesterday.
that man
Up here?-Outside the court. Mr. Eastwood then called Kenneth Alec Francis, and a tall mats in grey tweed coal came into court,
statements, before their remarkable | force. deferee had been created in some-
one's brain, they said quite openly
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to the police that they decide, as they were starving, to rob Mrs. For- tescue.
Referring to the suggestion, that a muned Francis might have "Anished off" Mrs. Forteseuc, Mr. Roberts said there was absolutely no evidence of anger prints of Francis, A velled charge had been put for
In her memoirs being published
in Italy, the woman once acclaimed as the world's greatest beauty bus much to say about men and how to be beautiful. She once married an
later.
American and divorced him a week
Even
--
RADIO BROADCAST
From the Studio
stins become dry. When this hap Talk by G. B. Gifford Hull pens beauty begins to fade. now, when I am no longer young, I rub my entire body with glycerine every night. And every morning 1 cleanse all grease from il. That's #1},"
Lina Cavalleri began life as *
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12,30-2.15 1.01. European Pro- opera and jewels and was
12.30 p.m. Dance Music.
An Englishmau to Lina Cavalleri loves with a book of etiquette in one hand. She says he makes [
former But, complains the
"Is that the man?" asked Mr. East-ward against Franels, and port of the companion, and a courteous friend. | princess, won fame for her beaute (9.52 megacycles).
wood
"Yes," was the reply.
Mr. G. D. Hoberts (for the prosecu- tion) put only one question in cruss- examination whether Paynu had made a statement to the palice i August. Payne replied that he had. Eastwood. suld that that was Mr. his case subject to one thing whether he could have, the police record of Francis,
Inspector Rawlings was then re- called, and Mr. Eastwood asked him: "The
I called just now-Francis -has be gol а criminal record?"
man
hus."lor Rawlings replied, "He
evidence for that was that Mr. Payne
a celebrated (the first witness yesterday? had seen singer, he doesn't laugh, he some one-le did not know who-niles, he doesn't eat, he nourishes Caruso,
only opera singer, often accompanying Kramme. corning out of Reseford Gardens.
At the sunset of her glamornus į himself; he doesn't love, he merely makes a home for a woman.
life she decided to describe her life In memoirs.
'Coincidence'
lly a most remarkable:cuincidence had recognised Francis as the man when he saw him outside the court yesterday.
The Italian, she says, is a dreamer, poet; he is intelligent, but jealous and irresponsible.
"I wanted to relige old memòries by writing them," she said.
up-
she'
The Frenchman is more practical, Mr. Jackson, addressing the jury recording to Lina Cavalieri. Love is for
said that she had risied pleasant auxillary in his life. Flynn, having the rope about her neck when she made the statement.
The former beauty is 62 now, but she still retains her youthful "Never mind her station in life,"
"There is Just he saicl.
as true love pearance. among the lower strata of life as there is in the highest society, and I suggest that in that girl you have the very thing which makes love true that is self sacrifee, the immola- tion of self on the altar of self-
to
"In my book I have told about and of the triumphs i Inter achieved the squalor of my childhood home in art. My fame as a beauty was only incidental because my beauty was a gift I held in trusi.
"But I've not told everything,"
added
a smile. Certain with memories are too suered tender "My secret is, simple," she says.reveal. To-day I am no longer young get-up at 6 every morning und nor a great beauty, no longer Princess take a long walk before breakfast. Linotchka Bariatinsky,
never stay up after 10 al night.
no longer fabulously rich. My memories are all "Women sleep too much. Theyed to keep just a few
possess, you see; and I have wont- would be healthier if they slept alone."United Press. .
for myself The girl prisoner, Mary Ann Fylnn, "Is that not what that girl was eight hours, and no more. They then went into the witness box. She doing to save Stratford? She had shouldn't let their beds lure them said that she was 20 years of age given up her work for him, and she for every small illness," she said. and had known Stratford for exactly had starved for him, and when she Better looking than most women three years this month.
found she was a burden on him, sheat 40, Lina Cavalieri reminisced in! attempted to commit suicide.
un interview,
Mr. Eastwood: How many convie- ions has be got?—Seven convictions. Are any of them for offences in volving force · or violence-None, the whatever.
