Miscellany, Jun. 1, 1953

Hothead. In Leeds, England, Edna Illingworth got a divorce after testifying that her husband Richard 1) tied her up in the cellar, 2) bound her hands to a nail above her head, and 3) doused her with a bucketful of water "to cool her off."

Right Address. In Birmingham, when police nabbed Horace Coleman Wigley for stealing a $37.50 briefcase, he gave as his residence the city jail, was immediately escorted home.

Rough & Ready. In Denver, Aeron H. Clark stopped for a beer in a crowded bar, found himself beside a man and a woman, both arguing heatedly, complained that they were...

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