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Depositions - Thomas Merrill of St Paul's Bedford, labourer, charged with stealing bread from William Bettles of Turvey, baker

6 December 1838

From: 1838 To: 1838

Eliza Allison of St Lloyds in parish of St Paul, Bedford - yesterday afternoon about 5.15 she saw William Bettle's cart outside her mother's door. She heard a noise as though someone was getting into the cart , looked out of the window and saw the prisoner taking part of a loaf out of the back of the cart. She told Mr Bettles, who was in the house with her mother, that there was a man at his cart. They ran out and saw the prisoner walking down the street. She accused the prisoner of taking a loaf out of the cart and putting it underneath his coat. He denied it. She pulled open his coat and found part of a quartern loaf. William Bettles of Turvey, baker - as above.

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Allison, Eliza,
Bettles, William,
Merrill, Thomas

St.Loyes Bedford, St. Paul Bedford, TURVEY, stealing, bread