![]() At around 2 a.m., Louisa Anstruther, the married daughter of Lord William’s immediate neighbour, Sir Howard Elphinstone, heard something through the bedroom wall that adjoined her own room, a groan or cry. The smart new Peelers had taken over some of the duties of the old ‘street-keepers’ and so, as he passed 14 Norfolk Street, Glew tested the front door, and was later able to confirm it had been locked.īut in the middle of the night, two of the neighbours were alerted to something unusual going on. The two constables on duty, Alfred Slade and George Glew, passed along it several times, one on each side, and reported nothing unusual that night. Everything in the chamber was as it should be the valet went to bed. Though there was a key on the inside of the door, his Lordship never locked it. He helped his master to bed, lit the rushlight and also, at his Lordship’s request, a candle so that he could carry on reading. The valet filled the warming pan with hot coals from the pantry fire and took it up to the bedroom. ![]() At about 11.50 p.m., the bell rang from the study: Lord William was going up to bed, late as ever. ![]()
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