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$1,000,000 FOR WITLEY COURT

New York Times

Monday 10 May 1909

Lord Pirrie Buys Estate Upon Which Whitaker Wright Spent $3,500,000
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LONDON, May 9---Lord Pirrie has purchased Witley Court, near Hazelmere, one of the finest estates in England. It formerly belonged to Whitaker Wright, who committed suicide in 1904 after he had been convicted of embezzlement.

The price paid by Lord Pirrie was $1,000,000. It is stated that Wright spent $3,500,000 on the property.

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