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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.

. He threatened to give detailed information to the police about the new gambling_rings 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. Percy Worth, one of Yard'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- ter 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 demands 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 haped to offer "pro- tection" to the more flourishing gambling clubs-and report to the police the owners who did not pay

up.

Dangerous

SEYMOUR

HICKS ANGRY

SIR SEYMOUR HICKS 1s back from France where he has Somebody who is promoting the bean entertaining British ploving of toro, two-pack rummy, soldiers, and he is angry with and chemin de fer in the gambling the B.B.C.

dens decided tnal Lawrence WIN dangerous. So he died.

"As an ordinary English mug

since the

The post mortcin examination in the street. I ray that they missed showed that he had been drinking the greatest opportunity beer. But the police have been war of doing some brilliant propo- unable to discover anyone who was ganda work," he saki, In 1 company shortly before his death.

WOMAN WITH "ONLY

YEAR TO LIVE"

Grimsby Fisherman Charged With Murdering Her

"They gave 15 minutes to a show which lasted more than two hours. Grucle Fields sang for 38 minutes i

and never was in better 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 When Thomas Albert Cossey (42), could do.

fisherman, of Burgess Street. Grimsby, was accused at Grimsby. "I shall be in disgrace for saying recently, of the murder of Maud this shall never get another job Stewart it was alleged that he was from the B.B.C.-and I don't want distressed at the wornan's association, one}" with another man,

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Sir Seymour is returning to France.

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Sir Seymour took the first concert Mr. J. Rabey, prosecuting, said parly to France. He organised the time, for Gracie that Stewart, who was separated from party in record her husband, had lived with Cossey Ficks wanted to give the boys a 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 him at her, self. They gave. two shows to al-

most 4,000 men, son's house.

"The halls were packed," Sir Sey- On September 12. Storr and the voman's son found bath doors locked our added. at Cossey's house. There was a by ballot, and 10 men got tickets to mell of gas and a dressing table had every officer. There was tremend- wen pushed against the bedroom ous competition for tickets. door.

The "Gang" Going Mr. Robey "aald "that"Cassey was --- resting against the wall near the gas 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- canels for Tom Webster got a bigger C1585-Plantation Songs. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. So early in

round of applause than has ever! Hure tied lightly round her neck.

the Morning. Way Down South in Dixie. Old Kentucky Home, been heard in this country."

PAUL ROBESON WITH CHORUS. "Give Me Some More Cas"

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other man.

Dr. J.

J. M. Webster, pathologist, said that the woman was suffering from cancer of the liver and would have probably died from that causo in twelve months. The cause of death, was shock due to strangulation by the ligature.

ciams, said there were difficulties. Although negotiating for the broad- cast, the B.B.C. did not know until

6 pm. that it definitely would give it that night.

The 15-minutes programme niennt readjusting several other items.

A constable said that while they were persuading Cossey to leave, he was rend. It said:"She tells me

and he did so.

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

hearted." A letter to Mrs. Bratley, mother of Cossey was committed for trini ot the dead woman, written by Cessey, Lincoln Assizes,

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