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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