The Archive · 1935

More Sentenced in the London Fire Scandal

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can tast_ year was hoard to-dey when Ragar "Richards, an. Umbrella taker, and. Henry. Joseph, a me chant were found "ity of conspir= Ing "wth "Leopold 'Harris, the "cen AER gute "the poh "and other Kees with' intent "to. defraud Insur your anal Servite and Jolgpn thi ten days at the Cla Bae ere proceedings, which

featured by dere verbal encounters tween Richards, who conducted his own defence with stoking. abi ity, and a witness for the prosect Ho, Lil Barnes, mother of his ile timate child Tickards had further encounter when he' cross-examined Leopold Hara Nolable among the witnesses sud-poonacd by the defence were Captain Aiies, ex-chiot of the Salvage Camps, and Me. Ball, 'a fire asesson, who ising. scandal.

Both he and Miles are undergoing terms of imprisonment in connection with the affair.

At the conclusion of the evidence, Richards made a powerful speech, which took two henry to deliver and evoked the admiration of the Crown accepting the evidence given by Atle: ard Barnes unless it were otherwise

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