The long-retired writer for the East London Pioneer, who still has the notebook from his interview in the early 1960s with Jimmy Sowerbutt, said: "Dipper was a well-known pickpocket and fence who had always kept his nose clean. In recent years anyway, I don't know about when he was a young man.
"He and his missus retired just after the war. Sold their house in Stoke Newington and went to live in Spain. Young bloke took over the organisation, talented lad, Dipper used to say.
"From what I heard on the grapevine and one or two clues from Jimmy, he and the young lad paired up. The young lad organised the pickpockets around the West End, the City, train stations and so on. Jimmy would fence any items of value. He was particularly interested in jewellery. Must have had some cutter stashed away somewhere. Recut precious stones are easy to move around and fetched a good price after the war."
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
"He and his missus retired just after the war. Sold their house in Stoke Newington and went to live in Spain. Young bloke took over the organisation, talented lad, Dipper used to say.
"From what I heard on the grapevine and one or two clues from Jimmy, he and the young lad paired up. The young lad organised the pickpockets around the West End, the City, train stations and so on. Jimmy would fence any items of value. He was particularly interested in jewellery. Must have had some cutter stashed away somewhere. Recut precious stones are easy to move around and fetched a good price after the war."
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
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