HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1959-11-12, Page 7GOOD REACTION — Honoring
former West Berlin Mayor Ernst
Reuter with this Champion of
Liberty stamp, one of a series,
won Ci "tremendous reception"
in Germany, officials in Wash-
ington say. Free World reaction
was also favo'able. Anti-Com-
munist Reuter was mayor of
the city till his death in 1953.
The Lady Killer
Who Slew Twice
On a cold, frosty morning
three days before Christmas,
1945, John Ridley Young was
hanged in Pentonville Prison,
London. He was a forty -year-old
builder who had murdered a
husband and wife at Leigh -on.
Sea.
Nobody can know what the
thoughts of a condemned man
are as he takes the final, fatal
steps `from the death cell to : the
shed that houses the gallows. But
it might well have struck Young
that there was a world of differ-
ence between that chilly Decem-
ber morning and the warm and
sunny June day of the same year
when he emerged from a little
seaside bungalow, leaving be-
hind him the battered bodies of
his victims.
He had stepped out into the
sunshine and mixed with the
early season holidaymakers
strolling on the near -by cliffs.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucas had a
seventeen -year-old d a u g h t e r,
Rosemary, who had a job in Lon-
don. Her father was a travelling
jeweller, a man who often had
large sums of money and valu-
able jewellery in the house.
When Rosemary entered the
bungalow on her return from
London, she called out to her
parents. Getting no reply, she
went to lobk for them. She found
her father in one room, her
mother in another. Both Iiad
been battered beyond recogni-
tion. The household pet, a black.
spaniel, was missing. Some time
later it was found wandering in
London.
When the police entered the
bungalow, almost the first things
they saw were four shattered
whisky glasses, a smashed watch
and a leg of a chair which was
presumed to have been the mur-
der weapon.
The bungalow was in Under-
cliff Gardens. When the police be-
gan their routine search for clues
they were puzzled by the whisky
glasses and the half -empty
whisky bottle. Had Mr. and Mrs,
Lucas entertained a guest, or
guests; and were the visitors the
killers?
Another puzzling fact was that
although robbery was the moat
likely motive, a great quantity
of jewellery in the -bungalow had
not been touched.
The police learned that Mr..
Lucas had not left his home all
day, and this was strange be-
cause at the time of the murder
he would normally have been at
business. Had he stayed at hone
because he was expecting a visit-
or?
The police then announced
that they would like to interview
a forty -year-old Ilford builder,
John Young, whom they thought
might be able to help them.
When they eventually found
Young they saw that his wrists
ba.d been slashed. He had also
tried to gas himself, Young had
a notebook in his possession
when arrested In it he had writ-
ten:
"All my worldly possessions 1
leave .to the „est and finest- little
woman in the world, my land-
lady,, Mrs. Orford, who has al-
ways tried to keep me in the
right way."
Mrs. Orford was a widow with
whom Young had Lodged for
twelve years. She told the pol-
ice that. on June 6th, the -day of
the murder, Young had lef t his
Ine';ings early and returned
about 2 p.m. The next clay he
telephoned at 10 p,m, and was
told that two police officers had
called to inquire about him. Ile
did hot return tc the house again.
It was preved that Young had
an appointment with Lucas at
0:30 a.m, A neighbour of the
Lticases said that Young was
still there at 10 a.m. and the pol-
ice discovered that the bloody
Imprint of a rubber heel in the
bungalow corresponded exactly
With the heel of one of Young's
shoes,
In addition, a trouser button
and thread found in the bunga
l.ow were similar to those on. a
pair of Young's trousers, which
.had one button missing. Hair
taken from the dead man's shirt
and cuff-linlrp were similar to
Young's hair, m
Young had 114 on 1)lm when
arrested, and h. a tank at his
business premises the police
found .seventy-nine 25 notes, as
well as watches, rings and pre-
cious stones,
At the trial it was disclosed
that Young and his partner were
• £1,200 overdrawn at their bank.
On the day after the murder,
Young had paid•in £500 to the
partnership account: Naturally
the evidence against the accused
was overwhelming. Young went
into the witness box to give
evidence on his own behalf.
What could he say? .
It was a strange story' he told.
Young said Lucas had asked
him to buy golden sovereigns
for hint and at various times had
given him sums of money, which
he thought must have totalled
around 23,000, for this purpose.
Young said: "I used some of
the money, and I got worried. He
was such a 'cheery, jocular, nice
sort of chap, and he trusted ole.
