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THE EXMOOR MYSTERY.

DRESS MATERIAL AND TORN VEST.

TWO MEN SEEN. WITH MOLLY PHILLIPS.

The Union Insurance Society of

London, April 15.-Torn and Canton, Limited will hold their annual general meeting of share discoloured, a woman's, vest has holders on Friday, May 20, at the been found on Exmoor, some dis Society's Office Union Building,tance from the spot where the body of Molly Phillips was discovered. at 11 am when the following re-

The garmont was placed in n port will be presented by the

sinal box and sealed. It is to be Board of Directors: -

shown to Mrs. Ford, the dead girl's mother, to see if she can identify i. ---

1000 Account:-After payment of the interiin dividend of 245, per share and the bonus of 20 per cent. to contributors passed at the Inst annual meeting, there remains a balance of £183,614 148, 6d. as por

The annexed statement. recommends that a final dividend of 168, per share on 135,000 shaves be paid to shareholders, absorbing £109,000, and that the balancs be carried forward to Underwriting Suspenso Account to close, the ac count for the year 1020,

The discovery of the vest was made late at night in peculiar cir. cumstances,

ACTRESS' BOHEMIAN THE MILLIONAIRE'S

NIGHT.

WIDOW.

THOUGHT SHE WAS BEING MRS. NAPIER RETURNS TO

""FRISKY."

**LONDON WENT TO MY HEAD."

DISCUSS HIS WILL.

REUNION IN LINER WITH

HER CHILDREN,,

"1 suppose the adventure of

In the saloon of the liner Dunbar London had gone to my head," Castle Mrs. Alice Caroline Napior, said a young petres, the wife of widow of Mr. Montagu Napier, the { a provincial actor, giving evidence motorcar and airplane-engine de at Marylebone Police Court. Her-signer was interviewed by press. bert Crossley Newman, aged 9, of men. Mr. Napier left 'over £1,200, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, 000, but in his will he made no pro- Wi, was accused of stealing £21 in vision for his wife

They had boon living apart far, notes from the room of the woman, Mrs. Naney Hamilton, in Albany-some years. On January 22 Mrs. street, Regent's Park, N.W.

A pices of blue dress material was also found. On the day of Mrs. Hamilton, a dark, handsome her disappearance Molly was wear-woman, in an expensive fur coat, said that she came to London from Boarding a blue dress.

Blackpool, in January to seek an She took a room in engagement. Albany-street and went to n Weat End hotel for her meals. It was It there there she met Newman.

She had happened in this way. seen Newman look at her as she passed through the hall of the One day she had just sat hotel. down when she found him sitting beside her. He spoke to her.

1930 Account:-The balance of Working. Account. on the Decem- ber 31, 1930, was, £351,170 18s, as per annexed statement. The Board recommends that an intérim divi. dend of 218. per share'be',paid to shareholders, absorbing £102,000, that a bonus of 20 per cent. be 6.63 paid to contributors, absorbing about £15,000, and that the re- mainder be carried forward.

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A young motor-driver, after taking a party of risitors to seo the place where the girl's remains were found, searched the rounding moor. Less than twelve yards from the bog he saw a piece of dirty white cloth protruding from under growing turf, Ho pulled it out and discovered its character.

Close Police Search. The garment was taken to Supt. Hallett at Dunster.

As a result, it is said, of instrue tions from the Home Office, two bodies of police visited the vicinity and made a systematic search of the land, which lasted for several

to the credit of the Sterling Re-hours serve Fund, which will increase At intervals palicemen were seen this Fund from £300,000 to £400 to hand small articles, to Supt. 600, and decrease the Reinsurance | Hallett, who took charge of them. Fund from £2,300,400 83. Til to

Later the party was joined by the £2,200,406 8. 71.

Vicar of Cutcombe (the Roy, A. C.. Jengure), who subsequently found some hair and a piece of blue dress material. These were also handed to the police.

Directors. Since the hat geber- al meeting, Mr. J. K. Bousfield re. signed from the Board and Mr. W. H. Bell has joined the. Board. fu accordance with the Articles of Association, Mr. J. Owen Hughes: and the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie retire, but offer themselves for re- election.

Auditors.Messrs. Lowe, Bing- ham & Matthews and Meara. Lin- slead & Davis, Chartered Accoun tanta, retire, but offer themselves

for re-election.

Canton Insurance Office. The annual meeting of the above Company will take place on May 19 at noon at 18. Pedder Street, and the report to be submitted will be as follows:

- Man Questioned.

It is reported that the police have been given certain informa tion by Mr. R. J. Upham, a Taun- tom tailor, who told them that on the day Molly Phillips disappear cd he was out for a motor trip on Exmoor. He saw a girl, who answered the description of Molly, standing talking to two men on the Exmoor Cutcombe road, at a point about halfway between the two villages.

