Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

FRO:U ' POLrcE COURT,
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A prisoner'. d • .ili for freedorrC provl,dod
thrilling moment for the "gallery," who
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8n Ea.3ter~·l\~::~~tlO.n .
.vietor Griffin a.· fll,:.:;·lv youth,

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stealing .. bic~c:e, value £2 lOs., the pro·
perty 'ot , Stan,ley Herbert James, 17, Sur·
Road.
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the prooeculion was
being. read over for 6igna.ture by tho J wit·
V(l.ffiIDl.ons. ,1rie.. es, when Griffin, 88 quick as IighlnilllC
ascended the rail dividing the dock frolll
the steps leading to the cells, and wi llh tho
S\!J!pcn. -&gility 01 " ' cat sprallg c:"ar 'o f the 'dock.
the . bda,;:l~ . ani:! mad" a daoh for the door which opells
aro Btu e
on to the public gal1eT)"
Griffin hud no
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dilllculty in opening Itil<) door.
EI)UQJ('l'J[()JN~J. ·PURPOSE.
' . Sergeant Whippey , Detectiv e Pnrdy and
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Detective-Sergeant Wulters, who werc enevery lIuitablo. (~C8-1 gaged ~n "mnrshnlling" th-e witnessee, fol·
ample qua.ntJ.tJ.c8y lowed tn bot pursuit, and ol.erlook Lho
of the whol. i prisoner hefol<> he could ~et to the court ·
of the. !llob. yard .
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Prisoner stood against tho wa:1 Ily tho
A!~d\i?~:~ steps it::adlug to the dbck smiling defiantly.
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are doin . H .. "".,sted the efforl. of ti,e offieers to
c)e,mo.nsl;rated by workJfg, hk.. him backl and the)1 had 10 apply Iho
methods 01 Pl·o. 1 jiu·jitsu : look.
aud met"liurgy
In the dock he no1" stood betw een t 11'0
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manner.
olllceoo.
Frisonar said: "I shall not ho
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. here for the ~9lon~: I would ~onf'r
8tra.nglo myself. "
He asserted t hnt 110
h"<l bfl!ln trying ' to go on strni ght.

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CHANGES OF f OWNERSHIl' .

week

Pros-ecutor. nn a6s~stant in t ho C1Hplo y
: of Mr. B1ulldell, Oxr~rd Road, stated thllt
tho on April 2nd he ,left iS bicycle o·ul:sidc hi s
lp~ter'~
p,re ml.., ee,
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to~at~. •Blouses, I~·ete. ·

