2 November 1898: ‘The only “document” they found was a letter from my brother,and it had no mention of armaments of foreign powers or anything of the sort in it’The “Russian Spy” fiasco. Statement by the victimMr. J. J. Etherington, of Ipswich, and an ex-civil servant,who was arrested on Monday as a supposed Russian spy at Landguard Fort, has made a statement as to his experiences. He says: I was walking briskly across Landguard Common, or nearly up to the fort. I saw no sentries,neither did I see any notices with respect to trespassing. Seeing an off-duty private I jocularly remarked to him I hope your powder is dry, you may need it, and and then asked him the way to the beach. He directed me,and on getting to the front of the fort I stopped to observe how the guns mounted on and in front of the fort covered the entrance to the harbour. Continue reading...
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