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ADRAMATIC allegation that Mr.

Albert Hadfield-who was acquitted

at the Old Bailoy last session on a charge of murdering a wealthy Twickenham widow-had buried in his wife's name a woman with whom he had been living was made at South Western Police Court recently.

The allegation was made by Hadfield's wife, Mrs. Julia Hadfield, of Culverden-road, Balhum. S.W., while giving evidence during the hearing of a summons she had taken out against him för a variation of a maintenance order.

She stated: "I would like to know who is paying for the upkeep of a grave in Twicken- ham Cemetery for a woman who has been hurled in my name.'

THE CERTIFICATE

Hadfield, who because of his deafness was allowed to stand close to the witness-box, immedi ately interjected, "If necessary, I will be able to explain that in my evidence."

Although no further reference to the grave was made during the rest of the hearing, I lent

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture that the woman buried as "Mrs. Hadfield" was Miss Mabel Lucy Hammond, daughter of a Toot- ing builder.

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A denth certificate, issued from Somerset House, gives her name as "Mabel Lucy Had- feld, of 14, Nelson-road, Witton, Twickenham. wife of Albert Hadfield, confectioner."

The cause of death is certified as cerebral haemorrhage and further par- ticulars state that "A. Hadfield, widower of the deceased, was in attendance."

Hadfield admitted to me after yesterday's court hearing that the "happiest years of his life had been spent with that dear

woman who now lies in Twicken.

ham Cemetery."

In these words he unfolded the. story of his association with her:

"For close on 20 years we lived together as man and wife, but nobody knew our secret.

"My married life was not suc- cessful and I found in Miss Harn- mond a friend to whom I could turn. We became devoted to cach other, and when I opened my little shop at Whitton some 16 years ago I took her out there as Mrs. Hadfield.

"The birth of a daughter, scaled our happiness, and she is now my only treasure in life. Throughout all these years

have kept the secret

but now *** from my daughter

Hadfcid broke off and, burying his face in his hands, sald with tears in his eyes: "Heaven knows what I have been through these last few months, and now for att this to happen.

"

Later, Mrs. Hadfield, an elderly woman wearing very dark glasses to protect her failing eyesight and walk- ing. with the ald of a stick, told me "When my husband and I parted 1 knew that my husband associated with Miss Hammond, but I

never knew where they lived in recent years.

"Not Vindictive"

"I well remember my husband's daughter being born to Miss Ham- mond, but for the sake of my own who daughter Cissie and my son, died in the war, I kept the secret to inyself.

"Often when Clasic was a child she used to meet her father with Miss Hammond's child, but she never realised that her own daddy was also the other little girl's daddy,

"Cissie knows now, but owing to her bad health I have kept secret from her the fact that her father has been on trial for his life.

"I trust people will not think it vindictive of me to summon my hus- band, but I have only my old-age- pension coming in, and out of that have to provide for myself and also for my daughter, whose husband is dead...

"In court my husband said I had maliciously molested his daughter while he was awaiting trial. I did nothing of the sort. All I did was to visit her at Whitton and try to comfort her in her hour of distress.

"Crippled" by Trial

"Even on the day the trial opened I sunt her a letter telling her to keep a brave heart and hoping that God would spare her daddy.

In court Haddeld declared that he had been financially crippled as a re- sult of paying for his defence in the murder trial. He admitted that he had only paid his wife 10s. a week most of the time since an order of 12. was made against him before

the war.

The magistrate (Mr. L. Dunne) declined to vary the order, but directed that the money should be paid through the court.

When Hadfield returned to his shop he was met by his daughter, who fold

me:

was not until Mrs. Had- field came to me that I knew the woman who had been buried in Twickenham cemetery, under name of Mrs. Hadfield had not been married to my father,

the

"It was a great shock, to me, but can only say, here and now that no child could.. have had a better father.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1936..

WHERE CIVIL WAR'S

MOST DRAMATIC INCIDENT TOOK PLACE

All that remained of the Alcazar in Toledo after the three months bombardment by Government forces.

Dissension

Navy and

Between

R.A.F.

THE disclosure that the Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Air Force are not working in agreement was made

by Earl Beatty during the resumed debate by the House- of Lords on rearmament. ›

He said that if his father were still alive he would have fought hard to obtain a separate air arm for the Royal Navy. The present system had failed.

