Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

fREMlSES' S
BY POLICE.
: ,. . 't"}·

artiCiI6

In tJt.o caureo of B.Il
th. late · lIk Henry
Tho Ficdd" eay!: _
,. In t.he eeTly daY"
and perch in tho
I..;.her . . .tate, a.nd

II

vnr:ro

MAN IN A BARREL.

. ..

~ught U:oo.£, ~~.
n.h pcnda ' OII -:r~
enlo/:ed . all tli..

10" wint<lr .

No little excitement l>re~o.iled . ln Min.ter .
Street and Brood Street, Re~iog~ on ,8&" .
utday night by the dramMlc &r!'6st of "

rhamea~'&Dd

.the

3fMJ rt. -offered

Kwmo!,

n..&. ' .....
~

'an

pike &nd ',perch 'lin .'

fl ummc r w it.h. t h e chob (for whjch h.8..u.eed .to ·
enl ploy , bf'l6ld..-.s \.he By a 6Omewhat· ...,.ii:D,.

m&n

sport.

the late ¥r. ·W. T . Hayiiird,'Jof ,

W ll S ,

Long

WIU<>uham,

whom

HeMY

Geor~e

Ool\ina; ':

wine and spirit meroha"'.

-finest aJl.l'<ItlDd "' fti t.e;;..:, I

.oourely look<>d. There WM no one pn the .
Mon
of Mr.
Downham,
grocer
and
premioe.
wben she left.
Out,lde,
howev.er,
Mi•• Downh801I\' noticed a peTllOn ·. ~llt.rlllg
about. He c"Tried ,a beg contamlllg golf
club. Alld h is &1'pe&r<>nce did not arollOO

mell, Mr. Collins .evo.ntually oame to the"<J"7.

flv, and here 84iIlln he fbun£l a gr""t' teaeh"" .
in Cf'Orge L cl.wyn Marryat,. ,to wliOl!D
(> xltm p ljJ h c> 8scnW the &CqUlslt.r.on of-. hie

~

(
I

~l\: n c:onsiderable skiil. , Am<;mg hia qry" dI1~'
Lrt(' nc1~ mnst. be m-entiQned 'M essrs. FranCIJ
Fr+!1t.'ls. J .o hn ~v, Irwin Cox, William
&Cf') hl r .t l\.·rnJQr Co.rlQe, &lld others:
..

IJUBDi~ioll.

I,

1 ·

, ;

[" ,·01 ('1,,1. ill 18'77. which in 1891 bej>ame .the·
r"lyrli 1.v ("moue \V:Jton Club, migntm&, f.rom.

Secretary of th&
dllb in hoth ita 'forma, he reoeived from tho
lll PmhNA in 1896 the well·doeerved compH.
GREAT SPORT ~T. SONNlNG .
" II p c,a, llgh t n great ma.ny ba.rbel in the'

~\"'nliC'+'

Kennot a.~ the
1 h :lIllr..~ at Snn.o ing. FJ,'Om one 8~i1'q. in 'fbl
R>Jln.~t .in ]8751 h o took Dt?'B.rly 3()() fi..ali, a.nd ·

I

both I in

the

f-orm ed J 8IDd had the premlSM surround ed, thoughl:. to be · f!Ouri<J. 8IC? far t;L4 tliey ~~

I,

the adJ Ollllng premlSeB l but

. t 1'; '>I\lI ·n. on ,three o,r four day. hie oatoh
w":"he'd ol"er lOOlb.
.
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if{loCS B.ll4

the

\\ ,·,,,hod,

Th{' diary rc
' li '''' 1 in

fisll)

: pi f'h ' fi .J,.

rum

BEFORE THE MA?ISTRA TES.
.
' ,
Pnsoner
Bays 1Ie carne f
romA
merIca

fieh.

t<1t.nl!rd 38~ lb., or gotti11l on for an A.V e r&.g9
(I f 419. oooh.
BCftid cl!I t h e entry from tho

and · hr..d only .bee n in this eou.Qtry for a.

