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PRISO~ER A.DMITS ON E CHARG E
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Monday. before tho mayor ,Ie. G. l'icld,

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i1ilNLliy :, 38,
C"V:E R~'HAM : ':34"38;' .
EW!L~R ( Ox01' .'

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(a ~autiful l colou!'ef! 'l dramn) .

'SLEEPING BBAUTY
(a "hildren', pan' tobiin~).
All e':cluewc to thi6 'T heatre.

Champag~e~ at.Mal~~et ,rice

AFFAIR

Pftw. Ll8'l'S ON; "PPLlP4.TION: .
GOODS &UA.RA.NT.EDeJ'llElIIl'QUALlTY

MBgnifi~nt

iP.,...loo.
])cxn't miM the

81 [.VERBUAZE

..Iomel,erful !di8play ' of
touring.

(second 01 the Sherlock Holm ... ocrioe).

Girl."

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FERGUS?NSLIt~UTED

SNOW WHITE

(~ children'. pantomim,,).
AU exclusive to this Theatro.
Togethe.· with all' the latest comi"" and in·
Wine
WOOne.·
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,torcsta.
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Madame Wa.1ter's i Or~he8f:r8: including vioBRO.A DS~REET-, ~E.A.DING.
lin BOlO:!" by ,the Vaud+ville's famous vjolinist. Mi.. LENA SMITH. from the Queen'.
- .-1Hall ' ooncort-B, and "'Mise ·Gra.co Lawes, 'cello
,
Burgun y
ISs. 21 •. 24•.
, ·ooloiat.
ADMISSIOI'1 a. 11.u.. l, 3d .• fld .• and 1•.
IS•. 111•• 21s. .1
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~ml Spir~t 'Â¥-+hants.

J,fondoy. J anu~ry 12th
d~• .J...~r;y 14th) ; -

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ILnd Bo~kg
to th"
p 1ublio Libraries arc urged to Btknd

lILt

;;a,e Publio Meeting
tho Town
HsH on ThurWay, thl Sth January,
'at b pm. and .uppo~t the propooal
to obtain inor~a.-..d ~nd' for tho
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JUST A SNAPSHOT OF YOURP.ELF.

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WEDNESDAY. 7tb : 'JANUARY. 1914.
in the
SMALL TOWN HALL. READING.
Commencing 8 p.m. DOOr!! open 7.30 p.m.

ADMISSrok FREE.

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Scoteh & Irish

42 •. 480.
4~ .. 480.

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Children

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Telegra.trl8: Ferguson •• ,

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T"leppone: N(). 80;

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unleee accompanied by adu]t.s.
For Resened Tickels and lull partieulSrI

app ly

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H. Ji. FEAR. 22. King'. Road. Reading.

Tho

b,;" P.~t

Way to· Can B<l 0. i. by t!he._

OVIj'ARD LINE Irom ·Southa.mpton.
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THOMAS VVETHERED

MR.
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a.mpton, Lowest.oCt,

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by Cinem"tograph Views and,
Whisky
Photographic Slid ....
Brandy . , ••
Lecturer; MR. E o. E. CARLETON
(Fellow of the Royal Oo-lonial Institute). Gin .••.••

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The Land i of Opportunity."

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TOlo gr'!'ma; -" W. eth..r8d.... Mar' oll',

READING .CORPORATION
Tra.ffic Tece jpt.~ For ihe weeK .ending Janu~

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TRONG.
PALE o.nd lonLD
ALES, "1'1 lBt 1914, £745 Ss. lOd.; J corre,ponding
STOUTS. and PORTER, in c,.k...t period- i... t · yenr. £727.os. 8d' l incren.e. £18
usual pir ie.,..
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8,. 2d. Nwnbe~ 0 1 pasoongcrj; 170,787.
K .[ (PALE ALE) ..t ,I •. per gnllon; DEATH OF MR J ; n, STJVENS.
. . A .arded Pri.e Medal and Diploma
Bre\\'cr~' Exhibition • . 1912; . fivo per cenl.
TIl" den.lh I>t n...,coanpn.mtll·oly «I.fly nge

