Show ING EDWARDS PEACHES ever since last may king edward gardeners at windsor castle have been missing fruit and vegetables first the early fruit forced in the royal hot houses was raided when the royal peaches ripened in the recent heat wave their bloom offered yet keener temptation to the mysterious robin hool then it happened that a wind heard that the tree dweller of windsor for est had bold thirteen fine peaches to a resident in the town such fruit nover grew in the woods so a watch proved his unlucky number A constable caught wootton carylnn something in a sack he was stopped his burden was king edwards fruit foot prints that corresponded to those of the recluse were noticed under a peach tree circumstantial evidence pointed to the fact that the hermit had scaled the albert gate into the gardens in the small hours of the morning wootton was brought before the windsor magistrates yesterday charged with the theft ho was sentenced to three months imprisonment he left the dock en route to the prison laughing and clapping his hands stanley W cottons name will be remembered in shady connection with windsor castle some time ago he fashioned himself a dwelling place in one 0 the huge elm trees facing the castle he constructed a thatch to keep rain and slept hero comfortably fort ably for weeks like some great bird until the police demolished his nest he exercises a wonderful power over animals and birds who of late years have been his only friends ho is a son of an old castle servant and one of his favorite feats was to place a flag on the top of a high tree near the castle on the occasion of any public rejoicing or royal celebration he served for a time with the royal berkshire regiment but eventually his proclivities turned to wild woodland life and to poaching in the royal forest he holds in contempt the ordinary poacher wootton would poach in the royal preserves or not at all london tribune |