Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1914

VENILE .HEALr-I1
UCCESRFOL FETE 'A~ ,
TILEI-1PH&T. · .

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llAllY SHOW.
brnnch of

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hiltS dooo much good among"-'

the l oomtllltooe and lte ener-

~"': ·l (!tnl). M Ut3 B c v.tt, aesiated by the
d(ll;1 0rs und othe;-, fnc ndll mt.ereeted in

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Monday evening.

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The Berks Assizell wMoh OOInmllI\<led
Wednesd ..y/ June Srd.
Chief JUBtlce , were not

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SEQUE,L 'fO 'l'H I<: ENULEFIELD
,'BURGLARY.

P ark Lll DCI.
Tbere vnriely of nl:H100 mont.e, inolud~
for n p ig, dlPPlnJ{ 10 a. bran4ub,

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L C'-Fhc. liud t h ore " ere a..lso pree6nt
MIs. Cnr m o<1y , Dr e.nd Mre,' Boa-thp H.i'\" 1.l\ no. M r. F. \V. White, .Mr. ·
S;tXUV , DI'
T homson (from LoricipDj,
11 :tIl.] ~ t r8 Mason
h,lIw Bhow prO"M VNy popular, ~d
of jlltlg lll K. IIndcrt.nk c n by the Bon.

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A B loom fi eld
(,hlld from six to twelvo m onths:

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Ilf':d;hlf't-: t chIld fr om
.." 1, R J Crockcr ;
rw, i:l l p I ize wa.:s

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PENAL SERVITUDE.
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12 m on t.hs ,to two
2, M Booklo.nd.
"warded to F . H.

fo r being' tJHJ best baby in the show.
the r. ftc: noo n ra..oos we ro run by
h (' n, the Tt' .mlt" b otnp; a s follow8:!
d~ rfl.~c (o for bovs nnder 15 (C~
] I ' 1,. m.1l; 2, H, L C~'cndon : 3. A.
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knew ' th e

latter to 'R~lph,. nctllnlIy'~ had:
to deliver
with -.. letter
' d ..:ivered 'it I

