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Black-out Murder

December 20, 1939.

REVENGE FOLLOWS THREAT TO SQUEAL

CHARLES EDWARD. "CHICK" LAWRENCE, EAST END GANGSTER AND STOOL-PIGEON FOR SCOTLAND YARD, WHO WAS MURDERED IN LONDON'S FIRST BLACK-OUT KILLING, DIED BECAUSE HE TALKED TOO MUCH.

Ho threatened to give detailed information to the police about the now gambling_ringe which have sprung up in the back streets of the East End since the outbreak of war.

From the night he voiced his plan to a few associates he was a marked man.

Supt. Perey Worth, one of Yurd's Big Five, ended eight days of inquiries recently.

He has discovered that Lawrence was in one of the biggest gambling casinos two nights before he was killed.

But he is still in the dark about the movements of the gangs- tor during the vital hours just before he was found dead in a blacked-out courtyard in Spitalfields.

At every turn the police have met with sullen silence from witnesses who are afraid to speak.

A month ago there were 120 "social clubs" and former billiards saloons which permitted gambling in London's dockland.

There are 200 now.

The racecourse and dog-track gangsters who terrorised book- makers in the early '20's with dehands for "protection" money are back in business.

Lawrence worked with a gang of men who saw great possibilities in blackmailing the organisers of the racket. They hoped to offer "pro- tection" to the more flourishing gambilng clubs—and report to the police the owners who dikt not pay

up,

Dangerous

SEYMOUR

HICKS ANGRY

SIR SEYMOUR HICKS is) back from France where he has Somebody who is promoting the been entertaining British playing of faro, two-pack ruminy, soldiers, and he is angry with and chemin de fer in the rambling the B.B.C. dens decided that Lawrence was dangerous. So he died.

The

"As an ordinary English mug

post mortem examination in the street, I say that they missed showed that he had been drinking the greatest opportunity since the beer. But the police have been war of doing some brilliant propa- unable to discover anyone who was¦ganda work," he said,

in his company shortly before his i <eath.

WOMAN WITH “ONLY

YEAR TO LIVE"

Grimsby Fisherman Charged With Murdering Her

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"They gave 15 minutes to a show which insted more than two hours. Gracle Fields 'sang for 38 minutes and never San in belter form. Every mother, wife, and sweetheart was thinking her boy might be there.

In Disgrace

"To have heard those men singing, shouting, and laughing would have cheered their hearts as nothing else could do.

When Thomas Albert Cossey (42), Elskerman, of Burgess Street, Grimsby, was accused at Grimsby, "I shall be in disgrace for saying recently, of the murder of Maud this-I shall never get another job. Stewart It was alleged that he was from the B.B.Cand 1 don't want | distressed at the woman's association|one!” with another man.

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Mr. J. Robey, prosecuting, saki party to France. He organised the that Stewart, who was separated from party in' record time, for Gracle her husband, had lived with Cossey Fleids wanted to give the boys in for some time. During his absence, treat on her way through France to prior to September 12, she became Capri, and felt she was not strong friendly with a fisherman, James enough to carry the whole show her- | Storr, and stayed with hirri at her self. They gave two shows to ul- con's house.

most 4,000 men.

"The halls were packed," Sir Sey- On September 12, Storr and the

"Tickets were allotted woman's son found both doors locked our added. nt Cossey's house. There Was by bullot, and 10 men got tickets to smell of gas and a dressing table had every officer. There was trement been pushed against the bedroomous competition, for tickets. door-

The "Gang" "Going Mr. Robey said that Cossoy was resting ngalost the wall near the Las Even the soldiers who moved the "And what an audience they were. bracket, which had been torn away. The woman was in bed with a liga- easels for Tom Webster got a bigger

round Sure tied tightly round her neck.

of applause than has ever been heard in this country." "Give Me Some More Gas"

Sir Seymour is returning to France Cossey, who had wounds in both in a week's time with a party, and MARINA HOUSE, wrists, was alleged to have said to the Leslie Henson is taking out another police, "Why did you come so soon? which will include Miss Violet Give me some more gas. She Is Loraine and Miss Binnie Hale.

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dead. I wish I was too."

Mr. Robey added that a lette Ralph Reader's "Gang," a music-halt THIS GIFT written by Cossey to the mother of party arranged by Will Hay, and the woman would show that he was some of the more important dance tressed by her association with the

very fond of Stewart, and was disbands.

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A. B. B. C. official, replying to criti- elsms, said there were difficulties. entertainment world Dr. J. M. Webster, pathologist, said Although negotiating for the brand- that the woman was suffering from right into your living. cancer of the liver and would have cast, the B.B.C. did not know until

probably died from that cause it that night.

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| were persuading Cossey to leave, he was read. It said:"She tells me

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that she loves better than me. I hope Later, Cossey, it was alleged, sald, she is happy with him as I love har "Give me a knife and let me put dearly. She is the best woman in across my throat and let me go with the world to me. I am broken- her,"

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