Letter from EE Barclay Esq. to Chief Constable “I had a fine fox brought to me on Nov 12th out of Ferrises (?) Wood at the back of Albury Hall poisoned with Strychnine from a dead rabbit. It has been going on for years but have not seen anything of poisoning for 2 years or so ...
14 Dec 1904
Message to all stations to provide a report to the chief clerk’s office regarding no. of dogs seized during 1904, no. owned, no. destroyed and no. otherwise disposed of, sold etc. for the information of the committee on Monday next,
20 Jan 1905
Message from Superintendent Harrington to Superintendent Martin “A horse arrived here by 3.45 pm passenger train from Hitchin addressed to Bush, Saffron Walden. Railway staff do not know which Bush to send it to. It is now shut up at Railway Hotel Saffron Walden. Constables [?] stationed here tell me it answers the one stolen ...
25 Jan 1905
Two cart horses strayed from Leasey Bridge Farm Wheathamstead on the night of 27 January 1905. 1- a bay mare about 16 hands no shoes, 2 – a brown mare about 5.2. Entry marked “found”.
28 Jan 1905
Two mares stolen or strayed from a meadow in Walkern the previous Saturday night, 28th January 1905. A large bay mare, hog mane and tail, 5 years old, one hind fetlock white, small star on forehead, no shoes, in good condition. Also a bay mare pony 6 years old, medium mane and tail.
31 Jan 1905
5 calves, 2 steers and 3 heifers, 4 red, one black strayed from a meadow at Datchworth the night of 5 February 1905. The property of George Little.
7 Feb 1905
Lost from Westmill Farm near Hitchin on 9th Feb 1905, a valuable black retriever dog wearing a collar with Edwin Lodgson Hitchin on brass plate the property of Edwin Lodgson. This entry is marked “found”.
10 Feb 1905