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of 37 , of Mr. J. I H. St.oV'C~, out., f lhol'1ii. a
and recomm~nded for promising "",rcet., Mr. 8 oo\·ens, woho was a
8QD of tOO 1Ila,te !1v.lT. J. E. SteV'l.-rJS ra.
wellknow~l Roo.o.'i.n g ioo.r.n .mcriSh.e;Dt, wtl'S OOUC1O\AD AND STOUT IN BOITLE
ted ... Reading ) SohooL !rom whioh he obI
Prices per do ...h .
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~..ined a Sir T.Mm:"" 'Wbite &holar.l.ip at
M a.gnums La.rlle botta. Small ~t. JOih.n·s 0>lJ1>g.." Oxloro. Alter goroaduo..
(Reputed
(Reputed
(Reputed
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with hionou;S In t,j"tooj. he _ . for
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! pt••) ' ~e time n ~\>Or OJ! the stJall' 01 Uni""".
REV.
2.. 9d.
I.. 9<1. 8lby OoU~go. Readi.11g• .,nd more ..~y h.
l'mV India P . le Alo ...
Family , Pnle Ale 4..
2>. fld.
la. 6d,
8.0 ~~nt IDaator lilt
Whi!Jgi ft
discount lor cash.
' SPOci~
' Ily brewed
fAmily U:'8.

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REV. Stout ..., I
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REV. °DatmblllallStStOtut ... 4..
ou 0
ou... ... (highly reoommen ded).

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. I 'nOCAL AGENCIES;RE ~DINci- !
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Th?"las Wet~fud

KATESGROVE ! WARD UNLONISTS.

lis..

The Ilonnu.J oiOOki-ng ooooort ' took p'!i;.oo
o.n Frid.a.y .,...aning in oJa.t wool< at '1'h" Ken.

and

,not Ann., Pe.H ~ Rea.cl;ng. Them was

Son •• L td. (Mr. J. " very good 6l;'tenda.noo

AI. BU lit<4!n~h8.w), 'Cl\\'ersham Road.

fri.on.cls.

a.n.u

of

m=hetnl "",d

:nrn~}'g t~ P~€SOl1t

W'Cl'Ie

.Mr.

Mr. 8. Davey. Lyndhurst Arms. Queen 's .A., H . B;u1I, I"n the cl"Mr, 'M-r. J. Dnwhnoy
Road. I
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(vIClNlhnli·"rnn.n), I ~k W. R. Niah.~n ~
Mr. T. S. Baker. 17 a?d 19, Che.t~lJnan Dr. Qo"lon LaQnbert (1'ic""'J>Tesid"",,,), Mr.
Streot. I
Ba.Tber (hon. soo):cia:ryl, a.nd ofuerg'. ~~
Mr. J . H . Dowell, Dukhers' ·Arms. Ho.ier OJ! s~logy wore roo,"ved from ' iM ...re. C .

Sireet.

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LARGE TOWN

CH~ LJlREN'S
l'EBRl!:AUY 16t.h "ne! 17th.
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~UES!)"'Y, 7.
DAR'~F.S

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A. Plrilbnok, M. Brown; amd G. M. L ove.

