Mrs. Francoise Jordan, wife of Fascist leader Colin Jordan, head of the British National Socialist Party, was held without bail by a magistrate here today after she was arraigned on charges of unlawfully inciting members of the party to set fire to synagogues. The charges included also one alleging that, under her incitement, some members of the British Nazi group had set fire to a synagogue in Stanhope, Middlesex.
Mrs. Jordan requested of Magistrate W.H. Hughes that he release her on bail. Police Inspector Albert Wickstead opposed that application. He told the court that four weeks are needed to complete the investigation of the activities of Mrs. Jordan “who had fled the country and returned only recently.” He voiced fear that, if she were released, witnesses in the case, who had already been threatened, would face further harassments. He also said he feared Mrs. Jordan would again try to escape from the country, as she did in 1966. In ruling against bail, the magistrate told Mrs. Jordan she could appeal from his decision to a higher court.
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