Doctor Arrested in Eastbourne Widow Death Mystery
Scotland Yard has arrested Dr. John Bodkin Adams, 67, on a murder charge in the 1950 death of Edith Morrell, an 81 year old widow. He faces additional counts under Britain’s Dangerous Drug Act and concealment of morphine. The case follows a lengthy probe into wills of Eastbourne’s elderly residents and a string of related accusations.
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John Bodkin Adams
Scotland Yard
English Channel
Edith Alice Morrell
Channel
Dr. Adams
Britain
Adams
Tomorow
Eastbourne
Hartley Shawcross
Herbert Hannam
Hannan
Mystery surrounds Eastbourne doctor charged in death case
Accompanied by town police, armed guards took Dr Adams to jail after he was accused of false representations about a death connected to Mrs Edith Morell. The report notes Eastbourne’s reputation as a holiday town with a high death rate and a local waiter’s grim remark about the town.
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Adams
Edith Alice Morell
Morel
Eastbourne
Queen Victoria
Britain
Bank Carolers Sing at Morning Sessions in City Trust Lobby
A group from The Bridgeport City Trust will perform Christmas carols in the bank lobby at 9 a.m. on Friday and again Monday. Harry Walker will accompany on the organ for Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful. Carolers include June Bartcum Virginia Fedor Connie Hoyt Joan Sumner Dorothy Liepertz Ruth Young Walter Leveen and others.
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Bridgeport City Trust Company
Harry Walker
June Bartcum
Virginia Fedor
Connie Hoyt
Juanita MacDonald
Joan Sumner
Dorothy Liepertz
Ruth Young
Walter Leveen
Fred Rauscher
Pete Watkins
Horace Plumb
Carleton Sampson
Douglas Martin
Fire crews battle rubbish blaze on holiday afternoon
Firefighters were summoned to Season Street Main Street and South Avenue yesterday afternoon after a rubbish blaze broke out during a Christmas carol event. The incident disrupted a planned 2 50 p m singalong of Joy to the World.
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Main Street
South Avenue
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