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MURDER TRIAL BAN ON EVIDENCE

ABOUT WIDOW

Doctor's Test Of 257 Bottles

EVIDENCE relating to the widow was ruled out by Mr. Justice Asquith when the Temple Chambers murder trial was resumed at the Old Bailey recently.

Horace Budd, 29-year-old engineer, of Hornchurch (Essex), is charged with the murder of Francis Cyril Newlands (40), steward of a block of flats and offices at the Chambers.

The prosecution alleges that Newlands was poisoned by opirits of salts diluted with whisky,

On the day Newlands became ill Budd was said to have taken to the flat some spirits of salts in a black whisky bottle for use in #oldering two tea urns.

According to the prosecution the bottle disappeared and had not boon found

HAD A "SWIG"

Dr. Owen John Patrick Dollon, who was called to see Nɛwlands early on August 21, said that Hudd produced a bottle almost immediately, telling him that Newlands had been token suddenly 11 and had had a "swl?" from the bottle.

Mr. G. B. McClure, prosecuting, was about to question the doctor regarding Mrs, Newlands when Mr.

St. John Hutchinson, K.C. (defend-

g), objected. Sutomitting that so said: "Come on, get oul," bul Buckl far as she was concerned nothing did not go.

about what she looked like or what she did could be evidence against Budd.

The judge agreed.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hutchin- son, Dr. Bollon agreed that Budd gave him every assistance, adding: "But I cannot understand why he did not rend for a doctor, or com- municate with the police, if the man was in pain In the afternoon."

Mr: Newlands touched him on the arm and salt. "Come on, get out With that. Buld walked out slowly and Mr. Newlands switched on the wireless.

THE UNWANTED STORY Mr. McClure: Just to fix the time. what was being played when the wireless first started7-It was Jack Payne'a band,

Did you hear the music stop?

Mr. Hutchinson: That will come Yes, with Jack Payne playing his better from counsel for the prosecu-signature tune. A short story was Koing to follow, and I asked my tion than from a witness. What I

brother to switch the wireless off as am asking you is: Did it appear as

Budd had been looking after Mr. we did not want it. Newlands that afternoon?-In view of what I had said, no. But I have no cyklence of what happened dur- ing the afternoon.

"GET OUT"

Mr. Georg Evidence given by William Whillon, engineer in charge of the control room at Broadcasting House on August 20, was read by the elerk of the court.

Mr. Whillon said that at 3.39 he

George Arthur Ring, fruiterer and London Regional programine and at faded out Jack Payne's band on the

dorist, of Fetter Lane, E.C., said that on August 20 Mr. Newlands asked him and his sister into the sitting room to have a drink.

Budd was there as they entered and Mr. Newlands twice told him to get out. Budd went out and walked slowly up and down outside.

Newslands asked ning if he would bave some whisky, and Rlog then saw Budd stop outside the door.

When the whisky was declined Budkt wniked on. Budd passed up and down a number of times.

3.40 he turned on a short story from the Northern Regional programme.

Rosemary, Veronica and Margaret Lesley, bonnie daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Langley-Mayjair Studios,

Schoolboy's

Bunyan

"Will" Only a Copy

Nottingham.

December 29, 1938.

EMPIRE NEWS

Judge's Suicide In Tanganyika

Dar-Es-Salaam.

A verdict of sulcke white of unsound mind was returned at the inqueat on Mr. Justice Krisht-Bruce, Acting Chicf Justice of Tanganyika Territory, who was found shot through the hend in his bed room on Novem- ber 7.

Sir Joseph Sheridan, Chief Justice of Kenya and President of the East African Court of Appeal, who was one of the chief witnesses, requested that part of his evidence should be Heard In camera. Sir Joseph wa staying with Mr. Justice Knight- Bruce at the time of the latter's death,

The Coroner, In his inding, stated that the closing of the court was unt negerary in view of the nature of the evidence disclosed.

J oprazed that Mr. Knight-Bruce ad been a very sick man for a con- terable time, both in body and mint. Dintelle differences ch arison in wirl another unnamed 3 pozon Witt Cancerned.

