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Miss Harris than dealt with hor Lemployment at a dentist's in Bust ton squaro, and of her, visita o to aleep at the room in, Macfarlang PEAK RESIDENTS PROTEST road during the week-ends.
Mt. Oliver I don't want to mak AMAZING COURT STORY OF you these unpleasant questions, but did the time avor came when ho DOUBLE LIFE.
left you in ponce or was, be always trying to get you Ho was always trying to got me.
The following are tiu principals in the Stifkey Rector Trial, the Arst day's hanring of which we gave in our issue on Thursday-
The. Accused.
The whole time, right up to the end-Yes.
He knew when he first mot you that you were only 16-Yes..
Mr. Oliver: Did he ever calf your by an affectionats ame - He was always calling me Dear and "Darling.""
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IN COURT.
The limited car parking space.cn the Peak came in for mention at the Central Court yesterday when Mr. S. Butlin, of Messrs. Lin- stand and Davis, and Mr. C. T. Waddell, of the PW.D., were sum- moped before Mr. Schofield with having caused obstructions with Peak Hotel on April 13. Both ad their respective cars outside the
mitted the offence and wore fined $5.
The Rov. Harold Francis David, Ron, Rector of Stiffkey (pronounced
Mr. Butlin told the Court that Stakey), Norfolk, is about 02; was
Once they visited Betty Beach for timo and, as a matter of fact, he the parking space was full ạt chấ formerly ourate at Holy Trinity, Windsor, and at St. Martin-in-the-luucheon at her hab.
had parked his car outside the Peak Fields, Trafalgar-square (the Radio Betty go out of bed," and Church); a Chaplain in the Ned her and put his arms around Mias Harris M, Davidson kiss-
Hotel on many previous occasions.
Mr. Waddell offered a similar ex- her. She showed him what she had planation, stating that he had park- been doing as dancing lessons; anded his car and motorcycle there did some acrobatics, bending back. for the past seven years, without wards and forwards. He said he any interferenca, He had spoken was glad she was getting on to Mr. B. D. Evans of the H. K. well,
during the war,
The Charger.. The Rector is charged under the Clergy Discipline Act as follows
That he was guilty of immer al conduct from September, 1991, until November, 1937, with a woman named';
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3.
1.
That in or about the month
of August, 1029; he was guilty
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Dancing Lessona.
Automobile Association about the matter, and the latter had inform od him that they warn trying to
Mr. Davidson paid for Miss Har-increase the parking space.
of immoral conduct in that heris to have dancing lessons, too, annoyed and made improper and later bought her some clothes, suggestions to a waitress at a cafe at Walbrook, "Londen ;
paying £5 for them:
That on November 12, 1831,
After a theatre visit be wanted he was guilty of an immoral her to go to Macfarlane-road with acs in that he embraced a him. When she demurred he said young woman in a public he only bought hen the clothes so room at a Chinese restaurant at Bloomsbury,
that she should go home with him, and added that if she did not he would commit suicide. Eventually she went there with him
That he has during she fast Ava year's been guilty of in
ummoral habit in he has 'habitually associated himself with women of a loose charac- ter for immoral purposes. All the chargeljare denied.
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The Chancellor..
Did you ever quarrel-We were always quarrelling-about different things and different girls
At a Chinos restaurant Davidson, who never had any strong Mr. F. Keppel North, Chancellor drink, used to kiss her and put of Norwich Diocese..
Connsel.
For the Bishop of Norwich: Mr. Boland Oliver, K.C..p. My. Walter Monckton, KC, and Mr. Hum phrey King..
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For the Rector Mr. R. F. Lex Mr. Ryder Richardson and Mr. K 3. P. Barraclough...
his arms around her..
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Rector Rebuked, The Chancellor Did he ever tell you his age-Yes. Fifty-six.
Mr. Oliver: Did he ever tell you about his wife --Yes. He said that he very, seldom saw her, only once a week, that, she did not like him, that he did not like her, and that she got jealous because there were so many girls. He said that he would get a decrea, because the last child was not his. He would then marry ma
Giri's Story of Money Gifts,” At the resumed hearing Miss Gwendoline (Barbara). Harris, 4 pretty, fair-haired girl, "dressed en- tirely in black except for an org-
Mr. Davidson smiled at this, nud erald green hat, was the first wit: Mr. Oliver remarked, "I think it She was 10 when the first met Mr.is not right for Mr. Davidson to laugh aloud in the presence of this
ness.
Davidson at Marble Arch.
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"I was out of work and had no young woman." money" she said. There were sub. siguent meetings "practically every day." He behaved "quito all right” most of the time.
Mr. Oliver: When he did not behave quite all right what did ha do He always apologised.
What did he do He started kiss- ing me and caressing me..
The Chancellor Most certainly did it in a very wrong and dia not. I did not see him, but if he
graceful thing to laugh at things of this sort, and I will not allow it,
Mr. Davidson said, "I did not laugh."
Mr. Oliver: He laughed when she said that he told her he would get a divorce and would marry her.
Shocking and Scandalous.”
