Action for Men, May 1960 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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wrong. She could not put her finger on anything specific, but she felt that Haigh should be questioned further. Inspector Rogers interrogated the man the following day. Haigh was a short, dapper fellow of 38, with thin, black hair that he kept slicked down, heavy eyebrows, and a broad, closely trimmed mustache. He had even white teeth and a habit of displaying them by flashing smiles that had all the emotion of a blinking neon sign. Haigh held a responsible position—he was a director of Hurstlea Products Ltd.—and he had an excellent busi- ness reputation. He told Inspector Rogers essentially the same story that he had given to Policewoman Lambourne, except that he was now obliged to state precisely what he had done throughout the afternoon and evening of February 18. Haigh said that, after waiting for Mrs. Durand- Deacon, he had gone alone to inspect some of his com- pany’s merchandise which had been stored in the Hurst- lea warehouse at Crawley. At Inspector Rogers’ request, forwarded through channels to the West Sussex Constabulary, Detective Sergeant Lloyd Perkins went to the warehouse and combed it thoroughly. He found, among other things, three huge jars of sulphuric acid, a leather attache case, and a large leather hatbox marked H. In the hatbox were an Enfield .36 revolver, eight rounds of ammunition, and legal papers in the names of Mrs. Rosalie Mary Hender- son, Dr. Archibald Henderson, Donald McSwan, Wil- liam Donald McSwan and Amy B. S. McSwan. In a ration book, tucked away in the attache case, was a receipt dated February 19 from the Cottage Cleaners, = ne ‘ in the city of Reigate, midway between Crawley and 8 i on ta di wan laokin gta ga ; London, The receipt proved to be for a black Persian, he was certain he'd be acquitted on a plea of legal insanity, or astrakhan, lamb coat. Meanwhile, as a result of newspaper stories on the disappearance of Mrs. Durand-Deacon, a pawnbroker in the town of Horsham, not far from Crawley, reported that aman had left some expen- (Continued on page 52) ee shins Sgaeee t & fe iF % igi we repens In the small factory yard at Crawley, Sussex, he disposed of But he was proved guilty of killing Mrs. Deacon, and crowds five other persons, in a manner that shocked all of England. besieged Wandsworth prison gates for news of his execution. 21 COMmiCoooks. cor