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HOW "RED

MAX" DIED

LURED TO FLAT BY

FORGED LETTER

Shot Man's Attempt to Fight Way Out of Room BODY SMUGGLED AWAY

BLANKET

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-Car Driver's Story

“MAX THE RED," lured to his death in a Soho flat by a forged latter...his bullet-riddled body, wrapped in a brown blanket, smuggled away by car in the early hours... found hidden under a hedge near St. Albans..

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This was the dramatic story, revealed recently, when after interval of six months, the inquest was resumed at St. Albans on Max, Kassel (55), otherwise Emil Allard, a French-Canadian, of James Street, Oxford Street.

And

A verdict that Allard was murdered by Georges Lacroix and that Suzanne Naylor was an accessory after the fact was returned.

In the names of Vernon

The Coroner: Did he use the phrase "He is finished. He is dead?”~I can-

"He has gone," or "He is dead.".

Did he say, "He wanted to fight and If he had got me first 1 would have been dend"?--Yes,

"HE HIT ME SO

IKILL HIM”

The coroner then called Mr. Pierre Alexandre, prosperous-looking, cleat-shaven man, of Princes Street, Hanover Square.

Alexandre told the coroner that he was a French citizen and partner in

The

eneral

England

a Soho Square garage, Mrs. Naylor FIDELITY RECEPTION & PUSH-PULL OUTPUT

was his tenant at Little Newport Street.

Soon after 11 p.m. on January 23 the telephone bell rang and he spoke to Lacroix, who asked him to come over.

The Coroner: What time did you get there?-Shortly after 11 o'clock. He took me to the sitting-room and said:

"How are you; have a drink?" He poured out some whisky and gave me a drink. Then he said, “I am in trouble. Red Max owed me- £350, and he came aml insulted my giri and hit me, so I kill lilm.” Did he ank you if you could help him?—Yes, he said: You are the only man who can help me: you have

Rot to help me." I said, "All right." Did you say anything to him that someone must have heard a noise?- Yer. He said "Nobody could hear *any noise."

Did you ask where Red Max was? -I asked him "Where is ho?" and down- he said "In the bathroom stairs."

Did you go down to the bathroom? Just before I left he took me to the

Bertrand they are alrendy will } not recollect the phrase, but he said. bathroom. I had a glance through

ting trial in France.

WOMAN TELLS

OF SHOOTING

Events Jell

to "Red

Max's"

Mille. Aubin said that nt Lacroix's

death and after were vividly describ-request she phoned a garage twice for ed by Mile, Marcelle Aubin, of Newn- ham Terrace, Lambeth, a servant at Little Newport Street (where shooting occurred) employed by Mrs. Naylor.

the

the opening of the door, and I saw Max lying on the floor.

Alexandre said he went back af four o'clock and Lueroix let him in He went to the bathroom with Lacrals. Max was still on the floor wrapped in a brown blanket.

Did you and Lacroix carry him downstairs and get him into the car?

Yes, sir.

Alexandre said that Lacroix got Into the car and he (Alexandre}

Mr. Alexandre. The second time she finnded the receiver to Lacroix,

The Coroner: Did you hear Lacroix "is that you, Pierre? Come round at once,

it is very

important. Come with the car"-Yes,

drove off. At 1.30 am. a car arrived and shel On January 22 last Lacroix die-heard men talking and someone went tated a iriter to Max which pur- upstairs, ported to be from Mr. Naylor ask- ing him to come to the flat.

Lacroix, she said, told her that he bad 14ht £25 to Max.

Next evening Max arrived about

6.45.

The Coroner: Shortly afterwards did you hear any sound?--Yes, the sound of somebody stamping about overhead in the sitting room.

HEARD SEVERAL

SHOTS

Were there words of anger?—Yes, the sound of quiirrelling.

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Mlle. Aubin said he then heard two shots followed by several quick succession.

Steroix called "Marcelle! Mar- celle and when she went upstairs with Mrs. Naylor they found Mox| trying to fight his way out of the

room.

Allard said, "Oh, mademoiselle, he has shot ice," and then smashed twoj panes of the window, but was pulled

nway.

They went downstairs and Allard tried to open the front door. Lacroix pushed him into the bathroom and he¦ was given water.

"YOU WON'T HEAR HIM ANY MORE"

the

A little later the car was driven nway and Lacroix came in and said: is all right, Pierre is going round

the flat and then he will petrol up and get some oil and will come back.

About 4 h.m. someone was let into the flat and she heard a noise as though something heavy had been put down outside the bathroom Then she heard a car drive away,

TOLD TO CLEAN

UP DATHROOM

door.

At 7.30 Lacroix left, asking her und Mrs. Naylor to clean up the blood from the bathroom, Naylor burned a trilby hat, they found there.

The Coroner: Had you arranged beforehand where to go?--I asked Lacroix where to go, and I sald. "South. north, et, west?" and he sald. "Anywhere you Hie." 7 went north.

* Do you know where you went?-1 don't know exactly, but I knew I was near St. Albans.

Mlle. Aubin added that she found five empty cartridge cases In the sitting-room. Next day another was found after orders to search for it by Lacroix. On Mrs. Nay lor's Instructions it was thrown Inte a drain by Wyndham's Theatre. The window glass

which was broken was cleaned and thrown into dust-bin. There was binod on the curtains of the window where the glass had been broken, and. Mrs. Naylor cut a plece off the curtain and burnt it.

BODY PUT BEHIND

HEDGE

Which way out of London did you come? St. John's Wood,

"Did you pull up in a lane?—Yes. He told me to stop near a gap in the hedgerow. What did

Look you do? We Max and put him by the side, and Lacroix took the blanket away.

You out him on the other side of the hedge-Yes; through the gap. Did you notice how Max Wan dressed?He had the blanket on DROVE LACROIX

BACK TO LONDON Had he got a hat?-No; otherwise, he was, I think, fully dressed.

Did you drive back to London? I did; with Lacroix.

Where did you drop Lacroix?--In Gerrard Place.

No; I went back home, arriving about Then did you go to your garage?—

Did you say anything to Lacroix Habout-Max's papers; "He must-have-

some papers on him"?-Yes, I did; and he said: "I burn them.

Did he say whether Max had any money on him?-He did not mention

Lacroix showed her some papers which he said he had got froni 7 o'clock. Allurd's preket, and were safe re- At this point, Mademoiselle - Aubin-ceipts.

He said. “He cannot pay me. broke down and was given a chair.

Max was groaning and she left the has not got a private safe for nothing He must have some money or valu- bathroom for a time. When she turned he was leaning over

ables," window: Lacroix pulled lilm back:

She asked if he could go home as she did not feel well. Lacroix told her not to go, Max was then kneeling down at the bath with his head hung-time ever showed you a pistol?—Yes. ing over it and his hand inside.

Later Lacroix said, "He has gone. You won't hear him any more."

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