Replying to a question from hið Worship, Traffic Sub-Inspector Saunders said that the nearest parking place was at Lane, Craw- ford's garage, about 200 yards away. There was plenty of roone in the garage at that time. It was pointed out, however, that the parking in the garage cost $20 a month or a dollar a day.
Infining Mr. Waddell, his Wor; ship said: "I suppose that is what owners have to do in future.”
detectives. He said that the reason him out of his job and he thought was that someone waited to get
the Bishop of Norwich was at the bottom of it all. Only once did ho talk to her about religion.
*He Asked Me to Pray." "He asked me to pray, but I did not because he laughed at me," said Miss Harris, " He said
body, but only sins of the soul, and any sins of the body would" be forgiven. He also told me to read good books and Shakespeare. Ono book he said,I should read wis "Daraaged Goods!"
that God did not mind mine of the
lettere said to have been written by Mr. Davidson to Miss Harris, one of which warned her Against steaping her mind in sensational literaturo, and added: "Think ideale, and you will become ideal
you." yourself. Help to raise those you. meet on life's long way. God bless
Mr. Oliver read a number of
In another there was the phrase, "The things to observe ars: Keep a still tongue, Avoid talking per sonalities. Don't take casual se quaintances into your confidence, but treat everyone "as ♫ possible future enemy and be on your guard.""
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Nearly every day Mr. Davidson
Another tan: **Everything I gave her 2s. 6d, of 8. Once when
have done and said for you has been from my heart and meant only he came to see her in the morning
The Chancellor: It is n very for your benefit." she was in bed in pyjamas. Shoshocking and scandalous thing-I repulsed his advances and he apolo-mean the suggestion-and it is still gised to-her!
more shocking and scandalous if Miss Barris said that, she was nover intimate with Mr. Davidson. It was not true that she had beon in Holloway Prison three
pital clothes. She had run away from the hopsital in the hospital clothes leaving her own clothes be hind, and the charge was diamis
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Extracts from Letters.
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From another Jettor written by
gentleman belonging to his sacreu Mr. Davidson, Mr. Oliver quoted Profession treats it with levity.
at Miss Harris's remarks at all.
Mr. Davidson I did not laugh this passage: It was silly of you
to get cross with me last night...
"
timos. She was remanded there for Miss Harris said that on Arts. Now you have got a job. I shall a wook charged with stealing hostice Day he missed the five o'clock leave you to work out your own train in the morning, to Stiftkey, life in your own way unless I hear the service in the morning at 11. where he was, supposed to be taking from you...
In another he wrote: "I have o'clock. He sont a telegram to never liked you very much, and Stikkoy and said he would go to shall soon bagin actively to dislike the Cenotaph
you unless you change your man- Mr. Oliver Why did he miss the ner. train-He was trying to kiss me Mr. Oliver: Had he ever told you before that 'ho never liked you 1-1 Did he go to the Cenotaph Nooked him what he meant and he Mr. Oliver: Do you remember said: "I do not like you; I love having an interview with him while you."
ed.
Mr. Oliver: And that and ob- structing the footway is the whole | list of your crimes You
Referring to the time abe spent at Macfarlane-road, she said that for a week shevad alone, and then the rector Started sneaking into the room saying he had missed bis train. She kept the door lock
'od.
all the time.
you were at Providence place 1-Yea Miss Harris explained a phrase Ho said Rosie Ellis, had mndo & in one letter: Last night at the statement. about him,
Tube station when you insulted me was quite enough.""
"Expecting Money.***
1.
What did he say about it H Mr. Olivers Why 1--To keep him asid it was true. He said it was
"He came up to me while I was out, because he came back one night mostly about me and he was going with somebody else," she said, “and and came in.
to get her to deny it. He said it banded me as ed., saying it was a How did he afterwards get in would bring up all his past life. great responsibility, being a guar- He knocked" on the window till I Miss Harris said that while she dian. I knocked the money out of opened the door.
Was staying at Macfarlane road his hand. He insulted me so I in The Chancellor Did not other Davidson brought back Miss Tay-sulted him." people in the house object to. this or about two o'clock in the morn- Yes, they complained in the morning. He took her into a bedroom ings.
next to him, in which she (Misa Miss Harris then described in Harris) was sleeping. He said he detail, how she and Rose Ellis went wanted to show her some photo-He told me he was very hard up Mr. Oliver: Did he tell you any thing about his financial position to Stiffkey, were put to do the graphs. housework and the cooking, and They stayed together in the bad and owed a terrible lot of money, how they ran away from the Bee-room for about an hour and he hut b was expecting money from tory. She slept under a haystack aaw, there was no light under the Mr. Gordon. that night and in a field the for door, At 3 a.m. they all had a lowing night.
thịtup of the together. Questioned by Mr. Oliver, she In December he told her said they ate hardly anything. It thought he was being followed by rained on the second day.
Continued on near Volumn.)
Did I ever say anything about his home having: munuy ¡--Ho 'nuid' they had none at all. He said they were starving down at Stiffkey. The Court then adjourned.
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