Alice Street toilets crime
 

Has anybody any recollection of an offence committed against a young boy in the toilets near the corner of Alice Street and Burnley Road? I seem to recollect that it was in about 1948, and that he had his hands cut off. I remember my mother warning me against using the toilets, and that there were posters displayed giving information about what had happened.

Re: Alice Street toilets crime
 

You may be referring to a murder in 1948 that occurred at Farnworth. The lad was called Jack Quentin Smith . I too remember the posters. They were in all toilets, not just Alice St. I do not recall any major crime occurring there.

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April 1948 News of the World offered £500 for information leading to the arrest of the murderer of 11-year-old John Quentin Smith, who was waylaid and stabbeed while returning from school on April 12 in Farnworth, Lancashire. On May 2 that year the offer wsa increased to £1,000.
No payment made.

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Probably cross linking the case in Accy there's a thread on here "The Lady with no Hands. Whether to frighten the bejasus out of you Balbus from loitering in toilets or Chinese whispers I wouldn't know. extract below:

The Lady with no hands
does anyone remember or have any information on:

Agnes Rhodes Wildman... she lived in the Barnfield area of Accrington:

This is the lady that had her hands cut off by her step-father ( John Whalley) 1923 at the time they lived on Victoria Street Accrington:

Her mother was called Maud:

Re: Alice Street toilets crime
 

Hi Bob,

Jack Quentin Smith is my uncle. My fathers brother. I have searched Quentin's Murder for years, with not much luck with information. Is there a way I could contact you please?

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I will send you a PM (private message) you will receive notification

Re: Alice Street toilets crime
 

I have just messaged Miffy77

Re: Alice Street toilets crime
 

Hi Bob, Quentin was my husband's uncle, I'd love to know more about this. Could you please PM me the details?

Cheers

Re: Alice Street toilets crime
 

Hi Miffy, I've sent you a PM.