MM. I E . 8. E;shtoon. The Carnnrvon SJ)o0ng. were fIW>g 'by M"8I"'. S~· OoI'li.r. W.
Arm!, [)., ,Beauvoir Road. .
[jlnnerp. BS' H<1dlc1', E. lIobbe. C, Jntn~•. A.
Mr. IJ. W. · Ennew, 385i Oxford Road.
m. . GOtt. 1MId P . SpOn,;. Mr ·' M.
Mr. p-. Athereooh. Red LioD , Soutbamp.
orris oohigod ~t.h. hi!, ·S'romo¢x:uro. ~ and
ton ' Str~et! •
, Mr. B.won ablJy il>1'<'9i.ded ed; {:he pieno. '
,
Mr. IH. I Goddard. Osborne Ar", •• Grey. CURZO"" CLUB'.'
frior, ~ond.
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Mr. IT. 'Harver' Muqui. 01 Granby.·
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W ldal S
' .A~ the rec.n~ child""n·. party at the club
M R B Ih
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ar , 0 om....
oee.
e
• I. when the gubstai oon.i.too '" of the children 01
Road.
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.m~mh<lr. 01 ' th~ , clllb only, ,.,.."h child TO,
Mr. W. H. Kindell, " don Arms, Eldon celvod & prn.scnt' off the Ohri6tmae
Terrecu.
,
d th '
Mr. L. Lawrence, Rupert Arms, Rupert.an
ere W6re 36 additional pdze.s
street. i
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were dr4wn for~18 for ,',boys - ri.nd
M 'R Webbe The P 'ne 01 W I
At the '01.,.. of the l proc.ooing8
Ort:'Road! . , r,
T1 e
• e·· I-clhai,rrr,an of tbo" club ' (Mr. H. J .,iL..wrenc.,)
Mr •. \\1. J. White. Diamond Reign.
. ": vote' <>,I than~ to tho.'orgariioer1l.
Mounl Plnn.,.n!..
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chIldren rOOf><mded with thr•.~ htlarty
Mr. IN. 10. Pomlier ton ,.IG1,ohe. BridB'" St.
' . -: Tho cat~pDf!' ."'as.,done by the com.
SONNING ; -Mr.1 H. Webb. Bull Inn.
.'I\lttee. : Th .. clu~ wore ....pon.ible lor the
TW~F01D :-Mr. A. : Haydon. Golden who.!e of .tho exponsos. M-r. J. n. -William.
Cro ••. I
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acted as: Fathor l Chrmtniao. The name of
.' P'IN€H MPSTEAD ; -Mr. W.' . J . . Wil. ¥rs. , J . DUnn",, : .hould be added to the
li ..m8. 1Thui ' Grevhonnd , ·1
h'l of ""rv,or..
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NEW'l!; IRY:":'Mr. F. W. Curti •• mOIl
,""",,;"==~==~==
K ol"'. , rjdon Ro,nd.
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If~1. KING .d'E"OltGE V.

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INSURANCE OF ~A.SSIDNG ERS'
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tho cO'~I!l trj'. A ad
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V itnn. lo ' n ilr:l w at I '

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dou·ht, COl' BrJld f~ J' rd
w eN (IS' d (' \" ('ot" ~ j <d , ' ,

DlOunt-l'J 11 i f~~ ~·i d t ij '"
a.1l0 w ith t ho k :I ....t. I i
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Olell go on Il,u tif.! t!
w~n

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not seom 111uch iPil
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won Q Jllcd.a.i jll
&'nd Bu.cLon IIi'S Ii
wll.a.,t of 1J w " XIH'm'I" ,,,

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~o oou.n,t.ry
in
.dafCI1.0u 1& n o t

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21 in 21 .gmn.0'i .
&ci:Lers, hUlt t:h..-,
trn'Jatly cli OJlC, IHI ~

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READINe ISTHO
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Bri::ttol o n S;ltl.l rd ,

self with glo ry.
raruarke,

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Givo tlw ill'r'Idfor<i
Cra wford':; ~Jl1lJ~ 1
OIJle of R c.ad illg\

to , tllo hack. . .1
t>Jayor pal"

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,.h.e lw o.d in g-

Fuuti)a i

confid c.nc~ in jl·js l"k :,LJ
dl.Jrp<:-Il.u:'l upo n Ste
lNl.l'inbly ' ri .~f' ~ l.o

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&ccuri ny. '1')I.:\r-o -i\-lo, o f

that in

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i·,ho mgg L'-d ,,",j'!,",' Hl.

n oodling t!hou ld 11\11<1
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loa<.!c .. hip, tIho \.1 .
tJl0 brillinll.(',,, in ~ 1,
hrainy dribb\rillg U! H\
~hoo ti-llg powe rs .t 1\,1
Bl·O\\'n-tholl,g-h ho

into hioS wodt- ·t he
conbN.i a,ud

Q,l~

pluck

llUyti ! (I...:I

wl,:c-n bh ese t1\.,,\ 1' 10 .
1l1<lOU t.1I<>n 1:110
imt(\'nt i<l1Jl of (.X) t
with s u<:"h a. fi no lillu

Smith, 13.<\ urGuoll, c nu

l ot is ...·ory: gr.a,tify j 11,'5

tu reo F oster hUH .g.\J1"
an.d tltst i., o f
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~.ngl wl1ilo tJ~
to l>O pl" ying '
a6a.80n, bot-I., ~I"ow,. ",' _
e.bea..d. -by,pe. BUTtOn '
iV~ oolll·e &xc «.'llont

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a.ve, ,o f

, Tlie purSQ was on the floor open, fi.nd mOn0Y

OOUl'SD,

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HUe (f.ot'Jl1crlY· o f
' Bri'ghron CClltl'f'- f vi'
whooo undell;.tn,nding .
.' show

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oof j:l :~

ati·U, Roodi ng Jun·" III
' be-Iore, llInd 1:\ ·1*0 not

a:!(a.in.

