The East Riding Telegraph. — 1903-10-24 (Beverley, Humberside, England)

POOR LAW CUPID. veiled its secret from them, and it might, but for the chance of the boy's visit, have kept it for A month ago an old lady, seompanied by her years. A close examination of the remains showed daughter, celled at the house of the relieving that portions of the clothing were marked with officer at Saffron Walden and asked him if he Miss Hickman's initials in red. A St. John knew of a young woman In the workhouse who Ambulance cross was found next morning, which would make her son a suitable wife. The old lady pointed clearly to the fact that the body was that explained that her son, Joseph Clajden, had of one who had been connected with the medical served 12 years in the Royal Artillery, and upon profession. All doubt wee set at rest by the die- his return home from India he found that his °ovary of a medal which bore Miss H. iekmen's former sweetheart had been won by another. He name, and which had been won by her in • swim- had been so deceived that he meant to have using competition. On Monday the search near a young 1110011111 out of the workhouse if he the spot was prosecuted ones more with the weld get one. The daughter explained that minutest oars. The object of this seoond she too was anxious to find a wife for her quest was to find the explanation of her brother, as her own wedding was shortly to , death, and the search was speedily rewarded. take place and she wanted the two weddings , About twelve feet from the spot where the to be celebrated at the same time. Both women body had been discovered • small medicine declared that the ex-artilleryman was a good. bottle, containing traces of some dark liquid, Was natured, hard.working fellow, and would make • found. It was at first reported that the throat good husband. The relieving officer was some had been out, but fuller inquiry showed that the what nonplused at such an unusual application, remains had been mangled by rats, and that in all , and did not give them much encouragement. A probability to their agency the supposed injuries LI few days after, however, the officer met the grand. were due. There was no trace whatever of a knit% I mother and uncle of a young woman, named though had there been one it weld not have eluded Emma L twrence, of the neighbouring village of the search. Chrishall, who was homeless and had also recently The question now remains whether this is a been armed In love. He told the grandmother of case of murder or of suicide. Against murder is ' the ex.artilleryman, whereupon she eagerly bathe fact that it would be difficult for any man quired for the address of the Claydens, and at once without accomplices to have lifted the body invited them all over to Chrishall to tea the over the high railing and carried it to the place following Sunday. When Sunday came, the ex. where it has been found. Nor is there any soldier drove his mother and sister and the latter's motive alleged. A lady of athletic build young man to Chrishall. He wooed the girl and would be an awkward antagonist, and could was accepted, the banns were published the follow. sanely have been forced into such a lonely big Sunday, and after a courtship of just one spot as Richmond Park at night against her month the happy couple were married on Saturday will. Yet there is no indication of any fact Lit at Saffron Walden Parish Church. whioh should have led Mks Hickman to take her own life. To suicide, however, the finding of the bottle Feints, but the time that has elapsed is such that the actual truth will probably never be definitely ascertained. Reconstructing what happened, Miss Hickman must have left the hospital determined to take her own life. She seems to have wandered about as one distraught during the afternoon of that Saturday, and alter a visit of farewell to her home to have gone to Richmond Park as the twilight felL There, as she knew the ground well, it would be • simple matter to make her way into the plantation with the poison, ethic& she may well have brought with her from the hospital, to drink it, and to stagger to the place where two months later her body has been found. Everything seems to suggest that the body has lain there for week. or months—in feet, since the Saturday of the disappearance.