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DARING BURGLARY IN WATERY LANE

... committed showvs that it was the work of those who were adepts at their trade. A piece of wood was taken clean oat of the back kitchen shutters, leaving an aperture large enough to admit a man's hand. The bolts inside were then unfastened, and the window having ...

THE ROAD MURDER

... the murder was discovered, lie found a woman's night-shift stained with 1 blood secreted In the boiler hole' of one of the kitchens of Road Hill House. This garment was afterwards handed to Mr. Superintendent Foley, who stated that he was confirmed in his ...

FATAL LAMP-THROWING CASE IN MILLER STREET

... foond 5p ttil drunk and quarrelling with his wife. Deceased asterwards went to her bedroom and Iher husband remained in the kitchen. During the evening he left the house, but returned drunk soon after eight o clock, and began quarrelling about money matters ...

A WHIPPER WANTED

... presented. There wwae large fire in the kitchen, with three pots of water placed over it, and a bag of lihe was lying close nt hand. While the house was heing stormed, boiling water was handed from the kitchen slui to tse mol, who stood beside the loophole; ...

THE SPRING HILL MURDER

... murder. He called for a cup of coffee and was supplied by the deceased. After she had waited upon him, she returned to the kitchen, leaving witness standing at the counter. He had only been standing there a fewn minutep when Mrs. ollsi rushed through the ...

HORRIBLE MURDER IN HENEAGE STREET

... gates into the yard, and found the back door open. On the kitchen table a bonnet was fouud, and a shawl lay upon tbe floor, At first the officers saw no traoo of the old lady but between the kitchen and the front room stone steps led down to the cellar, ...

EASTER CEREMONIES AT THE AUSTRIAN COURT

... them the Ladies-in-Waiting, the Arch- dukes, Archduchesses, mid their Majesties1 con- ducted by the Master of the Imperial Kitchen. Pages brought in the dishes, which were placed by the Emperor before the men, and by the Empress before the women. The food ...

THE MATLOCK TRAGEDY

... front door. To do this they had to pass by the kitchen door, which was by far the nearest way to the dead body. The men said so, but Mr. Morrall persisted in going the other way, notwithstanding that the kitchen door was open. They accordingly followed, and ...

THE EUSTON SQUARE MYSTERY

... all three laid on the bed, which was in the room behind the kitchen. We were awakened by two Dolicemcn turning their bull's eye lanterns upon Usi. We all three got up, went into tire kitchen, anid I made sonic coffee, and I gave it to the policemienr ...

THE PARK LANE MURDER

... She sald again that her mistress wanted to seed her away, and would not pay her. She said that her mistress came into the kitchen, and said, You, must leave. She replied that she would go provided sha paid her, and that If she did not pay her she would ...

THE HATHERTON TRAGEDY

... prisoner and deceased to take care of the house. He left hisdouble-barrelbreeci-loading gun hanginginits usual place it the kitchen, and to the bestofhisknowledge it was unloaded. Hereturnedhomcbetnveanth-eeand four o'clock in the afternoon, and found a ...

THE JEWELLERY ROBBERY AT HANBURY HALL

... the following day, In company with Police-sergeant Harrison, witness searched the house, and. in a heap of rubbish in the kitchen he found the stud produced wrapped in a piece of paper-- Harriet Stanton stated that on the 14th of October, at the request ...