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Deposition of Thomas Stevens of the Swan Inn, St Paul, Bedford - Edward Millard the younger, charged with stealing a great coat from Thomas Stevens

26 October 1839

From: 1839 To: 1840

The previous afternoon about 5.50pm he drove into the yard of the Swan Inn at Biggleswade. He hung his great coat in the stable there opposite the stall where the horse he had driven was standing. About 20 to 30 minutes later his coat was gone. He saw Edward Millard junior ride a grey pony into the Swan Yard about 15 minutes after he drove in, as he was walking out of the yard towards the Market Hill. He saw nothing more of him at Biggleswade. In consequence of what the ostler told him he traced Millard to Bedford and found him at the Cherry Tree Public House in Cauldwell Street wearing his coat. He told Millard it was his coat. Millard said he bought it that night coming along the road from Biggleswade from a man whose name he did not know for 7 or 8s and 6d. He had sent for Mr Coombs the constable who came into the Cherry Tree, took possession of the coat and apprehended Millard. In response to the prisoner - when he saw Millard ride into the yard he did not see any carts nor any other person in the yard except him and the ostler. Some carts might have gone in afterwards but he did not see them.

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Millard, Edward,
Stevens, Thomas,
Coombs, William

stealing, coat, Bedford Swan Inn, Biggleswade Swan Inn, Bedford Cherry Tree, Bedford Cauldwell Street, Bedford St.Paul, BIGGLESWADE