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Depositions of Sarah Taylor, widow of Husborne Crawley, John Quilty, police constable of Woburn and John Tyers, plumber of Woburn. In the case of Charles Cooper, an umbrella maker, accused of stealing a cotton umbrella.

29 November 1850

From: 1850 To: 1851

Sarah Taylor: on 28 November, she was at the house of Mr Tyers, nursing his wife, when the accused came to the house. he asked if they had any umbrellas to sell or exchange. She said she had an old one and he bid her 4 pence for it. He offered her an old umbrella for 10 pence but she said she wanted a new one. he produced a new one and said that he would charge her 2 shillings and 4 pence for it. She refused his offer and he went away. She asked him back and they agreed 18 pence, and her old one, as a price for the new umbrella. He then left. Shortly afterwards she discovered he old umbrella, which she had agreed to exchange was still there but Mr Tyers new umbrella, which had been behind the door had gone. Her old umbrella had be left in the place that Mr Tyers new umbrella had been. She told Mr Tyers on his return, and he advised the policeman. John Tyers: on leaving the house, he left his umbrella in the parlour. On his return he was advised it had been taken by Mrs Taylor. John Quilty: he detained the prisoner and advised him of the charge. The prisoner said he did not sell it, and that he dared to say that the lady would find him out and bring him the proper umbrella. The prisoner was taken to the lock-up and Quilty went to the Bell, where the prisoners wife advised him that the bundle of umbrellas there, was that of the accused.

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Cooper, Charles,
Taylor, Sarah,
Quilty, John,
Tyers, John

stealing, WOBURN, plumbers, umbrella mender, Woburn Bell