LOVE TRAGEDY IN BANK

Evening Star, Issue 18173, 13 January 1923, Page 11

LOVE TRAGEDY IN BANK

Two men lie dead in the basement of Messrs Henry S. King and Co.’s Bank, at the corner of Pall Mall and Waterloo place (says the London 1 Observer,’ November 5), following, it is alleged, a quarrel over a girl clerk employed at the. bonk, with whom both are said to have been in love.

Tho victims of tho tragedy are Mr L. Lindsey, a cashier, about thirty, who had. been employed in the bank since ho was a boy, and a young cl oik named Archibald Gray, about twenty-one. Tho tragedy occurred shortly after tho bank had closed for business yesterday. Gray bad gone to tho cloak room, and was in the act of washing himself, when Lindsey is said to have entered tho room, in the basement of tho bank, ana" drawing a revolver, fired point blank, lulling Gray instantly. Then he turned the weapon on himself, and 1 fell dead beside tho body of tho other clerk.

Wh.cn tho shots were heard the staff, who were just preparing to leave, took no notice, attributing the noise to sonic fireworks. Just afterwards, however, a clerk ran 'up from the basement, and gave the alarm. On going downstairs, they found both men lying dead, Lindsey’s head, it is understood, having been practically blown away. It is understood that Lindsey and Cray wero both rivals for tlio affeelion of a girl clerk employed at the. bank, whose name, it is understood, is Ferguson. The girl bad latterly shown a preference for Gray, and it is understood that they were to have become engaged to-day. One of Lindsey’s friends told a representative of tho Press that tho dead man bad inherited a. substantial legacy on the death of his mother, and recently had displayed rather extravagant habits, driving about in a motor car and spending a good deal of money on jewellery. Ho had been with tho bank about fifteen years. Constitutionally ho was not very strong, and during tho war ho was in the Krmy Pay Corps, but had not to go to the front. He is said to have been somewhat strange in his manner einoo tho death of his mother. Ho is described by the manager as having been a quiet, hardworking fellow, and although it was known in tho bank that lie was jealous of Gray, nothing had occurred during business hours yesterday to hint that the relations between ’[.lie two were strained. No one appears to havo been aware that Lindsey had a revolver in his possession.