Show When Words Failed Robert Burton an antique dealer appeared at Marlborough street police court to prosecute Frederick William Hopnor a watchmaker on a charge of stealing an organettc some spoons carvers pictures and ornaments The evidence showed that tho prosecutor prose-cutor gave the prisoner shelter after knowing him for 20 years when he was destitute The articles were missed and on Hopner being spoken Ito I-to about them he went away Mr Burton then wrote him a letter In which he said You are a black villain worse than Doctor Crippen a moan cringing hypocritical black villain a mealy mouthed hypocrite I cannot find words to express my opinion of you Magistrate Mead remarked You havo done very well and those In court laughed They also smiled when the reply of the prisoner to that letter was read It contained the sentence sen-tence I fainted when I read it The articles were pledged Pall Mall Gazette |