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'Mainspring of Mayfair
Thieves Gets 3 Years
Judge on Crime Under
Cloak of Friendship.
THE following sentences were passed by the
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Recorder, Sir Gerald Dodson, at the Old Bailey NORTH AUSTRALIA recently on the four men accused in the Mayfair | jewel thefts case:
DARWIN.. The North Australian Air Force
Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 23 (son of Lord station will be opened about a year Herbert Hervey and nephew of the Marquis of Bristol), was sent to penal servitude for three years.
William Goodwin (30) received two years' imprisonment; George Ernest Arthur Hering (23), 18 months, and Geoffrey Coop (24), nine months.
The Recorder told Hervey that he realised he was the mali-spring of the conspiracies and that the being drunk in charge of a car le crimes were of the meanest descrip- found when he returned to his unit tion. "How low you have slooped that some privleges had been denied yuu! alone know," declared them, so he deserted. judge.
To Hering the Recorder sald: "Your part In this Is of the mentcat kind. You Letrayed a friend, Mrs. Daubeny."
before it was expected, with the arrival here shortly of a skeleton Junit, consisting of one squadron of
Avro-Anton bombers.
The Federal Government has given no explanation of the move, but it is understood to be due to the growing world tension.
The stundron will use the Ross,
Smith airport, this being the first secasion on which an Air Force sta- tion hay
been opened on a civil aerodrome.
Portable steel huts and longars Former Public School Hoy
have been erreled for the accommo- Inspector Berry said that Hering dation of men and machines, had appeared at Westminster in 1915
The bombers will be engaged in when he was discharged under tlie reconnaissance duty, probably com-i Probation of Offenders. Act on pay-bining coastguard service end the Hervey and Goodwin had been ment of costs for attempted false pre-patrolling of the Timor and Argfura, found gulity of conspiring with tences. He was a married mancoastline. others to steal property belonging to separated from his wife, and had one SOUTH AFRICA' Mrs. Daubeny, of Queen Street, child aged three. Mayfair, and Mrs. Gabrielle Burtey, of Seymour Place, Park Lane.
Hering (who has been referred to by the prosecution, as Peler Proud) and Coop had pleaded guilty to con- spiring to steal Jewellery belonging to Mrs. Daubeny. Horing had also pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal Mrs. Burley's properly,
Three-Day Trial
.
Hfe, too, was a former public school boy.
Lately, Hering had been more or less living by bis wits.
Goodwin was sentenced to three months' hard labour in 1930 for being a suspected person and was fined £2
GERMAN PURCHASES OF MANGANESE
raw
CAPE TOWN. South African exports materials to Germany
of and particularly Germany,
ituly, considerably in recent
have grown
July 21, 1939. Ufery, Simrazom Coor),
The Duchess of Kent receives a bouquet from a youngster during visit at Chelsea Babies' Club.
Emir's Son Gets Thrill For Twopence
years. Atl AN African prince, Usman Liman, 39-year-old son of the Emir of Katsina, who arrived in
in the same year for estreating his present Germany is by far the big- ball. In 1832 he was sentenced to 18 est importer of the Union's man- months hard labour
He took a ganese.
Indian student out.. got him very Last year Germany headed the list England on Tuesday by air from Kano, Nigeria, on as the Union's chief foreign pur- his first visit, had the biggest thrill of his life re- worth of exports, compared chaser, having inten £4,002,330
with contly for two-pence.
During the three-day trial, Hering gave evidence for the prosecution.
Detective Inspector Berry said that 1935 he was sentenced to 12 months' [drunk, and stole £25 from him. In Coop was a former public schoolboy hard labour for house-breaking and and had gone to a military college. arceny and in 1937 to two montha He obtained. n commission in anard labour for being
suspected
infantry regiment in January, 1935, person loitering for the purpose of but because he was unable to keep house-breaking.. out of debt and because he was con-
£4,982,050 in 1037. Among the exported raw materials were 234,000 £355,237, copper bar to the value of
Germany
tons of manganese ore, valued at Smith, an English official from Nigeria, he made his first Accompanied by a reporter and Mr. P. F. Masterman-
nected with numerous worthless "Be will not tell me anything of £44,102, and 9,396 centals of scrap trip on the London Underground Railway. cheques and appeared to have had what he has been doing since he was metal valued at £8,870. no interest in his work, he was called released from prison in May. 1937," also purchased a considerable quan- he was sceptical about the railway that "travelled under the Usman had heard many wonderful tales about London, but on to resign in December that year.added the Inspector. "He is an ex-ilty of copper ore from South West
About Thal time an allowance pert house-breaker."
