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Sentence of death was passed by Mr. Justice Charies at the Old Bailey last month on Frederick Herbert Charles Field, aged 32. an aircraftsman stationed at Hendon.

Field was found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Beatrice Vilna Sutton, aged 48, by strangling her at her fat in Elmhurst-man- sion. Edgeley-road. Clapham, on April 4.

Passing sentence, Mr. Justice and had not mentioned pearls. Charles said to Field, who was in

Mr. Hutchinson: If the real

RAF. Uniform: "You have been story is that "Field went to this

rightly found guilty of brutal murder."

器

Field betrayed no emotion

sentence was passed

False Confession?

FINE FOR PASSING LIGHTS Miss E. Wilkinson Thinking in Car

Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P. of Guilford-street. W.C WAS fined 20% at the Guildhall last month for failing to stop her car when the traffic signals were against her..

When a police officer called her attention to what she had done, it was stated, she replied: "I am very sorry, officer, I was think- ing."

A solicitor who appeared for Miss Wilkinson said it was ad- mitted that she had passed the light, but at the time she was deeply absorbed in thought, having had a very busy day at the House of Commons.

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most fat and found Mrs. Sutton mur- FAMILY TRAPPED

dered. and that he thought he

when could commit suicide by making!

ja false statement that he had

BY FIRE

murdered her, he would not see her Jump From Bedroom

face?No.

"

Window

When the trial opened he pleaded

Field's Evidence not guilty. He said that after When the defence was quarrelling with his lover he de-Field went straight into the box. opened cided to kill himself, but had not He said the statement be made to

ESCAPE WITH BRUISES the courage.

the police was correct up to the When he found Mrs. Sutton dead point where he "confessed" to the flames, a Liverpool family of three Liverpool-Trapped by fierce it occurred to him that if he took murder. the blame he could accomplish

jumped for their lives from their what he had not the courage to do Gregor he intended

After his quarrel with Mrs. Mc-bedroom window. -commit suicide. His "confes-suicide, and bought a bottle of of Mr. Richard Hughes, retired to commit The fire occurred at the house sion" to the police was false. disinfectant, but had not the cour-jjeweller, of Gladstone-road, where

Mr. Eustace Fulton, for the pro-age to do it secution, stated that on March 24

furnished rooms were occupied by Field absented himself from Hen-nights in different upboards in wife, Marion, aged 36, and their, At this time he slept on three Thomas Sheldon, aged 37.- his don without leave. From time to Edgeley-road. time he called on a friend, Mrs.

daughter, Iris, aged 13. McGregor.

Mrs. Sutton was last seen alive about 8.40 pm on April 4. About

10.30 that evening two young wo

men saw a man wearing Air Force uniform near the building where she was afterwards found dead.

Something to Say

All were in bed when the fire

"On the night of the murder," to spend the night in one of these Mr. Hughes opened the poor he continued, "I was going again was discovered by a neighbour. into one when I heard somebody a sheet of flame that shot across cupboards. I had got half-way the sitting-room and was met by quarrelling in the fat.

"I thought the best thing I could do was to get away. I knew

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"I shouted to the Sheldons up-

if the police were to come it would stairs," he said. "and through the be discovered I was a deserter. flames that were mounting the Istaircase I saw Iris standing in

"A Man Came Out"

"I began to get out of the cup-her nightdress, terrified. I shout-

Later the same evening Field went to Mrs. McGregor, and told her he had something to say which she would read about in the papers, board. As I did so the front door led to her to go to the back win- Mrs. McGregor, knowing he was of the flat opened and a man came dows. absent without leave, telephoned to

out. the police and Field was arrested.

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"I saw, as the man went out, room was destroyed, only the bruises and shock. The sitting-

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from suffocation. He added: that he had left the front doorjcharred frame of a piano remair

"The position of the bed and open...I thought I would go in ing." the woman tallied exactly with a and see what was wrong. [description given later by Field in a statement he made to the police.

"On The Spot?

"On April 6 he said to a police officer, I did it. I was fed zp with being short of money, so thought I would get what dough

I could and do myself in, but when

"I saw the woman on the bed assumed it. as I have described in my state- ment.

And you explained it in a way She had a pillow over her the doctors say she was murdered? face...

