Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

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:'I4DYo OYCLIST ..lSSAUL'IED,
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~h~vjo]lr of a . !Wadi ll g
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assault Upon "

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by th nt ,:mN'r
County B "nc: it
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a.nd W. · M. Co.lebrool<, E"I'

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. Mis" Temple, a widow, of

a.ssaulting

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with.execution
assaultingor
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L~ford, MMtingl.cy;
wbile in the

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· '. · , ·" d' ~' .duty; and, further. WIth d Oing d"m:lgo
mer~ I y tQ ,n
the extent of 7•. 6<1. to hi8 ' cell.
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ong the Ba
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the
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may ..qu~ .!IX' ~ Mrs. Temple
pleadedgu;Jty.
' stated that

j"!81at: .~, ./!Om,! fr,end..
At Calcot they mopped
and to make .to ·bgbt- their. I<>mps.
Wit"""" Atood Oil
parn.phlet . .ex· the'·' footpath holding her bic),.i" whon

e wJIo : ~...~be8~ the P,J;1.soner rode across to h e r on

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. landlord o!, ~'- f&NII, 'bicycle, and deliberately struck her in
slana the line of the the fa.ce.
Her nDee hied, alld her nosa
., ' and faoo. were v€ry sor e that morning
Prl80ner

said

nothiJ)~ and

rod e aw:\y:

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P.C. Lylord and a. IrHmd on
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-This ,railwa.y liaB oyer six'.million acre~, went a.fter ,. .. the .pr16one r.
W i tllcs~ did
a.rea ,very much If!,rger tha.n Wa.les, ~C?t. ,k now ,the IlrtBOlHW. and knew lIr no
" good ' land:. ?vaitirig ' for the SEttler, raMon why ~e should h n.ve n.s s nulk~ h er.
in order to · make it as easy 88 .poeWalter FI~cher, 01 . 24. UOOor ~rown
fo'r British fa.noors to ~ Bettle . a.long St~t, ~mg~ WllO, With h IS wife-. Wi\~

:W(>r.:e~~:- br" ,!~cli". il ite line, th.l C ..p adian' Paeific ,RaiIw",y \ o~ch.ng WIth Mrs. TEmpl e. to ld the cou rt
has' . arranged two special. Bchemes; !-A) tliJ't ·h e dId not n.ctually see the as ·ault,

ILoans .to'

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&ettIers; and (B}- Ready·made I but he helU'd t~e crR!;h of tho blow.
f ..""'.·. -It haa als.o introduOOd a p!'yment ' Mrs., Temple sa,d •. Oh! he'. hit me."
system. 01 in.talments,. s])read over twenty Witnes." went, WIth tho eonstable. "ftcr
' y.eatB, an<1 in e.ddition has mwe provision : the p.rl~one.r.
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f"r .upplying livis(Oj(k on a ·lOan. bllsis to EmIly. Fmcher,. WIfe of the ]"sl wi t..
app~ve d fa.rmeI'B .w1io. .. &re, in a position , ness, ~8Jd the prIsone r rodt> off :lS fa:it
I and have the necessary knowledge .to take
he could after the ""sault .
WHAT A CONSTABLE SAW.
. oare oj :tile J>lo!!k. III thi• . ' w·ay '.. - pia.n .
! with a very 'small capital Clln start a
.
!' fai:J;n of ~l!lOj . ae~~, well , .~qu~ppe. d with ,.' P.C . Lyford etated that h e flaw l ho
f{l~m
h:w.ldm~B .. 6hd . ltv.estook.. 'The' prisoner cydin~ fr ?m th~ dir~etlO n
of

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of Canadian Pa.ctfic lands In

any · T.heal.e. .

