RUNAWAY VICAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1667, 6 February 1913, Page 7

RUNAWAY VICAR.

SLOPES WITH SCHOOL TEACHER EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR. • ' 4 3y Telczrapli—Profit Asfloolp.tion—Oooyrlfflit London, February 4. Tho villagers lit Ilunslot aro-incensed vfer the report that the Rev. Albert inight, Vicar of Christ Church, Hunslet, ins left tho country under nn assumed lame. It was first stated that Knight lad fallen over Flaniborough Head, and or three weeks' tho villagers were indeatigablo in their search for tho body. Knight was very popular,, and was , cricketer, footballtr, and boxer. Lately le treated his wife violently, and behaved [ucorly. On January. 18 ho compelled her 0 accompany him. to Bridlington, whence hey tramped six miles through mud and og to a dangerous cliff.' Knight then told ler ho . intended to disappear." He careully prepared tho scene, leaVing his umirella and camera on the cliff. He then loparted, after instructing his wife to go 01 the nearest farm-houso and say- sho aw him fall over. The wife was not aware of Knight's ntentions. Sho .was simply - terrorised, iho did not know ,of his .relations with i school teacher,•' It ,is believed that Knight, and the Snnlay'school teachor, Miss Fanny Grimes, .ailed, in.'the steamer Baljarat "under asumcd names. . y . Knight was highly; strung and' was an (motional preacher of tile revivalist type, [n raised the number of his congregation ;rom a score to six hundred. Details of the flight were carefully planled from the time Knight dramatically lisappeared from the cliff edge, in a 3laze of flashlight with which he pretendid -to take.'a; photograph; until he was oined by Mis 3 Fanny Grimes aboard the 3allarat.. Knight's hair was cut unusuilly short the day, before he disappeared. Sis marked attention to .'Miss Grimes :aused -gossip, dividing the congregation' ntof two'groups, one defending -the ind the other full of misgivings. The [ossip was silenced upon Miss Grimes quit;ing Leeds in September for Southerndown >ut was renewed again in tho nntnmn, tho :ongregation demurring at Knight's six reek's vacation which he took despite his vife's objection. ...... An impressive memorial service was held it Hunslet when it was supposed .that Cnight was dead, and the Bishop of Leeds mlogised ■ the"; deceased. ■ . ATTEMPTS ON HIS WIFE'S LIFE. STRANGE DOINGS. (Rec. February 6, 0.15 .a.m.) London, February 5. The Rev. 1 'A. .Knight, the. missing yicar,' three tiines attempted ..to, murder '. his wife; by means of poison; strangling, and drowning. : ■■• ■■- \ T ;.; v - 1 Misa Grimes participated j in .Knight's crusado against tWWhite; Slave traffic, in. which work Miss Grimes's position-in a clothing factory was 'Knight, under the name of King, had stayed at a farm, in Sussex' since October learning-,' poultry - farming, - prior to .emi-. grating, and Miss. Grimes, .posing, as his wife, accompanied him. ; Knight was. (.bserit" 'at' week-ends'' for thrco weeks at Christmas, and after lis took Miss' Grimes on. board the Ballarat. 1