"For a moment I did not know

It was a pure supposition. what to do. I knew if I called the Mrs. McGregor she would

Field declared that when he told police they would only say what something in the papers, he was read was I doing there.

not referring to the flat murder. Two Forged Cheques Mr. Justice Charles: What did

"Then it occurred to me that if

it came to the time. I hadn't got I were to take the blame for any

Mr. Hutchinson (re-examining);

the guts.... I went to her place thing wrong in there I could ac-you refer to?-Another charge. and done her in and, as you might complish what I had not the cour say, put myself on the spot. ? lage to do that is, to commit sui-We must have it now. When you

In a subsequent statement, Mr.¦cide.” Fulton continued, Field told how

Mr. Hutchinson: You took stock

left the B.A.F. you had four che

he went to Mrs Sutton's flat and of different things so that ¡ques. Two were forged, and the

mentioned that he put a match-could describe them to the police, count? Yes.

you money put into your savings ac box in his pocket. One of the two and show that yours was not

a Was that one match-boxes found on him was fere with you?—Yes.

reason why you! similar to other boxes found in

Had Not Decided Then

did not want the police to inter- the flat.

Mr. Fulton, cross-examining: If

fere with you?—Yes.

ON

of the

Mr. Hutchinson addressing the

The statement wert to you wanted to confess to a murderjury said: "This man would never describe that Mrs. Sutton lay on you had not committed, what could have stood where he stands now, the bed, and continued: "I put my have been more convincing than to be would never have been in the hands ro nd her throat and press-have put your head out 3rd Julyed for two or three minutes. She window and called the police? not gone and made the statement shadow of the gallows if he had Mon.. 22nd June struggled a little at first and then At that time I had not definitely himself Toes., 7th July lay still".

decided to confess to the murder. "Wanted to Murder Someone” Why did you describe pressing extraordinary story, but you have "I had never seen the woman her throat in your statement?!got two extraordinary stories both before in my life, and had the least ill intentions towards her.

Thes., 23rd June Tues., 21st July

Mother Saty

not

I just murdered her because I wanted to murder someone. I had

DEAD IN LOCKED SHOP

not the guts to take my own life, As Mr. Thomas Macdonald, aged and I knew by doing it I should 69, a tailor, of Rilton-road, Herac 6th July lose my own life."

Hill, S.E.; bad not been 1st Aug

prosecution.

seen

"The story he tells you is an

told by him and by him alone."

Mr. Hutchinson described Field Jas a man with a very remarkable

inde photographic mind. :'

Mr. Justice Charles, sumring! up, said what was unusual in the Evidence was then called for the the previous Friday, the occupier made, but that it was made with | case was not that a confession was of the shop next door last month Dr. Temple Grey, the pathologist, informed the police.

such an extraordinary wealth of Isaid it would have taken only slight Officers entered through a win-

detail. pressure to have caused Mrs. Sut-dow and found Mr. Macdonald the jury found Field guilty.

After an absence of 20 minutes. ton's death.

dead near his counter. Dr. James said there were no 4th July signs of a struggle. There was that death was probably due to a tears and was led, sobbing. to a A doctor expressed the opinion passed Mrs. McGregor broke into an indentation round her neck from heart attack. Nothing was found waiting room where friends tried Wed, 20th June a string of artificial pearls which to suggest foul play. Thurs., 2nd July she was wearing.

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Mrs. McGregor, of Tosting, said she had known Field about 15 years.

THEY

Mon, 2nd June Mr. St. John. Hutchinson, KC, 28th June for the defence: I think he had Wed. 17th June been your lover for about 12 San. 21st June months? Yes

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Mr. Bishop continued Haver said: TAIPING self. On March 28 there' was & Mr. J. R. Bishop, prosecuting, "I have done the baby in He second quarrel, and she told him said Haver lived with his wife and pointed to the bed and the police, she never wanted to see him again. two children in a furnished room officer found the body of the baby When Inspt. Symes, gave evid-One afternoon there was a quarrel lying on the Iron springs under- ence he agreed with Mr. Hutchin and his wife left the house, the neath the mattress. son that Field had not given a two children remaining with the Idescription of Mrs. Sutton's face father.

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