Are any of them in any way for dishonesty?—Yes.
Miss Flynn said that she had gone with Stratford a couple of weeks after she had got to know him.
Mr. J. C. Jackson, 15.C., ffor Flynn): Did you get extremely fond of him?-Yes,
Is he the only man you have ever loved?He is the only man I have
ever loved.
With regard to August 11, you heard his story as he gave it in the witness box:
Absolutely.
act
acrifice.
"What was she to do? Was she
she
to
to betray him to the police? Was "Stage life taught me to preserve
rusia
ent and give her man my body. And I believe beauty is 'up because he was robbing this to feminine success what coachtwork į
woman? That is not love,
"Dear all, sutter all, for the object
of your love-that, I suggest, that girl, ignorant was doing.
though she might be,
is to an automobile."
Her theory about food is simple, although unorthodox.
my
"Once I was the victim of food: "I could not eat strawberries,
"When it came to this court, though sardines and other things because
PEER'S FORMER SECRETARY REMANDED
Alleged Story of Being Drugged in Paris
London, Dec. 15.
A statement alleged to have been
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Orchestra.
De Grant and His
Ay, Ay, Ay (Perez and Freire);
Is that story, true? Stratford did accept that position and I was subject to nettle rosh. One made by a former secretary of Lord Standchen (Strauss); Gipsy Lovem let the girl take the blame at the Arst, blte and my body would break out Kilmaine was read to-day at Bexhill Selection (Lehar); In the Night when the statement was put to him, with it until I became tired of this, Police Court.
On August 11 did you commit any
of violence against
Fortescue? None whatever.
shielded himself behind her story."
Mrs.
om glad to say the man no longer
and decided that if I was to suffer
Mr. Jackson sald that Mr.
Asked why she made her state- ment to the police, Flynn replied: "It was because I was in love with him. I wanted to shield - hàn take the blame."
and
(Tale): Under the roofs of Parls (Morell: I Love You (Grleg); Ro- mance (Rubinstein).
The man, Raymond Henslow, was Roberts had cross-examined with tion Flynn was taken below while printing £37 s. 11d. belonging to
charged on remand with misappro- 8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wea- all his ability and experience sentence of death
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8.03 p.m. London: 'Empire Muga- was passed on, Lord Kilmaine, of Dorset-road, Bex--| poor, ignorant girl, almost a child of the gutter, but he had not
Stralford.
hill, which was said, to have been zinc. No, 19, Christmas Number, Yesterday he spoke the truth?-
broken her down on one tota.
When asked if he had anything to given to him to pay a builder's ac-socially enlarged and decorated. "I suggest,
t," he added, "that Flynn'ssay. Stratford made no reply.
count,
Edited by Pascoe Thornton, [Stratford, in evidence, said that fault has been loving that man ton
The judge himself placed the black
8.45 cap on his head.
Yes.
he led up Mrs. Fortescue and took much. She is surely not going to some money from the flat.]
hang because she has loved not wise- That leaves you now free, to tell ly but too well." the truth? Yes, sir.
Mr.
Had he stuck to his story, wouidefence
you have sacrificed yourself for him?
- would willingly.
15. L. of the Plano,
From the Studio. Delective-sergeant Jameson said Passing sentence of death on Strat-that when arrested Henslow declared:
"Lord Kilmaine is off his nut, I 1. Lee Sims transcription: Gotta ford, he said: "The jury have found you guilty of murder an evidence left him at his London club not long feelin' for you; 2. Old favourites ago and hud lunch with him, during medley: Someday Sweathenét; I ain't
Justice Macnaghten, sunming which did not permit any doubt of which I gave him an I.O.U. for £ao, got nobody. Dinah; 3. Moon-glow;
Man Took Money Cross-examined by Mr. Roberts, Flynn said Stratford actually took the "that he (Francis) went into the room money.