Some dissatisfaction (he continued) oxisted amongst the younger members of the Fleet Air Arm. In this branch of the Navy there was real anxiety, because in the past the Fleet Air Arm had been supplied by volunteers from both services.

Last year and this year there had been a marked falling oft in these volunteers.

It was practically impossible to obtain the volunteers that were re- quired without strong coercion on the part of senior officers in the Navy. That was serious position. As the country was now embark- ing on a a great air expansion it would be wiser, In view of the dissatisfac-

tion which existed, that an inquiry should be made before the expansion rather than at the end of it.

"If the R.A.F. and the

to this give their proper service are to country in future disagreement must once and for all be removed."

Lord Rankelllour described the Franco-Russian Treaty as a "de- plorable event."

BRITAIN'S CHANCE TO GIVE A PEACE LEAD Lord Rennell of Rodd stated there

LURED TO

RUIN

BY 'PLANE WHITE SLAVERS' TRAPS FOR GIRLS

stringent regulations, Home Once conferences, and repeated drives by Scotland Yaru the white slave traffic silli flourishes in London.

DESPITE

From a girl of seventeen, now em- ля Alm "extra," comes the the

Pillowing amazing story of

io

methods

employed white slaye

by tramckers, told to a London reporter: "In Paddington there is a strong organisation whose main purpose is for the white slave trade. Ret girls "The principals haunt the meeting- places of girls like myself who hang around the film studios on the chance of crowd work.

IN THE TOILS

"I have been tackled by them, and: the glowing prizes they offer us to go and work on the Continent are tempt Ing. All they want is the signature to a supposed contract.

They

do the rest. Yes, they will find money for fares, and even a little to square ourselves with the landlady

before leaving England. "Furthermore, they will take us

to France by private aero- direct to plane.

***Theat is where the snag comes in. Those girls who go down to that private airfield are heard of again.

HOVER

was a growing feeling among the people in favour of the restoration of cardial relations with Germany and a growing impatience with the in- transigeant attitude of France, to succession of advances which had been made. The time was ripe, too, for some concrete mutual recognition of the common Interest of France, Britain and Italy in the Mediter- Fancon.

establishing cordial relations with

If Great Britain took the lead in

Germany and Italy we should create a moral force in Europe with which He could not believe that Fronce would, refuse to associnte herself. PREMIER

CRITICISED

Lord Lloyd criticised the Prime Minister, but emphasised that he was not speaking of Mr. Baldwin person- ally, but as Prime Minister, No Prune Minister. he said, had ever led Eng- land into such peril as regards being unprepared as we were to-day.

Mr. Baldwin recently pleaded that although he was aware of the gravity of the situation ever since 1933 and. that the Government were very worried about it, he could not act because he had no mandate.

to

"I absolutely refuse

accept that novel and un-English doctrine of mandate,” Lord Lloyd continued. "The Prime Minister has always not only a mandate but an inescap- able duty to do everything at any moment to secure the safely of the realm. No Minister of the Crown has the smallest right at any time to excuse himself for not seeing to the safely of the country."

Marquis The

of Crewe said that? when the Government went forward to improve the League of Nations they would have the support of the Liberal Party. One hope for peace was that the Great Powers should agree to a far freer system of mutual inspection of their military resources than existed at present.

Lord Snell said the Government should not be the Inst to make sug- gestions for the appeasement of the world.

MR. BALDWIN

DEFENDED

Viscount Halifax (Lord Privy Scal), replying for the Government, said that for a great national pro grumme à large degree of national assent was desirable, even if not essential. For two or three years pubile opinion had been passing through a

a steady process of educa- Hion on these lines.

He continued: "If the suggestion is that the Prime Minister and the

to make Government failed

the country acquainted with their inten- tions

at the General Election the mig- gestion is as untrue as it would be serious if it could be sustained."

He then quoted from election speeches. He also gave general details of how the work of Defence

he gang works the West End and keeps a watchful eye on any good looking girls out of a job, His.While the pantomimes are on they is

will concentrate on the film ́ ́extras. When, pantomime finishes, then they shune, after the girls not yet success. ful in fixing up for summer concert partion.

Lord dinn

Straboigi's motion, asking for full information of the Government's plans was withdrawn and the debate" (which had lasted three days) con- cluded.

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