I was feeling terrible about the
whole thing. Believe me,:itli.s -at
great relief to come here today
to be tried for a' crime that I
have lived with for six months,
"The mental agony has been
terrible. I'm not afraid to die. In ,
fact, I have prayed for death 'on
a great number of occasions dur-
ing these last months, I want you
to believe that the man who
stands helve charged %with Mur-
der, and who admits that mur-
der, is not the man who commit-
ted the murder, but is the frame
of a man in whose body a demon
had been created."
Young went on to describe
how he had gone to the bunga-
low to confess to Lucas what he
had done, and how Lucas had
Changed from being a cheery
soul to a man with a terrible
temper. Young, claimed that
Lucas had called him names, "as
he had a right to do," and had
struck ijin on the back of the
head.
The prisoner confessed that he
went into a frenzy and attacked
Lucas with 'a chair. He kept on•
hitting him and hit Mrs. Lucas
when she came into the room. •
The defence called a Harley
Street. specialist to say that
Young was insane at the time of
the double murder, but the judge
and jury rejected the submission
and Young was found guilty.
As is often the ease, there was
a story behind this seaside trag-
edy.
John Ridley Young, the bache-
lor builder of Ilford, fancied
himself as a lady-killer, a sort of
seaside sultan. He would boast
openly of ;his great successes
with the girls.
But soon Young found that he
had somehow to substantiate big-
heads; he had to take the girls
out, and that needed money —
money that he did not have. Fate
put him . in touch with Fred
Lucas and "easy money." Young
talked of friends who had gol-
den sovereigns for sale and Lu-
cas offered to buy all he could
obtain for £4 apiece,
Young spun a fantastic yarn,
saying that he needed money to
complete the deals. According to'
the murderer's testimony, Lucas
parted with £3,000, but there is
reason to believe that £900 is
nearer the truth.
Then came the showdown.
Whether it was true that Young
went to the bungalow beside the
sea in order to confess, we shall
never know; The fact that he left
a great deal of jewellery be-
hind, does not suggest that
Young's ,evidence was the truth.
He Made It
Jobs, on a certain American
newspapers were hard to get
when the famous American
writer, Demon ("Guys & .Dolls")
Runyan, applied there for' one of
his first jobs. He sat in the wait-
ing room, nervously twirling his
hat in his hands, ,completely at
the mercy of an office boy who
carried his request for an inter-
view to the busy editor.
"It's somebody by the name of
Ranyon, or something like that,"
the boy told his employer,
"Ask him to send in his card,"
replied the editor.
The boy returned with the re-
quest. For a moment Runyan
was stumped, then he reached
into his pocket, pulled out a pack
of cards and extracted an ace..
"Give him that," he told the boy
Runyan got in — got the job!
MERRY MENAGERIE
'les to eliminate confuaion
about which way I'm goingl"
ISSUE 45 — 1650
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Many .Attractions
At Winter Fair
The spotlight will 'be focused
on millions of dollars worth of
prised livestock, farm produce
and :horses from various parts of
the world when the curtain goes
up on, the 1959 edition of the
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
in the Coliseum, Toronto, on .Fri-
day, November' 13.
Canada will again be well .rep-
resented from coast to coast in
this year's Royal which, as In
other years, will have the pick
of herds, fields and orchards on
display. Show officials in charge
Of entries report that there • will'
be approximately 3,000 cattle,
1,300 horses; ' 700 swine, 1,000
'sheep and ' 5:000 poultry on dis-
play' as well as goats, grains,
vegetables, fruits and farm pro-
duce.
Some preliminary judging will
get underway on Thursday, No-
vember 12, to-. provide judges
ample time to select prize-
winnersfrom among the 16,000 -
odd entries, before the fair con-
cludes on Saturday, November
21. At the official opening cere-
mony, Friday, November 13,
Mayor Nathan Phillips will ex-
tend a welcome to international
jumping' teams from the 'United
States, -.Canada, Mexico, Brazil -
and Argentina.
One of the features of the Fair,
always of interest to city and
farm dwellers, will be .the "Sale
of Stars"„ an auction sale of
dairy cattle and: sheep. Last year '
a ypung bull '.calf brought its
owner a record price of $30,000
at these auctions. ,
Again this year the Horse
Show will be a colourful and
exciting spectacle. A thrilling
attraction' willbe a precision
ride by members of the world-
famous Royal Canadian Mounted
Police who, in their repertoire,
will present both' 'tandem and
Roman riding.;
Other interesting highlights
include a `• magnificent flower
show, a miniature Royal of
young- animals and poultry, .a
mink fashion show, ,a Photogra-
phic competition, a horse shoe.
pitching competition and a
sheep -shearing contest.