diflry, we ha. \·o been favoured w;th an e.xtraot
(!'Om a Ie-Iter ' to ·Mr.
lline from Fl'ancis,
w!J :c h rocorde Mnrrya.t'ft 8 c m cnno\lr on a na..v
\\'ht~ n • Lh('y wfc re off.' 'W o ~o'-l ld say tha't
(IoxO(>p t i~),nal .

it ,ya.s

(·. h r,.~ c-c nnd OrJ~At('

H.. f~d b:'<:1 i n

5ui r-id..

f(()('~ ~n ()t.her!

Fqr the

l ' nllee Coul't on . lfonday.

i . : . AS

..

" Tn . h:s

YOlrngar

.

Iavs

~Ir.

and'.

II i. antecedent...

(] e r son produced

Lord ~

READING VEI{ICLE

fi ve ~pasrt

new.made

prieone r lo~

&

.

WORKERS . .

8~/

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.. Come, J e!m,. com e, " azid Be not afraid ;
the Ovorturo 111 D for two 01>000. three tnun··
If

INOREASE OF .wAGES.

p~Ls, drums f\.Ild .o;Uiligfl; the Cooterto .l (N~
8) in A mi nor lor pinnQ(ru1.e, flute, and

.

.

. ,, ;,.

_.1-

.gram was· reoe;v<J!d r<lsretting their inabU.
ity ~ raise a i</am, I1Iuch to SI9.u gh'. dis. B.i!ilolntm"pt I' _
.
C.E.Â¥."S.

br,!>"cheo of
h<lldat th<l
'Chutcb Jnatitute on TueS4ay, woon · th<t
C. ·H . Jam'-. read " ')JaPer on "The
of the Litur&y. '~ .

:e.

"FED UP WITH

SLOUGH WHEELERS.
WoonesdIloY· ' evening the' Slongh
Cyclinll IUId Athletic ' Club
imen"d ..the &11880n by .. run to the Palnier"
1!.o.liIio0l"-··1 '.,n.
Common, N<!xt Wednea<laJ
The Black 'Horse, Fumer.

. Froderiok Franob

Meadow Road, · 1~laU"Il,
boin,g an ' absent.ee
Buckingham.hlre
at A'lIb ora ~raoko,

On Sunday May' 17th, .ermona will be
at th&
Br'yan
M.A,.. IOrgariising 8ecretary for the
moo• .., of O;.!drd, will ])reach In the morn·
. ing · ..t U])ton . ChuNlli-- and in the ·afternoon
and ovening at the Parish qburc.h . . The
Rev. H. Sbepoord;'Vicllr 01 Langley, ,!iU
1'""",,4 in the 'morning .t ,tfe Pan.h
V<lii"ecll, thel Church, and the Rev. ,B . Lester at Upton
in' !.be evenml!. On Monday the anmi ..l
mee.ting .of the SIOUMh ....ociation will . 00
held at th<l Church InstItute, when .t he
r&etor will tak<l ,the chair, and the meeting
will be o.ddreoBeil by th<l Rev. W. Brya.n
BrowK a.nd Dr. H-enry Whibe~ miSSIonary
~n :pe~ia.. . . -i~
. '..:~ '
LJl.DY CYCLIST RUN UVER.
'On' Sat;;:roay >;n~rnin8, ab\>nt
an ~o,
oO<1orred..oi;i. tJ1,.. Bath ltoad..nea... the

