Village History
** Mum. someone has pulled me off my cycle
and threatened to shoot me and kill me. Look, Mum, what a mess I in.” She also said : It’s John Fowler. Mum. because I recognised his voice.” Witness replied 44 go and tell your daddy, my duck.” Her mackintosh and clothing were dirty. Witneaa for the police. The constable was there in five niinutea. Her daughter was hysterical with fright and crying. She was screaming all night and witness was up with her. “The following morning, about ‘MS.” said witness. John Fowler came to see me. He said I have come to apologise. Mrs. Rogers, for what happened last night.’ 1 said come in John, that does not mend it does it ? Whatever made yon treat her like that ? He replied * No, Mrs. Ropers. don’t know what made me. to be continued …………1 said come in John, that does not mend it does it ? Whatever made yon treat her like that ? He replied * No, Mrs. Ropers. don’t know what made me do it She sent him to her husband. John’s father came to see her later that day and a conversation took place, Mrs. Margaret Anne Gascoigne, of Claydon House,” Middle Claydon. shop assistant, deposed to having cycled home with the girl and parted with her at Middle Clavdon cross roads. She said that when she had cycled some 3«0 or yards she heard some frightful screams.” Witness’s husband came to meet her and she thought the best plan was to continue on. The screams were shrill and seemed to come from someone Irving to say ‘Mother’. Witness had a further 250 yards before she met her husband. She was trembling and rather upset and he look her upstairs. He then left the house. Police Sergeant’s Evidence Police-Sergeant Frederick Gurney that at 7.15 p.m. Friday December 2nd saw the aggrieved person m the presence of her mother. She was rather Hushed in the face and appeared nervous. She had slight injury to her left knee ami ankle. to be continued………
Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press – Saturday 24 December 1955
