The Box of Artificial Fingernails

Chronicle (Levin), 2 April 1949, Page 5

The Box of Artificial Fingernails

% Receivefd Saturday;. 12.24- a.m. LONDON, April i. A- qufeue composed entireJLy of women bfegan to form otitside the entrarice tb tlie Hbrshani (SuSsex) Town Hall this morning three hours before procee'ding^ begaxi agdihst John George Haigh,- the 40-year-old comp'any director. Haigh has been reinanded three timfes oh a charge of murdering Mfs. Olive D'nrand Beacon, i at Crawley, on ofr about February 18, 1349. Each time Haigh appedred women have rtfslied rthe Court arid aria liired chairs ' and Step-ladders to pe'er thfoiigh the windows: Mr. E. G. RcdJfey,- bpening the casfe for tH6 Direfetdf. 0f Ptiblic Prosecutiorid, fedid Mfs. Dttrand Deacbn was a widow o'f Soirie mfeans who had be'en a re'sidfent of brislow Cdurt Hotfel, ( Soiith Kfensingto'h, fot about six j year§. .Hhigh had beeri a residfe'nt at j thfe* Hotfel siricfe 1^45, Mr. Robey added that Haigh was j rioiriiriai direcfor oUa cbrripany carry-- i ing on wbrk as light erigineers The company had ?. workshop at Crawley whicii Haigh iised for experimental work. ' ' Haigh dr ew no wa-ges from the company. He baeked horses and dogs, and he sometimes made substan-tia-n gains but doubtiess also made j. substantial losses because — and this 1 * is a matter of great significance— on February 7 last he had an unsecured overdraft at the bank of £80. Mr. Eobey said that on February •7 Haigh owed the Gnslow Court Hotel neariy £50 for board and lodgings | and- w?.s being pressed for payment. On the i4th Mrs. Durand Beacon had^" a friend to lunch, and the friend saw Mrs, Durand Deacon show Haigh a box of artificiai findernails.