on \,,;hal! of t.h<> Booiety
•~o~r';l\i::~ iki':~:~'~church~8
.
The Rev. W,

•

HOW
I'r.. WORN!S
OUT •
. ,.
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9:46,

~~~i~~~a1~~·~~St&ti,jn-01 N'""p<!r's,
. c;'-lbl" W:bakQ~8
of
T. 'Mort<>n
Hillh ' ,'Stree&,
"in th..
'drivlns
cJU't.. - &na

i-

0.

vehicle .,going

I

of

an<l
-off

a cut

' .- .. .
fe, tival: iDClud
In.

i:t~i'~~I~~~~~i.do~tfu'

ell

"'1,•. •

Mr.

tllO~8 p ( Dr.

Ernest

WAlker

I.

.

and M 7 i
white ov .
of Dr.
.•

To\:cy and Fr8..f\$ 8ba~';
IDtheOllllld
",llO]e
,he Pr1ll!5kliriA'
t

lB

geJlJ'-l6

p. Allcn. = = = = = = = = =

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CHURCH PASTORAL AID
SOCIETY,
.

ct

left ear,

singer s whose names are'I~ous
oonlJ~.
t ion wit.h n c rfo nne.noee of B&Ch-Ml!i8 HIla.'
F ("" '.cr Mi..'l~ H e1i&LP c trj , ·Mise Norab Daw.
TJn ~·.
G e rvase KI",~. aJl.d ¥r. Fr~'
, J[ nrlnr<l: t.h o on;au· ... ill be...fe .m the han

" (,f Si r W.. lto r Parrait, Dr. B"'pl Harw
I lUId Mr. H. C. Ley. end t~e planofor~

. the .

we~i

the f()5tival viill 010"" with the . ~

Th e personnel

In

he met ·M·r e. Florwho 'wa~ c;yclrn,g .
. There appeared .
m\'8up;del,.tom<1.ing 'wh<lther ·the
too two

rMd,

! i ~ B lJJi li or- thr- m ost stupendous oompoelI h Oll e vc r J)C'n noo.

Itho

t""

p~~t;l;;~.
~ . St,A Hary
eombiped ~ting of
o
and St. Paul Wa6

(~noeTto in 0

I, o \"onin~

.

&f~:~J:'I~~l~.~~h~~ ' Saturd&y,
:R.e~ing: bui
W'~ednnng
to);av.,· vi~ited .Sjh~gh:· 0"
the .. mOrDlq a t-ele··

violi n, w it.h string ac:oompanimen t; aDd . \be
mAjor for three tpianofone.
wjth $lrin't'
fWOOrnpuoiment.
On
Frida" .

to

:\ ,

CRICKET.

,

oUiotain~Od

Pril!oner was then removed in

choru.; thre e moteu fOfll d' ubl e choir, I vi.,S
the

.-

£9, ' Ha.rry Cooke Ie very humoroul!I 88 Se.mn-....

Prisoner appli"ed' for legal aid.
. .
The Ranch autliori.ed the police to
devote £1 01 t he mon ey found upon the
prisoner for that !,urpoee.

pod rocall my I5pir-it " .; .a. &et.t inp: of tlte

to

and

.

The Bench ramo.nded
week .

Bar h F c ~t,i\';l.l, oonsuking <If per forman068 in
th e Nc\\ Co llege G11a\>c1 on \Vedne9day cvon ..~
IIlg and In lIhe Town Hall on Thllreday
ttft.c.rnoo n Rnd o vemo~ .a.nd Ft'iday cven.i.n.g.
Amongfit t he w o rk. chosen wore the co.ntatu•.
Since Ch rJ ~t 18 ILl! my .being 'J and II \Vhen'

.. Si n~

)3chool,

I

'S'r>HO(")L RATE.•

•

fLIld

thwarted in: his efforts to oompel :. Queenie ~
w lrign a ptt.Pl".r lCRv.in$ htt1f he}' fot;'t\1J?o . to
him. "'1' fire to tbe hou"". Queeme, 'Wlth
a ohild whom sho bllA! bolriended, on bor
back, ';'c8re. from the burning h6u-...... PY
walking on tho tel .... r&ph wir~ ,to the roof. ·of.
