Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1849/4/5/19/a
  • Title
    Depositions of Gilbert Daisley, Charles Brown, labourer, and Charlotte Bailey, spinster, all of Sutton, Mary Daisley and David Brown, tailor of Potton, in the case of William Lenton, accused of assaulting Mary Daisley and against her will ravishing and carnally know.
  • Date free text
    1 August 1849
  • Production date
    From: 1849 To: 1849
  • Scope and Content
    Mary Daisley: was 17 years old and lived with her father, in Sutton. Her mother was dead. On 16 July she left Sandy feast to go home. She was approached by William Lenton, James Gillions and Charles Brown. Lenton caught hold of her and asked her to go back with him. She refused. Gillions and Brown went on. Lenton began pulling her about and threw her to the ground. He pulled up her petticoats and undid his own clothes. She called out "Father" and "Murder" whilst trying to resist him. David Brown came along and pulled him from her. She went home and on nearing the door, Charlotte bailey leaned out of her window, and she told her what had happened. James Gillions: had been to Sandy Feast with William Lenton and Charles Brown. They left to go to sandy and met Mary Daisley. Lenton stopped woth her and he and Brown continued. After a little way he believes he heard her cry out once or twice, Charles Brown: was with Lenton and Gillions. Lenton stopped with Mary Daisley. He heard her call out "Father" several times. Charlotte Bailey: had been asked by Gilbert Daisley to listen for his daughter return and tell her where the house key was. On going to the window she saw Mary and could tell she had been crying and her frock and cape where torn. Mary told her what had happened. Gilbert Daisley: the following morning he was told by his daughter Mary what William Lenton had done the night before. David Brown: Sandy Feast was on the first Monday after St Swithin's day. He was returning when he heard a woman crying out "Murder". I turned toward the shout and saw a man with a woman in a ditch. He was lying on her and she was crying out "Murder" continually. He took the man by the collar and pulled him off her. He did not know the man.
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