Sir Joseph Sheridan, In hís jesidente, mud that Mr. Knight-Bruce wies they lead to his wife, and was Bed with remote when she left for England ten a huliday shortly before the tramdy,

S. J preferred to an incident ta pathe dance, when Mr. Knight- #bee sock an individual in the !! ls wite, Sir Joseph Sarchlan, and others. Later the men were brought together on friendly terms,

Sir Joseph Sheridan admitted that two nights before the tragedy be locked himself in his room, owing t the deineanour of Mr. Knigirt-Bence, AUSTRALIA

RURAL TRAINING FOR BOYS

Sydney. Employment on farms in New South Wales has been found for 522 youths during the last year by officers.

boy..

of the rural employment scheme for

This brings the total number

THE document which was believed to be John Bunyan's

will, found in an old book by Paul Collier, a 14-year-of Loys for whom this organisation

recently to be a very clever copy of the original docu- old scholar of Nottingham Bluecoat School, was proved

ment.

he noured something into a tin.

Miss Boothman agrees that Budd did not allempt to hide the bottle.

Dr. Henry Edward Archer, assis- 66 tant pathologist at St. Bartholomew's. said that in a whisky bottle sent to him be found one part of "killed!" spirits of salts to eight parts of fluid. Dr. Archer added that 257 bottles

has found employment up to 4.000D,

of whom 3,000 have alreatly opened savings bank necants.

These

activities fizi Australian youths are in addition to the work Jean Boothman, kitchenmald at Dr. F. Mott Harrison, the greatest living authority on John immigrant youths which is being Temple Chombers, sold that on

Bunyan, travelled specially to the school to identify the docu-done by the Fairbridge Farm Schools, and the Big August 20 she saw Budd in the kit- chen. He was soldering a tea urnment which had been handed to Captain Alfred Mearies, the the Salvation Army

Brother movement. and had a black bottle from which headmaster, for safe keeping.

UNEMPLOYMENT TAX—A bill The document found by Paul has been introduced in Queensland to Collier was closely examined

abolish the present unemployment at Captain Mearlea's house.

relief tax and substitute a special

10 income-tax be known as the CLEVER REPRODUCTION

Income State Development

Tax. From January 1 there will be an all-round reduction in the rate of tax now being paid. Under the new tox workers up to

to the level of the basie wage will be exempt end the rates on other incomes will be £211 to £227, ad. In the pound; £227 to £499, 0d. In the pound; over £499, d. in the bound.

This Is in addition to the normal State and the Federal income-taxes.

Mrs. May Gladys Simpron, Ring's were sent to him, but he found no sister, old she saw Budd in the sit- trace of killed spirits of salts in Ung-rooth. She went in with Mr. them.

Nowlands, who looked at Budd and| The hearing was adjourned.

TESTING RECRUITS

THE

FOR INDUSTRY Practical Psychology

requested

Advice on the chokee of a career

"Naughty Girl Who Betted"

Understatement of profits totalling £17,500. on which income tax and surtax of £4,570 should have been paid, was alleged against a veterinary surgeon and his wife at South West ern polies court recently.

"It is a very clever reproduction but outstanding facts show it to be

a copy of the original will" said Dr.

Mot lurrison.

"In the first place it is printed.

"The theory that Bunyan muy have inade two will, the GoLUNG I found by Collier being one of them, is uiscounter by the fact that the same error occurs in both the orl- ginal at Bedford and the document found by Collier.

to sign his will "Bunyan began which was really a deed of it, and had got us for as Joh and a bit when hlm tv obviously teld

"Bunyan eronted out the part of false, his name he had already weltien and

wrote it in full again higher up.

"This is the mistake which occurs

The surgeon, Leonard Seymour the lawyer Balls of Kenley Park House, Kenley, an higher up on the paper, Surrey, and Ida hel Balls. faced, charges respecting alleged entries in income-tax returns.

Mr. Sidney M. Young, prosecuting practice on the death of his father in

The main establishment of alls' businem was at Brixton. Mr Young

in the original and the Collier copy.

conclusion

HE increasing use of industrial psychology in both said Mr. Bulls acquired his present

"Now, apart from the fact that education and industry is indicated in the annual re- 1023 to 1974.

Collier's copy is printed, had Bun- yan made two conins, of his wilt he port of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology.

would not have made the mistake of During the last three years the institute has madera, and that was the establishment signing too low down twice."

Mcarica Capin

is extremely investigations for the West Sussex Education Committee with which they were concerned.

