Notorious Crimes in the Accrington Hyndburn Area.

[Barrie Yates]

Vague memories of hearing a story about a chap being killed on Broadway - 20s or 30s I would think, something about the killer putting coins over the corpse's eyes.

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I recall that a man who was setting fire to his premises (in Abbey St I think) accidentally ignited himself and died. Thats what happens when you ignite petrol whilst you are standing in the fumes from it.

That's not the one, I am going back to early 90's I was told that someone burned a cafe down for the insurance not realising that a member of the family was asleep upstairs in the flat above the cafe. They died and the arsonists went to prison. Does that ring any bells?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

I take it he was released?

yes only due to the fact that a certain pub landlord, remembered partnering him at dominos that sat aft, n he only remembered due to the fact they were unbeaten n made a bob or two, i mean lets be honest, i couldn't say wi any conviction were i was a month ago today, could you? not a great position to be in.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Vague memories of hearing a story about a chap being killed on Broadway - 20s or 30s I would think, something about the killer putting coins over the corpse's eyes.

Could the first one on here be the one you're thinking of, Barrie?

Murder most horrid - Accrington Observer

[Barrie Yates]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Could the first one on here be the one you're thinking of, Barrie?

Murder most horrid - Accrington Observer

Yes, that is the one Wyn, remember vaguely my Dad talking about it and always remember the pennies on the eyes - he apparently thought that his impression would be left on the victim's eyes.
Real scary stuff when you were small.

[Retlaw]

William Hodson
Private 69284 Cavalry Regiment.
Hodson was nicknamed Bronco when he returned to Accrington in the late 1920's, he had emigrated after WW1, when he reurned he was wearing a stetson, plus the fact he had served in a cavalry unit, hence the nickname Bronco.

Joseph Hurley
Sergent 240065 1/5st East Lancs
Fought at Gallipoli and in France where he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.

Bronco & Joe had a long standing feud, people as they usually do, were always hinting that little Joe was the father of Bronco's children, this came to a head in 1935 when they and others had drawn their wages and were in Pleck Back. Bronco knocked little Joe down and then stamped of his head.

They were both employees of the firm that were erecting the electric pylons that pass over the Coppice.
attached is a picture of Sgt J. Hurley.
Retlaw.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

yes only due to the fact that a certain pub landlord, remembered partnering him at dominos that sat aft, n he only remembered due to the fact they were unbeaten n made a bob or two, i mean lets be honest, i couldn't say wi any conviction were i was a month ago today, could you? not a great position to be in.

I could cashy

[Barrie Yates]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

William Hodson
Private 69284 Cavalry Regiment.
Hodson was nicknamed Bronco when he returned to Accrington in the late 1920's, he had emigrated after WW1, when he reurned he was wearing a stetson, plus the fact he had served in a cavalry unit, hence the nickname Bronco.

Joseph Hurley
Sergent 240065 1/5st East Lancs
Fought at Gallipoli and in France where he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.

Bronco & Joe had a long standing feud, people as they usually do, were always hinting that little Joe was the father of Bronco's children, this came to a head in 1935 when they and others had drawn their wages and were in Pleck Back. Bronco knocked little Joe down and then stamped of his head.

They were both employees of the firm that were erecting the electric pylons that pass over the Coppice.
attached is a picture of Sgt J. Hurley.
Retlaw.

Thanks Retlaw, that brought back more of what I heard my Dad saying - the head stamping in particular.

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Thanks Retlaw, that brought back more of what I heard my Dad saying - the head stamping in particular.

Stamped off his head? Back in those days he would have hung for that - wouldn't he?

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Stamped off his head? Back in those days he would have hung for that - wouldn't he?

Typo should have been stamped ON his head, yes he was sentenced to death. It was all in the local papers at the time.
My youngest sister was born just a few days earlier.


Retlaw.

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by accyman

Our evil husbands - Manchester Evening News


the police said that despite the victims blood been found in the kitchen there was no evidence of the body parts been served up as food.

yep because it had probably been served up as chicken in a kebab or somat and teh evidence eaten

i think it was the takeaway accross the road from the newsagents

Was it renamed the "Mumbye" curry house?

[wadey]

In the 70s wasn't there a murder at a social club on Blackburn Road?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by wadey

In the 70s wasn't there a murder at a social club on Blackburn Road?

Can't remember that un wadey, but on blackburn rd 64 or 65 July a guy i knew was murdered under the railway arch in town, think that was pretty notorious as there was much trouble oer it fer months after the event.

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by wadey

In the 70s wasn't there a murder at a social club on Blackburn Road?

There was indeed,If my memory serves me well it was the stewardess of the Miners Club.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Can't remember that un wadey, but on blackburn rd 64 or 65 July a guy i knew was murdered under the railway arch in town, think that was pretty notorious as there was much trouble oer it fer months after the event.

Am I wrong or was it a pakistani or west indian cashy, seems to be ringing bells