Surrey Comet: Saturday 25th August 1900

Mysterious Drowning Case: The mystery of the derelict canoe which as reported in our last issue, was found at Teddington weir early on Wednesday morning in last week, was deepened on Saturday by the discovery in the river of the lifeless body of Mr. Harold Saunders, a young Brentford solicitor, aged 22, who had hired the canoe from Mr. C. shore, the Twickenham boat builder, on the previous Tuesday evening … … … Jurymen Claim Exemption: Before the inquiry was opened, Mr. Banks, a park keeper, who has been summoned to serve on the jury claimed exemption on the ground that he was entitled to it by virtue of his office. … … Mr. N. Pinsent, a clerk employed in the Kingston Post Office, also claimed, and was granted exemption on the ground of being a civil servant. …


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