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DRUGGED IN WEST

END?

'MAN'S. DEATH AFTER

THREATS.

ANONYMOUS LETTER

MYSTERY.

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investigating the death of, an

accountant who anid he had been drugged by a man and woman and left stranded in the West End.

The victim of the alleged attack was Mr. Hubert Ernest Booty (30), of Bedford-row, W.O., and Holden- kurat-avenue, North Finchley

Ho died in a Hove nursing home and the inquest was adjourned for a fortnight.

Home Ofico Analysis..

LAST LETTER OF MONEYLENDER.”

WRITTEN IN A STRANGE HAND.

Hull-Little "progress has been made in the search for the murdor: er of Samuel Henry Smith, the Hull moneylender, who was found,

terribly injured and with a boot- luce tied round his neck two days. after the crime had been committed.

The identity of the murderer is as much a mystery as over,, and now complications have entered into the investigations,

The police now want to know: Who is the young girl of about soventeen in a beige coloured coat, close fitting fat and fur, who call od at Mr. Smith's house, at about Certain organs have been remov-three o'clock in the afternoon, two 4 from Mr. Booty's body and are days before the grime and on a to be examined by a Home Offico previous occasion expert with the object of establish ing if any marcotic drug or other poison was administered

The post-mortem examination was carried out by Dr. H, M. Galt, who a few days ago conduct. ed a similar examination following the exhumation of a woman's body at Shorehamn,

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Who was the writer of a letter dated September 22 apparently written at the dictation of Mr. Smith, and avut to his married: daughter, Mrs. Wilton, in Ireland?

Both the girl and, the writer of the letter are asked to communi- cate with Superintendent Howgate at the Hull city police headquar-

Dolectives in charge of the inters. quiries in London are concentrat ing upon discovoring the author of the anonymous letters received by Mr. Booty for some mouths before his last illness.

Telephone Warning, They are also seeking the man who made the mystery telephone call 40 Mr. Booty's office, telling him to "look out for himself. Mr. Booty was unable to identify the voice of his, caller.

It is probable that, even if it is found impossible to trace any drug having been given, an arrest will be made. This notion is like ly to be taken in view of the fact that it is believed that Mr. Booty's fatal illness was due to the gradual increasing worry occasioned by the anonymous letters.

The widow, Mrs. Kathleen Mary Booty, told the coroner that for the past three months her husband had boon recolving anonymous' letters

"Two or three weeks ago," she anid, he told me that he had got a. telephone message at the office. A man's voice said: Booty, look out for yourself this afternoon."

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Polico Protection.

Her husband, sho aded, thought thas he was being watched and wont to Marlborough street Police Station, where he naked for proter tion, and two detectives were told to follow him.

On October 14 he left homo at B.. in his car and did not roturn until 1.50 the following morning, Mrs. Booty continued. He came in; haggard and pole, and exclaimed: The car is gone, the papera Gre stalon, I havo bon drugged. They've got me at

last.

He told her he was coming home. 48.30 when a man and woman stopped the car and asked for a lift. Then an sat next to him and the woman in a rear seat. The nox he remembered was finding himself outside "an awful place" in the West End.

Doctors', Doubts,

Writing Puzzle.

A curious point aboup the letter is that the address-Parkfield-drive, Anlaby-road, Huil-and the dato are in Mr. Smith's handwriting, but the rest of the letter, includ- ing the signature "Your affection- ato old dad," was written by some ono whose handwriting is strange to all Mr. Smith's relations.

The letter is as follows:-

My Dear Daughter.-I am afraid you will be thinking I have forgat- ten you in not answering your letter before. I was sorry to hear you were poorly. I was ill myself for two days, but I am all right now. I miss Mick (Mr. Smith's dog that disappeared) very much. Money his bad to get in. Nearly everybody his out of work and you got disheartoncil. Bill (Mr. Smith's son) has just come round for me to go to his house. I paas the time away here listening to the wireless,

/Mrs. Wilson was so mystified by the strange handwriting that sho brought the letter, with her when she and her husband arrived hero! to-day from Ireland at the urgent request of the police,

The mistake, twice repeated, in the spelling of "his" is in curious contrast to the rest of the letter, which is in an educated hand.

Police Appeal.

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"It seems ooar,” said a police. official to-night, that some was in the habit of spending a considerable time in Mr. Smith's house, and perhaps helping him with his work. We do not know who that person is, and we should like, him or her, as the case may Le, to came forward at once."

The search of papers found in the moneylendor's house has fur- nished the police with a list of the names of 100 persons with outstand- ing accounts, and so the process of elimination is likely to take a considerable time.

The total amout of all the deble i, £400, and the largest individual one is no more than £19-which is

rather against the theory that the murder was a crime of despera- committed by a borrower who was faced with ruin.

A doctor who was caled to see him did not suspect foul play. He thought, said the widow, that hortion husband had been overworking and. had a brain lapse. The car waa was found near the Criterion and the papors at a solicitor's office.

Dr. H. M. Galy said that he could not find any trace of irritant poisoning. Death was due to Pleurisy and heart failure.

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The coroner said there was period tisforo death which could nob at the moment be accounted for, and the circumstances must be cleared up.

This must be said for the. Hull police--within the limits to which they are confined they are pursu ing their inquiries with zeal and determination, they are neglecting no obvious lines of investigation and they are open to consider sug- actions from any quarter.

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