CARICATURES AS CLUES
Tn the search for heirs to a North Country woman recluse's *870,000 fortune, it has been stated that some caricatures of relatives found among her belongings may prove useful as clues. It is possible to recall at least one case in which a caricature actually led to the arrest of a murderer. During the police hunt lor Percy Lefroy. who robbed and murdered a Mr Gold on the Brighton railway in the 'Bo’s, an acquaintance of his, an amuteur caricaturist. came forward with an exaggerated sketch of tho wanted man. which was produced in tho "Hup and Cry.” The likeness was recognised by The landlady at tho Stepney lodgings where Lefroy was hiding. Lefroy was duly hanged.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12483, 26 June 1926, Page 6
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120CARICATURES AS CLUES New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12483, 26 June 1926, Page 6
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