Opening Scenes in the ‘Crumbles’ Murder Trial

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

486-1

Date Released

16 Dec 1920

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Our Wonderful Weather
2. 2Opening Scenes in the ‘Crumbles’ Murder Trial
3. 3Ireland’s Agony

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Irene Munro the murdered London typist. "Arrival of Mr Justice Avory, the Judge". "The Prisoners - Field and Gray". "Peggy Finlay and Dorothy Ducker, Barmaids at the Albemarle". "Stoker Putland". "William Weller - the boy who found the body". "The desolate spot in the Crumbles where the body was found"." Circumstances surrounding the trial at Lewes Assizes of Jack Field and William Gray for the murder of London typist Irene Munro on the Crumbles at Eastbourne in August.

Keywords

Crime

Credits:

Camera

John Hutchins

Length of story (in feet)

71

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