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Depositions - William Tow charged with felony

23 September 1839

From: 1839 To: 1839

James Harris of Luton, innkeeper - the tongs now produced are his property. They were by the fireside in his house last Friday afternoon and he missed them on Saturday morning. Charles Costin of Luton, carpenter - was in the club room at the Crown and Anchor Public House at Luton on Saturday morning at about 10am. Tow came into the room and pulled the tongs out of his side pocket, said something he could not hear, and put them back. Before he went to bed at night he saw the same tongs lying on the floor near the fireplace in the club room. Tow was not there then. Maria Harris, servant to Mr Joseph Garrett, landlord of the Crown and Anchor Public House - went into the parlour about 11am on Saturday morning and saw the tongs lying on the table. She asked Tow whose tongs they were. he said "damn your eyes they're mine" and put them in his pocket. She saw the tongs again in the club room on Sunday morning. Tow was not there then.

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Tow, William,
Harris, James,
Costin, Charles,
Harris, Maria,
Garrett, Joseph

stealing, household goods, Luton Crown & Anchor, LUTON