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Depositions - William Wills, shepherd, Ann Purser, and Elizabeth Purser, both of Pavenham, in the case of William Crouch & Charles Foskett accused of killing, stealing and carrying away a sheep.

18 December 1849

From: 1847 To: 1850

William Willis: worked as Shepherd to Joseph Pain, of Felmersham in April 1847. He had counted the sheep on Saturday 10 April, but the following day a sheep was missing. It had been killed in the same field. It was found in a corner near the footpath leading to Odell. Ann Purser: Charles Foskett had been in her company on the Saturday until about midnight. She heard of the sheep being killed on the Monday and went with her cousin Betsy to the stone pit where Crouch & Foskett were working. She told him the police had searched her house for mutton, which she knew nothing about. They promised to return to her house, but they left work at the stone pit and headed for Pavenham wood. Elizabeth Purser: William Crouch was at her home in Pavenham and left at an early hour of the morning. Foskett had called there for him at midnight but Crouch did not leave until daylight. Elizabeth went with her cousin to the stone pit on the Monday and told the accused of the search for the mutton. They denied any knowledge of it and promised to return to Pavenham but did not. There headed towards Pavenham wood.

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Crouch, William,
Foskett, Charles,
Willis, William,
Purser, Elizabeth,
Purser, Ann,
Pain, Joseph

ODELL, PAVENHAM, FELMERSHAM, stealing, sheep