Show FEW BID FOR CRIME RELICS sale of Grew some collection sparsely attended and articles all sold for small sums relies relics of famous crimes and criminals no longer have the same fascination for the british man inn in the street as they did less than ft a generation ago the whole private collection of the late george R sims journalist author and playwright was auctioned recently in london mr sims was more than thirty 7 years ars getting his black Mus museum eurall together and the whole of it relies relics news cuttings and books was sold to an almost indifferent public in less than halt half an hour one of the most treasured of the relies relics a kitchen chair on which a woman was sitting whan she was murdered realized only 5 shillings little more than 1 1 autographed letters from notorious murderers various things belonging to criminals who had been hanged all went for a few dol lars apiece even things having a certain historical value such as a set of rusty leg irons used on criminals 1 in the eighteenth century ald aid a massive e lock from one of the cells in old new gate prison f filled to interest wa buyers ers |