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George ' Henzi T"omlvn, 40, outfitter (on ,
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al\ow.ed 103 ... week. ·H.
bo nd , the propcrty of RiclJ .. rd fI Todd.
b
bail) ........ chariled w,th, on the 31et
whICh hnd been stolen by me&ns" urg'
M. .. "'h I... t, . at Fnringdon, fora;ng ' and
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the Wankge Cottage Hos·
Ian at Englefi eld o n th e 29th August.
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tis. to thle Wantage . dodors. a
ridng .. ' cheque for the P&1'Ile nt of £7
1913, we,] knowmg the eame to hav e been Sthh.·
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utte..6
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to.,. X·ray.s at ,Oxford, £1 16s. for
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one -~as wea.rlng., ,',~ e
intent to defraud.
He
' cycle, and he WI\'! ~ 801m .
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. tolen.
H e pleadcd not guilty. ,
w.a uld q~lr be .used ,.0 that 8.'!YO
wp?ld p.ad
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30~. a ' week for the 'time he was
The Hon. Reginald Coventry "nd Mr , : kll1-~ _ geLthem ID the .,rlght ,P041ltlOn
The Hon.
glDal~ Covent~ :Wa4~ co~m· cheque.
He did away,
bUBiness.
He had 1;md one
W Ull-o rOOtbam prooec utod on bchalf of (1I1ue~ laughter).
He said they were .. I for t.he, prosecutIon, and _the ~"fend. not meet·
day.
dld not Or two inter.views with ' '.he defl>nd.nt
the Crowu; and Mr. J . B Matthews. ' teaching theD! ~at .. t the c~unci' seb?,,!. ant w.... represented- by Mr. F .. W. Sher· w:rite the
signed " .MMber," nor sinee,·t~e accident. and ' Mr. Aldworth had
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and Mr Turrell wer c for the de· 'I WSh~ was tho WlaOW, of Derua de : Vltre I w 'n'
J b UOO
d I dl d f d.d he know who wrote· lt · ' He could , told blm 'he remembered nothmg 01 the
fc n c~
Jde.- She used to b e called J .jwell beJ la.~
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erwoo
an or 0 not in any way account for the bills ' accident.
They were i'l tbe Cottage HoeIt ;."" stated bv counsel for th e prO-'c ' l c .. use ,abe lived·, wi~h a perRon '.1 named IThe White Hart I~n. rjt~gton. tb and originally enclosed ..ith' the cheque ' and i pital togetber, b~ in separate wards.
-cutinn that th e bond was oart of tho , Jewel~,
She.,.M not a typewriter, but ! treasure r of the Lo ge 0
!' a oef', ere. ,' the letter h e wrote \.Q Mr. Ralph c()ii1ing Cro~s'~Xamined: He saw defendant's
proceeds of a burgl"ry at the honse of a "tiglit.writer:' ; she sketched with i.~ldh on the ~i:', Marei, Prisoner 1"...8" , ~ with the "lIrash"r 'l' letter' in an enve· cycle .before the ooIJi.ion-po.·s lbly 100
Mr Todd Ste ward VI Mr, J , H, Benyon : Rowney' .. BBB pencils,
She did ber, lSd 0h"'"
e ga~ l:d s,:,e McounE Ilope po~ ted at Bristol. • He hod not· been ,yards off
It etarted "bankir.g" on tbe
(U;rd Li~utenant) , nnd was not traced , ek~tIlhes for a plough,
She had i!ad , an t e e eque pr uC • .r:
.\ in Brisful for years.
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There W!l8 150 . yards ' between
k
until Christmas Eve wh en the prisoner , thwgs-food-stolen fr!lm her I hefore. ' Rtl~l!, ,or dorde~ dr"~r on tLI~ydB ' Ba:n
Cro...-examined : He did not ask the them when he first S8W him. &le",g thal
as found t r mg to' dis nose of it
I Sh';! -had had a jackdaw aboul. 25 ' yeare.! &
arl,l lg on. In 66 . emen 0
an ac- bOy whetber . . he de,:iveNSd the note ~ 8Mely !defendnnt was t l ba.nking. " a.nd comins
howp
Y'Mr Tod d :roved t he 'robbery,
Iwblch she eupposed was now ft)'ing ' about; ~ln~ 'hDefend ..nt ,s 'ht he
~r. until he heard, that tho eheQUi, "''''' ·miss· i towards his s'de, witness kept on in hIS
All ~ n Walker a .tockbrokcr said pri.: 011<, dId not know wbether ' the c"ie' W!l8 I,,:a p
• e 8ame Dill • aIlj w!'ll> give ,ing. · He .acknowleaged <tl}at he had -been I ~igbt side of . the road. . He did not
one r ask ed hlI~ to dis pose ' of t.he bond. 1 flying about, too-if it had w.ings . it , !tlmththe1i~mvelope:H He ~8aw ~tnis put Ine.s.ligent, 'but it . . was quite forgetfulne88. 160und hilS hoo-oor, or dop but kept on
at an price suggesting £100,
He wen t ' might (laughter).
She had not tbld pea· Im