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.. ,.j·i·ght pull Iii, .
ToCry g.l"c-a.t. p o.'i.~i bi
ut.~c~. a.nd 'iIIll('h \'.' .'

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they pl a y i'n t..ha ell .
B,·...df6,xl f~1't
n .
.. way) by 2- 0.
J?liahort Oltg·i. t not 10
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should hayc bc-.....n i
, it is eomewhHt
. ablo 1.Q l!,k., h i,

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a~ S U1H_" ri'J )'
'D~1.,'·o 'V jl' l i ~. n, lIiJ
l)la~' 9 his l\l-idwall

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for was scatt~red abo-ut. , Witncs~ pickC'd up
& I1g11i on Dcccm~
wh~t ~b~ could find) 'Thich con~i5,t f'.rl of oni 1
half-crown and 6&-d. in cOPPCn!, HI!) nskc~ j
line ho.l'i what wn. in the pm.e. Tho prisonor I
..ud tho tll"O half·er'"vns ,".cre . burning on I'
il\o ' fi...... He .took IIOmcth111g off the fire
which, looked ' like pieee, 01 'tin, and ' pre, '
I : tended that theeo Wl'rn her half.crown/.,
, bU,t! they , w~re not large enough.
Th~
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~rloonor .did nOI havo t11f~ toC~ or wn ~h hie
i
kll ghthood -jus. hand.. Ho' took
,&1o\'Neign n9d ,said h ..
SC8marf~ editor of ,would get the .chnnj6v and briu,:' her back
recall that this i4 th.. Ii\'o .hiUing..
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.gl"'~nted lo lPto~e , D.S, W.alter8 '~aid the prillonol' m.ade no
by . GOl'er,n ments r eply lip t.he char goO. On him were found
,
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£3 ,: 18. 4,! d. . inclu.J.in/i{ \ two aovc.rc;gn~.
"the· ·1
'. 'rnle prisonor ~
plc'adi..--d guilty.
~hairm.m
' The mayor l1l\id tho priooniw wou 1t1 be
re}DiUl~ed for one .'week . . He had not given
anY] sa.ti~r.actory account of llim ~l f, and th,
pol,ce , woulJ. h.u.v-e to mnlm turt.her inqniri~

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tllwwn cu.p . li g-Itt i Ilr
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dulY tho R -cn d i Ill-!,·

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.w ith Fulh:llll, u,Hd i i, i . .
, ...·,ill not (;~ ilnu iltiO his
Ono ti h;o; .~~ (() ng [I ");
(Jr.a.w(or.d \\·1:1 h a n~ 1.0
Ius \!»p 1' r i . .'I ~ " o ib, 'Jf
to Brndfol"d, bllt ': '1;a ,;
tho yOll t:!tfll l ~L h ·r,

