THE LINCOLNSHIRE ECHO

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

28 June 1934

(page 5)

E. A. CROWLEY FOR TRIAL.

Charge Concerning Five Letters.

Edward Alexander Crowley (58), of Upper Montagu-street, London, who appeared on remand to-day at Marylebone Police Court charge with feloniously receiving five letters, the property of Betty Sedgwick [Betty May], was committed for trial bail being allowed in £10.

To-day, Mr. Iwi, for the prosecution, said that the letters were alleged to have been received between June 21, 1933, and April, 1934, 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 while she was there and were received by the defendant knowing them to have been stolen.”

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.”

Mr. Gallop said that following the magistrate’s remark he would not call Crowley.

“He wishes it to be understood that he has an absolute explanation,” Mr. Gallop added.