From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Description of a man unknown who was killed when alighting from a train in motion at Rickmansworth Station Metro Railway on 21st Inst at 10.15 p.m. age about 35, 5 ft 6, eyes grey, hair brown, finger moustache, nose slightly bent, 2 large vaccination marks left arm, old ...
24 Dec 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Warwick Constabulary Southam. Stolen bay nag horse age 3, 15 hands, black point, short mane, dock tail with white hair, suspicion attached to two men driving pair horses in four wheel dog cart, traced through Minster towards London. Inspector Lee. Transmitted to Sawbridgeworth.
10 Jul 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Luton Boro. Wanted here for breaking and entering the Luton Football Pavilion and stealing therefrom 11 white football shirts all marked Frank Sugg Liverpool, 2 brown leather brief hand bags, a number of tennis balls, one pistol, one new football, one hairbrush, a pair ...
03 Aug 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Bedford Borough Police. Three burglaries were committed here last night by a man aged 40, 5 ft 6 or 7, stout build, full face, bald headed, dressed dark cloth trousers rather short, the only thing not recovered is a silver chain pendant medal engraved ...
12 Jun 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Stolen from the Booking Office at Kings Langley Railway Station between 1.30 a.m. and 6 a.m. 11th June, 3/6 in bronze, 3/- in threepenny pieces, 5/- in sixpenny pieces and 12 penny postage stamps, supposed by three men of the following description, 1st 30, 5 ft 10, clean ...
11 Jun 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Escaped from Leavesden Asylum today at 9 a.m. Charles Henry Alder, age 40, 5 ft 6, slight build, complexion dark, moustache and beard short, wearing light tweed suit, red necktie, cap and buckle boots, native of London, very peculiar in manner laughing and shaking his head when spoken ...
20 Jun 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 Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from J Division Metropolitan Police. anted ff=or supposed murder of her child at New Southgate on 1st Inst Annie Elizabeth Kingsley, age 29, height 5 ft 3, complexion fair, hair dark brown, eyes dark, dress grey skirt trimmed with dark braid about 2 inches wide ...
01 Sep 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Metro Police Barnet. A man age 30, complexion fair, 5 ft 4, dress grey jacket and white collar, dark tie, brown boots, black hard felt hat is wanted here for stealing on the 5th Bay mare, set of brass mounted harness and a high ...
07 Sep 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
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Wanted on Warrant for obtaining money on false pretence at Rickmansworth on 20th July 1903 a man who gave the name of Wm. Belton late of 3 Stanley Street, Paddington, age about 44, 5 ft 10, dark hair and complexion, dark auburn hair and moustache close cropped, stout ...
14 Nov 1903
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 – I have received a letter from Superintendent Jones of Holywell Flintshire who states that a man named Robert Warren who has been residing at Rhyl for some years, Warren has a newspaper dated 1872 with advertisement Warren & Co Dyers, Station Road, Watford (no such place of business ...
15 Dec 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Police Chesham Bucks. Between 2.40 and 6 a.m. 22nd the dwelling house of Arthur Edward Frank J.P. of Chartridge was entered by means of opening the drawing room window, plated spoons and forks were tied up in a handkerchief and left in house, burglar ...
22 Oct 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – The automatic machines at Bushey Railway Station were broken open last, further particulars to follow.
26 Oct 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Stolen from outside a shop about 6.15 p.m. today the property of Messrs. Appleton Bros. 141 St. Albans Road Watford 1 pair of girls boots size 10 value 2/11 by a man tall and thin.
30 Oct 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – I have a Summons for service on James @ Smut Smith a gypsy age about 60, 5 ft 7, clean shaven, medium build, dark hair and complexion, he attends fairs with coconuts with a van with Annie Smith thereon.
03 Nov 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – My message of 25th February the boy William Bedward has been found, my message of 1st March the pony referred to has been found.
03 Mar 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
Continued from previous page. …. one pair of men’s black Krupp lace boots value 2/6 no toe caps size 8 pair of mohair laces in them, 2 ounces of B.D.V. tobacco value 8d, bread cheese and beer was consumed in the house, an old pair of boots and a small white handle table knife were found ...
20 Mar 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Stolen from a lodging house here on 19th Inst the property of Edwin Hill a new black jacket suit, a pair of dark green striped trousers bell bottoms, a turned down collar and front, in the inside coat pocket of jacket were three Insurance Policies two Prudential and ...
20 Mar 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Stolen from a shop at The Swillett Chorley Wood by means of burglary between 10.30 p.m. 18th & 6.30 a.m. 19th Inst the property of Frederick South, entrance effected by breaking pane of glass in scullery window, about 5/- in bronze in a brown bag tied at top ...
20 Mar 1904
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