e. o aque, . e ne", s~... o~ yn· on
Frederick Slqne, the err&nll boy, Booka .teadily, > He hold navor riddon " motor·
to th! B.nk 'of Montreal where they t old ' ple it w .. s a golden cage, · She I had ' .. the 3lat ~arch, whh'n \e Cd h':J. ~ad n~ ,to deli~eiing tho letter'given him 'by' Tom. :eycl.; 20 mil",, ' an hour. . Delendatit w ...blm the bond wa , 8tolr'n' and wh en he very valuable posse88ion~the "jewels of \ ~ot d":/&OOlPt
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I .~:a f i Iyn at 'RlIlph's hO!l1l6 on If ¥onday .night 'in - on his " wrong side, and wante,; "II the
t old pri .oner that 'b e re pli~d: "I thought ' the "amp "-whioh she always earned I
hot "": ~. a Pb ~n : . ~h , 0 April. ,. He knoCke~ Beveral l.imiJe, - out I'road to himself,
After " the ,collision
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\ ..bout with her; th .. t w!'" a llrivate mat·
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~ "t t e , h ll~, u:ell
.e. c~~. ~ he only he ...'! ~he aog !lark h~ J>UBhed l)Vitn."ss's cycle wns on ! ts.rig~t '8id~, and·
you kn ew"
Supe rtntendent
Robotham.
Deputy· ter.
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Il'elIpo:, eooe to h '" °h~::;: m!>rmns h.Y It throu89 \he Ietter·liox; tnat ' was. ,he. ~ere!!dQnt's near the middle of Iho .r ond,
Chief Constabl e 01 B .rl~l11"" deposed
Re..exammed: , She wot ked for the camp ~ad.
On Apr'k hit had t ~e to. 1.1 twoon 6 and· 7. ...
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I SU6an Soulhby and -Sydn.eJ. Break·
th at when Llvock WM ; rrest-e d 'he Bl>id he '1 at Buekhuret Hill, WOkfnsham-all her h ow~dge th,ft mJ .. P
the DO rd·l~
Mrs, AlIce · St'ratt.oD, SO, Highworth opear. a I"bourer, spoke to seeing the ac·
knew nothing about any bond.
At prig· work went tbero,
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~e c eque; 0 yn ibM
td an
e Ro~, Stsatton~. Ma~ga.re~, beilween eid.n~, and tbe,l.tu,r ...id- !ll&futlff wall
oH er'. hou se in Bath Road
Chi. wick
Dr. T. B. Bokenh .. m; who WAe coiled
~,sllollle answer.
I °blMlxk PYdwfl neS8
, SwlDdon ' an4 Farmlldon. saId on the 1118tl ,o n ,hls Droner SIde,
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m""e Inqum.. at t ,. an, an
ound , March prison"" .all-' at th.' r hou~ be
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w,tness found " piece of blottmg ll nper l
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1 0 o'!.
e ruary, tile che ue hOO been oashed. Afterwards 1
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' FURTHER INFLAMMATION FEARED,
contaming the s gn ature of a man nam ed found ..he had a Jagged cut
pn the
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Macl.re n who had been named in the ' head abQ.u t H In. long. which was con· lhAe ~:~~ ~h ·WlD 0'tanl saw II "Pff ·
~ IAnni... R,eeves, Shrivenham, stated that
Dr. Kennard, of Faringdon~ who tr<!at,
, sistAlnt with a blow, or pos~ibly two. from pn , t . e s ..w om yn, w .!l 0 er
, ITomlyn eaEed there on the Slet MMch ed p:aintiff ..fter he .came from the Wan·
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D et ective Thorne , of t he City 01 Lon' Ia hammer li~e that produced.
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go With him to the bank, .ap.d .they did be~een ·U.SO · a'nd l~. -,,-,
. : tIOga.. Cottage H08!lital, . gave ,.,.vide.nce al
" on poll'ce sal ,l 'th at wh en qu estioned
CrooB·exammed , The wound oould have so on ~he 14tJ.l. whenHthe. °Im""Dler eO,uld D~t
J ..mes Ilott, ' Shnvenham, spoke
to to lite inJuries. and s"l<f that he, In con·
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"It'a t'Ion. WI,'th D r, B ur,
t ellna
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demed
nil knowledge
01 any Ib ond ) b eon cou.. d b y a f aII on a fen d ~ r. or ..ny·I h
. , him
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dowbelinrlS0ner
ed th 8 T om Iyn . ...""lDlii
,a.l. -Ii'18 •s hop on '~h
,e 31"
a" su
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Livock
thing h ..rd.
There would be blood on it all wrltmg very ~e • ...,
ev
e March about 12.
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I:the only ,thlng to be dOn<! w •• to pl.ce
LIVOCK'S DE:-<IALS.
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If she had been struck with "n ' inetru· enCdomement .wed"" .hplS"
