38 NEWMARKET EARLY IN THE CENTURY. 



" And it having been found, on investigation, that a pre- 

 paration of arsenic had been infused in the water of two 

 other troughs on the Heath, where the racers usually drink : 



" This is to give notice that Whoever will discover the 

 person, or persons, who put the arsenic or other poison into 

 any of the aforesaid troughs, so that he, she, or they may 

 be brought to Justice, shall, upon conviction, receive 



A REWARD OF 

 FIVE HUNDRED GUINEAS. 



" And furthermore, WHOEVER shall discover any person, or 

 persons, who instigated or abetted the above offenders, or 

 shall reveal any circumstances which may lead to the ap- 

 prehension and conviction of any of the parties concerned 

 in this nefarious transaction, shall be liberally rewarded by 



applying to 



MR WEATHERBY 



AT NEWMARKET." 



A few days later the other three horses died, 

 and the excitement became intense. Suspicion 

 ultimately settled upon Dan Dawson, who for 

 some weeks previously had lodged at the " Five 

 Bells," kept by Mrs Tilbrook, on the opposite 

 side of the Mill Hill to that on which Mr Prince's 

 house stood. Dawson had often been seen by 

 my father walking across the Mill Hill towards 

 Mr Prince's house, with his head down and a 

 muffler round the lower part of his face, as though 

 he desired to escape observation or recognition. 

 On many occasions my father remarked to Mr 

 Prince, as he pointed out Dan Dawson to him, 

 "I cannot imagine who that fellow is; he comes 



