The Henson Journals

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Saturday, September 15th, 1923.

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I sent a draft for £200 to Gilbert from Arthur and myself. Also I sent a cheque for £5:11:0 to James Foreman in payment of his tailor's bill! Talking with Darling after breakfast, he told me that the prolonged defence of sensational criminals by distinguished counsel was made possible by the newspapers who 'found the money' in order to get the 'copy'. Crippen was thus financed, & probably many others.

He told me that, when Barnes retired from the Mastership of the Temple, there was a strong desire among many of the Benchers that Gore should succeed him, and that Gore himself would willingly have done so. This project was defeated, however, by the opposition (as was generally supposed) of Edward Ridley, who at the time was Treasurer.

Ella took the Darlings to Escombe and South Church, which they looked at, & then returned to the Castle in time to get away to London by the 12.50 p.m. train. We parted with expressions of regret. Indeed they were very agreeable visitors.

After lunch Clayton and I motored to Wingate, where I dedicated a porch and a vestry as additions to the mean little parish church, which provides for the public worship of 10,000 people, and, alas!, more than satisfies the demand! We returned to Auckland after tea at the Vicarage.

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