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R,seley, L.R.A.M., ~e
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ChOirs compriSllllg a
Robert EVa1l3, gro pe r·r
[1ssl~la nt.
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vo;c,," havo alreadYi entered, and
. posed ' to buying the I bicycle all' Apri l Ot h
' from Mr. Potis clothier, Edgc hill Slre",t.
probably b<> ihorcn30d. Ie 24,000
eontes.ts begin. r~'h~ · choirs are C?oming! for 30s.
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.o.f .t1!O k~ngd. am,. and mc.lud~ \ Mr. tT. /Potts said ~e bought the bicreio
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cOlUblll~tlone. · . rho 11!Jt. or adJmh. for 1&. frbm Mr. Jackman .
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.,t heso ~l?mpotlt:.on.3 ll1Ch,ldos tho
John Jackman l cycle dea:er, 83, Londoll
of Sit' Fred!,rIo, Cowell, Mr. ". J .
Street .tated th.t he oou.ht the cycle [01'
NaU'ght, .Mr.\ Hat-r~ Evn.ns• .l-fr. Hans Wesso- '10. 6d' f A I L - t" k'l
Iy, Dr. Frant< Merrick, Professor GrBllville ' ",, -, . rom
""r . I.·ae cy.
H.nfook; . and Dr. W.l!ol'tl · Davies.
Dr. ' .Albert· nackl"y, c)'-cl e ellnme ll er. 28.
Ch..rles flarr:s. and his imperial ohoir of West V:ew '!'errace,~ Cave""halll. "aid thut
1,2()Q' voioo-s will come do\vn from London on on the mornlflP of April 2nd t.h e prl ~ oIH.".r
the 13t1i 'J une to -R\ve a concert, and tbo han ' asked witness if he wRnt-ed to uuy '· a IJl.
will al :o 1>01 frequ ently used for special pur· i cycle.
Witnes9 said he wl\nu-·d to h:1\1 0 1\
pq8ca- for instance, !.the National Brotherhood look at it. but ·tr'risoncr fmid ' it W(\S l()c k(! c/
Moy~nien' wilt bo holdit;lg. ;t~ c.nnulll dom.on: uI? iii a shed..
Pri!:loner brought it tip t()
'\t:.r;atlon there on tho 3lat,MB.Y on tho.so.mo Y71tnees'e houa-e, Rnd exp:aincd that ho
IlnO!' and scale as la!!lt yca:r 8 demollstratJon at wanted to sell it bccnuRc h~ was (lU!
of
Cryeb).- Palaco.'1
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work.
Witness gave 78. for . it, t hinkillg
MAPLE FLOOR FOR DANCING.
it would help him.
J " FOR A WELSH CHAP."
. Danc:..ng will. lake place hero on UlO even·
ina when tho hal\ is not required ·for musical
D ctec tive-Scrge ant Wnl t-crs s pol;,;e to
and & ·maple floor ·will bo laid with arre!:tting the prisoner in Broad Street at
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·fJP.eoiAt~ pbjeat in view.
Flower shows, 12.50 p .m. on April 9th.
Pritw lIe r . said :
and poultry shows and simila.r e.v~nts 1 '~You have made t\ mistnl{e , Mr. vV ~~It-er,ri.
~lll' take place ~ere when the compot.tlOns I did not sell h im
(Rackloy ) " bICycle.
are ovor. . LavuJh1 a.rrfUlj{oll6.11UJ 118.\""0. been \ Hll-ve you seen the man t·' WitncSB said
madjl lor the len? ...1 .Jl()pome of . muSIC. A ho h"<l JURt left him.
PrisollN tlwn ""i rl,
I sold it fot'
huS'o bo.ndatnn 111 to be erected l!l. tho paor5 "I did sell him the: bi-cycl e .
· the .ground, known a.e .!.heODommlon~ Gar·
W Ish chap who stal'ed at UIC Model
and hero a. sucoeeslon of tho prmclpu.1 1 f\
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h~ Majesty's ·Guards will play. The Lodging Hou~e~ . I don t know II III , all(
·Dc.miiui.m, Gardens will' contain 'a .wealth or I htlv" not Roon.~.I~ . for seve rnl dny~.
Ho
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surrounding
tho
gl·oat Rl\v-e me two sln.hnga for sellIng It.
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I.Elonoiuiorls
. the police station prison" r oaw the bicyclo
Pavilion "ill .and said. cc That'!') the bicycle I soleI."
oxhil,it.i·,on .so far, as its imposing i Uter he eaid he did not lmow it was
buildings 'a re ,oonc!,rned.
Ji. vory . ~c&utiful otolen.
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soheme ' of deoo~atlen. forr' ~o pavl!Jon bal
' Prisoner ndmitted selling "tho bic)'cie,
be£"n prepar~, lJ~clud~n~ .lofty casco-dee. the but donied 6wfding it .
water for . w!"oh " to De,.pumped. to the top
John Armstr"n!\" 28, London Strec t ag·
of. t~H~ blddmg by two engmee .?f 35G horse- sletant ma·nfl.ger at the WOrkOlI\Il't; H ome,
power.
Raid W~16hmen lul.d st.l\vec1 at t ho hOJ11("
A ' 8TRIKINq FEA>rURE. ·
~ut not lately. Not this month, at allY
The r eoonatruo~iori of Brillto(CII..s tlo, wh ich rate .
w/i,' deatroyild hy brder of Oliver Cromwell, ' Mr. Jackman , re·called, said th " nll!i<ido
will bo anothar. st.riJting featuro of the exhibi- cash v!\lu-o of the machino ·w ns 25~ .
tion, and ite intnrior will · bo· as ihtcr08ting M
The magistr·Rte'e elcrk: SOI.lICOII(! got
its· e~'terior, lor it :will <i0ritain a . largo 0011",,· ao... lor it.
tion of naval and n:Hlitar~ relloH. in the forma· j Witn es..<I: That Wi\8 on the illstal Jll(l llt
tion of ·whioh .ov';r.1 · di.tingui~hed people- s'v stem.
Lord .Roborta 'and tord-Methuon among thom • Formally .charged, prison-er p ~e~d not;
- aro taking ~ lle1')l?nal interest, whilst their guilty, but admitted receivinij tho bloycl" .
. 1daje8ti ~ .th~ Kln~ '81?-d Q~~en havo grnciOl~s, not kno\viug it to h!Lve b oon Bwl~n .
. ly pt'ouu!Jed to oontrlhute ·valuablo ~ouvenll·1l
Prisone r then m&d.-e 11 stat.eme nt t.o thtl
tq the coll." "ti9 n . ,
effect that he sold the bi c~c1" [or ." W~lsh ·
· ' POPULARITY WITH TItlE FAIR SEX.
man-a stranger-whom he met".. Brol\d
About 2,000 peJplo will · take part in the Street.
of Bristol, whioh will bo produced • The chairman (G. R. Jacksoll) sRid , hnvJllne 22nd, and each fol\o~ing 101( l'e~ ..rd to what the Bendl k'l"'w o[ I!,e
. 4th . Beldre thn opellIng prisoner's pilet, lIe would b. _""ot for tl'lnl
to which thou· at the next Quarter b-e6sions. 'r
others ·will be
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pa.gca-nt .pl6ster
·havo filled the
over, 80 grea.t has
Ule pa.geant amoflgst
anll Clifton.
pageant ground . will be
of..
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CR;EAM SEPARATOR.

At.e Y~"f ~ teetli
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O,r a~e they: ~st _~~eless de~a.yed f, r~:rti~~~.: of' teeth that
gI. ve yon notlimg D~t worry . and pam? ' , .
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Oll,n . fit you irith 'te~~h;;tha£ ~ijl .w~':"k :aJ!,d' bring ,
ll;I,ld', ,mproved 'appearance. -'': -Not ·tlie least
paui With· 6xtrll;?tlO~s....and .reallY . !eas09il.~19 :fess. Call
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AUTOMATIC
LU81UCATION
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IT rAYS to 11lIt lho
"ALFA LAVAL"
illst.mul of uVLchilles
of 0 1her Ulllkos, for
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AWAR
Fixed in

1],000

FIRST PR1ZFS.

ani D~iry on Ono ·Monlh'lI

Free T rid.

Ag.nt~:-Dalry

Supply Co., Ltd., Museum
Street, . Lond~n, W .C.; Distriot AgentH. GrIffith: ! 43, Bro,ad Street, Wokin~ham,

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Printed and IPublished by the He.dins
Newsp8~r Company, Limited, at
their
Offices, 7,
and 19 Vnlpy Stroot,

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Reading.
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WEDNESDAY, April 15,\ 1914.
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