The police took Mr. Upham ta the moors, so that he could point out to them the exact spot on the road: From his description they were able to identify one of the Igen, This man has since been questioned. He made what the police consider to be an important "ox-statement.

1999 Account.After payment of an interim dividend of 816 per share on May 16 1830, this account shows a surplus of 81,218,058.05, and it is recommended that this sum be appropriated as follows:-To pay, a final dividend of $32 per share, 8320,000; to pay an change" bonus of $10 per share, $100,000; to add to Sterling Reserve to Reinsurance Fund, $100,000, to add to Underwriting Suspense Account to close the year 1920, 8332,342.80,

1930 Account,-The amount stand- ing at credit of this account is 2,641,244.06. Out of this sum, it is further recommended that an interim dividend of $18 per share h paid, absorbing $180,000.00, the glance of 82,301,244.00 being car caso 8.90ried forward.

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The polico have now discovered that Molly Phillips run away from a moorland farm, at which she was went to employed before sho Rocksfarm, because she was being pestered by a certain man..

The magistrato (Mr. Hay Hal bett) asked her if, as a woman of the world, she did not know that it was a risky thing to take up with strange people.

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"Well," answered Mrs. Hamilton, "I spoke to him in the oxcitement of London. I didn't see any rea- son to snub him. I didn't know London. I know better now."

Showing Her Round. Newman, said Mrs. Hamilton, offered to take her round. About February 2 shu invited him in, and as ba showed every indication of staying for some time, she wrote Bome letters. Ho remained and lit a cigarette. She had to leave the room for a moment, and when she returned, he said that, he would be going. He then said "goodbye" and left. Sho had doubted the wisdom of leaving him alone with her handbag containing £20 on the table. She looked into her bag

and found that all but £8 was mis

ing.

She waited for him to return, thum she went to the hotel and

Napier set out on a health trip for South Africa. The same day sho learned by wireless.. while at sea, that her husband had died, When she reached South Africa Mrs. Napier decided to return at once to consult her family .

"I do not know that I have any deanite plans for the immediate future," Mrs. Napier said "I shall go straight home."

She was told that her son Caril and daughter, Miss Phyllis Napier, were waiting to greet her on the dockside. Mrs. Napier said she was overjoyed to hear it, and a steward was sent to tell them where they could find their mother. A few minutes later there was a re union in the saloon..

A Day Of.

The two children had obtained a day off from their employment to Mr. Caril meet their mother. Napier is an engine-tester at Lan- cing, Sussex, and lives in lodgings; Miss Phyllis Napier works in a Kensington lingerie shop.

The family are observing reti cence about the will, a clause in which stated that should its pro- visions be disputed by his children their bequests would be annulled.

Mrs Napier returned to her home in Kensington, S.W. There Mies Napier told a news paper re- presentative:

"My mother had no chance to benefit from her trip, and she is not well. She is confined to her room.

"She does not know much about the will because she was only in- formed by cablegram, and joined a homeward bound ship almost im- mediately. She has not yet con- "As for Mr. Napier's children, reported her loss thore. She did sidered what action she will take, not go to the police. Six, weeks they, including myself, want to Inter she met Nowman at a West End brasserie, and gave him in have a talk with our mother", charge.

room

Mrs. Hamilton said that the only reason who invited Newman into her was that he had promised to get her a shawl at a reduced price. Sho did not think there was anything wrong in it.

Mr. Laurence Vince (defending). - How often have you offered to drop this prosecution if he prid you money I have not offered.

Mr. Vine-You know perfectly well you have.-I want my money back. If I got it back I should have no object in standing here.

The Night Before, ·

Did you have anybody in your flat the night before you lost your. zouncy Yes, but not for the whole night.

Who was it?-A friend of mine. A man 1-Yes, a man in the then-

Home Secretary's Statement. The mystery was referred. tu in the Honso of Commons when Mr. Lovnt Fraser (Sos, Lichfield) ask-trical profession. ed the Home Secretary what ac tion he intended to take in view

Your husband-No. I have no reason to be nsharped of it, We of the recent developments.

Mr. Clynos, replied that he had went out together and then he ae- We sat by seen from the Press that investi-companied me home,

the fire and then we went out to gatione by the local police were still proceeding. If as a result supper and be came back. of these investigations any person Mr. Vine-How long did he stayi thought that a further inquest-Until the early hours of the should be held it was open to this morning. person to apply to the Attorney. General or to the High Court.

ANOTHER DROP IN COTTON.

Did you tell Newman that he had stayed the night1-No. 1 aoid I had been frisky. I had been entertaining guests in my room the previous night, I meant I had been rather Bohemian.

Mrs. Hamilton said that when she saw Newman' in' Bogent-stróst Ho denied she accused him.

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