for old
Mrs, Ellen Knight, of 14, Piggoh R oadJl
'VitnC88 Oavors'h a.m, a widow, BI·a t ed that 011 DCCCl:Ol~
chain to. .ber 31, uboui 4 p: m" tl1c priso ner cnmo to
,. tho h o use and wanted l-o:Jgingr(i foa' two p ereona; twO! e~lginecre, Olle being himf:clf, He
said tJlcy were employed at tho Caveraham ·.
tho COl'n :M ill. Ho said, ihe~' "\~·ero prcpnl''I,!d t.o
, pny 14~. a week -each, \V.tuess asked him
~~';~~~~~~":\\
' to l'eturn in llaU !Un houl'. wllcn tho p1aoe.
1~
would bo ready. ·Ho said he had lxwn
travelling for eight or nine ]lOurs from tho
North of England. and was c(l~d. and would
1ike a. h o t cup .of (;c.Lt. \Vjtne~8 asked him -·
to go mto the kit"hen. At t hat tilllo there
Connally committed ' ~~or-o thr ee hulf·cl'owns ll!lli 7... 1;. in coppcra
Sossion!!.'
! 10 Il), purse on the mantclp lCco, rho pns oncr
slood up bv tho firo wfil'lIling ·himsell. W i~,
I n ds go.ve -him SO'l1lf1
t~a and bread anI)
,'butiter. Ho showed her "l\·11al lQoked liko no
60vprcign an~ want.~d l~~r t~ get him BOm""l
I meat. She tuld. hIm to dJ"lnk up ' his k ·n.
: Iltld· "he would get him somo hot supper.. 1
: Ho !... ked for llOiInO warm water to wnsl, hie l
Charle9 Hu~tel' haUjdS. WltneM wa.e filhng up the ~-ettlo ~n
T W dd' to' , tho lKlullery when .be heard n. "erlt;h" 111 \
. C~lo~~lg
the kit;chel~. WitnclJS went bD:ek and a~kctl l ·
W. ' Fname' tile pnsone.r wh.al be ' l,nd done. Ho said !
he i\vas tak111g. off hiS ovcrcoot and aoCCidcnt'4
I ally knockoo tho pu ..e off th" m'nptcIPiCC~" 1

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In the hn.Jf·lx10k l ill.o
inudl W dI Qo~.•) hd ., '
-evid.e-nt th.a.t Ma.Yin L

THE SECOND" ACCIDENT."

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its rc p,ut-ativ n, )O .It: :

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CroY<!<>r!.L ~£r. Stevan. ma.med ..
of tbeL""te Mr. Ch...Tles Smith,
tWlO OJ
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Karlolr.

