Reference
QSR1825/369-370
Title
Examinations and depositions: Information of John Robinson, Houghton Conquest, yeoman, regarding assault on William Brown of Houghton Conquest, constable.
Date free text
1825
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From: 1825 To: 1825
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As he was driving his cows across the road to another field Wm. Brown came up and he said to him "Brown, run down to the assistance of the other Constables, for they are just gone by with the prisoners; he answered he was going as fast as he could go; I told him I thought he had better see them safe through the Town". A short time afterwards he went with Wm. Redman towards the village and met Jn. Topham and asked him "what is the matter of that row?" On being told that they had been illtreating Brown he borrowed Topham's stick and went to the Royal Oak. As soon as he got into the door he saw Brown and said "Brown, what have the Mob been doing to you?" Brown or Wm. Robinson, another constable, said that the mob had been striking him with their pattens "I said why did you not take them into custody? Jn. Robinson then accompanied Brown to the magistrate, Mr. Barber, to lay information against the rioters. Brown's face was bleeding from the blows he had received. Jn. Robinson estimated the crowd, through which he passed through twice, at 120, the greater part of whom were calling Brown by nick names "and using towards him very provoking language". "I heard a great deal of swearing from the females assembled". Information of Thos. Crowsley, junr., Wilstead. He, his father and the other constables were in the Royal Oak, with the three prisoners, James Redman, Jos. Redman and Jn. Hostler; similar to the other depositions. When he went out to fetch Brown the crowd as well as striking Brown and calling him nicknames were using "highly vexatious & insulting language". The noise and riot continued for half an hour.
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