red tS ' .
Hie LCJrdshi~. in. .. ullimin,g " up~ e ..id the l ' hi~· U¥';~. the core of , Dr. Whitelock. in
': h W
0 ment.
She hnd not compl ..ined I of any
ro ..... UDllD. llBOner IV
a wIn. substanti'a'J l>.QlDt m the eM<! ........." who Ithe.' l!~!!liffe In/lrm .... y, Oxford.
The
The I>Ccused, on o ..th. 8!"d e as
after.effects b"t the blow might bave ~on. and he. had known J:iim. ..bout five endorsed , the ch~ueT ' There was no question w .... whether. tbe les .would stand
ebare underwroter.
H e .had " commun<' affected he; sight or hearing,
He knew YeRrs,. PrOOner WIl8 ''lUlte well·known diffieuhl at _all ii> 'Ii'w. "
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work. ~r~ W!WI 'fear of further ipfl ..m.
~atlOn fr om. Maclnren, who asked hlf,:! ~ ' nothing agaioot the boy. Wh066 fam1ly ' In Far,ngdon ...... traveller ~or ~ firm at
The ljlry 'found, Tomlyn guiltv, ,and he mation; with ' furtber periods '01 iEl8t a'
lll t roduce hIm to a broke r. as he, ha , I
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l Sw!ndon .. nd aleo on the brumes. ~f the acknowledge d t( oonvietion at Do>:chester DY .time
At Oxford the opinion Willi
bond to , Bell whICh he had recetved m I w"l:O~~~d {;;~1:la p:t.r Ellis, .. younger R.A,O.B . -The White Hart ,!as bis place 'I in Jaouan. 1901\, of i .. i.. .PJ:flten'l""' ·
that the ~nly thinjt was to operate ag5in.
part !lal ment of a gamblmg debt, I He brother.bf tlfe de fendant su..tcd 't.hat on 01 ~ ..ll. .He came on .. bIcycle, ~od
Hi .. Lordship said-the' jurj"ha\l ~me, ·in Itaking out; a .. v,' ' sh'aped piece of bone
HI' had , .. Wedneoday evening i; F ebruary they broqght .. Ith. him a packet ,of . eamples. his opl,\ion, to .. righ.t conalueion, ' The to ' Btraignton it, / ' The g~stiQn w...
m trod uced Walker to Maclaren.
11 0 Teaoo n to s U-&;T)(}';c. that the bond had
to th
. no
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He and witness founded the ' Lodge of off~nce wae. ~ v-ery BeMaU! one -'and he ! whether after such an operation tho bone
bee n stole,".
,t~ "". n~ver h'-d the , :uerc
te~O th!~ ~hould""aak rM~, 'wtl'e ,fo; '] Buffaloes at- F~ringaon, ,He had' I.tter· must pa.;s sentence of three years' penal would ';"t proJljlrly. Cyoling W8e quite
bond III h ,s VO fl6 ess lon,
All he hnd to 6dgg<JS H
t to tb b
d '\ . J ly come to Farmgdon on , ruesdaya.
On servitude
out of th.. quoetion
~ blow mus'
d o !n th e mntter wn. tho mtr,oduction of , st~yed 801· he.Doorner,e H~ s:a:'hl:\h~; ,I Mi..rob 31st. .. Lodge was f,:,unded at
THEF; AT WINDSOR
have been very ... vere. ·
Wa ,ke r to M:u;lar en. w,th a vIew to get' lher a .. nirit.level and a 'kn ife but could lWanborough, promoted by llrtsaner. Mr.
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The defend .. nt. Mr. ' John' Ne"!"ton A~d·
t JIIR hI S COm~llS6l?n ,
not h ea; lfI!:lat WI\6 said .
N~xt -QV6Diog : Ralph .W8B Il6w. the Grand. Secrotary of , Henry f?turge vlen.doo .@.~11ty to steo.l- . wortb -called by Mr~ ~\"er, saId ,he wae
Cross.cxr.mm e.d. He co uld no t !JIve the whe n witness ~ot home from work about the Royal WII~hlre Banner In the moti\e.r mg at W!ndsor, ou the 25th May, five ' a farmer and, a 'oaptam In the :-!-,errltcrlo.1~.
name of finy b ,okcr w,th \Vho~ he had 8 h f
d d f d t t home when the !lodge, lind prIsoner h. d m"ny opportum' , W&lkmg.sOtClu!, .vRlue 5&. , the propertv of , He had ridd<on motor·cvclee w,thout acClhad bu .",""s !VI an underwrlter. 1 H e
r~ o~m
e~h anho~se and they were ties of seeing hi. signature. WitncSll WI108 Fr..ncis Bearing;; r: Mr, Harold ' M~Ken' ! dent since October 1906,
He knew ,the
knew notllln g abont M ~claren, . cxcent fOk ' e ~m~ 0 W~d"
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quite .ure that when h e ... w prisoner on na 'was for the 'prosecution,
bridge well ..nd to~k it cautiously, Both
th at he had see n hlln once lor tWlce l fie 0 en
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I e e.
the 3lot Marcli he Baid he aerit . the
Sentence of two months ' imprisonment he .. nd I'Ia.intjJt were on their proper
hl\od troo ed und er \ 'n rt O Wl na.m-cs, but H ' .t
CRIES OF H MURDER! "
letter to Ralph U the next. Jl}()rning"- with hard la.bour wo.a passed.
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16ides but near the eentre of the road.

