▁book ▁for ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Crime ▁Museum ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 5 ; ▁the ▁museum ▁was ▁not ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁and ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁their ▁visit ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁Sed don ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁Fre em ason , ▁being ▁initi ated ▁into ▁Liverpool ' s ▁Stanley ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 1 3 2 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁He ▁res igned ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁to ▁move ▁south . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he ▁is ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁found ing ▁pet ition er ▁of ▁Steph ens ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 3 0 8 9 ▁at ▁Bour ne ▁End , ▁Buck ingham shire . ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁both ▁lod ges ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Sed don ▁bought ▁a ▁four teen - room ▁house ▁at ▁ 6 3 ▁Tol ling ton ▁Park , ▁near ▁London ' s ▁F ins bury ▁Park ▁area ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Collect ors ▁for ▁a ▁national ▁ins urance ▁company . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁ob session ▁with ▁making ▁money ; ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁second - hand ▁clothes ▁business ▁in ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁name ▁and ▁also ▁spec ulated ▁in ▁real ▁estate . ▁At ▁some ▁stage ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁sw ind ling ▁another ▁person , ▁so ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁advert ised ▁to ▁let ▁out ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁their ▁London ▁home . ▁A ▁near - ne igh