Age: unknown
Sex: male
Date: 17 May 1929
Place: Bertram Street, South Shields
Benjamin George Franklin was stabbed in broad daylight on Bertram Street on 17 May 1929. A man was tried but found not guilty.
On 17 May 1929 a man was seen fighting with Benjamin Franklin on the corner of South Eldon Street and Bertram Street by the driver of the number 40 tram at about 5.35pm. The tram driver saw the man put out his right hand to Benjamin Franklin who then put his right hand to his left breast and grabbed the man with the other hand. He saw the man wriggle free and then run off chased by Benjamin Franklin.
see www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
see The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 02 August 1929
see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 18 November 1929
see Aberdeen Journal - Monday 18 November 1929
see National Archives - ASSI 45/89/10
see Unsolved 1929