~l ," ra v Lo.he, Dr, Murrey Le.\i. and
;\11 ry Rundlr , ,, 1\3 an oxcced ingl1 a.rdu·

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J,ohu Livock, Ga, agent (on ball)' waS
charsed with receivins a £200 5
cen~.

as opt'n C'd b\' the Hon. Mrs. W ..
Lc-shc. who W M ~r~ coompan i.ed. by Dr;

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FORGERY fAT FkRINGDON.

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R ·So..! Johnson; 2, :hf&uQ West; 3,
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\ .trds (·hstade ror.e for b oy! (openl.- l.

rn. L('\\ ('n cio!l , 2, Ernest VIvian, 3, W~
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'i l!~I ~'Rl chair.s 1t ( IlT girls (opcn). -One
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l1ALl;. R EADI NG,
"\\f"ll. th(>r ('IN k" \\0. 8 kino cno\tgh on
tv ,dlon t ll.(' "Caio C h n. nta.nt IJ in
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Itoa rl , by b,d pcrm i&!ton of Mr. J.

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ifill)

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t.h e house, no ram fell , and the~

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Thc be. nu [ully lald·out

111,[" 'H'rf'- IQokll1g ,c " y n ICe,

Alar-ito

o f frt (' nds f ro m SL G llo1' attended,

bv ~ l r Ol;cy 'l'nv1ar and \lia
Th. itcv F .J C. G,lImor and
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no t Bt a v as 'h e h ad t o moo t an
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A m on~ th e o ther
\\.'IC I h e H('\' Ii: J NOf n s (St. Bnr\\ s
Co lonel lJ odgson, Mrs C G.
( th .. n l :l \ O r C..'~51. T\lr~ and M ~.::e Fne?d,

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( 'IO\\·~. :;\'fl !i l\lnsclf' Ta.Y~OTI :MTB.
?-.11...... F lCf'ma n. :\'l u~ and ~1 &s Chapman,
. F "r iOt "r, \h !\..~ ;\h ra nl. and ?\1re. a.nd