a house oppo.nte. The play 18 v""y effootive.
tl)8 ly B~gOO,. tl!O moc~a,m081 ~a.bgo _ to thQ
In·

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CdNGRE~A.TiONAL

tlt-:·

oouem J .Ca.pt;a.ip. ..., Rod~ey

Lhe

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CHURCH:
.
I·
.
Th<l Rev. W. Monon. R",wlhioon . A.T,S'I
of RfadiIig ; wlli conduct "'rvi~~ at the
1l __" _ . 1 Co.n~8..ticinai Chu~ch .on Bun4&1 in cQn; n.e otlon witll thA>. annl\~ 91'f!Ill'Y . of ',~re Sunday

tective.Inspector An. ').i'I ably taken by Mi .. Ci,.ie St. Elmo. ' Mr.

A. • cheque·b,Qblt

fi lll'<l in.

!Dn, H, p, ALIJEN 'CONIJUOTOR.
,
-,--I '11m \\ cc k Oxford I. bemg fawurc-d with a

50 10 Y OICOf;

London by

full of hu~an. interest, doahng Wlt.p. mAny
pha~~B of ·hfe m ,. ~e great metr~polUj.. · The
&Udlenoel follow.l!l w~try .~rpathleB8 .. mt.ere,. ~e
.dventur~ of Quee~18 a~rr~bhenl" the Whl~
que.· of~ tlJEt slack 'Wue, and Robertlo

wllich were fo und in the POII'e •• ion ' 01 th& , Blythe.
prisoner. The cb<l\lue·bogk was obviou~lv
.tolen from .ome busin. ... premise..
A
ec.rt.&in numoor of the oounterfOlIs were , ' ) ..

' OXF(~HD.

for fi ve

pr08e(m ted.

3rd. ·
!>cn.l'ched , a nd .nV;oo t he ['Iremis eB,.J aDd
p.e.
pr isone r was found in n barrel .m the ya.rd 1I} 9'!pmg Cflty In the o:ghth aot p~mg & not.c.ble formed
of the Reading Telepho ne Exch.ange, leoture. I
.
,
I
~ at the
.
0,1 1' h d ' oins t hnt of Mr. Downlinm ' s. I . The part of Quceme 98,rnlthers l.8 eMrm~ g~ne
,11 C
n!)
. h
Ii
6
ltd wgly portrayed by MI'~ "Florenoo H.uton. hUY) ·to 2
H e. WIlB C l a~gcd WIt ote" f4!
s.
., Mr. Stephan Cros.ley pl.ya the part of David had tsk";' a fwrniall(~
whIc h ha.d Bm
b een nl1aG~ from Mr. EnHJe he&rt . in 0. good,
frt,ra ightfor:t,(arf! When witne.!18
D ownha.m ' s ~1I11
.
Prl60ner was 8. fMh.i.bn.
Cap~in. Rodne-y .. llames ~e aD . ..a.m fod . up· ",lth
8trfinge r fo t}1e bor ugl}, and he naked for efficient repr<"Senta.ti~a in Mr. H. Cooper,
He Wft.8 handed over_to
a remBn.d in/ ord e r
make inquiries as to I wh:le Hild& C"rrooc. I woman with & pa.at,
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RAClI FERTIV A L AT

I Ma.g nificat

. Mr'. C. 8.

perml""", &l1d findmg the b." k £loor open
went wSldc and found" key In the lock of
the front door. Inform"Hon w,," gIven lo
t he polioe. P.C. P ope, with other office .. ,
"'lrrounded t he !,reID illes. · The yard was

\ K",xionillg: I;aclicularly'l in Iru it culture." .

! will

When

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SLOU~H

J,l,URI.DECANAL CONFERENCE.
. !rh~. mixed c\>l1lw.pc<> for:ihe D<lanery ot
BIirnh,;m 'w,jll be. held' on 'lIbu~day. May
