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Depositions - John Hide of Upper Stondon, labourer, charged with stealing 4 hurdles and 4 fold stakes

27 March 1839

From: 1839 To: 1839

Robert Long of Stondon, yeoman - due to many depredations committed upon his property he set his man William Hare to watch last Saturday night, March 23. Next morning he was told that Samuel Harris and John Hide had been detected breaking and stealing his hurdles. In the afternoon Harris and Hide came to his house and begged his pardon and said they were sorry for what they had done. William Hare of Stondon, labourer - while watching the property with Long's son Robert Long at about 10.30pm they heard two men coming along the road from Meppershall. They went into a turnip field in the parish of Upper Stondon where there were some hurdles standing. They saw the men break the hurdles until they had got a large bundle each, which they tied with string, put on their shoulders and carried away with them. When they came close by they stopped them and took the bundles from them. Identifed them as Harris and Hide who he knows well. They had the greater part of 4 hurdles and also 4 fold stakes. The hurdles were worth about 1s each.

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Long, Robert,
Hare, William,
Hide, John,
Harris, Samuel

STONDON, Upper Stondon, stealing, hurdles