Pnsou'er

d e hbern.tely

n \ cI'l~

b~~_ d istrict are the .Vricf8 .curMnt in thn.t dis- : across to Mra. Temp'e from the [a l' .ido

and all trICt. Bu.t . to m.nk,! It eas :.r for tbe : of .th<l"road, .and seemed to .. I{n'o rk her
are ' settler to -farm tbl~ la.nd w~th a ~mG.n i fiymg. . ~ltn.ess. who WI\.3 som t'.: Iii:.!.
; use , .ca!)!ta.l, the" CanMhan PaCIfic RaIlwa.y I ta.nce from them, Sl\\V
th e pr;sol! f> r 't;
ihe !h ...· a.d?pted . the scheme. 01 p"yrnent. h~",d go out"" h" reached Mr.;. Te",pl e.

onlthing

thooo ' arms

men . a~ l epr-ead I Qver. t~enty Y~R.r~, Interes t belf~g Pllsoner dH.l not fan trom h l~ m ac hi llC',
overthrow- charged at , 8~ !)et" cent. I~ order
to but rode off Il.8 Quickly as he (~) u lt l.
an~, est&b-lstook 8., faTm of 160 ~res m W estern ".We had arl100 ra.ce, " sni<1 witl !, e·~s. " Mr, '

purpose of
women, but
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~il ~e, S~~nd ' and Fq~rth-· W: .,drle$d."e:'.

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B.CCU8~med to hand'-e ll~stock, th e railwIll advance such nU?lber of cat.tle,

gO book.. ' ~ ~em~~d to b e li', (, a lIl:tn
eelected as <JU. ~ 01 hIS WitS.
Th en lI e I" ,,,k "'~ I\H -.
ma.y b e de~m~ advlsable, not to -exceed Awares and landed me tw.o bio WR ()1L t he 'l l

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hog ' or sh1-"!', 1>11 ~arefu,jy.

on l in value £200, on lien ,ncte

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h<!.l\ring

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in- noae.

H e struck me n swinSilig hl (,,, "'

m~ldng

terest at Under
the rote
eI ght eper
two annum.
thisof schem
of aent.
108.n. per
·to ·i Mr.1
bl', ed."M lIe could,
. my no>o
.,settlers .the settler does not g~t. hift h 'ouse' \ Witness eX!llaincc1 th a t fl. !:! he COUI (] not
I built -WI he arri...,s on the' ground and : p ersuade pri<oner to go back he arre,ted
selects hiB la.nd. '
\ hIm:
On .u. rr!,· a~ ' at til:.: gateway of th~
p.ohoe statIOn !)rIsoner Atruck hi m thl'l 'l!
READY-MADE- FARMS.
! t omes.
As they got nea.r the doo l' 1.1",
In order t.o m eet ,the ' C9o€e
the ; pri son.er slammed it.
" Titnc.c;s o[ll' Il!,d
Briti.h fArmer with II fami.1y who wisbes· the door: an<j the rrisane r, s~ i " ill .q I!I"
to . find a hcuoo . bUi.lt 'an« evexsthing in : OJlP~~tu mty" struck him in tl13 ri ~hl. "1".
running . ord-er ,w,p'f,n . ~e az:,;~:o , the bruls~ng hIS eyebrow . . P"isoncr hl ;;,, !.
! Can~di"n P. ..~ific. ~ailw ..y hM
prepl'red ed him for a mornel.lt "nd tried t" "I,

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M~I~ ~rle bon•. 'Small
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Pale Ale . ~; .~
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Pal~ Ale ', 46, 28:; '6<1.· ,
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, 6Iloh.monlh. At 6.30 p.m.
,: Reading ,Room open !DailY. 2 io 4. '
Saturdays. ~ .. ,Saturd&;fe l 12 io .. 4 i ~o.
. , d'l~dt:: 9 K!m·
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C..nad.. the settl",,:- should be rendy to Fmcher I Qllo, l, ed up behind, "nd \\' ~"' Jl
spend £200. Here, In the ca.se oj farm",rs we got up to , him at Caloot Park I"· IS.
oner was ~p~nt.
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.M~ . A.' II1utley wa. ~h.
A.' Buer 8 oroll~ra ' 8upphed
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the- music.
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LADOUR FUSION UR.GED.
ALES,

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The:'( st rugg ,ecl 0 11 Ulf~ .v. r~ J ul!(l ,
.RluHsta. nce witn e ~s got hilll i ll RIde.
PEltSone r WE'l.S m o r e m:lri t hllll
, drunk; h e could ' wnlk 1),11<1 ridf' p c rf l'ct l y
farms vary , well; He h~ been dr inking, but lI'a s /l o t

. \ SpeciBI · oolom.es of rendy·mnde farms .
.~nult.,neouBl/,Y, an~ ! ~es.e colonies a~e l R.id (Jut .on cn.re f~]y
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Q' 1 h e ! selected bnd 6u ltable for mixed f armlng ,
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th~ kind of farming to which the Bdti sh

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the Labour oaDdid:'::,~' Mr:.' Stailard; : farmer' is ""cu ..t omed ... Th~
· -s,;·n .. 1M. ~Mr. -il.
Sandor..,n, of the Trades and ·La.boui: from 160 to 320 a.croo m SIze, . and . on re~!,y drunk . . .
O.,...,nl'!',n· Road. '
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and M-r. Kennedy, of ' the Builders' ,.e.itch of the!" from 50..
100 . . M;e" is : lh" d eputy-cit:-er ~onst~ hl." .. I'iUJlC i'; Il '
Arma, Queen!• . I:.a.liOu",,·8' Un;"n.
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ploughed, dlOked, and harrcwed m the , te ndent Rohoth am, .sau] 110.: !m , oner lo a.]

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the "'1argest Bummer p~ xdjng the arriv.JI or th~ flC't- : cut, some of th e soo nc

19~ .'Ch~r~~,! L ..bour .d6monetration ever beld in tho townlt~r. Ready·mll<ls f!lormij 8~ ' b ath irriga- work ..way
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PUBLIC 1)r.:'i'l'!.T~ en{~rICg ."

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ted . and . non-irriia~.. The.

farms

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. Mr. Sa.'!lder80n mo!ec,. AJ)d Mrs. Sta.lla.r~, fen~d, ",.ells a.r.e drrUed. ,and comfort- mu~t. have used great \' JO I ~Hcc.
1OO0~1 the t'eeol\l~()n set out. abov~.
\.able }ou.r-r~omed' houSQs) tog-e~her with
1 r1Sone~, all in ~ ff.cns i " e rook,i"g yOll ll g
. ~ MR. BUTLER AND .' UNION.
.ubsi:"n~al harns for horsel! and cows, rna", €~!,re~s~d hlO regret [or the a,~

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,, ~~ .., Butler, ,JO Ifl!Pportin.g the _~reeolutlOD~ ;"eettl.er.

(late Di~pena~r~ ' BUi~diifJ'): >.\

CHAIN

of Reading,

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th., cell. II' h,il.' he h Uil a I""
"ro damaged the sent of th e . c(·11.
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In

tbe . arrIval. ' of

T.be vr.ep8r~ '

lan<l 1S

t-he (1W It, u!ld MId he hnd no ro(o ll eet:ml 01

t3ee~ed- : the n.frall'.

H e lHtd , bee n i~ t h ~

Post,

l"!,d lilt !.!to o,,*"~t t\lat th~ . d~tq~, ~ad fth0r I ""uall~ wIth .. o~tB, wheat and barey- ~ Office 17 years, dllrlng will cl; t llll e lit)
Dlddl~ him to ~!i'~t
~:::;hng. ~l!l,} d e' l early In eprmg, 50 that · the .oettle r ar- had never hnd a thIng brnHgnt aga ill .< t
rUe~<C? .~~ h
to° ·b~.l J l11 " ~_-' , u'p'~
~~ ~ l riVin~ durin a the summer finds hi s crop him.
H(1 had jU6t h ad lL li t tle r e rr c ~ h ·
ruQmSLft
fmg au- .L'l"ftoUe8 UUlone !nuu
II!.,,.
one l)D,ion... Ih~ ldl6 old days it was .t hougbt ! !'I re y. un d -er .way.
. Th e b Ul'Id'lng s an(I . ment ' 11.11<) ve
, ry &OOH 'I t go t u !> .\11
that. tho' bricklayer waa better than. the la. ' lmprove"!ents 'on th~Be re~y.m .. de farms , ~ad. He d,d not have a lot of reil'c, h·
bourer, that. tl?-o ""'1'."rrter w... · . prcbably,. have boon f.ound by eX!ler,elll'C . to cost
ent .
better th.... bdth and'
the:. palllter wa. ! frOlD £660 upwards, and the actual expen!l1r. Fincher,. r ecaJ:ed, said when ol'r rthe' woret of tho three.
briold..yer, how- jditure
:;'ny on~ far.nf I. a.dded to t he t"k ell . by
wltn.,." and
P.C. 1...1'[ ,,,·.1
ever) could not
. work until ~"the ! listed
of tll6 land pluB five p er ce nt. the prlson~r &aid to th e OffiCf'I' , ,. T h;1 \'~ \
'A.~,.. ~ ,. had
for the found .. .
s.Ujlerint,!,ndenc<,. The C.P.R. , seen the likes of you before. "
.. d ..,.,ire to ' have the 'erlile
Mr. JIIomes Freeman, ,8. Castl" Slr· d,
MI",,,,.,no· ita, tracK ten:\nted ' by R:eading, spoke to seeing th~ pri so!! ,: r
oomfortab.ly . sett!e,Q, makes · glv;e the const."l.ble throo Bwjn ~in g b !'l w~ .
on to enable the Pt'ospec- P~lE.o n>&r wae the WOI'\s.e fo t" (iri II 1< , 1l.'1(1

