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ASTOUNDING IDEAS OF MARRIED LIFE."

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日陸廿月弍年九廿百九仟登英

V.C. AND AN ELECTRIC LIGHT OFFENCE.

Captain John Crowe, V.C., who

Evidence was given that Mr. Small left a note, pinned on thewon the decoration while serving kitchen door, which stated, “Do with the Worcestershire Regiment not strike a match the room is in the great war, was summoned full of gas." A letter written on at Brighton Police Court for frau-

Good-bye, Kathleen, I am sure. in the not too distant future, you will find some one who will agree with your astounding ideas of married life, and I hope you will | be supremely happy, but take care

you do not find some one who basing-room. your own ideas or you will have Mr. Oswald read the letter, the same miserable life that you which he said was a little inco. bave given to me.

berent. The first part of the let My dear friend, Andrew Dakers,ter was addressed to Mr. Hewett, with broken-hearted apologies are extracts from the document:

bis day servant, and the following Austico.

This extract from one of two re- markable letters which he had left behind was read at the inquest held at Fulham on Mr. Austin James Small, the anther, better. known "Seamark," & former champion heavy-weight boxer in the Navy, gold digger, and travel. Jar.

The inquest was conducted by Mr. H. R. Oswald, the coronez, who recorded a verdict of "Sui- aide while temporarily insane."

Mr. Small had written thirty- five serials, a number of film plota, and had produced two plays and some theatrical sketches.

He was found dead at his fat in Kensington Hall-gardens with his head undef an eiderdown in & gas oven. Mrs. Small, his wife,

had left London the day before for Nice for the benefit of her health.

Mr.

Harold Lambert, tourist agent, an intimate friend, said that "Seamark's" baptismal names were Austin Major Small, but he Was generally known as Austin James Small

a piece of foolscap was in the din-dulently causing to be diverted electric current to his house, there- by stealing electricity belonging to. the corporation.

You, of a few, "know I have done my best and have tried. You have minded my accounts, and you know that I have-nat had the slightest help from some one to whom I have been loyal, faithful, and generous beyond

my means.

He pleaded not guilty. It was stated that Capt. Crowe bad

inspector who went to his house lighting and one for power An two meters at his house, one for

alleged that he found that Captain Crowe was obtaining light from the power meter. Current was fourpence a unit for lighting and.

penny a unit for power.

Summons Amended.

Mr. Graham Hooper, who repre Mine has been a terribly emptynical objections, and the magis- sented Captain Crowe, raised tech life, so much so that life itself has become a problem that is not worthy of solving.

Your. Hice Tripi

Mr. Oswald said there was alas a note written on an envelope which was closed but empty. read the following extract

mons to omit the allegation of trates decided to amend the num

stealing.

Captain Crowe, in the witness- box, said that he had a pension of £112 a year, which would be Hejeopardised if he were convicted. He denied that he made a practice of securing light from the power meter. The meters were in a dark cellar and when he went to the switchboard to charge some ac cumulatora he temporarily put on a light for lighting purposes.

If you object to this statement, just tell the coroner where you had the money from for your Nice trip. Also explain to him that you were perfectly willing, despite my repeated and violent objections, to make the trip, leaving me at home here to dig slong as best I could.

This is just the final incident of several scores since we were married. I genuinely hope you will get a better deal in the Great Beyond than I shall SMALLEY

Captain Crowe was fined £5. been stated in that court before The chairman sald that it bad

sarily mean the forfeiture of a pen- that a conviction did not neces

Captain Crowe, who is now "L school attendance officer, was a second lieutenant when awarded the V.O., and promoted captain "Mr. Oswald, before returning in 1818 for dislodging the enemy his verdict, said: "It is not un-from high ground at the back of common for men of great genius a village and capturing

to have a thin dividing line bemachine guna. tween soundness and unsoundness. It seems that his mind was dis- turbed, and evidently he had a

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Mr. Oswald: Do you know if his health had been bad -No. He was in extremely good health.

Had he succeeded in his profes. gian ?--Yes, I should say he was reaching the pinnacle of his suckink, because even before he was FINGER PRINTS "BRAND."

ceaa

He was not in any financial diff culties 1-No, siram (A).

married he was subject to these sudden fits of depression."

Mr. Oswald, at another inquest

He had no domestic unhappi.which he held later in the day at Desa-No, he was passionately ingale, who, under the name of Marylebone on Mr. Joseph Night- fond of his wife.

Was she fond of him?-Very. They had their ordinary domestic quarrels,

HOME MAGISTRATE'S VIEW

- OF A POLICE ACTION.

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I see that this man's finger Ernest Melvin," was noted prints were taken. It seems hard song writer, commented on the that a man who steals a little coal

curious coincidence"! of the

or a loaf of bread should be brand- deaths of "Senmark" and "Meled in this way. It is not like a Fin, who were friends.

case of breaking and entering.".

Mr. Lambert said that Mr. Small did not go to Nice with his A verdict of "Suicide while wife because he was intending to temporarily of unsound mind"

1128g.

go to America soon on film busi-was returned in this case also.

Nightingale was found in his Mr. Small was subject to fits of lodgings in Charlotte-street, Tot extreme depression which some-tenham Court-road, on Wednesday times lasted for days.

morning lying unconscious.near å 848 ring.

Mr. Lambert, in reply to Mr. J. H. John (for Mrs. Small), said that last summer Mra Small underwent an operation about which her hus band was extremely worried. She was travelling to Nice with a lady friend.

He telegraphed to Mrs. Small immediately after the tragedy, and he received a wire saying that she was on her way back

It was stated that Mr. Night Ingale had left-a note to a woman med Cort read Dear and very, very dear Coral Good bye-Joe."

A police constable said that he tried to get in touch with "Cors," but he understood that she left for Nice on the day Mr. Nightingale was found dead

Major A. J. Gale, the presiding magistrate, made this comment at Highgate Police Court, when Al- fred Norris, aged thirty-three, a railway platelayer, of Long-lane, Finchley, was bound over for steal- ing 841lbs. of coal from a dump at Church End, Finchley, Railway Station. He was caught, carrying the coal away in a sack.

that foger prints were taken when- Detective. Sergeant Smith said persons might be suspected of past crime. Norris had not been in trouble before, but there had been serious losses from this coal yard. It was atated that in consequence of the charge, Norris had lost his employment.

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (February 28th.) Race Meeting.

Lecture: Education Society H.K. University by Miss M. B. Watts, M.A., 5 pm.

Cricket: Volunteers v. United Services, Club ground.

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Wednesday. (Februay 27th.).

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