HER OWN PRACTICE

grateful to Dr. Mott Harrison or his to determine the proportion of children in the area who

and clearing up the investigation "Before her marriage Mira. Balls

matter, for even an expert utto- are subnormal in intelligence or educationally retarded.

carried on a veterinary pruclier of her who examined the document This work is almost com- concerned were interested in these her uwit, and she took a substantial deceived by it.

been 1ad Collier 3 discovery the part in her husband's business after of the improvements, pleted, but certain teachers, who have been special-institute to continue the investiga-they were married."

experimentalį tion by testing new

Le substance of the charges was a genuine original it would have been ly trained by the institute in the types of heating unit.

This reud deliberate understatement of cash worth a great deal of money. REASONABLE VIEW individual application of the in a new type being evolved which, takings at the Brixion establishment.

He will be told Dr. Mott Harri- Anoce cash amounts constated ul- Binet-Simon tests of intelli-ve improved resulls and at the same time effected a saving of more

con's verdiet, and, as some consola- gence.

to continuing are

than 20 per cent. In current const wholly of the takings of unsist-

ants employed by Italls and the per- tion for his disappointment, will madesumption." who examine children

an exact receive sonal takings of Balls himselt.

reproduction of particularly low scores in the group

Young alleged that these Bunyan's will as a present from this intelligence tests in order to dis-was given to comp 1.40 persons. amounts, not entered into the books great Bunyan authority.

"Captain Mearl: a's eover which of them appear incap mosity young people. A number of shown to the auditors, were handed able of benefiting from the usual courses of training in the insiitute's to Mr. Balls or placed in the private supported by the opinion of an ex-

methods Included one for Borstal banking account of Mrs. Balls. elementary school curriculum.

housemasters and one for teachers From 1925 onwards practically the A study undertaken by the insti-under the Hail Education Commit-whole of the money, of which the fute, in cooperation with a number

origin could not be traced, was paid of Scottish textile arms, had the A broad survey of leisure occupa-into the account of Mes. Balls.

A Mr. Campbell, who examined purpose of securing the selection of tions was planned, but for financial

uitable recruits to the industry, reasons had to be curtaffed. The her bank books, was so surprised by For the first time the institute un priginal intention was to include in what he saw that he went to Mrs, dertook an investigation for a whole the the investigation (a) a town of Balls and asked ber about the ng- industry. After a thorough survey varied industries where the dwel-count.

"SOME BETTING" of textile processen in both sploning

Hugs, centres

work, of and weaving mills a list of the precreational Incilities are within Mrs. Balls said to him that she Utudes required for the various walking distance from one another; "had to admit that she had been a types of work was made. Tests to (b) on industrial town where the naughty girl and lund been doing

The evil cffects indation and de- munsure those uplitudes

were de-dwellings, centres of work, and re-some belting.""

creational fellities vised, and are now being tried.

are not within

"The position is that we havelation are not always purely of a A study of labour turnover

walking distance from one another; records of the eash taken at Balls'anuncial or economic ord: r. When a itclub carriaker here chased three boys undertakings in London and Leeds (c) a district in process of planned surgeries during certain periods. was the subject of a special report. development: (d) n rural district; is a much longer period than is the club's hunting preserves, the Consultative visits were paid to and (e) a holiday resort. Ipswich, covered by the records we have of huys returned and deflated the tires

Slough, 1h2 number of firms which required nd- Bolton,

even the sums from unknown sources flow of his car. Besides a $10 fine the vice on particular problems. Dis district of Lincolnshire, and Werton- ing into the banking accounts of the boys were sent back to inflate them cussions on the psychology of telling super-Mare were chosen, but lack of defendants."

ter.

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peri lithographer was very reason- able in the circumstances," said Dr. Molt Harrison.

It is practically impossible for anyone but an expert, especially on on John Bunyan, to dia- expert tinguish between genuine documents and coples.

Deflation Plus Inflation

Willows, Cal.

again.

MR. HUGHES'S WARNING.—Mr. w. M. Hughes, Commonwealth Minister for External Affairs, in a speech at the opening of the campaign for 70,000 m. tilla recruits, said: "We Ive in a mad world, in which it is necessary to perpare to deal

position unndmen. Australia's

most dangerous, Britain in but may be unable to help.”

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