Strange Evidence by Policeman:
Sir Basil Thomson Con-viered for Indecency London, Jan. 4.
A huge crowd to-day besieged the Marlborough Street Police] Court on the appearance of Sir} Basil Thomson, former Director of Intelligence and Chief of Scotlard Yarn, to answer two summonses, tone accusing him of indecency with a woman in Hyde Park and the ether requiring him to show cause why his recognizances of £5 shoul not be forfeited for non-appearance in Court on the day named in the original summons. gave evidence to the the Basil Thomson and that, if his friends knew about this, he would be ruined. Subsequently, the man alleged, the accused if witness overlooked the matter he gould leave the police to-morrow. The policeman replied that the acused should not tempt him: "You Know how impossible it is for me to let you go, The police is my sole means of existence."
Counsel for the prosecution said that the accused at the police station, where the inspector recognized him, asked that his name should be entered as Hugh Thomson,' He was released on bail of 45, but failed to appear in Court, Sit Basil subsequently wrote ex-Plaining that he went. to Bow Street mistake. The accused appeared] at Marlborough Street on December} 16 for service of sum The case woman, a young! pingonine sik ven Suto wel fined on December 2!
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