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T c:\." ,\.s serverl nn t.he lawn,

th .... C\ Cn!llg th(l "Glc.nrnore"
orel'NlI I n pin \ N i IK'1C'ct:o fls of mlJsio,
~'J\o h t' lII )C ~ i\"l"n b v M rs, H olonoft1
III so ln In
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flHlllri In i\lrs l\iln ~t.('r m n n , who

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Oil art n ;1 C Illltnn(' r " Cha nson- d8
111111 \ 1 15-9 E , ~I\'n
G r('cnha m, who

III "i f"' dle II tl eht." nnd the popular
I t I ~ {'xp0C1ed t hat t he fund will

benefit from the " Cnfe Chan..

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A. PREVIO US CONVI?TJON. ,
~!reot, , De ",r, Mrs. 'rIde. ' sa d on , the
Th. Ju ry retur ncd a verd,et of gUIlty. ~huh·d"~ ~onl~!d bC~H~~l .8":r.i:,,dd 8.~~
and prisoner acknowledged .. pr eVtOU8 : s e ear
rs I e B ou In/! .'lr er .

not H the "ext Moqday.'.'
ins on the 8th Apf il he

1\11 t hose put to h lIn

i oner at ·"all.

UntU....tb.e mcetnot" see prL6!

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Tomlyn .toil? just bimBelf
FtFTH DAY- M,ON DAY.
I that day; be WM not bound to ..ttend
H,S Lordahlll took h ... ""..t at 10.30.
the meeting at Wanborough.
The mat·
ter' was di.cu.sed at the' GrtI'd La,dge on HEAV:Y SENTENCE FOR ASSA.ULT,
Easter Monday.
The suggootion th&t
Willia.m Nicliolls 45 ti smith pleaded
Ipll~oner
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Id go .~-..th e b an k f ~r 1'd on t·l' not gUIlty to .. oharll"
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I'f tJJfelQDlously
and
fican ,?n WOoS ~ o~n. . The cashier total- violQlltly 8&3'auking , Daisy Blade, ~ed
Iy · fBolled to ldentlfy hIm. . On Apnl 16 l a serv .. nt at MlUdenhead ' on the Uth

The ~itnes!l W&8 knocked off &8 the r68uit
of>~tJte colfision,
He s1.l6tained a frael.t~d ..'-r.m ... nd hi. macbine w.... d .. ma ed
to' the extent of £24: He, 8ubeequenfly.,