28th, ' from 3 to. 6 'and 6 to 8,; at the Churcll
In.tttu6e, .'
<
•
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. the- def;;;;iowt.
Mr. 'Ratcliff<>
the .,....,
hi. edvioe,
oft'ence ' &00

anower a -J oh'etio'. Mammoth 0irOUB; and ' -">e -<!ff0l''-

key ill t he k" rho le~ b\lt could not get It

old
Lord s, hn vi.n J{ joined t h-a M.e.O. in
]856. l-l f' wo ~ a n orilli lal member of th~
nn th Club . find served n its oommittoo for a
good manv \'M r~.
Il ~ . Wl\~ int~PEtod
in

I ..

to,.

(lIdo .. Her {ne nd ,., 'ent to t he r e ar of

('o. lrt at

II

prejuaioo of
was not of the
~ed, by
milk fd,
.

, .
.
left the premi s ... securely locked.
When tbat... i~ .hclt ere<l. hor .",9<'f,Mart, ~~o had . SATURDAy.-'B..rOT~ F.
h
. t;,
t
d I t'cd t
~ ll t the mot w,th an aocldont. Afloih.". ·thrillinl{ act ,
the ohair, and · H. M.
er "IS r re llrne S l e rl
0
v
••
is that in which Of\·ptnin. Rodney Ha.rne!lJ · '
....
. -..

Collins was

I,"('>()(l p('rf~rmer at r;cket" racquets.
Ie-n nis . lin d p laJoo fL ;{ od deal at tllo

A.

H

:

cum l'!tn. ncee uuder which the prisoner waft ta.iu ~use to which '. sh~ ~a,fI ~~ .'lured .,lY i :.
arr-est..ed, explaining "that 'M iss Downham CaptaUl Rodney Halnes unoer the pr~enoe

low,

lir"

drama

That .thrilling

cllf~rge o f burglariously br el\~mg and en- of her , Inot.oripus

A SCI OLAR.
"
":\fr C ull ins wa s 0 111' o f t.he kihdest. most
c1wrnJ!!l j;{ of Jlwn . wi h a deliJ(htfut oldwor ld OO \lrt C$\' which en car~d him to 0.11 who
cnn.<C i ll ('ont.act with
'im. W e ll read, and
of a ~ ~ ·hu larly milld, h ' WM & ver·y fine
r.f1 (' r-d i1!lIc r ~oo. k er . • b one who bas eVBF
h e-a rd 011(' of h is sppcc is at t.he W;lton Club
tl i.!1I1 t: 1' .\~· ~II for ge t ,the
inc.i!li \'e a elil:-ery·
\\' 11 h Wlll<' h 1t w:u m~d . e\"ery word telhng,
find ('~' (lr y word bein g ;he ident~ cl\l.ly correct
. won1 fo r the Q CCll!9Hlfl. I Mr. Co]lIns could
li t, ·r;:i.lly k ce-p the nud encc hanging on h ie
y

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WH I~~ LONDON SL EEPS,·'

, .

Edw~rd ' White,
Street,. wao

te nllS the sho!, and dwellmg hO~Be of I-Isineo, to lviIl .ber hand upon her . • uCC6"!';on
Georg" D ownham , 48. ' MIn,tor Street, to. a .fortuN! . . DAV;d .Engleb<!art, tho a~. 01
Read ing, and ,lRaling 63. ll~d.
I the air in the Cirws, ...., . however, ali!"!li1
'Dc-to<:ti\,c·ln;"p ect or .Anuerson..l who ap· ' ,von her he-art, a.nd there 'aro" some ~Cltipg
pli ed for a. week's rema.nd, r e lated the cir- ~01'laS in t he r~u~ of QUMnie from .B. ~er":

is ~leep that ni~i '

.. , "

Th<l Hi.hop · of Oxtoro aliks for 1'u""r8
.. Fo~ t1i\l Blaho"" in an ' anxiou8 period.
