GAOL AND THE "CAT"

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19529, 11 July 1925, Page 12

GAOL AND THE "CAT"

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS INJURIES. LONDON, July 2. “You the both strong, powerful bullies. You accosted this unfortunate gentleman, - Williams, with a view to making an. opportunity to rob hfis, and you treated him brutally,” said Sir Henry Dickens, Common Sergeant of the City of London, when sentencing Cross and Adams each to imprisonment for 18 months and 18 strokes of the “cat.” A detective gave evidence that Cross, who had six previous convictions, was a well-known bully, while Adams, who had two former convictions, was a deserter from the Gordon Highlanders. On May 11 Frank Williams, the wellknown Australian artist, was found in his Covent Garden flat with a fractured skull and other serious injuries. Indications arc that he had been struck by a bottle. Next day Sidney Cross, 23, a labourer, and Edward Adams, 22, a seaman, were arrested and charged with the crime.