tak'ng the view that it would be better
, and on gomg out Baw her BtlUldmg In a
to keeo out of litigation wrote to. tha'
Pboolkoffbhloodh' whd,ch Sh
w "'" commg fr~m ~~e
effoot - He felt th ..t both had Buffered:.
Be
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atrie
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Bufficlently,
and tb .." ,
It was
sImpI y a o!",e
n Cr~8-<1xn.~·ined' She had known MI'6
U word 'against word. "
Olb meetIng
W'd f
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e.cb other they both turned more c1066ly
De tective Thorpe sa id lh at for th(! paet
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\Ol e~ . !l h a. .n~vc~. seen Ihe r-ooeived by the evening poet a. le tter ~til.
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. towards their proper sides.
two years Llvoek had bOOn engag~ d in anyt llng of
er
tlg l'wlltmg . or ' signed" MMher," in which were ~nol".., d
Mr. Porter W!l8' briefed for th .. prooecu., Jam.., Danoe. and Wtlliam James
com pany promoting,
Prior to tb~.t he , .kii~s , kSbS' 11}! a very ·rj'uded.l;f\ ' the l)iJlfI he had IIOnt with the cheque to tion ' &nd Mr, F, W, Sherwood for the WoodB, of Grove , whq' arrived immedi.ate.
WM
associated Witll a very clever gang
, erl c
lIl l ,
grocer
nsSI8, aD , Mr. ltalpli. and which had heen lIq8ted at defe'nce.
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Ily on h""rins the ' collision. described the
of forgers
H e waR .I so .. Ihpokma er at ~~kmghan;' ".,d n~~utd8l6 dont the 19th I Bristol.
The same day witnees drove
The jury' convicted and Mr, Poner .aid position of the parties,
and
their
ry
H ll.6t :ngs, and thero we re I many 1 COOl- e rUci , 16 saw, e e en an runnmg Mr. Ralph from Faringdon to Swi n<1·o n, the only thing agaift.at prison.er " 38 a. machines.
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plain t.s t h n.t he d id 110t pay ' up.
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~wa~ 8 ~; OD.d dStr,~~, away hfomh ~oae i and they pU58d prison er on the way aimilar oif..ence in 1897,
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Dr. Burt, of Wantage, gav.e evide~ce
A rc t ' Tt' d in svcct~)J! of the l MetroPlo h ta.n l~ur
0 fUll t1
h o:.eon~th as 1
a.bout 1 D.m ,
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H i..s Lordship , 8ald the evidenGe in his that fr~m. hi~ ,knowledge of the, l,ocahty.
Pob c. also gn ve prls oner a vcry bad char· 0 d woman on 'e e
WI
aD axe.
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judgment could leave no doubt that llritJ. th e plaIntiff (If on hIS proper SIde of
n,
Ik to
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NOT HlS SIGNATURE.
oner ....... guilty of a vory Berious offence the ' roadl muet have been lOO Yards from
6ct.er, •• ytug h e ha<1 kuowp him ...... n "'"W rl~~ °D

cDnv'c h on in Novembc r. 1890, for ste.l.
Illg a watch and eloU"ng,
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M r. Coven Lry sal' d prIsoner
wa& .asso·
CISt:.od WIth a ve ry expert gang. of th.i e ve ~,
three of whom b"d bee n convlcte<1

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d ~ E. Ralph • signwriter at SWlndon, em- 01 a. young girl' whiW she was un protect-- I the bridge whe n he flaw defendOont.
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eQ. .. nd h.. oould DIlt do . ptherwi.., than
His LOrdship. in 8umming up. s .. id the

Llv ock ... id h e had boon Ithe victim of I S~m~ '\ ,,;,! t~unnmg .d'war de th r~ " "Ioyed by 'the G.W,R. Comp .. nyl
o.. id
er sec ution for 30 yeal'l!, n01 only in Eng·, ~de ,,"S
e .mhe nam
t ' an ld , e
y I prisoner lived ten minut.ee or a ' qu~rter
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os lH an
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d b U t In
an,
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'th
th' 0
W 't ' 0 f an h our ' lIS wa.J.k ftom
him.
H e had complained to the Home Offioe love r till.! tl a b Wl to f~~ l~g ,. t bl
doN&lDent on the chequ;, ..... not his elg·
fif teen years ago, nnd Bince then tho per · nese
h Ie
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a cons a e as n ..tnre or authorised by bim,
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'....!~eme~herin .. that he was not a boy' "to a. term of na I serVlt
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senten
hlm
for three ye ..rs,
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Be·
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'd a m agee
fore t h e ' 1>I a.m
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000 Id reoover
the jury must "e ea.tlsfied. looking "t the
evideD"" fairly. re"""nably lind ,broadly,