For. Pv.rlio.ment, . 'th<l C"binet, the polltlcia.n.: and 'too journaliots through .. period
of IlIlIIlcn tenliion and ""lIiety." ·

j

Iln Q wns ILC·a rd Illoomn ... D-- my eye. .

Thc T'Q

He 4d&ed: "All ~I-;hich shows that tho
sewage' di.pooBI works at C"veraham were
tn a ! ~ety sorry condition indeed wDen
taken: o.!~r by the oorpo:rnt~.on."· .

~ ;!

. Sleeps,'" i. the

A cle all-shJl.ven, well ·built
athletic man, dressed in the knickbockers
and t he t weed .cap of a golfer. prisoner
Htood in t.be d ock at Ute Rea.din&' B orough
.

first. Ij(love-n or p.ight fj 1 he 100ked around
fo r p.r,l!ll't.h.ing t l) la.rrt r.: ' (ro m that . period .
to 11 1c ('l ~ of the tc-r Iblp ' sce ne he became .
T'l'Of"ll!l.l1,,: d Cp reG5NJ , a. l~ I h&d to ..k ~D · an ' .
e.\'(\ on hJnl , nil he .100. rlv oon~emPlntt.oo
I

He .is 42 years of age.

:fix·e.d abode .

. 'on jfi worth ohronins : • Marryat. . WILlI
h:f\ blaBph emy.

ill

'out

opee:al' attraction &t the t&ehed to him
He gave. Ulc n~me o f Marcus ~c~her s on, qounty Thoo.he, Roadin'l1 thi. week. A;~ l~" Mt. Ra.telitTe,
and de.cnbed hIm sell as a trave.ler, of nQ t Itle denote., .• When· London Sl~p.
18

short whil e.

for Marryat to be thus

pp.r!\lrbeo<l. so tt.ll U ot:
('\in,,{ !
T h e extJ'ft.ct

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H<l " poin~d
that in this . yellr'~ BSti.' .
.h. ;ma~ ,the ..... .is '£300 f!!r clea08i.l}g'·out · the .
Mid ' fIlw beds arid £100 for making new filter
h. I bed. at Cav~ham.

resu"ci~

&OOord.,1Klfl

,__

. Aldermron ¥~rtin ~ouid · oot resiEt . .•
)ittle :<!ig at the old C&veraha.m Distri~"
Council;

...,,,,,,,,,,>eeI

CO'TTN
: TY' TR

I got h Qmo, 4'lb. and 5ilb.' .
(lll that h e k.iLled eight more

Now. that. ihe roe.ds 801'0 to be made r ';p
th<l corpOration h&ve to pay the front·
l

1_....., •• ~_

~

.ideral)~
by .. c;'epting . Mr. W. ·B ,
Willil>llls' gi~t of .. rooreatiQn Ill'Ound were
correct· i~ ·tJ:ielr facts, .if not in their inf$!r.
' ences . .

agera eI~~.

.oo"J

I

1i~ht. _

I tho 4 lb. and 5jlb.

w'

uneucoeesfUl1y to'

Htl!
hr~Dch
of
the
London
Clty wIth the' m<><iioal .vwenoo. a.nd Midl ..nd Bank. and is numbered
,i ' "
Lii A 20)61 to C 32700 inclusive, nnd there
I
ue counterfoil. showinll that amount.·
U,A'rRE,
have been dr·awn from £100 downw •.rde.
l)
[""
Th<> golf clubs were found standing nenr
.F
.RF.A 1.HNO.
the !1T-e nii8 eB.

(m easuroo)',
faili ng

Im~

cheque~b oo k were fouud on him
The I \\, l~h th ~ YOnD,", ohildren . '
che que ·book woo issued at the Btrea.thum
The lury returned fl verdIct In

lm-.De t t~l.fI.t m onth (beeidee
Qver 3 h. cac ho Ilnd these

't h e

.! slIH!. lI e r

ian

f;;;:;'~;~t·&;;;,..-;,.r·G;~;

