The Perfect Butler Goes to Prison for six years: Rodwell Clifford Patience, 5-a week butler who would have inherited his master's estate and become Squire and Lord of the Manor of Diddington, in Huntingdonshire - was sentenced to six years jail for theft for his part in a conspiracy to steal heirlooms of the Thornhill family. Patience could not wait to inherit under the will of his master, Captain Noel Thornhill. He was heir to 11,000, 650 a year for life, three motor cars and the wardrobe of his master. Before the Squire died, said Patience, "he said that I would inherit four arms and thousands of acres of land. Photo Shows The perfect butler - Rodwell Clifford Patience.
Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.
Photo is dated 6-9-1955.
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