BU$SNESS PROPERTIES FOR SALE
FROZEN food locker and grocer -meat
business. Farming town. C l£ford
Weeps, 'Walter, Sault Ste. merle,
MACHINE Shop for Salo. Lease. Main
Street location. Price $5500,00,'Cantelon-
Taylor machine $hop, Colifngwood Ont,
LUMBER and builders' supplies bust•
ness located fa Southern Ontario (to.
bacco belt). Established 1949. Terms.
Box 198. 123.1(Ith Street, New Toronto.
Ontario,,,
SERVICE' station and lunch roan; pew
and modern, on Highway 11, near
North Bay, $6,000 cash will handle. A
terrific buy. Lindsay and Kuzik, Brok-
ers, 706 Kingston Rd., OX, 0.1021, Tor.
onto,
DOGS
LABRADOR retriever pups from ohture
Pioneldp field and bench stock, Bill
Emmett,81 1st Ave, St, Thomas, Ont.
Phone ME,. 1.9585, after 6 p.m,
_ ...
FARMS FOR SALE
BEAUTIFUL roiling stock farm Mod.
ern Paved hlghway, $15,000, half down,
Elba Farm, Route 4, Orangeville, Ont.
DENFIELD AREA
100 ACRES fertile land, 2 barns, brick
house. Well drained, high production
area, At $15;000 this one is good, Call
Joe Milner, GE 2.4733 or 10. Marsh, GE
0.7832, Immediate possession, Fred
Gammage, Realtor, 480 Richmond
Street, Londop, Ont, GE 4-8481.
FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
ELECTRIC DRILL SALE
SALE special Black and Decker 1A" elec.
trio drill with' geared chuck key. Power.
Ertl universal motor 2,000 R.P.M„ Fully
guaranteed by the 'manufacturer, Note
this is a genuine Black and Decker
drill,nationally advertised, -regularly
selling for much more. Bargain while
they Last $16.90postpaid. For prompt
delivery send check or money.. order
'to: S. -& A, Distributors, 190 Brookside
Ave., Toronto 9, Ontario. -
• FARM MACHINERY
NEW Idea one row, new Corp Pickers
$1100.00 and up. New two row Picker
$1800,00. Ulster Tractor Harvester Co
Tillsonhurg.
302 BUCKEYE TRENCHER, Conveyor
type Baekfiller, T.D.!) Bulldozer. Wm.
P. Clark, Merrill, Micly, U.S.A. Phone
511.3-7715.
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CALL or .write Mr. Sam Ruth. admin.
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HORSES -
SHETLAND, top • quality American
blood lines. Cash or terms, Registered
Mares and fillies popular sizes, vole's.
Owen M0Crohan, Oshawa, Ont.
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REGISTERED 'Shorthorn cows heifers,
polled. bulls. Accredited.. J. A, Arm-
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REGISTERED and accredited Aberdeen.
Angus. cows with calf or calving, $250
each Rod Green, 5th Concession, Lon-
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• 4-8957.
FOUR' circle B Stock Yards. 3 loads
of top quality light weight Hereford
Alberta yearling steers also light
Hereford steer calves and Light heifers,
Salesman present weekday mornings.
Stewart Brown and Sons, Shedden,
Ont„ phone 54.
MEDICAL
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MUNRO'S DRUG STORE
335 ELGIN OTTAWA
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Apply:
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RAGS INTO RUGS
32" BURLAP 580 yd., 36" 650 yd. Rug
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FARMERS' CAMERA. CLUB
BOX 31 GALT ONT.
POULTRY FARM FOR SALE
"MODERN thriving poultry ranch 8500
capacity. Automatic egttipment. 50
acres. Good water, ,soil. Retail market,
Good weekly net. $6500 down. J. Tiehy
Angus Qnt, Alliston, HE -5.7582."
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
COTTAGE, complete with 101.
4060 down, and the balance an unseat
terms in Canada; $30 monthly, plus
interest. Prisms range from $1.99.5 to
$3,905 for cottage or retirement home
Complete with lot on your Choice of
Ontario's best lakes — Sturgeon,
eteCOalst Otonnbee tr entna naFenelon;
Rivers, Rice Lake,
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WINTER PARK, FLORIDA
DOMMERICH Estates. Beautiful new 3
bedroom 2 bath, Colonial )tone. Cen-
tral heating and air-conditioning; tire.
place; fully equipped kitchen with dish-
washer; 2 car garage; landscaped lot,
$28,500.' Phone MI 4-7202 or write P,0,
Box 538 Maitland, Florida.
BARRIE district stock and dairy.
FARMS, vacant land, country homes.
ELLWOOD Black, Fermi Broker.
