78 AN ENGLISH GAMEKEEPER. 



I had not been in old Dick's place long before 

 I came across a hedge set with snares. This 

 hedge ran from the New Road to Odds Wood, 

 adjoining Hangman's Dell, and these snares 

 were the means of bringing Poacher Bob to his 

 death. On Thursday morning, while I was 

 watching, I saw Jack Nash come and look at the 

 snares, and, finding that they had caught no- 

 thing, go away again. I watched them off and 

 on 'till Sunday morning, and then I saw Nash 

 and another man come and look at the snares. 

 A rabbit had been caught in them on Friday 

 night, and there it still remained but the two 

 men did not attempt to touch it, and went off 

 down to the water side at Chesham. I watched 

 them go to George Jones' house, which they 

 entered, and subsequently came out again with 

 Jones. Then all three went to Jones' barn, 

 opened the door, and let out a dog; I 

 recognized this animal as being the same that 

 I intended to kill on the night when I shot at 

 the moon.. The party now went up, past 

 Jones' house, to the Hangman's Dell, where 

 the snares were set. I could see all this from 



