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Mysterions happenings in the Tower of London, were described to & News Chronicle reporter recently by Major-General Sir George Younghusband, Keeper of the Jewel House.

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EARL'S NEPHEW IN CAR CRASH CASE.

ous driving.

Admiral Mark Frederie Kerr, One incident is described in the Draycott-avenue, Chelsea, gavo evi- dence for the defence at Marl- May issue of the British Legion, and the News Chronicle asked Sir

borough-strest Police-court when Charles Robert Archibald Granty George for fuller details. :

27, no occupation, of Epson-a "My dressing room is over the nephew of the Earl of Roachery- Traitors Gate," he explained. was charged on remand with driv "From the" window we look outing motor-car while under the apon the Bloody Tower and the influence of drink-and-with-danger parapet walk where Sir Walter Raleigh and others promenaded for the entertainment of the passers-by and the curious visitors.

"Lord Grey de Wilton was taken out of here to be executed, but was reprieved on the scaffold and was ordered to be imprisoned in. the Tower of London for life." The room he lived in was mentioned as the small chamber. over the Gate -the Traitors' Gate. It is now my dressing-room.

Mr. F. E. Barker prosecuted, and the accused was represented by Mr. Tristram Beresfod.

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Door Opened slowly. "Soon after I took up my quarfamily doctor might be called. Dr. tera here-it was on May 4, 1819,

Burney, divisional police surgeon, that it happened I was dressing atamined Grant at 9.18 p.m. and about eight in the morning when I came to the conclusion that Grant noticed the door being opened as under the influence of drink slowly.

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and not in a fit stato to, drive a-

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he said he was sober.

Cross-examined, witness said that "I pulled the door open hastily Grant made a remarkable recovery, and went outside, but not a soul. He denied that Grant asked that he was in sight. The door had opened might be given a driving test, or and shut very silently, and four that defendant mentioned to him

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tried to make it work by opening and shutting windows to form a strong draught. This caused the door to open, but not to shut. It would not shut as well as open.

: One of 42 Guesta, - - Admiral Kerr, giving evidence for the defence stated that on March 26 his daughters gave a cocktail party at the house, which canmoneed at It was rather uncanny.

six p.m. He provided two bottles About a fortnight ago, after the

of gin, two bottles of sherry, and broadcasting had finished, I shut

one bottle of vermouth, “I am down our portable wireless set. It

glad to say it was not all drunk," has two spring locks but no key.emarked witness, who added that We have never had a key. Next he saw Grant, one of the forty-two morning-Friday-Lady Younghus- band and I went away.

people present, before he left the party About 7.30 witness went to TADE TREE LTD., PENINSULA

"Meanwhile, the maid had put see that everything was all right, JHOTEL ANGABE, bare just received the wireless box in the Oratory of as he had the greatest objection to Beautiful Evening, Afternoon, Sporte, Thomas &'Beckett, which leads out over-drinking. Grant was perfectly and Morning Dresses,in Organdie, Velle, Georgette and Crepe de Chine, Prices Modesto,

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of our drawing-room, and kept the sober. There was not the slightest door into the Oratory locked all the sign of drinking about him. He time wa were away.

“Disconnected.” Wiren.!!- When we came back to the Tower and tried to use the wireless

had an extraordinary way of speaks ing

Mr. Boresford: With your ex- perience in the Navy, are you a good judge of whether people are

we found that the boot was locked drink or sober-An extraordinari We had to get a locksmith to openly good judge.

it. And as far as we can learn, a If ho had had nothing to drink.

key was never provided for the box

from the time he left your house to

the time he was arrested, would you.

When it was opened we found that the wires had been disconnected be surprised to bear he was swaying,

and the apparatus put out of order, No one had entered the Oratory during our absence and we cannot explain the incident.

"Did Thomas Beckett come back, and did he not like wireless 1 ”

and staggering about at 9.18 1-I should not have believed it unless he had had some shock. I think ha is nervous and highly strung,

The hearing was adjourned, bai! being allowed.