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\nEssex  \nShropshire  \nSussex  \nLANCASHIRE  \n# MURDERCASEBOOK\n\nSTEVE FIELDING  \nFirst published 1994◎ Steve Fielding 1994  \nAll rights reserved.No reproductionpermitted without the prior permissionof the publishers:  \nCOUNTRYSIDE BOOKS3 Catherine RoadNewbury,Berkshire  \nISBN 1853063258  \nProduced through MRM Associates Ltd.,ReadingTypeset by Paragon Typesetters,Queensferry,ClwydPrinted by Woolnough Bookbinding,Irthlingborough  \n# Acknowledgements\n\nwould like to thank the following people:Lisa Moore,for her helpin every stage of researching and writing the book.The staff in theArchives and Local Studies departments at the libraries in Bolton,Blackpool,Burnley,Morecambe,Rawtenstall,St Helens and theWigan History Shop  \nThe following newspapers graciously gave permission to usephotographs and illustrations from their libraries:Bolton EveningNews,Burnley Express,Lancashire Evening Post,Lancashire EveningTelegraph and the Morecambe Visitor.  \nThanks also to the following people who helped with the picturesand illustrations:John Lomas (Newspix),Peter G Reed (Preston),Brian White,Syd Dernley and Rachel at the Lancashire Evening Postlibrary.  \nI have tried to contact all the copyright holders whose picturesappear in this book,but in one or two instances have been unableto trace their current whereabouts -I apologise in advance if I haveinadvertently contravened any existing copyrights.  \nContents  \nIntroduction  \n8  \n1.  The Human Jigsaw14  \n2.A Domestic Tragedy22  \n3.Killer with a Wounded Thumb25  \n4.Death of a Nurse29  \n5.Footprints in the Flowerbeds32  \n6.The Locked Cabin38  \n7.The Body on the Beach46  \n8.‘One of My Funny Moods'50  \n9.Hangman's Lament56  \n10.Murder on the Moors62  \n11.Revenge at the Wakes66  \n12.A Worthless Alibi72  \n13.Killer of Young Boys81  \n14.One Tell-Tale Sliver of Glass86  \n15.Mosaic of Murder93  \n16.The Good Samaritan98  \n17.Unwelcome Advances103  \n18.For Justice and Law108  \n19.The Vendetta118  \n# INTRODUCTION\n\nDolicing in Lancashire was once,as in many other regions,littlemore than a handful of parish constables working on a shoestringto bring felons to justice.It was not until the beginning of the 19thcentury that the foundations of our modern police force first tookroot,when the London Metropolitan Police Force was founded inJuly 1829 by the then Home Secretary,Robert Peel.  \nPeel was a Lancastrian,born in Bury in 1788,and under hisguidance the old style constables became ‘peelers'or 'bobbies'and,sporting smart new uniforms,adhered to a strict code of law andorder.In the next ten years,counties throughout the land followedLondon's lead and set up their own forces,both borough and rural.  \nIn 1835,the Municipal Corporation Act recommended that anyborough with a population over a certain number should organise itsown police force,and in 1839,the Lancashire Borough Police Forcewas set up under the control of Captain Woodford.The initialstrength was pro rata to the county population;the first roll callconsisted of 500 Constables -about one to every 600 persons,13Superintendents and two Assistant Chief Constables.  \nIn 1856,the County and Borough Police Act was passed,whichobliged all towns to have their own police forces,and CaptainWoodford,after inspecting the whole Lancashire force,suggestedthat a county force would serve the region better.It was not until1969,over a hundred years later,that the county force was in factcreated.  \nThe success of any police force depends on public approval andsupport,and after a series of riots and disturbances in earlier yearswhich were dealt with ruthlessly by the army,the public wereinitially a little wary of the new powers invested in the force.Officershad to work hard to gain the respect of those they served.  \nThe region’s standing as the hub of the Industrial Revolutionbrought with it problems associated with a heavily congested area.","cbCaiq5Z6HLGRlLo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq5Z6HLGRlLo","pdf",6967982,132,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Contents\n## Introduction\n## The Human Jigsaw\n## A Domestic Tragedy\n## Killer with a Wounded Thumb\n## Death of a Nurse\n## Footprints in the Flowerbeds\n## The Locked Cabin\n## The Body on the Beach\n## One of My Funny Moods\n## Hangman's Lament\n## Murder on the Moors\n## Revenge at the Wakes\n## A Worthless Alibi\n## Killer of Young Boys\n## One Tell-Tale Sliver of Glass\n## Mosaic of Murder\n## The Good Samaritan\n## Unwelcome Advances\n## For Justice and Law\n## The Vendetta","[{\"question\":\"Who is credited as the author of LANCASHIRE MURDER CASEBOOK?\",\"answer\":\"The book is by Steve Fielding, stated in the publication information.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the introduction discuss about the early policing of Lancashire?\",\"answer\":\"It describes how policing began with small numbers of parish constables working with limited resources and then developed into more formal forces over time.\"},{\"question\":\"Which major figure and 1829 event are referenced in the introduction?\",\"answer\":\"Robert Peel is mentioned as the Home Secretary who founded the London Metropolitan Police Force in July 1829.\"}]","LANCASHIRE MURDER CASEBOOK - Introduction - Steve Fielding | PDF",1790609121,203]