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H e walke d into the kitdl/~ II [lnd took IIi;; f; OU&
I Ho pulled [ol'\';n l'd " cllail' to
th~ fire and Il.6kcd · he)" tn tako aw ay Iho
gl1aro, ns ho w·as cold. Ho sa iJ, .. What
hu.ve you g9t in the pqt lor dillIlC l' '? " and
! ehe told hiru I SOInP. sou p {or hf:r hu ~bnlld,
Ho said hie hlnt-o wa ~ (!oming in tho mOrning. H o Imid thoy wo u ld pay 148,! a wc('l(
each for bo.:'ux] anel lod ging. \Vituess ~h o w.:J
Ihlm u\Jst airs , He rdu[l J('d dow nst airs alHJ
!sat by tbo firo again.
, ,,r itllc~s l~'ft tho
" r.risoner the re while she went int() th e Bc ul4
! I cry.
Ins ide t118 cuplx"<lru wn~ he r pur~,.
" containing 16. 5~d. - Five or six rninuti's late r'
:lhe came with a. t(,3 CUP ( or a. dr inl{ of watc]"';
,! Suhsequcmtly #!he htlaro. the pri~on{'r pill tht)
' c up in t.he cupboa.r<l. Shu h e a.rd u. J,oi f:; C4 as
en,torcd t~vice !
, . \ 10£ crockery falling. ' Tho llri~ono r wa H tllc re,
proCeedings •. Mr. (]).,ell , land the cupboard .. little way op"n. Wit.
and ISllId he jha<l I;eee said, " .What-cvcl· hayc you done? I I , 1-19
to ~presl ent : ea.id, U I have- n over haJ Gllch 3 misfortu ll o
being lata , 'in a person's houso boforc."
Tho Co~
up
casu at that ! 'ope-native . ('.hockR which 5hc hnd left id a
ja.r we~'o on tho floo1") 'und h e r pu r!;o \Vn.<I
with t~e clerk. the nl.o on tho floor. The pUl"JO wn. o\, on ' and
a.a the J?ohce were prosu· , empty. and l!d. in OOllPcrs wn~ un t 10 Boor.
DO OIjea81on for Mr. Bar· . Wilne", .aid,
"Oh dear, 1 have lo.t till.
:Mr. Bortram therelore : money."
Ho replied, "M.v ai.let j(.~ 1 II
•
'
i Ehi.lJing (or throo month !'> and ,then found It,. ~',
enid she rCEildcd next \Vltnoss s aid, "My 1lUSOOIIU lS out of w ork,.
On December 2~th and it is lL great lo~~ to me. It is tho ()uly
in thu diuing.room , of shilling I hu,\'e. Jl He n!!ikcd witJl~SB to giv()
an.d gent for the pohee, 111m eorue soup, e.n<l witncsa gavo 'h im some.:
\Va's open.
.
lIt) P:U,t his coot and ha~ on. \Vitneoo Ba.id,.
"I can't find my m'oney." He said he ·waR
.going t o Twyford to his job, and would
Caversham, sUld be bn.cJt At seyen o"oloclt, \Vi'tnees said, l'If
on December 1 your, job ·is at Twyford. ,":hy rrlo n'k you geb
ho went to : lodglll8'ft thero'l" He sai d, "I have tw'91
the wall i lob., here and th.. other at Twyford." H~
rear of l eai'd ho would bring in a picco of meat;_
";.';n~ .•·~~ win· 1 I>nd that if witHc"" had not found her money
light.
On look- ! he would give her 8. ~hi1ling who n he t.'Io.1.mu
.tonding in tho ' back. . Witness expected him back, . but ho
,T hQ prisoner lhr'dw did not return; and witneu did llot seo h im,
.. All ris;ht•• ir; all again till hu W.1. in cust-ody.
rellu.',n.x1 him to <;omo I Cross·examine-d: He as-,:;,iRted 1101" to look'
inlo cu.tody. for tho money. He did not say that i[ hI)
s"",rched . the , tould find a better vince I ho &lOuld n6~
knife and l!Ci9S0ra 1 ~mc back: She did not !'lay Rhc £ollld not
Tho point of the give him IR deflnita ans,,,cr till her hu:;uanJ:
' Prisoner Eaid that came home as to t.he lodgings. '
I
I the window with.
window nnd 1000nd
"YOU ' HAVE GOT A COP I"
noor tho c.at.cb, and
I
the room.
D.S. Wallora stated til at nl il.l0 p,m. 01'1
then gone jnto,
Saturday :he £ILLW tho prisoner at his;.Jodginge,:
, of Mitford. Tqe 21, 'I'I ... Grove, Rending. Pri.cnel' repl ied,
. that on ,Dt!cem·ber :"Yoo, thafa rig~t; only h. ·4d .• too." .Aft<6t:
the hOlUS6 about 4 a good rdeal cJ' t.rouble witn(l8~ ""ot prlF.Qnel~
ohargo. ,' Witne& : to the police stat.iol1, where he eai~.l " ~ Ollly,
~nd windows ·la. 4d. I Y o u have got a cop. I WH.iJ~ It he.d
retul'rkld' beon four~'()n quid."
;
~,
company with ! ~ti6?~r dcniCod mnkl,ng the Bt,ate~)cnts.,
that the ' di·.we" ' He .,,,d ho told tho oO,cer thai hI) (lid no~
been dialurbed. ' have th" mOlley. Tho pri.O'n er enid h6
saw th.at .. looket · .. · collier out of employment.
Ile had
Sho could .wear to : worked at Wigan. Ho rome i o Rea<ling
/lot to th.. chnin. : en route for South Wale.. A, ho was pul·
tho .eamo. :' Sh9 tjn~ tho c.up bac,k into tllti cupboa.rd he
,h'"n' " ",. 1 worth ab<:lut 30s. : acCldenta Hy knocked the jar -down, nnu ths
tha.t tho
kitchen purso. Ho did not ~tetU the money, It wl\8 \"
tho' ooteh.
I not· truo that he had got wol'l, at Twy[ol'd,
01 Ralph Wil. · 'I'ho 1'<'''''80n h" did not go b..' k to the h Oll'"
The Mount · was that Mrs. (hant' told him silo could not
OOXBWUl~ give a ddiIlite an!!!W~r till h er hu !Sba nd C-l'l..n11)
<iorrclh{lTnled the
back nt night. After leil\'ing Ml'~. Graut '"
he walked. straight to N e wbul'Y. II~ d id not
go' to ' Cavershlull theil, but .tho next d~1y.
'rho magj"trate;.;' clerk: Did you have an
acddent ill Mrs. Knigh t's hOIl~e ?-Y e~.
bus inese: ~t
You knocked lwmet,hillg off tho mantc1~
London, pice. 1-1 knoc~ed a purso off.
'rhe B ench cOJlvicted the l)risoncr) nnd t ha
mid-day, . !!!eCQIld case \YonA th en t il ken.
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