THE HONGKONG :
TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1927.
was one re-
at the sight of the floor in the
ARRESTS AT EUSTON STATION.
"CASE OF GREAT INTEREST TO BANKERS,"
FORGED BANKNOTES..
THE OLD SWAN PIER
TO GO.
DICKENS' DESCRIPTION OF LONDON RELIC.
THREE MEN HURT IN COLLAPSE.
ALARMING AFFAIR IN NORTH | LONDON,
NEW BUILDING CRASH.
Old Swan Pier, London Bridge, as familiar to most Londoners as the Bank of England, is to dis appear, and with it will go yet! Three men wore injured when. Arrested by the Flying Squad at another link with Victorian the floor of a factory in course. Euston Station, four smartly- London.
in Elthorne-road, dressed men and a woman ap. | When steamships were more of of erection peared before Mr. S.. Pope, ata novelty and sailing the North Holloway, collapsed shortly be-
Sea more of un adventure than to- fore ngon. on day last month. day the riverside near London They were taken to the Royal Bridge, where Old Swan Pier now Northern Hospital with head in- floats, held the promise of juries. After, freatment, two of romance.
Clerkenwell Police Court last month charged with being con- cerned in the unlawful posses sion of six £10 and ten £5 Bank of
and "And then the bell at. London them, Lawrence Murray England notes, and also with
allowed to conspiring together on various Bridge wharf rang; and a Mar-James Tongue, were dates during September in forging gate boat was just starting; and go home, but Arthur Impleton, of and uttering cheques on various! Gravesend boat was just start-
ing, and people shouted, and Rupert-road, Holloway, who was banks in London and elsewhere.
porters ran down the steps with unconscious and suffering from They were: Benjamin Harper, luggage that would rush any men severe injuries, was detained. forty-one, advertising agent, of but porters; and sloping boards,
The factory is being built for Charlotte-street, W: William with bite of wood nailed on them Messrs. Weddell Bros., of Hollo Stevens, thirty-two, labourer, of were placed between the outside way, by the Cellular Construction no fixed abode: John Francis boat and the inside boat; and Company, Ltd., and is of concrete. Kingsway O'Connor, thirty, in- the passengers ran along them. Building had reached the third terpreter of Brookfield-avenue, and looked like so many fowls floor, and it was while seven men Liverpool: Duke Donegal, twenty coming out of an area; and then were engaged on this part of two, professional dancer, of no the bell ceased, and the boards the factory that the floor sudden- fixed abede; and Elsie Stevens, were taken away, and the boats ly collapsed. The men were shot started, and the whole scene was to the second floor, which also wife of William Stevens.
one of the most delightful bustle
gave way, and fell with and confusion."
mendous crash to the ground or, three of the workmen being buried in the debris..
Détective Inspector Yandell, of New Scotland Yard, and that af 6.40 on Thursday evening he was at Euston in company with other detective officers, Harper was arrested at his direction. Just. after six o'clock Stevens and Donegal were arrested
Lovers of Dickens will recall this quotation taken from "The Steam Excursion" in "Sketches by Boz"
a tre-
The fire brigade, police, and summoned, and In the early days of the steam ambulance were
workmen who packet travellers to Antwerp used meanwhile other they to start from the Old Swan Pier had been engaged about the build- which saw many exciting scenes,ing began a frantic search for They succeed- including last-minute arrests of their comrades. criminals fleeding from justice.
stepped from the Blackpool train. and a minute later Mrs. Stuvens, who had travelled on the same train, was arrested with O'Con- nor, who had met the party.
They were all taken to New Scotland Yard, where they were told charges would be preferred against them in ennnection with the forging and uttering of ee- ques on various banks, in London and the province by means Ryman cheque forms, and the opening of bank recounts by means of false references,
£16
one
ed in getting them all free within a few minutes, with the exception of one man, whom it took ten minutes to release. He of the three subsequently moved to hospital. ·
O'Connor, memoranda, and other
On Donegal four articles. and three £5 notes, one book of fifty Ryman chenne forms,
The noise of the crash alarm- cheque book, two slips cut from cheques, three bankers' letters, end the whole neighbourhood, and and a quantity of hended note people rushed to the scene. A paper were found. On O'Connor woman living at Elthorne Man- were found an application formsions, adjoining the factory, said for a passport, one slip of paper that the crash was terrible. Indicating the actress of six There was an awful rambling, London banks and one at Seven- and the place seemed to quiver. Prisoner's Statements.
oaks, and a quantity of memor-It was as though an earthquake Stevens were was about to take place. I heard All the prisoners, maar state anda. On Mrs. ments, which the officer repeated three receipts and one gaurantee.no cries, and it was the uncer- Replying to the magistrate In-tainty of what was about to hap Harper said that he recently
pen that atrack fear into every- opened six accounts at banks ispector Yandell said the ease was
Stevens, whose of great interest to bankers, and body in the flats." London. Elsie age was given as twenty-six, said, he asked for a remand until next
Mr. D. Bowler, an assistant at "I do not know anything about week.
Crusa-examined by Mr. Griffiths, a coffee-stall exactly opposite the forging. I thought Mr. Donega
for O'Connor. Inspector Yandell factory, said, "I was serving my and my husband were travellers I did not know what they were said that no Bank of England customers about a quarter to O'Connor, twelve when I heard a terrific notes were found. on doing. 1 was shut up in
acecunt noise as if a load of bricks were I cannot remember who had given him an room all day. where we lived in Blackpnol. 1of. h's movements during Sep being deposited right at my door.
tember. have got a bad memory."
"The magistrales Did you re They were scarched, and uponceive any information from. Harper were found ten 1 Tre-provincial poliev sury notes, a quantity of tracing, memoranda. On paper, and Stevens were found a £10 Bank o England note, seven 25 notes, ani
The inspector said he strongly dow frame and clung to it. Ho thirty-two £1 notes, two Hyman
objected to bail for any of the de-remained hanging until two of cheque forms, one portion of
signa fendants, and the magistrate re-his fellow workmen got a ladder Rymun cheque bearing a ture, one letter addressed to F. J.manded them until next Friday, and brought him down."
my
1 rushed out and was staggered
the building crashing to the ground. I saw one man 'on' the first floor
Inspector Yandell: We had been make a leap for life. Just as watching continuously for thirty-the second floor. was crashing six hura every train coming into through the first he sprang on to the skeleton ironwork of the win- London from northern towns.
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