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James Millard, carpenter of Toddington, David Brown, general dealer of Dunstable, James Elliott, police constable, Jeffery Osborn, wheelwright of Toddington, and Joseph Bavister, labourer of Toddington, to prosecute Frederick Fowler & George Holmes accused of stealing 2 live tame rabbits

May 1850

From: 1850 To: 1850

Joseph Bavister: missed 2 rabbits on 31 May. The string tiying the hutch had been cut through. he later idenitfied the skins of 2 rabbits in the possession of Conatble Elliott and his rabbits. James Millard: saw 3 men drinking together in the beer shop in Toddington. They were the accused and the other man was called Burrows, but he had since absconded. He noticed Fowler was leaning on a stick. The stick was bent at the bottom and had 2 knots where it had been cut off. He was later asked to identify this stick, when it was in the custody of Constable Elliott. Jeffery Osborn: on 30 May 10 rabbits were stolen from a hutch on his premises. On looking around he found a stick leaning up against his stoop door. He passed this to the police. David Brown: on 31 May Fowler and Homes came to his shop in Dunstable. They said they had rabbits to sell and he lent them a coop so they could fetch them to him. There were 12 rabbits, 2 of them does. he purchased the rabbits for 6 shillings. They divided the money between themselves and left the shop. James Elliott: was given custody of the accused on 19 August, by a Hertfordshire policeman. The accused had been absent from Toddington since the robbery.

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Fowler, Frederick,
Holmes, George,
Millard, James,
Brown, David,
Elliott, James,
Osborn, Jeffery,
Bavister, Joseph

stealing, rabbits, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE