Cherrill of the Yard: The Autobiography of Fred Cherrill |
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Page 72
... showed him a revolver , remarking that " the gun was enough to frighten anyone . " They happened to be passing the pawnbroker's shop , when , said Silverosa , " I told him it was an old boy , and he said , ' We will do this if you are ...
... showed him a revolver , remarking that " the gun was enough to frighten anyone . " They happened to be passing the pawnbroker's shop , when , said Silverosa , " I told him it was an old boy , and he said , ' We will do this if you are ...
Page 198
... showed equally keen interest in having his fingerprints taken was the Emir Feisul of Saudi Arabia . He was highly amused when I invited him to press his fingers on a piece of glass " just as a burglar might on a window - pane . " I then ...
... showed equally keen interest in having his fingerprints taken was the Emir Feisul of Saudi Arabia . He was highly amused when I invited him to press his fingers on a piece of glass " just as a burglar might on a window - pane . " I then ...
Page 230
... showed that fingerprints would be of little assistance , for events moved so rapidly that shortly after being called to the scene my colleague Chief Inspector Jamieson arrested a man and charged him with the murder . On the way back to ...
... showed that fingerprints would be of little assistance , for events moved so rapidly that shortly after being called to the scene my colleague Chief Inspector Jamieson arrested a man and charged him with the murder . On the way back to ...
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