y in Blackpool while the maid was away
oliday. He also told her that he had cut
Bes badly while opening a can of fruit.
; Hampshire, who later was a star wit
for the Crown, found that an un-
‘hed meal was still laid in the lounge
the radio was turned full on. The
‘ets were removed from the stairs, there
2 whisps of straw around, the place was
e dirty and both Dr. Ruxton’s and Mrs.
‘ton’s bedrooms were locked. The bath-
n was dirty and the bath stained a
5w colour up to within a few inches of
top. There were rolled up carpets in
waiting room, stair pads and a blue suit.
-side in the rear court there were carpets
n the landings, and stairs, and also a
t, all blood stained. Also some partially
ned towels with blood stains on them
he backyard. Ruxton had told her that
jad tried to burn these with gasoline but
y were too wet. There was so much to
around the house that Mrs. Hampshire
t for her husband to come and help her.
n the late afternoon, Ruxton called at
s, Anderson’s and asked her to keep the
dren overnight, but as they did not have
- night clothes, they all came back to
2 Dalton Square, and Ruxton with
ie Elisabeth went in to get the garments.
rerwards, and on the way back to More-
tbe where the Andersons lived, Ruxton
ed Mrs. Anderson to get him two pounds
ibsorbent cotton at a druggists. He then
t Elisabeth in to get him a bottle of
ttol disinfectant. They also called at
sersons to tell them Mary had gone to
tland for a week or two.

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Before leaving the house on this last trip,
however, he had told Mr. and Mrs. Hamp-
shire that they could have the blue suit and
the carpets if they wanted them. He ex-
plained that the blue suit was blood stained
due to his accident with the can that morn-
ing. When they left, they were to take the
key as he might not be back. Both husband
and wife worked away till about 9.30 p.m.
cleaning floors and stains. They noticed
that the linoleum in the bathroom appeared
to have had a blood stain which had been
roughly removed leaving some traces. The
carpets in the back yard were rain soaked
and could not be taken away.

Ruxton apparently returned to the house
that night after taking Mrs. Anderson out
for a short ride with the children. The
following morning he went to Mrs. Hamp-
shire and asked her to let him have the
blue suit back so that he could have it
cleaned. Mrs. Hampshire told him that she
would have this done at her own expense.
He then insisted that the name tag in the
suit coat be cut out, telling Mrs. Hampshire
“burn it, burn it now”. Ruxton appeared
ill and unshaven, quite contrary to his
usually dapper appearance. He wore no
collar or tie, and had on an old raincoat. As
an excuse for his appearance he told of
having had a sleepless night due to his
injury. ~ Solicitously Mrs. Hampshire
suggested that he send for his wife, but he
replied that she was in Edinburgh and he
did not want to spoil her holiday. After he
left, Mrs. Hampshire unrolled the carpets,
and found them blood stained. Twenty to
thirty buckets of water would not remove
all the blood nor did a subsequent good
cleaning.

THE Doctor’s STRATEGY
Mrs. Oxley had arrived at No. 2 Dalton

Square at 7 a.m. but no one was there. The
postman came and delivered some letters.
Still no one answered. She left and came
back at 9.15 and while awaiting a reply to
her ring, Doctor Ruxton drove up in his
car. They both entered, and Mrs. Oxley
found the light on in the hall. Later these
facts were to be construed as showing that
Doctor Ruxton had been out all night, per-
haps getting rid of his parcels of infamy.

The meal was still laid out in the lounge,
untouched. Ruxton then told Mrs. Oxley
about cutting his hand and loosing a large
amount of blood. He also suggested that
the trip to Edinburgh had been prearranged
by Mrs. Ruxton and Mary as she had
drawn her wages in advance. Mrs. Oxley
found the house in similar condition to Mrs.
Hampshire’s recollection. The fact that
keys could not be found for the locked
doors appeared strange to Mrs. Oxley and
the bath was in very bad condition as on
Saturday it had been spotless, Mary Roger-
son having scrubbed it perfectly. After
finishing her work Mrs. Oxley left about
12.00 p.m.

Around 12.30, Mrs. Hampshire came
again as she had promised Dr. Ruxton. On
entering the house she found no one there.
When the doctor came in about 1.30 p.m.
Mrs. Hampshire again wanted to send for

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