law

that he had prov-ed his inJury was eau."ed

Mrs, Hor~e ... "'ldow. hVlng next ,d oor i he had IIent the cheque t rl his houllO ,the • Arthur Galo. 43, agent, was charged by the negligenoe of th.e ,defendant,
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injustIce by taki.ng s uch. s tatements 88 I ~ ?r~\1tr:t, hh~rwomfto~ a.t.~ ~a~8 follow}-ng D.lorniD8 by lit lad.
On Eaeter witp. unla.wful~~ and inde ently &Ma.Ult- .\ they came to the conclusion tha,t it w~ Bit.
h ad been mnde WIthout eVidence. al'd h e c : eT;~ dB e
UTDl II ..
t Monda,. p ..80,14.. depied h~.ipg , fo~ged the ing -Thorn .... · Jam... Rookt . ..t Clewer unfortun ..te. occurrence in whIch n.. lthe'
w ould only de&l with t h e present oonvic. on
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ra &y, an me no one. I" ou I endone..ment, and l"oepeated what he had Within. on the 28th ; AprjJ1
! party wa.s to blame-an acmdent in
tb.
ti on.
But for . receivers th~re , wou* not ~en ~i~u~~.. It.I!rd~rd.
heWl.le ~i:h 'I said.
On &Dot h.. r evening . ' bOy named
Mr. Haro\d ' M9KeDn~ P'f.66Cuted. and att-iot ~ne.e of the term-the plaintiff was
b<l 80 many th. cv..,. and the offene, .. as er
ca
,$n oun
rs.
't.
Stone ...... produced , by defendant - who Mr. -Ernest Walsh. defend¥. ,
not entltled to recover,
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"very 88rious one. H o paSll~ ""nten~ of 18 t t; .. n~s h~\Il1 o~hblood.
W!tnej f ..mted "aid h .. put the , note _throJlllh witllEfi8's
The prisoner WIl8 acquiyted.
The jury , found for the pluinti~ , .....
months' imprIsonment with I hard labour, a
e Olg ,
e s .... IDO one e s,e.
lotterbox between 6 ana ' oz.: one ~v"ning
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and ordered th.t the b ond ,should be reo - BOY'S STATEMENTS TO POLICE. lHiC"use he oould not mu" .• n1"O>.>e he.~;
ing tbe 8peci81 ?~"8e. a"pd judgment wa.s
stored to Mr, Todd.
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de Wltn_ wiB at home. at dlnn!, ~, l at. the
enteud aocordtng,y,
nspector
10<> re .
0
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. ' time the bo7 n ..med. March 3J,iIt ·w....
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CHARGE AGAINST WOODLEY
posed tb ..t defendant "ame to thel poh"'"
he kn<iw he W
.t home
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FARMER.
Bt..tion "nd enid, ,"Thero's ~ wOILan down '
bad .. dog wh'l:h 'made a
COLLI8IO BETWEEN , ....._ _~_ _- ._ _ _ _..._~
Rooe <:curt 8houtmg 'Help! .. and eOmeolHl
, "'!ybody, ' He beIie.. ed
MOTOR-CYOL
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The c..... ..gninst Frederick Jon .. than ba8. hIt her over t.be head.
Hn\,.1 •went
ch<:que to he in
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H"rman (42).. larmer, ot Wijodley. lor tl!8 there "nd Mrs. Wide made • 00 plaint,
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alleged Ielon,ou8 U8 e of .tamps ..lr.. ..ay
conseQuence of whlol> he ~ent in L;..arch
WHITE v. ALDWORTlI <
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defendant, whom he fOll1!d at l ,home.
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The c&<e waa Ireoently
reply to a que.tion d ..fen<1ant f aid he
ported.
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a m ..n come out of the door .and.;tum
path towards the..,hool h" did
A llOY CHARGED ! WITH
know the man" and did"
his
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a.pprentioe,

pleaded not
Chrystal. de
ta.ining £1
the r ah bery:
Mr. Harold
the prO&&eutlo"n
repreeented by
·Mr, A....
county
B.~C~~·.y~~;~g~m;
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eald he had n~t , b.eD~to"
niqht, &d..dlng , " It'.!' . 110
her; 8h~ 8a,s
de!endant. with

to Mrs, Wide·~
Leonard,
but on.•II'~~;~i~~~~?:~;1J;~~f~J!,.~~gllo~. _i(!!n'~,d
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