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~STABL~~'HED to ~rO.id;, . D.;';~! .i A ..

~ tcndance b1 Quahfied &lid 'Reriet.i.i-ed
Dcn~i.\a at . Modifi~ feea, ' and . \)y Sm.ll
.Inatabl,onta. for .Per""n. Inaurcd unc!e~ J .he
Natipnal In.ura1lC8 '. Act, ~d : Otb.!3; ,.h·o..
incOme doe. not exce'ed Bl60 ~er anluim.
HOU~S oi ' '
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p erconally

to , ins~~.ct and

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Into

most. stup.~d thinga.

\Vitll css calll n

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farm and ' when the land . ill
Readmg WIth tlwm bee"uw he
pUlrdh~_d, the '. Canadian P"""ifio· R ..n· ted to see fa.ir play.
in . 1.11<; eettl~r .
not
The m!logistratea 6aidl it wn~ vcry gO Ot]
esta»lished . " number of on Mr. Freeman'. part to do 00.
a!,:~~:
t:~~;~~l,,}t',\f"rms
at
{!aDveniellt
' GIVEN UP BY oDO·C 'l'ORS.
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. Mr .. Joseph T. Coffe, im;pcctor of post.·
men, said ~he prisoner hn.d b!Hm employ00 ' at the :Reading p()st Officc fol' 17
under~ yeo.nl, p.nd I wns one of the finest men he
' ,in h is had. He ha.d al ways b Orll9 " good
character. Witness had bee n unde r the
impressicn that he w,," a t eetotaller, and
!ipound in ,
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a h6 could not account for t he ouiblll·.t
. 1)2. .to 120
97 exeept for tIle fact that nt t imes he aIr
no day.; oats,
to I po"red , to be a little funny.
About 15
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the mOD~h~ ago he was very s.eriously iI, UIHl

·dpee

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aDd the varlOU8 opera·
motto ~UBt
be
CC'lPiP8Jre<iI ' • - wi~h
Gre ..t
''''p'!oQ'llIn
iil short,
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had' to undergo an operation, o,nd tho
doowr8 ga.ve him up; hiB case had bee n

described "" II. mystery. Sillce then ha
' had dono h,g work satisfactorily.
!'riha.d an absolutely c:cn.n w·
mCder"l Cord, ,w.... m,u£ied. He hnd be€n for·
·"e,i1· so·w:""u.,'" land biilden ·t o cycle on duty.

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he lihention,
The B~nch,
lengtJ1 Y £1
p.rivnte
get!
fineda.fter
the 80 prisoner
and d5e-•.

Mrs. Temple; £6 and 00. 6d. co, ts or on..
IOOnth for the "'880ult on P.C. L ytord;
ma.y 6d.
,14damageS,
da.ys for 7s.
the6d. A6Sh
ult 78.
on
and costs
10•. , Qr
the
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6d. cDllts .or 14 days for the dl\lUage to
the coll-£7 16s. in all.
The .chBirman e n.id it was 1\ m oot bru ~
and aggravated ""sault, 8.nd hud it no
been for hiB HOod character ]le wc\'1
MV" been 5ent to llJ'isoll WitJlOut the
option ot .. 8n.6.
J>yison '*8S give n a week in ' wbich t-l
pay.

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