Let sleeping policemen lie... (part 2) Multi-Cache
Let sleeping policemen lie... (part 2)
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...but not be forgotten. Part 2 of a pair of simple offset caches telling the story of "The Icknield Street Murder". DON'T FORGET TO TAKE IN THE NEARBY "LET SLEEPING POLICEMEN LIE... PART 1" CACHE TO GET THE FULL STORY!
PC Davies was stationed at Beoley in the latter part of the 19th century. One February evening PC Davies went on night patrol leaving home as usual at 10pm. He met up with his colleague from Wythall at Portway at 1am and they walked together to Weatheroak where they parted, PC Davies intending to meet the Alvechurch PC at 4am. Unfortunately the Alvechurch PC was unwell and did not go on patrol that night. The following morning a farm-worker from Rowney Green was travelling to Weatheroak on Icknield Street when he discovered the body of PC Davies lying in a pool of blood.
The Constable had been severely beaten and his throat had been cut. The farm-worker sent for help but also had the presence of mind to protect several footprints in the area that did not match those of the PC. In a ditch 200 yards away were found his whistle and his oak stick (what might today be called a truncheon). The footprints were allegedly recognised as those of a Moses Shrimpton, a known poacher and hen-stealer. Five stolen chickens were found in a nearby ditch and Shrimpton's footprints were later found to match those adjacent to the body. Shrimpton had recently completed a term of 7 years of penal servitude for attacking another policeman.
Shrimpton was arrested in Birmingham later that day. He showed signs of a fight and both his clothes and knife bore traces of blood. He was tried at Worcester Crown Court and was sentenced to death - he was executed at Worcester Prison. A story also told from that time tells that due to Shrimpton's age (he was 65) and slight body, a miscalculation in the length of rope/drop required to ensure instant death resulted in the execution actually severing his head from his torso in an clean break.
PC Davies left a wife and two children. At the time of listing this cache Worcestershire Constabulary report that he is the only Worcestershire policeman to lose his life during the course of duty.
The co-ordinates quoted are for the white marble gravestone of PC Davies at St Leonard's Church, Beoley (GPSr reading may vary slightly due to proximity to trees/Church). Parking should be available at the Church but it may be sensible to avoid certain busy times.
From the gravestone derive A, B, C, D, E and F, where, AB is the age of PC Davies at his death, CD is the date in February when he died and EF is the number of letters on the bottom line of the epitaph. The final cache location is at:
N 52 19.(C+E)F(F-A), W001 54.B(F-A)(F-B)
Cache is a hanging micro containing only a log - please bring a pen.
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