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Depositions of William Mardle, labourer of Luton, John Neal, greengrocer and John Millard, police constable of Luton, in the case of Amos Brittnall accused of stealing a frock

4 October 1849

From: 1849 To: 1849

Wiliam Mardle: was ploughing a field by Gallow Lane in Luton and had a piece of bread wrapped in round frock. Which he laid by a hedge with a bundle of hay on top. He later found them gone. John Neal: a man came up to his stall with a round frock which he offered to sell to him for a shilling. He said he had 3 frocks he wanted to dispose of. He bought the one offered to him. John Millard later approached him and asked if he had bought a coat, he said no but he had bought a frock, but the man looked too honest to have bought it. John Millard: obtained the frock from John Neal and it was identified by William Mardle.

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Britnall, Amos,
Mardle, William,
Neal, John,
Millard, John

LUTON, Luton Gallows Lane, stealing, clothing, greengrocer