Albert Flint (Jail)

Albert Flint was twice convicted of manslaughter. In 1960 he was convicted of the manslaughter of Caroline Beatrice Ellis and in 1962 he was convicted of the manslaughter of Patricia Trevor.

Caroline Beatrice Ellis

Albert Flint was convicted of the manslaughter of Caroline Beatrice Ellis 49 who he killed on 20 May 1960. They were friends but she had started to scream and he lost his temper and strangled her. After he put her under the bed and a couple of days later he gave himself up at a police station.

They had know each other for 12 months. Albert Flint knew Caroline Ellis as Jin Ellis which is what she had written down when they met as she was very deaf and could not speak very well. He said that she would visit him in his room and if it was night they would sleep together.

On 20 May 1960 Albert Flint had been to the Union where he had had 3 pints and later went to the George on Stockport Road where he also had 3 pints. After leaving the George Albert Flint saw Caroline Ellis up against the Apollo Picture Palace. She was coming up the Stockport Road and he was going down. He crossed at the zebra crossing to the theatre and to the urinal in Ardwick Street and when he came out Caroline Ellis was waiting there for him and they went together to his house at 41 Newson Street where he had a back room on the first floor.

When they got there Albert Flint put some tripe on a plate with bread for Caroline Ellis which she started to eat straight away. After eating the tripe Caroline Ellis got up and shoved Albert Flint. he said she was trying to say something but couldn't get it out. He said that he could see that she had been drinking but didn't know at the time tat it hd been meths. he later found half a bottle of meths in her handbag the next morning. He said that he shoved her back so she was sitting in the chair and she started to scream and he said he didn't want her screaming because he didn't want anyone knowing that he had a woman in his room. He said he got hold of her throat and started to squeeze with one hand and lost himself altogether. He said that her head was bent back over the side of the chair and he lost himself altogether then and didn't know how hard he was squeezing. He said the next thing he knew was that he was on the floor and she was still sitting in the chair with her head hanging over the side.

He said that she was still warm so he thought she was still alive and he took her out of the chair and laid her on the floor and took off all her clothes. He said that she had messed herself so he wiped her down with her vest and put it in the fireplace. he said he might have done the same with her knickers but he wasn't sure. the rest he put under the bed. He said then that he lifted her as far as he could onto the bed under the clothes and levered her into the bed with the brsh and shovel. He then covered her with the bedclothes and covered her face with the sheet. He said then that he sat in the chair and had a smoke studying and then went out.

He went to the pub on Rusholme Road, a Wilsons House next to the Minsbull Arms and then to the Grapes where he stayed until 10pm after which he went to the Sherwood in Temple Street until chucking out time. He said he had about 5 pints in total. He then went home and went to bed. He said that he knew she was there and was dead, and said he wouldn't have done so if it hadn't been for the drink. He stayed there for an hour and then got up and sat in his chair smoking until early morning. He then looked in her handbag for some matches and found the meths which he emptied in the bucket and put the bottle by the window. Then at 10am he shoved her under the bed with the brush and shovel and covered her up with her coat and other things. He then went out drinking until 3pm and then went back to his room for the rest of the day.

On the Sunday he got up and later at about 4.20pm he went to the police station and gave the sergeant a note saying there was a woman dead in his room and would they come up.

He said he had nothing against her and she had nothing against him, it was just to stop her screaming.

Patricia Trevor

Albert Flint was convicted of the manslaughter of Patricia Trevor 59 who he killed on 25 September 1962.

Albert Flint picked Patricia Trevor up by the bus shelters in Piccadilly Gardens. He had seen her there before a number of times and had asked her to go with him but she had refused but on this occassion it was drizzling which Albert Flint said probably made the difference.

They took a bus back to Albert Flint's bed sit at 135 Upper Brook Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock and Patricia Trevor paid the fare with a shilling. They had some supper and went to bed but didn't have intercourse because Albert Flint said he was on some tablets from the doctor and had had some beer.

The next morining Albert Flint got up and had some breakfast but Patricia Trevor said she didn't want any and stopped in bed but she asked Albert Flint to go out and get some wine but Albert Flint said that the shops werent open yet. Bang on 11.30am though he went out to the off licence and got a bottle of wine and two bottles of pale ale. they drank the beer and wine mixed and after went out for some more drinking about 4-5 bottles of wine in total between them. Albert Flint said the last time he went for wine was about 5.30pm.

Albert Flint said that hey were still in bed with the wine and he didn't know what happened but at 11pm he woke up on the rug by the side of the bed and when he put the light on he saw her there on the bed proper naked with the bed clothes pulled away from her. He said then that he pulled her off the bed and shoved her under it. He then drank the half  bottle of wine that was left and got back into bed. He said that he woke up around 11.30am the next morning properly dozed and saw that Patricia Trevor wasn't properly under the bed and anybody could have seen her from the door and so he pushed her right under up against the wall and then later that night covered her up with her clothes and a blanket off the bed.

Two or three days later Albert Flint pulled the bed away from the wall and saw blood by her mouth and then realised that he must have strangled her. He said that he new that he must have done someat to her when he first saw her but he didn't know what. He left her there and later some workmen started to put scaffold up around the house to do some painting and plastering. The workmen went into another room and bolted it from inside and he thought that it was likely that if they put it in from the inside of his room they would find Patricia Trevor. He aske dthem when they were putting it in and and the workman said not until after the weekend but they didn't come on the Monday and on Tuesday he asked when they were going to put it in and they said about 5.30pm on Wednesday.

Albert Flint said that he stopped all night Tuesday and Wednesday in Piccadilly Gardens and later he went to the police station because he didn't want the land lady to find the body and get a shock. He walked into Longsight police station and asked if they had been looking for him and the police asked why they would be looking for him and he showed them his medical card and said that he had been missing for two days saying he had just been walking around. When the police asked why he had been missing Albert Flint said 'I've been worried about that woman. I've done her and shes under my bed'.

The cause of death was given as manual strangulation.

Pictures include several photos of Caroline Ellis from 1959. First pictures are of Newson Street, then Caroline Ellis and then Upper Brook Street.