MILLIONAIRES VISITOR.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 62, 14 March 1911, Page 6

MILLIONAIRES VISITOR.

Sir Thomas Lipton had a somewhat unpleasant adventure at Osidge, his Southgate residence, the other day. Early in the week, it appears, he received a telephone message stating that Mr Kenney, of the London and South-Western Bank, was on his way to see him with regard to an attempt to forge Sir Thomas's signature.. Nothing further, however, happened till later in the week when a message over the telephone purporting to come from Scotland Yard, •mnouneed that "Inspector Weldon" was on his way to see Sir Thomas in connection with an alleged forgeryof his name. The visitor shortly afterwards arrived. He peremptorily requested Sir Thomas to sit down, and, after admitting that he had gained access to the house by a subterfuge threw a razor on to the billiard table and asked for financial assistance. Sir Thomas excused himself for a moment, and leaving the room telephoned to the Southgate Police Station, Avhbjseut two plain r clothes constables to the house and removed the visitor to Edmonton Workhouse, where he was detained in the observation wardw