Africa valued at £47,154, und £97,- houses and streets." which he had from his family ceased.
807 worth of vanadium ore, He was later a salesman selling slik stockings, and In February, 1037, he enlisted in the Royal Army Ordnance Corp as
private.
He came to London in April, 1938, and as a result of being convleted of
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was educated at a public school and went into a military: ber, 1934, on the advice of the com- caltege in February, 1934. In Novem- mandant, his father applied for him to be wihdrawn.
Aided Man Of 80
-Was Killed. Allegation that a man was killed
when he went to the "ald of an Jother man, aged 80, was niade at
Skipton, Yorkshire, recently.
Craven
When I met ile Emir (states the reporter) and his two sons, at their London hotel, writes a News Chronicle reporter, they greeted me by
aking my hand in both of theirs.
To See Royal Show The Emir, who is a keen agricul-
Change In Army turk, and a good Judge of horses,
Council
15 looking forward to seeing the Royal Show at Windsor."
"Hervey tells me." sald Inspector
His younger son, Nagoge, who speaks English fluently has been in Berry, "that since then he has been
Richard William Matthews, 57-
A change in the constitution of the Englund before, He is going to engaged in armament deals.
"There is no doubt that for some year-old quarryman, of Barnoldswick, cent London Gazette." The effect polo and is looking forward to a game. Army Council was notifled in a re-Rochampion this afternoon to see the lime past he has been indulging his was charged with the murder of
of it is that Engineer Vice-Adml. Sir in England himself. criminal
William Taylor, deputy at tendencies. lle Is an
Harold Brown. Director-General of The Emir was quite willing that Lodging House, Barnoldswick. associate of persons in the West End who live by their wits.
The prosecuting solleitor said Mat- Munitions Production, is no longer a Usinan should make a trip on the Underground. Usman, for the trip, "There is no doubt that he is the thews would not have the protection ringlender in this case,"
changed his fez for a large Joosely of the defence of drink, because he The post of Director-General of tled white turban, and wore shoes. Asked by the Recorder if the police was not drunk,
Munitions Production was created in As we go nearer the station his had received any information from
He had been visiting certain clubs, 1936. In 1937, when the Army enthusiasm for the outing somewhat the accused men that might lead to and returned to the lodging house Counell was reorganised, Sir Harold woned. He did not like going down the recovery of the Jewellery, Ins-perfectly sober, it was suggested, Brown was appointed to take over the the steps at the station entrance pector Berry sald that none had been
CHALLENGE-TO-FIGHT-Ordnance from Lt.-Gen. Sir Hugh duties of Master-General of the recovered and no information had
been volunteered by any of them.
member.
under the street.
He wanted to see the train..
"A Little Frightened"
He made his way to a room where Elles, who relinquished' that post "to Hering had stated that he was act-cooking took place. He was in a facilitate a reorganisation" under! ing under the threats of Hervey, and truculent mood and threw out a gen- which the two departments wore fersed. "Where do we And the train, The (the inspector) bellevert that was cral challenge to fight.
so. He also thought that Hervey had pecular domination and power
over the other three men,
to
"Redeem the Past"
merged.
"I am o le frightened," he con-
and where does it come out?”
William Henry Ward, aged 60, said It seems that in future the Army Mr. Masterman-Smith explained he would like to be quiet,
Council will not have either a Direc- that we went down the lift, which Matthews advanced in stich ator-General of Munitions Production was liice a deep well in his own threatening way that Taylor said, or a Master-General of the Ordnance. country, and that the train travelled. "Do not strike the old man." This suggests that the setting up of atong a tunnel to another station," Then Matthews, added the solici-the Ministry of Supply, at present where we enme above ground through The Recorder, passing sentence, tor, made a rush at Taylor, knocked only in an embryo state, has been another similar well. said that the only difficult feature was him, and the old man to the floor, anticipated.
know how to apportian blame and kicked Taylor in the stomach.
Usman was amazed at the speed of fairly and to allot the punishment.
