Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents, and Strange EventsBaring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents, and Strange Events
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Legends -- England -- Yorkshire; Yorkshire (England) -- Miscellanea
William Sutcliffe, the nephew, returned from his journey on Saturday
afternoon. A messenger had been sent to expedite his return; but he was
not able to get back more than a couple of hours earlier than he would
otherwise have done. He now privately made known to several neighbours,
and among others to Mr. John Sutcliffe, of The Lee, that among the
missing property there was an unsigned Mytholm note. It had been entered
by Mr. Barker, the clerk to Turner, Bent, and Co., but was not signed by
them. Having been pinned in the ready reckoner, it would show the marks
of pin-holes. At that time several firms near Hebden Bridge issued
private notes of various values. Messrs. Turner, Bent, and Co. issued
both guinea and one-pound notes, printed in black ink. Messrs. Rawden,
of Callis Mill, issued both guinea-notes and five-shilling cards,
printed in blue ink, and therefore called "blue-backs." Mr. John
Sutcliffe, of The Lee, issued cards, value three shillings and sixpence,
printed red. Mr. Edmondson issued seven-shilling notes. Mr. Richard
Chatburn, of Sprutts, issued three and sixpenny cards. Mr. Robert
Sutcliffe, of New Shop, put out five-shilling notes. Silver was very
scarce just then; the smooth shillings which had been current were being
called in by Government, and stamped ones were being issued instead.
Monday, February 10th, Mike attended service at Birchcliffe Chapel. The
minister, Mr. Hollinrake, during his sermon made some strong remarks
about the murder. His text was Matthew xxiv., 43--"But know this, that
if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would
come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be
broken up." This smote Mike's conscience so severely that he afterwards
declared that, if any one had looked him earnestly in the face, he might
have discovered that he was the man. An inquest was held at Heptonstall;
and poor old Sammy's remains were interred at Heptonstall church.
Standing outside the churchyard, at the east end, near the street, you
may read his epitaph through the rails:--"In memory of Samuel
Sutcliffe, of Hebden Hay, in Heptonstall, who died February 7, 1817,
aged eighty-one years."
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