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QSR1827/304a
Title
Examinations and depositions: Information of John Janson Waddington, Luton; apprentice to Mr. Bowles, linen draper.
Date free text
17 April 1827
Production date
From: 1827 To: 1827
Scope and Content
Two men came into his master's shop asking to see some needles; after they left he found about 20 yards of lace was missing. Informed his master and went on a general search of the public houses; found the men in the Shoulder of Mutton with another man; as he went for the constable George Clark, two of the men escaped, one of whom he again caught on the opposite side of the street but the third got away. On searching the two in custody no lace was found, but he was certain the lace was in the window when they came into the shop but missing when they went out.
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