The Washington times., 1921-08-28


be documented, vouched for and,
as far as possible, dated. This Is
my apology for obtruding myself
at the express desire Of the others
concerned In these extraordinary
happenings.
CHAPTER IL.
Document from the Sussex Daily
Times, February 4, 10.
<fNURING the early hours OF
yesterday morning. too
late to be reported In our
issue of yesterday, two-seated car
was discovered apparently aban-
doned nearly halfway up Hand.
cross Hill.
at was in the ditch on the left
hand side of the road and had
wedged itself securely. The tail
lamp and off-side lamps were still
burning, but the engine had
stopped.
'It was discovered by Mr..
Holmes, who was motoring back to
London from Brighton. He stopped
and called out, but, getting no reply,
he concluded that the occupants
had run into the ditch and, being
unable to get the car out again, had
gone In search of help.
ut was full moon and very
clear night. and, as there was no
sign of anything wrong or anybody
hurt, Mr.. Holmes. being late. drove
on. He stopped. however. at the
police station at Handcross and
notified the officer in charge.
"A constable was dispatched up
on bicycle, and returned in due
course to report that apparently
there was nothing wrong. He had
found the rug lying short distance
from the car and had replaced 1t on
the seat. He saw no sign Of any
body, though he had cooed and
blown his whistle several times.
HE was sent back to take charge.
and, as the necessary lamps were
burning and the car was on its own
side of the road, he apparently
made himself as comfortable as pos
sfble with the rug wrapped round
him, and dozed off and on in the
car.
''As soon as it grew light enough
a breakdown party was dispatched
and the car was extricated from the
ditch. 1t proved not to have been
much damaged and was taken to
the station, where the first sign Of
anything seriously wrong became
evident.
"On the cord upholstery of the
seat there was a large stain of con-
gealed blood frozen hard. This
placed a totally different complex
ion upon the matter, and steps
were Immediately taken to inform
the higher authorities.
"The car. which was a 12-h. p.
Rover, bore the Identification num-
Der B. P. s1S726. showing that 1t
was q local one, B. P. being the
Identification letters for West Sus-
sex; and in the course of the morn
ing It was discovered to be the
property of Mr.. George Bolsover.
a young gentleman farmer, Of
Heighbury Farm, near Crawley.
Inquiries elected that he had
gone out the evening before, about
$3.50, in his car with his wife to
spend the evening with a friend at
Hassocks-Mr. Glentyre, of Or
chard Place. He had arrived at
Orchard Place with Mrs. Bolsover
shortly after 6 o'clock, and had
played billiards with his host until
dinner time. After dinner Mr.. and
Mrs Bolsover and Mr.. and Mrs.
me. IRE had played bridge unit!
row. pom midnight.
Who 0 Bolsovers had left in the
ned Z of spirits in the car, and
mi. 'lentyre himself had tucked
tn < found by the car. which he
identified, round Mrs. Bolsover.
From that time up to going to press
nothing has been seen or heard of
either Mr.. or Mrs. Bolsover, who
appear to have vanished COM
pletely.
"The whole country round Is be-
ing secured by the police, but the
hard frost Of the last ten days pre-
cludes any material assistance
such as footprints or similar traces,
which would help to guide the po-
lice or give any clue as to what
happened either before or after the