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Depositions of John Walker, farmer of Goldington, Henry Ison Jebbett, police superintendent, David Fuller, horse dealer of Thorncote and William Beach, constable of Great Barford. In the case of Thomas Farrer, accused of stealing a gelding

8 April 1850

From: 1850 To: 1850

John Walker: on 3 April he missed a black gelding. he had seen it the previous day. The prisoner had worked for him until 30 March. Henry Ison Jebbett: the superintendent of rural police. From information he went in pursuit of 2 horses believed stolen from Goldington. He found the horse stolen from Mr Walker to be in the possession of Mr Fuller, a horse dealer living at Norththill. David Fuller: he bought the horse from on 3 April at Royston Fair, from a horse dealer named Taylor from Leicester, whom he had know for years. He paid 11 pounds and 10 shillings for it. William Beach: found the prisoner on 5 April in Smithfield market. On being taken into custody, and charged with the theft of 2 horses, he said he knew all about it and had sold them at Royston fair, to a man he thought to be called Taylor. He later made a voluntary statement to Beach, stating that; he had been at Godmanchester Fair with Dawson, and come down to Ravensden where they had agreed to steal Mr Ward's horse. After taking Mr Ward's horse, Dawson suggested they take Mr Walker's too. They then took the horses across the fields into the Kimbolton Road, through Little Staughton to Buckden, Godmanchester and then to Royston Fair.

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Farrer, Thomas,
Walker, John,
Jebbett, Henry,
Fuller, David,
Beach, William

RAVENSDEN, Thorncote, GOLDINGTON, Royston, Leicester, Great Barford, London Smithfield, Godmanchester, Ravensden Kimbolton Road, horse theft, horse dealer, fairs and markets