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Depositions of Elizabeth Way, single woman and John Millard, police constable, of Luton, in the case of Edward Parrington, labourer of Luton, accused of stealing one sheet.

30 October 1848

From: 1848 To: 1849

Elizabeth Way: a servant of Mr Puddephatt at the Shoulder of Mutton public house. Edward Parrington slept there on the Friday night and on Saturday she found the sheet to be missing. The sheet was identifiable by initals markings. John Millard: found the prisoner at the Swan with two necks public house in Hitchin. Parrington was accused of taking the sheet and he produced it from his pocket, with the initials cut out of it. He confirmed he had cut them out.

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Parrington, Edward,
Way, Elizabeth,
Millard, John,
Puddephatt, John

LUTON, stealing, Luton Shoulder of Mutton, Hitchin Swan with Two Necks