William Henry Hurlbert

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Theatre Royal at Maidenhead

The Era (London, England), Saturday, August 7, 1897, Page 21, Column1

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Jackson

Hello Trade. Thanks. Is that business manager, Jackson, "Beetham Jackson" who helped set up Hurlbert?

Cheers.
LC

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Seems possible. Here's a notice about a "John Beetham Jackson":


The Era (London, England),Saturday, January 16, 1897, Page 17, Column 2

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Jackson

Hello Trade. Thanks.

Jackson is a shady character and quite interesting.

Cheers.
LC

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Moser Ad

Possibly cryptic advertisement placed by Maurice Moser, a private detective who did work for Soames in connection with with the Parnell matter.

Daily News (London, England), Friday, September 7, 1888

Page 1, Column 2



Article about a burglar alarm sold by Moser, to attest to the address.

Engineering, Volume 45, March 30, 1888, Page 308

AUTOMATIC BURGLAR ALARM



The ordinary suburban house is almost as easy of entry to the professional burglar as to the tenant with his latch-key. The window catches can usually be turned back by a skillfully handled knife inserted between the frames, and if they resist this kind of treatment, it only requires a jemmy to be introduced below the bottom sash to fetch a catch off its stead, If the panes are small a diamond may be run around one, and then it can be driven inwards noiselessly, if it first be covered with a thick layer of putty to deaden its fall. Back doors are even more vulnerable than windows, and a very few minutes' work with a centrebit will enable the burglar to insert his arm and turn the key. Even if bolts and bars are multiplied, all that is gained is that a little more time is needed for their removal; the defence is not otherwise strengthened. As the householder cannot keep the criminal classes outside if they choose to pay him a visit, the safest plan of meeting them is to provide means to warn him of their presence, so that he may play the "strong man armed." The nocturnal thief never cares to have an interview with his host, and the moment he suspects that his call is known, and preparations are being made to seek his closer acquaintance, he leaves the premises as hurriedly as possible. Hence the best way to insure his departure immediately after his entering, is to provide means that will automatically announce both to the sleeping inmates and to the burglar himself the fact that a door or window has been opened. An instrument for this purpose is illustrated on the present page. It consists of an alarum bell worked by a spring after the manner which obtains in clocks used to awaken heavy sleepers. The key is replaced by a double flanged pulley, around which is wound a string. When the string is drawn off the pulley the spring is wound up, and the moment the string is released the bell begins to sound, and continues to do so until the spring has run down, and the string has again been wound up. Now if the bell be fixed to the frame of a door on the inside, and the string be extended across the door, and secured by a ring to a peg on the opposite post, it is evident that if the door be opened the ring wi11 be pushed off the peg, and the bell will sound. Again, if the bell be fixed to the top sash of a window, and the cord be led round a peg on the side frame to another peg on the lower sash, the movement of either sash will throw the cord off the peg and sound the bell. By a little ingenuity in arranging the cord one bell may be made to protect several windows or doors. Mr. Maurice Moser (late inspector, Criminal Investigation Depart ment, Scotland Yard), of 31, Southampton-street, Strand, is the agent for the burglar alarm.

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Case Moser Worked with Abberline

The Printing Times and Lithographer, October 15, 1883, Page 264

Charge Of Forging Bank-notes.—At the Wandsworth Police-court, on the 28th ult., a Russian-Pole, whose name was entered on the police-sheet as Halen, but who described himself as James Houlden, aged 65, Henry Hill, a compositor, and his wife, Mary Ann Hill, were charged with being in the possession of forged Russian rouble notes, a printing-press, plates, and water-mark paper for the manufacture of the same. Inspector Moser deposed, that for some time past he and Inspector Abberline had been engaged in watching the prisoners, who had been dealing with forged Russian notes, and on the previous day he took Houlden into custody. He found on him 203 25-rouble notes and two sheets of 5-rouble water-marked paper. The prisoner was charged, and in answer to it said, "I emphatically deny it." Inspector F. G. Abberline said that on the previous Thursday he went to Lavender-road, where Houlden resided, and found six plates for the forgery of 25-rouble notes in a black bag. He also found water-mark paper enough to manufacture 30,000 notes. That morning the prisoner had said, that if I would give him in writing a promise that he would not be prosecuted, he would give Queen's evidence. I told him that I could not hold out any promise to him. He then said the man who made the plates was dead. He also said, "If you go to Knox-road, a corner house, you'll find a Mr. Hill lives there, but you won't find him at home; he is employed at Messrs. Spottiswoode's. If they have not destroyed them, you'll find the plates for the 25-rouble notes. Witness accompanied Inspector Moser to the address, and received from one of the relatives of the accused eight plates for the manufacture of 25-rouble notes. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoners.



JAMES HOULDEN, HENRY HILL, MARY HILL, Deception > forgery, 19th November 1883.

Reference Number: t18831119-97
Offence: Deception > forgery
Verdict: Not Guilty > unknown; Guilty > no_subcategory; Guilty > with recommendation
Punishment: Imprisonment > penal servitude; Imprisonment > hard labour

97. JAMES HOULDEN alias HOLCHESTER (65), HENRY HILL (33), and MARY HILL (36) , Unlawfully having in their possession certain papers, plates, and blocks upon which were engraved an undertaking for the payment of money, with intent to defraud His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias.


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MR. BROUN submitted that there was no case against Mary Hill, as she acted under the constraint of her husband, and was not separately responsible, nor was there any separate possession by her. (See Reg. v. Yankowski, Session Paper, Vol. XCI., p. 211.) MR. POLAND stated that he would not press the case against MARY HILL.

NOT GUILTY

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HOULDEN and HENRY HILL— GUILTY . ( The Jury recommended Hill to mercy. ) HOULDEN.— Seven Years' Penal Servitude. HENRY HILL— Six Months' Hard Labour.