The duties connected with the the lift, and drew back in alarm when White Taylor was groaning there, Ordnance will continue to be done by the train roared out of the tunnel. The unfortunate feature of the case, Matthews, it was alleged, said, "the Director-General of Munitions, which perhaps did not apply to Goodwill learn thee from Interfering yet left the War Office, sections of his opened themselves, and watched the He sucked his breath through his win so much as to the other three, and kicked him savagely
Although Sir Harold Brown has not! teeth at the wonder of the doors that was that craft and gulle had been
department are daily being removed walls of the tunnel open-eyed as the to the Adelphi, where the Minister of train sped along. Supply is to have his new quarters. He would give no opinion about the trip while the Journey lasted, but as soon as we were safe on the platform" he said:
face.
used by men of education. They had
In the
Matthews pleaded not guilty, and
used the cloak of friendship to con-was committed for trial. ces the commission of crime.
"only hope," he added, "that all of you, certainly those who have the advantage of birth and education, will have suffeleni manhood in you ivhen this punishment is over that you will redeem the past. There is no reason why you should throw up the *ponge.
Mrs. Daubeny and Mrs. Burley were women who could truly say, "Save me from my friends"-though
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As A Shilling
Show at Blackpool
Fleet Street,
,zoine museum. But what la un artist Mr. Jacob Epstein, interviewed to do? He must sell his work. That
Coop was concerned only in the recently on the proposed exhibition is all I can say."
stealing from Mrs. Daubeny.
The Recorder told Goodwin: "The
way of the anateur criminal is hard,
of his new statue "Adom" at Black- pool a shilling a time, said:
"My first reaction was rake. I second
but the way of the professional la wanted to stop it. But on disastrous, and the wages of it are thoughts I have changed my mind. ruinous. You compete with the law. After all, art is for everybody or it is
THE BLACKPOOL
EXHIBITION
Once again you have been found out." nothing. My statues are not mado "Very High Class Way":
To Hervey he said: "It is said that just for the intellectunts of London.
for every man there is a high way Let us see what the average man and
nnd
Jow. You have chosen the woman think of my Adam. Let us Arrangements have been concluded
low way of living and it has led you hear what the people of Lancashire for the exhibition of. “Adam," the Into your present posttion-into the have to say about it. shadow and doom of this disaster.
You have misused your talents. thrown away your opportunities and
latest work of Jacob Epsick, t Binckpool during the Reason. Mr. "WHAT BLACKPOOL SAYS" Lawrence Wright, the producer and "If the statue is properly shown to music publisher, states that he pro- been unfaithful to every trust you them as a work of art, not as a poses to exhibli the "Adam" statuc might have held.
sensational exhibition-a peep-show, until the close of the stuson in I realise that you were the main. I have no objection at nil. On the Blackpool, when he Inends to take spring of this conspiracy or con-whole, I feel now that it is rather to New York. spiracies and they are crimes of the la compliment. I shili be most Mr. Wright said that the statuć mennest description,"
interested to hear what Blackpool will be on show at the "Castle," s holfiny crowds have to say. Perhaps bullding on North Shore that has they will not reject -ns the Tate been empty for thirty years. The Gallory would have rejected it, as building is being elaborately rede- the Tato Gallery did reject mycorated, and the statue, sild Mr. 'Genesis when it was offered to Wright, will be shown "In a very them
high claas way."
BOY FINDS PEARL ON SEASHORE
IAN BELL, 18-years-old coì.. ton apprentice of Birkenhead- ront, Meols (Cheshire), WAE walking along Hoylake shore when he pleked up a munol shell. Inside it was a genuine pearl.
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"As for the owner, honestly I don't Mr. Wright says that he does not know who he is or what is his name. know the name of the owner of the But assuredly I have not got £7,000 statue, but he is emphatle that Mr. for the statue or anyiliing like IL | Epstein connot object to the proposed Financially the sale hus profited me exhibition. "He cannot object," he very little. It is said that the owner i såld firmly. "The statue has been is an Australian goldminer Well, bought outright without restrictions perhaps he is. I don't know. It Is or conditions." Admission at a nothing to do with me. Perhaps the shilling a head, he added, "will bring statue should have been bought for £20,000 to Blackpool,
"I was very much afraid all the time. I do not want to go again.”
He tucked up his burnous and hurried up the stairs to the lift and found himself at the foot of the escalator.
A burnaus is not the most practical urment for negotiating an escalator in the rush-hour, but we all got to the top without accident.
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