GIRL CROOK

Evening Star, Issue 19637, 17 August 1927, Page 2

GIRL CROOK

GANG'S SECRET HIDING PLAGE BOBBED HAIR BRUNETTE. "Who is Lillian Rose Goldstein? 'This is tho question that is now being asked regarding tho bobbed-haired brunette who has confessed to her association with a man, who living under an assumed name, was wanted for murder. By her arrest the Liverpool police believe they have obtained evidence which will semi to gaol a gang operating as daylight motor bandits in London and Birmingham. A detective belonging to tho “ flying squad ” had challenged her ns she strolled along tho West .Derby road, a pleasant suburban retreat. Ho then proceeded to the house in Denman drive, where ho found something which caused him to open his eyes wide. There was a handsome gramophone, a, neat gramophone record ease, and throe smart suitcases stuffed with goods which were new and evidently recently acquired. And so Lillian Bose was charged with unlawful possession, and placed in a cell. Some light was thrown on tho suspicions of the police when a statement became ncccessary to justify the objection to bail being granted to the girl. Air E. Borrows, tho police prosecutor, stated that the prisoner admitted that slio had lived in Denman drive with a man named Travis. She was, in fact, she said, a married woman separated from her husband, and was believed to be a native of London. She had been in Denman drive only a little time, and the man named Travis, with whom she had lived there was at present in custody in Southport. Since his arrest under very dramatic circumstances, ho had been under suspicion in connection with motor car episodes. His linger prints had been sent to Scotland Yard, where bo had been identified as Joe Sparks, the Birmingham smasher, who was wanted for murder.

During a daylight raid on a jeweller’s shop in Birmingham three years ago, Joe Sparks, escaping in a, motor car with the aid of which the raid had been carried out. ran down a woman, causing fatal injuries to her. The car got away, and Joe Sparks Lad since completely vanished. In The last few weeks, said Mr Borrows, there had been a. largo number of burglaries and raids on shops in Liverpool and Southport, and the intervening towns, and the thieves had clearly succeeded in eluding the police. A look-out was kept for a light-colored car, and when such a ear was reported to have entered Southport, the chief constable of the town had all the exits of the town blocked.

Knowing the desperate methods of the men in the car, the police called in the aid of the fire brigade. The fire engine was placed across one of the main roads from the town, and into this road the light-colored car was chased.

AVhcn the tiro engine barrier was encountered. the car slowed down and two of the three men in it escaped and ran in dilfcrent directions.

They were pursued bv civilians and police, and caught. The third man at the wheel was trying to leave the car, when a. constable jumped ou to the bonnet, and, raising his baton, felled him. Tims three men were caught and lucked up. 11. was a few days later when the evening stroll of Lillian Bom; was disturbed by the detective. Mr Borrows stated that since she had licen arrested the police bad made oilier discoveries. In a garage in Belmont mad, not a hundred yards from the Denman drive house, was found six more large suitcases, and at an address in London where the girl had recently resided, there had been found other packages. Many fur coats and much silver plate had been reave reel, and (lieso were believed to ho part ol the proceeds of different robberies in tlie Liverpool district, daringly carried out with groat skill. In view of this statement the stipendiary magistrate said lie could not see his way to grant the girl bail. At this intimation she looked towards her barrister, who had made the application, smiled sweetly on him, and, turning with the air of a duchess and the deportment of an actress, stepped gracefully down below and back to her cell.