. 1'hght. sid~ of the f?h~ the ~ W!I.e •
h-ee.Jthy .m an: . In Wltnee.'~ op1lllOn. fl.n op&r~- I fl.... ""..t..oii<:a
moo waf! the only thing ' to do the deoeaoed
any good, ..,d. ~veo then .h e. "'.. qUite· lUre,
from t.he oc~Il(htion of tho inAido of tht_o~ea\,
tha.t tlte QOIIl.vllle8060oo would hAve Dee.1J a ,

I

\\'''on T hookooj hi m · he foUJtht hlce a lion
l1l';d.f'r

were

---r-

.

"x$ens..

out ally r""lstan"", "nd only asked lor I' lo~~
Il""th wtl;..J"ue ~ h... rt failure .
drink ()f wntel. A number 01 ~keleto n w T~e'.Y::~h an;:'"r (Mr. J L ¥artinl
keys . a fl nBhhght, a ,ward !lI~, ."-d a .aid it '~ .... a ~..... t.h. widow being 1.lt

!'

nl' oI I hnd m"ch troul\l. in landing

l\~Y ! etrom

,phOllC EXC~Hl.nge.
Here th~y found the
nocturnAl m t rud c r secret·e d 1D 8, barrel
with anoth er b ar r-el on t.he top of him
He
"lIB pu lled out b y the pollee.
H~ must
have been in theTe f<lr nearly an hour.
H e came to tho llollce sto.tlOn qUlet'y wlthl.

BIG fENNET TROUT. .
" I I t: h {l(~ mn~y b ig t rout from ilie .Kennet.
One of h 13 chlof pe rfo rmances wa.a getting
f our tr out. \V~ Khing 18Ib .. at. Hungerford.
Oil JUliO 20th, ' 1879.
Francis FraDc:e w":'
wit.h llim on that ooca.sion.
Twenty ye&re
~f te r: in .1899, ~e mad e the ~lolVing entry
In hIS (Lary :
June 2.-A lovely evenu..
Lejt Rooding qy the 5.36 for Th&tchrun, a.nd
t ri,·d t.he . K enpot there.
Found two big
tr:oat f C~l1lR'. ~nd WIUJ fortuna-to enou¥h to
kill botll---;-the lb.rg<"8l, a ve ry ely unld <;liffilnllt
fish, rC<jl1tTod ~re$~ oo.re and Wf\t~ini, . B:nd

I

380 . y ards

WIthout

•.

TQwn~ 'C ouncirwould "'be involved in a con~

~uoc .. s until the. eame to ~omo b!"rrel. m tate him .
The - post.mortem oIllmin&tion
!.he yard of the offices of the Rendlllg Tele· ohowec'l t.h~t : eXOept fa, hI. heart: &nd ' the

.

nn,i t.ook mo <\o wn

-'I

The cntici who said that the , Resdin&

and mnde IUl exten.iv e search inside the :d~~nlu~. ~~~1l8;. ~ed OPJ;~ ~~~';,:j
premls~s! on t he roof, and 111 the rellr,. 01 , colour. y 1The 0 ' ration wu 8topped, &.IId'·1

I

0

Baye tAi l:they do 000 ·'
~.1W'li~D~ niime~. to p ..y the wages at
the sttitljdan~ ~mployed.
..

w".

. JIl~.'nt of ho no rary lifo Fember-s~ip .

the.. pu~

I'.take:iid:;~~~:'~~tiri

"I".

K e·nnct tn the Wylie.

an

,: ..TlMiy.'cOoit- tlie , ute..: £1:460. arid oint,
, btinli'iD: £640,. &.Io·58··of £820 a yeu: ' . '

h

nt':lr !Y ('On n cctccl ,,,itJ'l tho Kennct at Hun~,'rr,.r .l al1~ ~V.v l ie, ~? r ~'hjch h e was .c hiefly
lIl ~trllrn('lntl\ l lon fmmOJDIl the famOUB Hli.nJier.

l

.' D'!".•: ~~il~ · require

. bat~~'F.t.I!..._"!liich · ~t ~QS been !uppliedt
;i';iiTi>iii~.,;=:~; ~".;; ': .': :;.:" . .' , - '. . ,.
