THE DAILY EXPRESS

London, England

23 June 1934

(page 7)

THE ARRESTED EXPLORER.

ACCUSED OF RECEIVING LETTERS.

ALEISTER CROWLEY IN COURT.

MAGISTRATE AND "ANOTHER MAN."

Mr. Edward Alexander Crowley, aged fifty-eight, who was described on the charge sheet as an explorer, of Upper Montagu-street, W., was remanded on £10 bail, at Marylebone Police Court yesterday, on a charge of feloniously receiving five letters, the property of Betty Sedgwick [Betty May].

Mr. Edward F. Iwi, prosecuting said that the position at the moment was that certain documents, the subject matter of the charge, were at present in the custody of the Master of the Crown Office.

Application would have to be made in the High Court for the documents to be produced.

Mr. Isidore Kerman, on behalf of Mr. Crowley, said:

"I would like to take this early opportunity of saying that Mr. Crowley has a complete answer to this charge."

MYSTERY MAN

The magistrate: There is another man rather connected with this case?

Detective Sergeant Davidson: Yes. So far I have not been able to trace him, but I have hopes of doing so in the very near future.

Sergeant Davidson said that when he read the warrant and cautioned Mr. Crowley he said, "Excuse me, where did you say?"

The sergeant stated that he replied: "18. Seymour-street, Marylebone," and Mr. Crowley said, "I do not know the place."

Mr. Kerman: The arrangements for the execution of the warrant were made through my office, and there was no attempt to evade it?

Detective Sergeant Davidson: No.

The magistrate said that from the information it seemed to be a simple case.