SHANTY Bay. Phone Barrie 803.11.2.
TORONTO, evgs., BE. 2.2402 _ —
DAIRY BUSINESS:
Brick building 25 x 60 with living guar
tars and .snack bar, Equipment 1st claw
condition. Located in a small town. Ns
opposition, Showing good profit. 520,
000 00 down, balance terms.
TOBACCO FARM:
150 Acres, 90 acres workable, sand
loam, creek and pond. Barn is 30 x 60
Green house 150 x 24, 5 Kilns, oil fired
Irrigation system Complete line of
machinery and equipment. 8 room 1
storey house. Located 15 miles trop
Cobourg Ontario, Price 970,000,00. Onll
$25,000.00 Down
150 ACRE FARM:
in excellent condition, 120 acres work.
able, 5 acres hardwood bush, Cowin!!
creek, 8 room house with bath, !argm
barn 70 x 55, straw shed 28 x 64 ce
ment stables, drilled well, school on
farm, close to town, all buildings DPI
in A-1 repair. Owner retiring- Prick
to sell at only $18,000.00. rase terms.
STORE:
Solid brick 22 x GO with 6 rooms apart
ment above with bath, furnace heavl
wiring, suitable for Restaurant 41
General Store, Located In line Vlllag,
of Atwood on Highway No. 23 Immo
dlate possession. $5,000,01) down. Sal
ence terms.
DUDLEY E. HOLMES
Insurance & Realestate
Listowel, Ontario. Bus. Phone 470.
RESORTS
PHEASAN1 HUNTING
OPENING date Sept. 1st No bag limit.
Guides and dogs supplied Pheasant)
In natural cover. Originalgame farm
in Ontario to have public pheasant
Minting. Bungalows with private hath,
excellent meals, For details write Gol-
den Pheasant Ledge and Gant- Farm.
Huntsville, Ontario.
SITUATION WANTED
HEAD Gardner or Nursery Foretiian, -
experlenced all branches, inohuling
greenhouses, experinced with staff re.
quires responsible part. Replies to:
Smith apt. 10, 34 Tonin Street, Hali-
fax, N.S.
-
SWINE —,�.
WILLOWDALE Farm Yorkshire Herd
has six sows with scores of 91 and bet-
ter.'Atso two boars whose dams have
scores of 98 and 97 respectfully Young
.stock for sale. Edgar Dennis. Aurora,
Ontario.
FOR SALE Lacombe boars from Elite.
Registered stock. Ages 2 months to 7
months, Also 75% Lacombe -Yorkshire
oross-bred gilts by the same Elite boar,
H. B. Riese, 50,R 3. Selkirk. Man. Phone
Lockport 214,
VACATION RESORTS
FLORIDA vacations. Reasonable rate,.
Efficiency apartments. week o; season.
Central to Clearwater: St. Petersburg
Tampa, Bayfront Private fishing dock,
Write Davis, 2 Wilson St. Dunedin, •
Clearwater. Florida
BACKACHE
May be Warning
Backache is often caused by lazy
kidney action. When kidneys get out of
order, excess acids and wastes remain
in the system. Then backache, dis-
turbed rest or that tired -out and heavy -
headed feeling may soon follow. That's
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Dodd's stimulate the kidneys to normal
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FIRST
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FUN
FOR,
EVERY
ONE
November 13-21,
1959
Toronto, Canada
ADVANCE HORSE SHOW TICKET SALE
Get your Horse Show tickets now /Then you'll be sure of seeing famous
International Jumping Teams from around the world and the thrill -
packed all-new RCMP Exhibition Ride featuring the exciting acts of
Tent -Pegging; Tandem Riding, Roman Riding and Team Jumping—all
at this year's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Horse Show. Use the
handy order form below.
r
L SEATS ALLOTTED AS ORDERS RECEIVED
I . Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Royal Coliseum, Toronto 29, Canada
Please Reserve Following Seats:
AFTERNOONS
No. OF SEATS
Friday, Nov. 13 Q $1,00
Safurday, Nova 14 Q $1,50
Wednesday, Nov. 18 t[ $1.00
Friday, Nov, 20 ® $1.00
TOTAL
$
$
Saturday, d Nov. 21 Q $1,50
$
EVENINGS Nd, OF SEATS TOTAL
@ $2.50 d $3,50
Friday, Nov, 13
$
Saturday, Nov. 14
$
Monday, Nov. 16
$
Tuesday, Nov, 17
Wednesday, Nov, 18
$
Thursday, Nov. 19
$
Friday, Nov. -20
$
Saturday, Nov. 21
$
Enclosed find cheque for
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