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Black-out Murder
December 20,
1939.
REVENGE FOLLOWS THREAT TO SQUEAL
CHARLES EDWARD "CHICK" LAWRENCE, EAST END GANGSTER AND STOOL-PIGEON, FOR SCOTLAND YARD, WHO WAS MURDERED IN LONDON'S FIRST BLACK-OUT KILLING, DIED BECAUSE HE TALKED TOO MUCH.
He threatened to give detailed information to the police about the new gambling rings which have sprung up in the back streets of tho East End since the cutbreak of war.
From the night he voiced his plan to a few associates he was a marked man.
Supt. Percy Worth, one of Yard's Big Five, ended, eight days of inquiries recently.
He has discovered that Lawrence was in one of the biggest gambling casinos two nights before he was killed,
But he is still in the dark about the movements of the gangs- ter during the vital hours just before he was found dead in a blacked-out courtyard in Spitalfields.
At every turn the police have met with sullen sifence from witnesscs who are afraid to spenic.
A month ago there were 120 "social clubs and former billiards saloons which permitted gambling In London's dockland.
There are 200 now.
The racecourse and dog-track gangsters who terrorised book- makers in the early 20's with demands for "protection" money are back in business,
Lawrence worked with a gang of men who saw great possibilities in blackmailing the organisers of the rackel. They hoped to offer "pro- lection" to thu more flourishing gambling clubs--and report to the) police the owners who did not pay
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SIR SEYMOUR HICKS back from France where he has Somebody
British entertaining who is promoting the been playing of furo. two-back rummy. soldiers, and he is angry with and chemin de fer in the gambling the B.B.C.
dens
was decided that Lawrence dangerous, So be ed.
"As an ordinary English mug
The post mortem examination in the street, 1 say that they missed showed that he had been drinking, the greatest opportunity since the beer. But the police have been war of doing some brillant propa unable to discover anyone who was ganda worlt," he said. in his company shorti, denth.
before his
WOMAN WITH "ONLY YEAR TO LIVE"
Grimsby Fisherman Charged With Murdering Her
When Thernas Albert Cossey (42)
fisherman, of Burgess Street. Grinshy, was accused at Grimsby.
never
"They ave 15 minutes to a show which lasted more than two hours. Gracie Fields sang for 30 minutes form. was in better and Every mother, wife, and sweetheart was thinking her boy might be there. In Disgrace "To have heard those men singing. shouting, and laughing would have cheered their hearts as nothing else could do.
"I shall be in disgrace for saying
cently, of the tourder of Muudi this-1 shpl never get another job Stewart it was alleged that he was, from the B.B.C.--and I don't want distressed at the woman's association onc!" with another man.
Mr.
Sir Seymour took the first concert
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OLD FAVOURITES C1592-Good Old Songs, Daisy Bell. Lily of Laguna. After the Ball,
Ta-ca-ra-boom-de-uy- Trinity Church. Dear Ola Pais.
JACK HYLTON'S ORCHESTRA. C1783-More Old Songs. My Irish Molly. Silver Threads Among The Gold.
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JACK HYLTON'S ORCHESTRA, 02307-Furilor Old Songs. She's A Lassie from Lancashire. Egypt.
Oh! Oh! Antonio. I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark,
JACK NYLTON'S ORCHESTRA. C2716-Ballad Memorles, Sweet and Low. Sally in Our Alley. Come, Sing to Me. God nd You Back to Me: Three Fishers. Bells of St. Mary's.
J. Robey, prosecuting, said party to France. He organised the that Stewart, who was separated from party in record thine, for
Fields wanted to give the boys a her husband, and lived with Cossey treat on her way through France to for some time. During his absence. Capri, and fell she was not strong prior to September 12, she became Ca friendly with a fisherman. James enough to carry the whole show her- Storr, and stayed with him at her self. They gave most 4,000 men.
"The halls were packed." Sie Sey- On September 12. Storr and the women's son found both doors locked our added. "Tickets were allotted at Cossey house. There was by ballot. and 10 men gal tickets to
Soldiers of the King. Little dolly daydream. Shade of the Palm. smell of gas and a dressing table hun every ofleer. There was trentend-C090-Lestle Stuart Songs. Tell me Pretty Maiden. 1 May Be Crazy. C2708-Paul Robeson. Lazy Bones. Wagon Wheels. Deep' River. Fat been pushed against the bedroomous competition for tickets, door.
The "Gang" Going
son's house.
Mr. Robey said that Cossey was "And what on audience they were. resting against the wall near the gas Even the soldiers who moved the bracket, which had been torn away, The woman was in bed with a liga-casels for Tom Webster got a bigger round of applause than has ever ture tied tightly round her neck. been heard in this country,"
"Give Me Some More Gas"
Il' feller, Mo Curly-headed Baby. Searcerow. Old folks at home, C2700-Songs that Everyone would Know. Landlord all the Bowl. Here's A Health. Will ye no come back again. Good night ladies. STUART ROBERTSON WITH CHORUS. C1585-Plantation Songs. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. So curly in Old Kentucky Home. the Morning. Way Down South in Dixie,
PAUL ROBESON WITH CHORUS.
TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY
Sir Seymour is returning to France Cossey, who had wounds in both in a week's time with a party, and MARINA HOUSE,
wrists, was alleged to have said to the Leslie Henson is taking out another
pallee, "Why did you come so soon? which
Give me some more gas. She dead. I wish I was too."
will include Miss Violet Is Loralne and Miss Binnie Hale.
The troops will also hear some of Mr. Robey added that a letter Ralph Reader's "Gang," a music-hall THIS GIFT written by Cossey to the mother of party arranged by Will Hay, and the woman would show that he was some of the more important dance very fond of Stewart, and was dis-bands,
tressed by her association with the
other man.
A. B. B. C. oficial, replying to criti- cisms, said there were dimeulties.) Dr. J. M. Webster, pathologist, sald Although negotiating for the broad- that the woman was suffering from cast, the B.B.C. did not know until; living-cancer of the liver and would have 6 p.m. that it definitely would give
probably died from thai cause it that night. London twelve months. The cause of death The 15-minutes programme meant
was shock due to strangulation by readjusting several other items. await A constable said that while they
the ligature.
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were persuading Cossey, to leave, he was read. It said:"She tells me
and he did so.
that she loves better than me. I hope Later. Cossey, it was alleged, said, she is happy with him as I love her. "Give me a knife.and let me put it dearly. She Is the best woman in nie. I am broken- across my throat and let me go with the world to her."
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A letter to Mrs. Bratley, mother of Cossey was committed for trial at the dead woman, written by Cossey, Lincoln Assizes.
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