THE EVENING DESPATCH

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

28 June 1934

(page 11)

MR. ALEISTER CROWLEY

CROWLEY FOR TRIAL

Magistrate Glad Case is Not His to Settle

Edward Alexander Crowley, aged 58, of Upper-Montagu-street, London, was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court when he appeared on remand to-day at Marylebone Police Court charged with feloniously receiving five letters the property of Betty Sedgwick. Bail in £10 was allowed.

To-day Mr. E. F. Iwi said that the letters were alleged to have been received from a house in Seymour-street, in which Mrs. Sedgwick was living in June, 1933.

“According to my instructions,” Mr. Iwi added, “those documents were stolen and were received by the defendant knowing them to have been stolen.”

Prosecutrix, in the box, was asked what value she placed on the letters and replied “Sevenpence halfpenny.”

MAGISTRATE’S COMMENT

She denied that she handed the letters to a Capt Cruze and authorised him to get rid of the letters in the most advantageous manner that he could think of.

After further evidence the magistrate remarked that he was glad someone else would finally deal with the case.

“If the defendant is found guilty,” he added, “I shall be very interested to know how the person who has to deal with it does deal with it.”

Crowley pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence.