From Officer In Charge Watford to All Stations – Two automatic machines at Bushey and four at Watford Railway Station were broken open during last night money, sweets and cigarettes were stolen also Oxhey Church was broken into but nothing has been stolen.
25 Aug 1903
From Acting Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy telephone message from Luton Borough Police. Missing from his home since 7th Inst Frederick Carter Reid a Postman, age 35 years, 5 ft 6 or 7, complexion dark, thin build, dark brown moustache no whiskers, walks slightly lame caused by rheumatic fever leaving weakness at knees, ...
08 Mar 1903
From Police Chelmsford to Bishops Stortford – Please enquire of Mr. Charles Reed Sacombe Park near Ware if he has received a visit or know the whereabout of Miss Bertha Corrigan who is well known to him, it appears she went to Dublin 9 or 10 days ago to visit her mother who was ill ...
08 Jul 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Missing from their homes at Norton End Baldock since 6.30 a.m. this day Arthur Moles age 16, 5 ft, fair complexion, eyes light blue, dressed in navy blue suit, white wrapper round neck, heavy lace up boots. Arthur Swain age 15, 5 ft, dark hair, eyes & ...
29 Dec 1903
From Superintendent Foster to All Stations – Lost from Balls Park House between 14th January and 20th April 03 a bronze bust of a girl laughing about 8 inches from shoulder to shoulder mounted on a yellow Agate stone the whole thing is about 15 inches high the property of Sir George Faudel-Phillips Bart. Please ...
25 Apr 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Missing from his home at 120 Estcourt Road Watford since 4 p.m. 15th Inst, Edward Rowe [Official records and newspaper reports show his name as Edwin Rowe Ed.] age 52, 5 ft 9 or 10, dark hair, beard & moustachio dark turning grey, eyes blue, thin face, complexion ...
17 Dec 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Reference to my message of 4.30 p.m. of 17th Inst the man has been found drowned this day at Watford. [The Herts Advertiser 26 December 1903 reported the Inquest on Edwin Rowe of Estcourt Road Watford the Jury recorded a verdict of ‘Found Drowned’. Ed.]
19 Dec 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Missing from his home at Willian since 8.30 a.m. this day Francis John Pettingale [born Nunn – Ed.], 16, 5 ft 6, medium build, complexion dark, hair and eyes dark brown, slight moustache, dressed in dark grey suit and green plaid cap, lace up boots, scar on ...
10 Aug 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy Information Head Constable Smith. Missing from his lodging 33 Cannon Street St, Albans since 7.30 a.m. today Frederick Dupont, a Grocers Assistant, age 23, 5 ft 4 or 5, complexion pale, hair light brown, eyes blue and rather pronounced thin face, small fair moustache, dressed in dark ...
14 Dec 1903
From Superintendent Duke to All Stations – Missing from his home at Ware Park Farm since about 10 a.m. on 10th Inst William Ure a Scotchman, age 23, 5 ft 9 or 10, stoutish build, dark complexion, eyes grey, hair dark, cleanshaven, dress dark cloth jacket and vest, cord trousers, dark cloth cap, blue neckerchief, ...
13 Apr 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Copy of telegram received. My wife disappeared Monday afternoon with baby and broken perambulator is dressed in a black sailor hat and black jacket. William Rush Elmdon Essex. Wife name Harriet. Written alongside entry – Found at Cambridge 16.04.03
16 Apr 1903
From Superintendent Frogley to All Stations – Missing from his home at Bovingdon since 11th Inst James Wallduck age 54, 5 ft 3, hair and whiskers grey, dark complexion, dress dark tweed trousers and vest, black pilot jacket and dark peak cap, this man is mentally weak and it is feared some ill has befallen ...
13 July 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Missing from her home at 5 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin from 3.30 p.m. Sunday 7th Inst Louisa Maria Newton, 52 years, about 5 ft 6, hair brown turning grey with false plaits, dressed in shabby black satin skirt no trimming, black print blouse of a small white pattern, ...
08 Jun 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable Herts to Police Cambridge (Boro) – There has been a large trunk and a great number of other things are missing from the Great Northern Railway (recovered), a girl was traced to Royston (whose name is supposed to be Miss Coleby 1 Panton Street Cambridge which was found on a piece ...
13 Dec 1903
From Superintendent Foster to All Stations – Missing from his home at 35 Townsend Street Hertford since 9.30 a.m. 4th Inst, C.P. Claydon age 45, 5 ft 5, black hair, black moustache and short side whiskers, fresh complexion, brown eyes, black jacket & vest, grey trousers, brown cap, white front & collar, supposed black tie, ...
05 Nov 1903
From Superintendent Frogley to All Stations – Missing from his home at Church Farm, Long Marston since 12 midnight on 20th Inst, William Gregory a farmer age 28 5 ft 10, dressed in blue striped cricketing jacket, brown trousers, grey cap, patent slippers, ring on little finger of right hand with a square back, no ...
21 May 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Missing from his home at 195 St. Albans Road, Watford since 6.30 a.m. 23rd Inst, Fred Baker a Barman, age 28, 5 ft 6, dressed in navy blue jacket & vest, grey trousers fine black stripes, black & white necktie, black hard felt hat, has been employed at ...
25 May 1903
From Acting Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy of message from City Police St. Albans. Missing from her home at 38 Alexander Road, St. Albans since about 8 a.m. this day Mary Ann Jones, 33 yrs, about 5 ft high, thin build fair complexion and hair, eyes grey, front teeth missing, dress black skirt ...
11 Apr 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Missing from his home at 49 Leaves Plain [believed wrong Ed.] since 11 a.m. 17 Inst, William Burk, age 40, 5 ft 6 or 7, fair moustache, dark brown hair, light brown eyes, fresh complexion, scar shape of horseshoe, a large lump under right eye, dress dark grey ...
19 Sep 1903
Continued from previous page. …… 3 awls, a gimblet & a pair of pinches, been drinking of late.
19 Sep 1903
