CHAMPAGNE IN CASE
WEST END CHASE. LONDON. April IG. A chase through West End .streets, after a policeman had asked a man to open a suitcase, was described at Richmond yesterday, when William Henry Kam-. 20. a valet, of no fixed address, was committed for trial, lie was charged with breaking and (‘littering the house of the Richmond borlough librarian and stealing Elo in 'notes and a wrist watch worth EG. • I’.-c. Phillips said that when he saw [Kane with a suitcase in Regent-street Iho was not satisfied with the ex [planation that it contained luggage [and lie asked him to open it. He found that it contained bottles of ' champagne. P.-c. Phillips was commended by •the Bench. Det: l-'isher said that Kam- made a [statement in which he described [ breaking Jnto a house at Amersham. i "1 opened the bedroom door." ran [the alleged statement, "ami switched lhe light on. I saw a woman in bed and she woke up and screamed. I ran down (he stairs and left, through the window." According to the statement. Kane [also entered the house of a lorim-r [■•mployer a' Sevenoaks and took a (•ash-box containing some money.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 June 1937, Page 3
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