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VICAR'S SON FACES SERIOUS CHARGE: INCITING REVOLT

forces

References to world war and re-and RAF-people in the volution and the hope that the reel- there can read anything, are en- pient-n member, of the RAF couraged to speak and to go to thea- would "lead the men of Great Dri-tres and to mix with civilians. They tain to victory" were contained in a are besides, especially, taught poli- letter read at Leeds Police Court, ties, &c. Well, ask me any ques- recently.

tions you like. Don't take risks.

It was alleged to have been writ- And I am very pleased to have met ten by Ronald Hugh Stowell Phillips you. I hope you will one day lead 18), son of the Rev. Robert Stowell the men of Britain to victory. This Phillips, vicar of St. Peter's Church,an't twaddle eitherYours sincere- Hunslet Moor, Leeds,

ly, Hugh Phillips."

The charge against Phillips was "that he did unlawfully, maliciously, arrested on January 22 on a warrant. Mr. Robey said that Phillipa was and advisedly endeavour to seduce The police searched his bedroom at one, William Crabtree, a member of his father's vicarage, and found there His Majesty's forces, from his duty a number of documents and pam- of allegiance to His Majesty" on phlets which clearly indicated his November 28, 1836.

political views,

They also found among his papers

a memorandum of Crabtree's name and address.

Mr. E. G. Robey, prosecuted on be- half of the Director of Public Prose cutions, and Phillips was represented by Mr. Henry H. Hyams. The cuse was heard by Mr. Horace Marshall, Mr. Robey, "that this is not a politi

"I should like to emphasise," sald the Stipendiary Magistrate.

Phillips was before the Court oncal prosecution. It matters not what February

and remanded on bail, coloured shirt or banner the defen- his father being one of the sureties.dant may favour, but anyone who Mr. Robey said that the proceed Majesty'a forces is guilty of an attempts seduce a member of His Ings were brought under the Incite ment to Disaffection Act of 1034,

1934, offence and liable to punishment.” which was a supplementary Act to He added that had Phillips hap- to the Incitement to Mutiny Act pened to light upon another mem- passed in the eighteenth century.

tur ber of His Majesty's forces who was Under the Intter Act the offence not so loyal to his oath as Corporal charged in this case was a felony Cr

Jony Crabtree had been the consequences punishable

imprisonment

been for might have

very serious. At Apie by buf under the 1934 Act it was the anme time the Director of Public misdemeanour punishable by two Prosecutions was quite prepared to imprisonment or a fine not consent to the case being dealt with ding, £200.

summarily. The Director of Public Prosecution He understood the defendant was had brought the proceedings under a student at Leeds University. the 1934 Act because there was not The Magistrate wald that in his

B

years exceeding.

reason to believe that the defendant's(Judgment the case was rather a activities had been of λ very serious one to be tried In that Court. widesprend character.

"PULLING HIS LEG"

"IMPERTINENT”

Corporal Crabtree, giving evidence,

At the time of the alleged offence, said that when defendant asked himi Crabtree was a lending aircraftman) what his pay was, he told him in the R.A.F., but he had since been £10," promoted corporal. He was stationed at Seampton, Lincoln.

Mr. Robey-Rather an exaggera- tion that, wasn't it?

son to tell him the truth

Crabtree-Well, there was no rea

and I thought it impertinent of him to ask.

On November 20 Crabtree was in the refreshment room at the LN.ER station in Leeds having tea. De- fendant was also there. Phillips went up to Crabtree and entered into Phillips then inquired whether he conversation

did any flying and he told him "yes" with him. He asked Crabtree a number of "I told him," he said, "that I had questions about his duties and his flown over 300 hours, and defendant pag, and he also asked him if any then asked me if I fancied my letters ved by Air Force men chance as a navigator, and I replied,

received were ever censored.

'Yes, we have it to do overseas,"

"Crabtree decided to pull the leg Phillips went on to ask him whe of the defendant," said Mr. Robey, ther he could influence people work- "and to lend him t

up the garden path. Ing under him and also if he could He told him that private letters were procure any bombs. Crabtree sald not censored, and the defendant, then that he told him that he could. said, I am going to write to you, but there is any chance of our

Phillips then said, "It is a simple letters being opened I shall get into Crabtree asked, "Doing what?" and proposition to earn £20 a week.” trouble,"

Phillips gave Crabtree his name defendant replied, "I will notify you

address and in return Crabtren later by letter." wrote his name and address on a Corporal Crabtree said that Phillips plece of paper which he handed to asked him if he could give his word defendunt. On December 4 Crab- of honour that any leflers he re- tree received a letter from Phillips, ceived would not be Interfered with, posted In Leeris, and Crabtree at and he (witness) gave him that as- once handed this letter to his wing-surance. commander.

Phillips asked him if it were a -"DON'T-- FORGET TO BURN-simple-matter-to-steal-an-alreroft, and he told him "Yes, provided you get sumclent fuel."

LETTER"

The letter, which bore the address St. Peter's Vicarage, Leeds,

was

dated December 1 1996. It read as follows:-

"LED HIM ON A BIT” Cross-examined by Mr. Hyums, Crabtree said that he told Phillipa "Dear Crabtree, I will write at many things that did not represent length later on. Just

ณ remarks, his (Crabtree's) true opinion, "When

Iew however, and don't forget to burn I saw the way Phillips's mind was this letter quickly. If you honestly travelling I led him on a bit," he feel properly revolutionary there are added.

two really

really good lines for

you to

Mr. Hyams sugge you ex- take. One is get into touch with-pressed yourself in sympathy with (a minister in London.) Also get a these revolutionary views with a permit from Madrid to fly over there view to nailing him?--Yes. on the sly some day, which I imagine

The Stipendiary Magistrate-Dld

you could do; and I fancy you could you try to create in him the idea Lake some fellows with you? They that you thought as he did?

need help.

The other, and possibly better alternative, is to keep

very silent

Crabtree-Yes, sir.

was

Mr. Hyams With that Idea you and to make close friends with those told him that you were all with the underneath you, so that when you Government in Spain? That come to the time when we can have his suggestion. Yes. revolution, not only you and your And you did your job rather well bomber can come to help us, but in fact?-I decided early on in the your whole squadron.

conversation that accused was very "At all events be patient. The dangerous.

time is

is getting very close when world Mr. Hyoms submitted that in view and this revolution would come: of Corporal Crabtree's admission "The possibilities of reading must that he had led Phillips "up the be few in the RAF, but any garden path" he was an agent provo- book or pamphlet can be got at cateur. Progress Bookshop, Woodhouse The Magistrate-He was not an Lane, Leeds.

[pgent provocateur in any sense of "Meanwhile remember the names the term. He was a man fortunate of the authors J. Strachey, Karily with a high sense of duty and he' Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Poult, has acted in an altogether admirablo Jackson, Gallacher, Pollitt and try way.

to get hold of the manifesto of the The Magistrate added "I don't Communist Party. I cannot do much think it is possible to construe thin in letters, and I think it risky, but letter in any other way than that don't forget Spain, will you?

this young man deplorably attempt- "The workers of the world are ed to seduce Corporal Crabtree from uniling,, and must quickly.

"A MARVELLOUS PLACE",

"Soviet

his allegiance."

Phillips was committed for trial at the next Assizes. He was allow-

Russia is a marvelloused bail and ordered to report to the place, and is getting a terrific army police each week.

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