1940-01-29 — Page 15

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 29, 1940

REAL LIFE DETECTIVE TRIUMPHS

B.W.O.F.

THE KENSAL RISE DONATIONS

MURDER

Elsie Cameron and Norman Thorne,

a young English couple, were engaged to be married. She lived at Kensal Rise and he had a chicken farm at Crowborough, in Sussex. On the morning of Dec. 5, 1924, she left her home with the avowed intention of visiting him. She packed a brown suitcase with the needed clothing and started for the station. The suitcase, which was quite conspicuous, had her initials "E. C.," stenciled on the side.

Five days elapsed and nothing was heard from the young woman. Her father, much, disturbed by this time, sent a telegram to Thorne, asking about his daughter. He repiled, say- ing he knew nothing of Elsie's where- abouts, that she had not arrived at the expected time.

People are not in the habit of drop- ping through the earth in that part of England and her strange dis-t appearance caused quite a sensation. Eventually Detective Inspector John

Gillan was sent down from Scotland Yard to help the local police. His first move was to visit the Thorne farm and

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GEORGE BARTON

interview the owner. Thorne, who seemed greatly concerned, expressed the greatest willingness to co-operate with the detective. He supplied him with photographs of the girl and aided in obtaining the publicity which, it was hoped, would aid in solving the mystery.

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Inspector Gillan did not depend too much upon Thorne. He talked with the neighbours. As a result he found fallen in love that Mr. Thorne had with another girl. That was not the worst of it. Miss Cameron had insist- his troth with ed upon his keeping her. She told him bluntly he'd have to marry her or no one.

The inspector, aided by a number of constables, made a thorough search of the farm and the wooden house After it was where Thorne lived. over, he talked with the young man. Thorne, in a talkative mood, told him

"You'll have to ease up!"

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MYSTERY

The latest list of subscriptions re- celved to credit of The British War Organisation Fund, Hong Kong Branch, is as follows:

12-5

„{Zeitung by Tão Bell Byndicals, fuá,3

You по longer aro of the younger generation if you have reached the stage where romance Is something you have put behind you.

WOMEN'S PEACE

Previously Acknowledged $376,- 983.08, D. W. Hume (Monthly), $10, Mr. & Mrs. E. 1. R. Seitao $25, An- |onymous O.C.B. $2,500, Charity Foot- ball Match 1st Jan., 1940, $3,179, Anonymous $2,500, Anonymous $30, Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Fraser $5, Captain & Ward Room Officers H.M.S. Corn- flower $150, E. L. Taverner (Monthly) $15, Arculli Bros. $100, Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Alabaster (Monthly) $50, Elizabeth Rodgers $60, Kowloon Dock Recreation Club $191, Miss M. B. Hall $200, Kwok Man Yat Pao $31.25, Mrs. Tong Kan-ming $62.50, Ng Yu- hon $5, Ginseng & Medicine Commer- cial Assen. $400.50, Hong Kong Fresh Fish Guild $200, Wong Foon-man $5, Ng Chak-man $5, Wong Hol-chi $5, Wong Lo-kan $5, Wong Kwal-ching $10, National Relief Commission $156.25, Tan Fan-san $100, The Resi- how he had waited at the railroad sta-dents of 7th District $100, Chan Ping- tion on the day of Dec. 5 and how dis- kam $10, Lai Ton-fook $50, Wong

A procession organised by the appointed he was when Miss Cameron Yik-wing $10, To Lung-ho $10, Hip failed to arrive. Something urged Lung-lan $10, Wong Chi-nam $100, Women's Peace Campaign to protest Inspector Gillan to make a second visit Ma Iu-ting $50, Wong Kin-man $100, against war and demand peace nego- to the attic. Opening a dust-covered Cheang Yee-yan $20, Yu Wong-por tiations has been banned by Sir John closet, he found a brown suitcase $10, Man

Cheong-lung $10, Wong Anderson on the ground that it might wedged in a corner. On either end of Pun-cheong $10, Chinese Theatrical cause a public disorder. It was stenciled the initials "E. C."

Performance in old of B.W.O.F. A deputation of the women re- The too talkative Mr. Thorne was $3,108.71 Hong Kong Chinese En-ceived an assurance from Sir Philip immediately placed under arrest. Gil-gineering Assen. $310.39, Chiu Chow Game that the ban would not apply to Jan ordered another search

of the Eight District Chamber of Commerce the mass meeting which had been farm. The local constables provided $210, Pupils of Mrs. C. I. Shand

arranged. themselves with picks and shovels, Sale of Programme $23, A. Whittaker began to dig in places indicated by the (Monthly) $5, F. B. Winter (Monthly) | Scotland Yard man.

It began to look would be nothing but

But just when it Bunker's Order:~G. H. Cautherley grave-like holes,

of the diggers $15. Total $301,352.68. seemed hopeless two found the dismembered body of Miss Cameron where it had been buried.

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PARADE BAN

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Dame Sybil Thorndike and Miss Vera Brittain are among well-known

time $100, A. C. Wilcox (January) $25, | women who will address the meeting. as if the propertyEx Service $5.

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POLICE RAID IN BEDFORD ROAD

Confronted with this ghastly eviden- confessed that she had ce, Thorne arrived on Dec. 5, as planned; that she at once informed him that she intend-

Fines totalling $310 were imposed ed to stay until he married her. said he left her in the house while he on Leung Po, 40, by Mr. E. Himsworth for possession of a went off to keep an engagement with this mor ng

a licence, the other girl. He declared that when printing machine without he returned he found Miss Cameron for keeping a common gaming house hanging from the rafters in the attic at No. 5, Bedford Road, and for pub- of the house, dead. Greatly upset, helishing lottery tickets. had taken the body down and, after burning all of the clothing, had cut up the remains and buried them in the yard-

A careful test of the beams in the attic proved that they were not capable of sustaining the weight of the girl. So that discredited his whole statement. An examination of the body also showed that the girl had been hit on the head with a heavy, blunt instrument. A big Indian club found in the house was undoubtedly the weapon that Thorne had used in killing the girl who insisted on marry- ing him.

The girl had predicated that if Nor- man Thorne did not marry her he This would never marry any other. proved to be true, because he was con- victed murder and hanged. The promptness with which this mystery was solved was another feather in the cap of Scotland Yard a collective cap already filled with many trophies.

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