.

. ' ) ~p;;.;;;t';d,~;r;~l(r:~~e;;
8lB~

. .'

SJlUrUy a.fterwards Mi68 Downha.m's
t-er went to the premis•• ·a nd tried to inoort
the k<>i in the keyhole 01 the. door. Sh~
did not .ucceed, and " gent,eman fr ,end
Dr . .Do"~ld""n 'said th.. deoeaied . "' •• ad· .
'. wh o w&s with her w~nt to the r ea.r of the "1 itted toi~e .hoop.i.tal on . April 13. 'l On ~,!1
" Ami""" and found the back door, whICh 6th a.n operation was , deemed nooeeearf ' ilr
,~
,
'-_I
orde~ ·to ~move · pU11 from'- iMid<> the ch ..t.
ad bee n loolred by Mis. DownllBID ~ o ~e The/ matter indioo.fed· 80m.. Iong...tandMIf
6he we nt out, open . Upon exa.mmJ\bon It trouble.c·.-Dr . . Gra.nt ~erlprmed ~ oper .. tio.D,~ FRIDA:v·.-.B<'fo"i'.G':: •. ,!.,:. YI~e~?!1i7 ll~.,
was found thllt a. skeleton key hnd been and Dr; OrorM a.Oaunistered the · a.n1aet..het.1O. I
cha.u),
left in the keyhole 01 the front door, ~Dd The -:"I"":.p.on was '& !limpje. ·one-. in.;ltseIf,
thill ""counted for Mi." Downham bemg but >t.1"u &tt<Jnd~ b)' .thr.:d&n,rer',of.ludqen
u"able to open It WIth her key.
\deatb. .It
one 01, !h.,>oomm!l'!l...OAuoeo ()[
. . I!tldd<lll :de.~ih QI\ '.~ tAble, o.po.,~'&Itoge;ther
from the , ....-het""- The _o~tion IV" the
ON THE ROOF.
only ' poMiibi-;"·....:· . Of -.JIIaJiiili 1iiin' , better.
In the meantim<l it
ascertain<>d that I The ·.anllMtliet!". a~mmiatered '_!I''' bliloroforD9'
" man hn.d been seen on the ,:oof at t.he , and the ' ",:,JjdI~loo~ ()f .~ . d~ . W •• ,ouoh
, .
rear of the pr emise.. The. pohce were In- I ... to wa'rt'o.nt ' aIl ·op41r&1ion. -1J'h. ~ea~ ...

.

f'C>lJN DER OF ANGLING CLUBS.
'
"n-Io~ 'I'e<t and Itch"" ~d 4" D erby.~
~:rr\1111 !'l \Yf"r(> 1\.11 tho I'Ice.ne of much .. )f, Mt'
(" ..,!l i' I:-" fl ... hi nl.{. Lut pcrhape h'c Wile ,ruos'

thc

i~~~~~~~~~~~~~i~~~rt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Abou~1' q:ua.rjJe:r

.p .... t ton Mis. Downham l~ft : ~e premlos<!.

IHR-n of an acqua.i ntanOQ 'thion inoludec:l."
numbe r o f ml\...~ors. Like sO maJ1Y .U:roUiiQ

-

who, after eludina tb.a vigilanoe of

th<l police lor upwards of an hour, w.... ~!,~:'?Jt:: ~
found secreted in "barrel, The 100&16 }Va. ,
48, Mineter Street, Ree.ding, in the QCOUPIY "b,""I .....l"!~

C~)JllrnOn lu re, the cray~ t.ail) and witb' tit.
barbel. Hi. 'mAntor in thi. branoh . of th.

nlwll.Ys conside red the

·.It m)lili. 00' .>:"'IJl<)mOOr<ld, howeve~, !J!....
h",! to be.;laced ~l tho
. Tram~,!,y~;ICOOJil!iitt~!I '1D the .matter 01 .ill'
~we.!a"",,!!cf.'tli<Jy w·111 probably ,need th... ~
blg .r.""ry.... : I . : - _
\ . / .'.-.~.:. ;.'..~.~~ ~~.... _ _ _
I ~ i
very}>!>~v.~ e~~

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