of Mrs. Fortescue, found her bound,
dealt with the suggestion of the your guilt.
that Francis visited the house of Mrs. Fortescue on the day of her death. He said that evidence ot identity based on personal im-
was ant
to be fallacious, pressions
"You have
have to assume, he said,
Mr. Roberts: Mrs. Fortescue had to and for some reason readjusted the be silenced? That is correct.
knots and led the sheet on her nose
Whose idea was that?-Mr. Strat-and, mouth and caused her almost ford did that himself.
Immediate death.
How did he silence ber?-By tying duster over her mouth.
Hour Of Death
What did you do? That was when
I became. terrified and tried to pull his hands away.
did she see any done,
Dir. Roberta:
Mercy Plea
the amount I owed him.
"I had already explained that. £40 in a wallet had dropped out of my "They added to their verdict a pocket and gone down a drain at recommendation of mercy,
Bexhall. He told me not to worry "That recommendation will be | about the money. forwarded to his Majesty's Secre-
"A short time ago I went to Paris tary of State and you may resi with Lord Kilmaine and while I was assured will receive careful con- out alone I md a stranger who 1 alderation"
was then brought back to feel sure drugged me and stole all my Flock.
valuables.
"Lord Kilmaine does not know Mr. Roberts said that she won a woman of good character, but the anything about this. admitted in a slatement, not read to
Lord Kilmaine said that Henslow
the
4. Medley: Leaving memories be hind: Solitude; Must I forget? 5. Swing: What a night; I'm confessin'; Rose room.
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Serenade from "The Student Prince" (Donnelly and Rom- berg)
.sung by Allan Pelor, Ray-
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mond
"Mr. Roberts has described this the Jury, that a week before the was employed ns his secretary from O Marlowe, Paul Clemon, Olaf ·
story as fantastic: If you thought robbery of Mrs. Fortescue she and the end of July
to the middle of Flynn said that Mrs. Fortescue' was Stratford tied these things round Mrs. not hit in the face. She did not cause Fortescue's mouth, for the purpose tress at Golders Green and stole from
Stratford together robbed her mis- Octobet this year. any injuries to the women, neither of keeping her queath, it might be dued while the robbery took place.
OTHER CHARGES ALLEGED In such a way her about £5, the woman being sub- as to stop her,
On August 21 he drew a cheque for I put it to you, Franels or any one else came into
sumelcat to satisfy you that even if Asked if she had anything to say £47 16s. 11d. in favour of Henslow Mary Flynn, that this woman was that ront at 1.30 they would hnte Flynn replied firmly, "I have not." to pay some accounts, one of which Bled up deliberately by you and found her dead."
The judge, passing sentence of eight was for £37 9s, 11d. but he had to Stratford together? She was not.
years' penat servitute on Flynn, snid: pay the account in October as the Flynn ndiled, "I am not guilty.”
The jury, after on absence of an "The jury have taken a merciful view money had not been received. "That concluded the evidence for ford guilty of murder, the jury add- There can be no doubt upon the matte's housekeeper, said that Hens- hour and eight minutes, found Strat- of your conduct in this matter. Cecilia Mary Broderick, Lord KI- the defence and Mr. Eastwood, nding a recommendation to mercy. dressed the jury on behalf of Strat-
evidence that you were alding Strat-low told her he had paid the bill. Flynn was found not guilty of ford in the commission of this crime, Asking for is further remand until He said he had had to do a particu-er, but guilty of manslaughter, and but for your assistance it is next Friday, Superintendent Hoi- The jury, in recommending Strat- probable that Mrs. Fortescue would loway said that other charges would ford to mercy, felt that the murder not have been killed."
be brought... No one liked to suggest that the was unpremeditated.
Flynn walked from the dock with murder might have been done by
Ball was allowed in two sureties of On Mr. Justice Macnaghter's direcher handa in her coat pockets.
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ford.
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