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THE STRONG BOY SUDDEN DEATH OF YOUNG
OF BOW.
YOUTH WHO CANNOT BE STRANGLED.
NINE STONE WONDER.
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A boy of fifteen, living in East End of London, Icoks as though he may become the strong. est man in the world.
He is Lewis Clarke, of Abbey lane, Stratford," Bow, who a few
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NO TRACE OF POISON."
ONE IN TEN. DISTURBED BY
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NOISE.
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The mystery of the sudden death
The majority of business men of Sir Guy Francis Laking, the and women in New York for
-year-old baronet had been clear-ane-night visit sleep as well as at home, judging by the announce ment made by Dr. Donald A. Laird, director of the Psychologi. cal Laboratory at Colgate Uni- versity.
A verdict of Natural Death from diabetic coma was roturned by the Westrainster coroner (M: Ingleby Oddie),
Sir Franels was the grandson of Sir Francis Laking, one of the Royal physicians.
Reception clerks at the Hotel Nów were instructed by Dr. Yorker Laird to present question papers ta gueste registering for one night. The blanks to be answered "In-
years ago was. O delicate that he and was taken to St. George's Hos-cluded such questions as "Were you
was forbidden by the doctor to at tend school, and now is unbeatable in the various feats of strength practised by professional strong
mer.
He became ill one Sunday night pital, S... where he died carly the next morning.
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He had arranged to go to Bir mingham on that day to see the new play. "Let Us Be Gay," in which Mise Tallah Bankhead is. Appearing. Sir Francis was a well known figure at West End first nights.
His father is a house decorator; who used to perform feats of
The first witness to be called was strength in big youth as a hobby; the sister of Sir Francis, Miss and his nineteen-year-old brother Joan Frances Laking, who gave an address in Fornshaw-road, Chelsea. Ernest, who is his trainer, also.W. She wore deep mourning and possesses apparently superhumaa strength; but he admits that his young brother is becoming by far the stronger of the two
was very pale.
When the corner asked her if she had ever heard her brother threa ten to take his life she said em- phatically:
"No: I never heard him suggest anything like that."
Lewis weighs 9st., and already be has beaten the world's record in
Mis-Laking said that her brother the 10st. class in the front cheat seemed to be in quite good health. military pull," a difficult feat with The last times she saw him was when But they lunched together in the West powerful chest expanders.
End a week previously. He was this is not all, as he demonstrated very well indeed them. Her bra to a Daily Express "representative ther had independent means. who called at his home recently.
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as restful as usual? Did you have dreams, and, if so, were they pleasant or unpleasant "Did you feel like rising from your bed in the morning f
The replies of about 400 were te turned to Dr. Laird, who rejected those he thought to have been ane- wered in a facetious vein. Twice as many were answered by men as by women.
Three-fourths of those replying could not remember their dreams when they woke. Two and a half per cent of them stated that they had unpleasant dreams.
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The heavy sugar caters found, by Dr. Laird to have dream- ed less, but what dreams they had were pleasant. Those who ate mid- night lunches dreamed more, but did not have disagreeable dreams, as had been commonly supposed...
Date concerning how the guests slept showed that one out of five
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disturbed by thinking and planning. Only one out of ten. on the other hand, was disturbed Colonel Philip Till aid that Sir. by noise. Taxicabs had the most Francis lived at his place at disagreeable effect, while tramcars, Ebury-street, S.W.. occupying and riveting were less bother. suite alone. He had been there His first feat was to drive a six-four months. His health appeared inch nail through a hard-grained to be good and he was a temperate plank two inches thick with bare man. hand, the palm only protected with a little rag of cotton stuff.
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Then he took another six-inch nail, gripped it by the middle in his front teeth, and with his hands beat the ends forward and together until the thick nail snapped under the strain.
His brother handed him a heavy tie-chain, of the weight that would be used on a big dog's kennel. Lewis twisted it over his fingers, and puckering his face in a mo- ment's effort snapped it like a thread.
The boy, pale sturdy and silent, was quite undisturbed by his strange feats, and obediently lay down for his brather to put a three-hundredweight anvil on his chest, and strike it as hard a blow as he could with a stonebreaker's hammer.
Perhaps his moet dangerous trick is to challenge two men to strangle him. A stout cable is put round his neck, and each end given to a full-grown man, who is invited to pull it as hard as he possibly can. By an incredibly powerful bracing of the neck muscles he is able to resist what might easily be deadly strangulation.
COURT ORDER TO STOP LOVE LETTERS.
WOMAN WRITES TO A CIVIL
SERVANT."
Mr. Justice Acton, in the King's Bench Division last month, grant- ed an injunction to restrain a for- cign woman from annoying and writing love letters to a civil ser- vant.
The matter came before Mr. Jus tice Acton as a motion for judg ment in default of appearance, and MrCartwright Sharp, who appli ed for judgment, said that the ac- tion was of an unusual character. Mr. James H. Hodge of the Ar. senal, Woolwich, claimed an injunc tion restraining Mile Irma Com- blain, of Compton terrace, High- bury, N., from breaking an agree ment whereby the undertook not to annoy him by writing love let- ters and frequently telephoning to him at business, and in other ways molesting him."
Mr. Sharp said that Mr. Hodge was a civil servant, and for a long time before February 7, 1928, Mile. Comblain had annoyed him by writing letters to him almost daily, calling to make inquirice for him at his place of business, and frequent- telephoning to him, and molest ing him in ouer Why
Me Comblain entered into-an agreement with ME Hodge un-Tebe ruary 7 that "in consideration of 210 paid to me I undertake to re turn to Brussels and not to make any attempt to--communicate, in any way with the plaintiff."
Mr Sharp said that agreement had been broken, and the wWOMEN had continued her former conduct.
Colonel Till saw him only once under the influence of drink. He was taken ill about midday on Sunday, but was getting up to go
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"My wife saw him and tried to nersuade him to change his mind. When I went upstairs I saw that there was something wrong. I tele phoned to his sister and to a doc tor.
Sir Francis was then semi- conscious.
Did you see any trace of drugs
No.
Dr. John Tavlor said that death was due to diabetic coma caused by an internal cyst..
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Three out of five stated that they had no trouble in going to sleep. the same number said they woke occasionally during the night, but were cheerful in the morning.
Seven out of ten stated they had no difficulty in waking at the time they wished. Only one-half said they disliked rising.
Dr. Laird feels that the present data is not sufficient for certitude. Blanks, therefore, are still being given to the guests. Dr. Laird has been studying the question of sleep for six years.
The coroner.-It is a natural death 1-Yes.
There was no trace of his having" taken any poison !-None.
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