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Old 26-07-2015, 10:59   #1
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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.
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Old 26-07-2015, 15:32   #2
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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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Old 27-07-2015, 15:09   #3
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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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Old 27-07-2015, 15:11   #4
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Quentin Smith
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Old 27-07-2015, 15:19   #5
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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.
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:
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Old 01-08-2017, 23:59   #6
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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.
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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Old 02-08-2017, 07:55   #7
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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?
I will send you a PM (private message) you will receive notification
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Old 17-09-2017, 15:19   #8
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I have just messaged Miffy77
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Old 03-02-2019, 11:16   #9
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I will send you a PM (private message) you will receive notification
Hi Bob, Quentin was my husband's uncle, I'd love to know more about this. Could you please PM me the details?

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Old 03-02-2019, 11:17   #10
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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?
Hi Miffy, I've sent you a PM.
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