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Why Shoot David Thomas?: The Mysterious Murder of Lord Windsor's Carpenter(Wordcatcher History)

Why Shoot David Thomas?: The Mysterious Murder of Lord Windsor's Carpenter(Wordcatcher History)


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Table of Contents:
Author’s note 1 Acknowledgements 2 Introduction 3 Chapter One Setting the Scene 7 Chapter Two David Thomas: Lord Windsor’s Carpenter 15 Chapter Three The Build-up to Murder 21 Chapter Four Two Fateful Shots 29 Chapter Five Location of the Murder and Identification of the Body 37 Chapter Six The Inquest Reveals Important New Evidence 45 Chapter Seven The Funeral: 3pm 15th July, 1896 at St Mary’s Church, St Fagans 53 Chapter Eight One Week Later 59 Chapter Nine Circulation of a Wanted Man. Updates – Suspects – Arrests 63 Chapter Ten New Witnesses with New Evidence 75 Chapter Eleven The Girl Who Knew it All 81 Chapter Twelve Mesmerists, Palmistry, Spiritualism, Phrenology and Clairvoyance 95 Chapter Thirteen Possible Trade Union Revenge? 101 Chapter Fourteen Was Joseph Lewis Guilty? 107 Chapter Fifteen The Witnesses 123 1. Mrs ACKERMAN, 6, York Place and LUKE, 55 Pen-y-peel Road, Canton 125 2. Mr. ALLEN, Waungron House 126 3. Mr. Augustus, 37, Pen-y-peel Road, Canton 126 4. William AYLING 127 5. Mrs. BECKER 128 6. Mr BECKER 128 7. Thomas BEER, Fairwater Dairy, Canton 129 8. Mark BEVAN, St Fagans Rectory 129 9. Alfred BOWMAN, 43, Brecon Street, Canton & Miss MITCHELL, 330, Cowbridge Road 130 10. Thomas CHIDZEY, 23, Clive Road, Canton 132 11. Mrs CROSS, 369 Cowbridge Road 132 12. Harry CUSS 133 13. Miss FREDERICK & Miss JOHN 134 14. Mr. HOOK 134 15. Fred HOOK, Fairwater 135 16. Mrs. HOOK, wife of John HOOK 136 17. F. Ernest HOPKINS 136 18. Mr. LUKE, 55, Pen-y-peel Road. 136 19. William Frederick MEREDITH 136 20. Frank MATHEWS 137 21. Andrew McPHERSON, Ely Rise, {Coachman} 138 22. William T. MULLETT (MALLET), Lodger of Hook 138 23. Miss Constance NEWTON, Plymouth Road, Penarth 139 24. Mrs. PERRY, Providence Villa, Waungron 139 25. Mrs. Henry SANSOME, Graig Farm, Fairwater 140 26. John SANSOME, 11 years. Son of Frederick Sansome 140 27. Police Constable SPILLER, St Fagans 140 28. Thomas STARK, Station Master at St. Fagans 141 29. Windsor THOMAS, Woodville Road 141 30. Charles Wesley WILLIAMS, Ely Road 141 31. H. WILLIAMS, (boy), 51, Gray Street, Canton 142 32. Miss WILLIAMS, Waungron 143 33. Mrs WOODWARD, Clive Street, Canton 143 Chapter Sixteen Further Written Evidence 145 Chapter Seventeen Conclusions and Questions 149 Appendix One Local Dignitaries 159 Appendix Two Known Attendees at the Funeral of David Thomas 163 Appendix Three The Inquest Jury 165

About the Author :
John F. Wake has presented talks on Wales and its attractions around the world, from Washington DC to Dubai. He has also penned plays performed at various Cardiff locations and the Edinburgh Festival. John has VIP-chauffeured many world-famous people on their visits to Wales. He joined the Cardiff City Police in 1965 and posted to Bute Street (Tiger Bay) police station, then became a Detective Inspector with the South Wales Police. John has recently undertaken lectures on his books.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781911265252
  • Publisher: Wordcatcher Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Wordcatcher Publishing
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 173
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  • Series Title: Wordcatcher History
  • Sub Title: The Mysterious Murder of Lord Windsor's Carpenter
  • Width: 191 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1911265253
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
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  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 370 gr


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