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Depositions of Thomas Brown, straw dealer, Joseph Devereux, labourer and Charles Dear, all of Arlesey. To give evidence in the case of David Dear, accused of stealing 2 half sovereigns, 2 half crowns, and 13 shillings

29 August 1849

From: 1849 To: 1849

Thomas Brown: was drinking in the White Horse public house. David Dear was on the bench next to him for 2 or 3 hours. In the course of the evening items were removed from his pocket, he charged Dear with this and got them back. Later he missed his purse. He went to Dear's house but he refused to come out. Dear came to Brown's house next day and said that he believed Brown had lost money but he had no knowledge of it. He later came across Dear in Mrs West's beer shop. Dear offered to borrow half a sovereign from Mrs Hills on his behalf. Brown did not reply. He later saw Dear at the roadside. He told Brown some boy had found this money. He had missed 35 shillings but only 34 shillings were returned. He believed Dear to have put it there. Joseph Devereux: had been with Brown all night. He believed Dear to have taken the money as he had been taking items from Brown's pocket all evening. Charles Dear: was with 2 other boys, when they came across David Dear in the road. He asked them to help him look for stones to pelt an owl. They went to look in one direction but he suggested they go in another. They went where he had told them and found Tom Brown's money on the ground. Tom Brown came along and Dear told him they had found the money.

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Dear, David,
Brown, Thomas,
Devereux, Joseph,
Dear, Charles,
West,
Hills

ARLESEY, Arlesey White Horse, stealing, money