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Demanded a Sovereign P WOMAN'S STORY OF A LETTER Edward yorria, 20, of Pi-ixton, described as a private in the Army Veterinary Co-pa, wao charged at Lam))eth yesterday with demand- in? .€1 from Aiice Y"ttes The said that she was married, but was not Jiving with her husband. About three weeks ago the pri&oner and another man came to her f)at and a"ked for a woman earned Xorah. whom phe did !rot know. On the 24th inst. pHe received through the "t a letter' addressed to the occupier, j As the occupier, she opened the tetter, and after reading it took it to the ponce-station. Ao tho wan living alone in the flat she fe)t ra,ther nervous. The letter was as foDows:— Address to J. Parker. Post-ofRce. Brixton- hiH. London.—1'ou are to he on your guard. 1 think I am the only man who w01lld do such a thing:, but it is my own back. Un16..s you forfeit me the sum of El to the above address. I wi)l have that flat and all its ocf'upa!)te! arrested without. Delay. Uiiie, J hear from you ttetween now and Satur- day night last post, wilt take actior).— Sinoere!y. J. PARKER. -Mr. Hopkins: Was the name of Parker known to -ou The pro'.ccutrix: No. not at all. Did you know the prisoner to be Parker?— Xo. Kir. did not. On Saturday morning-, the witness con- tim-e<i. the detective came to me and told me to write ft letter in rep)y. I wrote a. tetter. and posted it to "J. Pa,rher. P05t<>ffiee, London. S.W." I heard nothing more :tntiJ them came and asked me to go to the poHce-station and charge this man. Mr. Hopkina (to the accused): Do you want to ask any questions? The P'-jsoner: I can only aa.y this woman is a.n immoral woma.n. ?he enticed my sister there. pir. Replying to a, question by the magistrate. the prosecutrix said that she knew a giri. named Pansy Xorris. Detective-aergeant Norrey stated that he kfpt observation upon the post-omce at Hriiton-hitt on Saturda-y evening and pa,w a woma,n enter and -come out with a letter which she ha,nded to the prisoner. Whaa the prisoner had p&rtly opened the letter the witne'i went np to him and totd him he wouM he charged with sending a threaten- ing ietter demanding XI by menaces. The prisoner replied: I ha.ve been silly. I am a. soldier on fnr- !ongh. My sister was ruined at that ua,t. a.nd I thought I should get some money from them. On the way to the police station, he said: r can see now I was a fool to send a I letter like tha/t. At the prisoner's request, a young girt. named Lizzie Norris. aged pixteen year?, who said that she wa.a his c'ster. entered the wit- ness-box. Asked by the prisoner what hap- pened to her. the girt rep!:su: "I used to watk the stret:'e at night to keep her and her husband and another feUov. Mr. Hopkina committed the prisoner for trial at the Centra] Criminal Court, but ottered to accept bait in JE20 for his appear- ance.

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