From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Escaped from Leavesden Asylum about 9.45 this morning Stephen Gazella about 35, 5 ft 3, dark complexion, stiff build, tweed suit, white linen shirt collar and tie, ordinary lace up boots, has the appearance of an Italian and walks in a jerky manner. Sawbridgeworth.
10 Apr 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Escaped from the Epileptic Colony Chalfont St. Peter since 5 p.m. 14th Inst Oliver Strudwick, age 19, 5 ft 2, dark brown hair, smooth face, blue serge suit and cap.
15 Jan 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from City Police St. Albans. Description of a lunatic who escaped from Doctor Boyds private asylum St. Albans last night, Harry Marks, 28, 5 ft 3, short beard and moustache, Jewish appearance, dress blue serge suit, red tie white spots, turn down collar, believed to ...
03 Feb 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Referring to my message of 10th Inst. 12 noon the lunatic that escaped from Leavesden Asylum has been apprehended.
13 Apr 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Metro Police South Mimms. Escaped from custody charged with assault on Police John Newton age 30, 5 ft 6, complexion dark, a tramp, dark mixture coat, cord trousers, mixture cap, dark neckerchief, also Jack Smith alias Knobby Blowhard, age 41, 5 ft 6, stout ...
28 Oct 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Description of a bicycle which was left outside a house in Watford on 24 Dec 02 by some person unknown and has not yet been owned, a gents quadrant bicycle number 37755, 27 in frame, flat handle bars, felt grips, Dunlop tyre, plunger brake front wheel, Warwick tyre ...
17 Jan 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Description of a bicycle left at the Railway Arms P.H. Watford on 13th Inst and now in possession of the Landlord a gents pneumatic Diamond frame, Fieldwood tyres, rubber pedals rubber missing from right hand pedal, no transfer, plated handlebars, cork grips right one missing, no brake, Challis ...
17 Apr 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from [Unreadable. Ed.]. Found 17th Inst. a parcel containing one pair grey striped trousers, one blue serge jacket, one pair of lace boots, four pairs of brown woollen socks, two new white shirt fronts, 3 neckerchiefs one red, 1 blue & yellow, one white & ...
18 Apr 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Found Straying and now shut up at Gammons Farm Watford a bay cob lame on rear hind leg, near eye wall, white mark down forehead, short tail, in good condition can be seen by applying to Mr Jones at the above address.
30 Jan 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Found straying on 12th Inst near Metropolitan Railway Station Rickmansworth a liver and white Spaniel bitch has collar on with brass plate but no name thereon now at this station.
13 Oct 1902
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Description of a man wanted for indecent assault upon a girl at Rickmansworth on 30th Inst, age about 35, 5 ft 6, dark complexion, moustache, stout build, dress navy serge suit, straw hat, respectable appearance, can be identified.
31 May 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Police Edgware. £3 Reward. Lost on Saturday March 26/04 a diamond Crescent Brooch between Stone Grove Edgware and Barnet Gate via The Hale, the property of Mrs. Giles Stone Grove House, Edgware by whom the above reward will be paid. It has been ascertained ...
04 Apr 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Lost near St. Albans yesterday 3 Fox Hounds belonging to the Berkeley Hunt, Mr. [unreadable Ed.] Master will pay 10/- reward for each dog.
11 Nov 1902
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Lost or stolen from outside a shop between 4.40 and 5.30 p.m. yesterday at No. 50 Queens Road Watford property of Mr. Wm. Carter a brown leather Gladstone bag value 8/6 please cause enquiries, information to Superintendent Wood Watford.
26 Nov 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Re my message at 12.20 p.m. on 20 Aug 03 this man has been identified by the articles found in his possession as David Kerr Creighton 168 Richmond Road near Brompton Kent by his wife this day.
11 Jan 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Missing from the Colony Chalfont St. Peters since Saturday last at 10.30 a.m. Alfred Everitt age 28, 5 ft 5, light brown hair rather thin light brown moustache, clean shaven, eyes grey, dress blue serge suit and cap, believed wearing laced boots, the above man was out of ...
25 Feb 1904
Superintendent Wood sent an alert to all stations for a man who had escaped from Leavesden Asylum at 5.30 pm on the 16th August 1902 – William Steward Robinson age 22, height 5 feet 3 inches, complexion fresh, hair sandy, deaf and dumb, native of Poplar London where he has a sister at Poplar Workhouse, ...
16 Aug 1902
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of letter from Superintendent Anniwell Leighton Buzzard. Missing from his home since 9th Inst Charles Olney age 16, 5 ft 6 or 7, complexion pale, hair light brown, slight build, dress dark grey suit, light grey overcoat, dark grey cloth cap, green tie, stand up collar, lace ...
10 Mar 1904
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 Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Missing from his lodgings at Ballards Building since 19th Inst Henry Aldridge, age 70, 5 ft 2 or 3, long dark hair turning grey, eyes believed grey, long sandy whiskers turning grey, thin build, a farm labourer, left arm taken off between elbow and shoulder, dress when …. Continued ...
21 Feb 1904
Continued from previous page. ….. last seen brown hard felt hat, light cloth jacket, black cloth vest, drab cord trousers leather straps below knees, heavy lace up boots, blue cotton Oxford shirt, red cotton neckerchief with flowers on it, left sleeve of coat fastened to shoulder with leather straps. appeared strange in his manner and it ...
21 Feb 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Missing from her situation since 9 p.m. 17th Inst Mary Hughes, age 20, 5 ft, hair brown, very white face, slim build, impediment in speech, usually dresses in black clothes, she has been strange in her manner and has threatened to commit suicide.
18 Mar 1904
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
