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eof By en nee re CHAPTER IV ot it ds Be ‘ ha: res a is fk “THE SLASHING AND SHOOTING | 52. Whilst Stephen Ward was thus engaging himself busily during 1962 in aid of Ivanov and the Russians he had continued his vicious sexual activities. He wanted a coloured girl and got Christine Keeler to get him one. In October, 1961, he took her to the Rio Café in the Westbourne Park Road. There were coloured people there. Some were smokers of “reefers”, that is, drugged cigarettes, and were engaged in trafficking in Indian hemp. She here met ‘Lucky’ Gordon for the first time. She asked him, “ Can I have some weed? ” and he let her have 10 shilling’s worth. He wanted to see her again, She said, “I can only see you if you bring your sister for my brother”, (meaning a coloured girl for Stephen Ward). She gave him her telephone number. And thus she started her association with coloured men. Some time later she left Stephen Ward and went to live with this man ‘ Lucky” Gordon. Later she took up a similar association with another one called John Edgecombe. Each of these seems to have considered her to be his property. This led to extreme jealousy which resulted in violence. (i) The Slashing 53. On 27th-28th October, 1962, Christine Keeler was with Edgecombe at an “ All Nighters Club” in Wardour Street, W.1., in the early hours of the morning. ‘ Lucky’ Gordon arrived and there was an argument between the two men about her. It flared up into an affray in which * Lucky’ Gordon’s face was slashed, necessitating 17 stitches, The police sought to atrest John Edgecombe and charge him with an assault, but he disappeared. He went to Brentford, and Christine Keeler went to live with him there. Meanwhile Stephen Ward had found another girl to live with him in place of. Christine Keeler. He got Marilyn Rice-Davies to live with him in 17, Wimpole Mews. ; ; ' (ii) The Shooting 54. Early in December, 1962, Christine Keeler left John Edgecombe. He determined to get her back if he could. On 14th December, 1962, she went to 17, Wimpole Mews, where she was visiting Marilyn Rice-Davies. At about 1 p.m. John Edgecombe arrived in a mini-cab. He told the driver to wait. Marilyn Rice-Davies looked out of the window. John Edgecombe asked for Christine Keeler. Marilyn Rice-Davies said she was not in. He kept on ringing the bell. After a while Christine Keeler put her head out of the window and told him to go away. He charged at the door to try and break it open. It withstood the charge. He then pulled out an automatic pistol amd fred shots at the lock on the front door. Three or four shots. Once more tegsrindow upstairs was opened. He pointed the pistol in that direction and sig Only a shot or two this time, for he had come to the end of his agggipmition. He went back to the mini-cab and got the driver of the mini-cab-@fho was waiting) to drive him back to Brentford. The police caught up with Sim there and he was arrested. He was charged, not only with this shooting on 14th December, 1962, but also with the slashing of ‘Lucky’ Gordon on 27th October, 1962. ; re n 7 x 1 a -