printLiss Engine Driver Kills His Wife
Back in 1895 Walter Seward purchased a brand new Fowler A4 agricultural traction engine number 7453. The driver of this engine was a man called Mr James Smith who, as far as we know, started with the company at about the time Walter bought this Fowler. James Smith was the main driver of this engine and was always associated with it.
In September 1916, after working for Walter Seward for over 20 years a shocking event took place which changed the status quo.
The following links describe the events that took place that September. Each link takes you to a page that details the newspaper report from "The Hants and Sussex News". There are four reports in total:
Liss Engine Driver Kills His Wife - Part 1 - Attempt to Commit Suicide
Liss Engine Driver Kills His Wife - Part 2 - The Dramatic Shooting Affair at Headley
Liss Engine Driver Kills His Wife - Part 3 - The Headley Shooting Tragedy
Liss Engine Driver Kills His Wife - Part 4 - The Headley Wife Murder Charge
We know that James Smith went to prison, but for how long we're not sure as he was supposedly released early into the care of Walter Seward.
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