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Depositions of Thomas Sanders, foreman, and Ephriam Aldridge, rural police constable of Turvey. In the case of Jesse Arnold, James Bailey & Barnard Sargent accused of stealing potatoes

7 April 1851

From: 1851 To: 1851

Thomas Sanders: foreman to John Whitworth. The prisoners had been in the employment of Whitworth for some time. On 5 April they were working setting potatoes in Mount Pleasant Field, in Turvey. About twenty to 3, Sanders saw them putting potatoes in their pockets. He left them until 5 o'clock and then went to ask them if they had done setting the potatoes. They told him they had set them all. They walked home and Sanders followed. He asked Arnold if he had potatoes in his pocket. Then he asked Bailey and Sargent. Arnold emptied his pockets and gave them to Sanders. Bailey and Sargent said they would go to Whitworth with their potatoes. Sanders said he would go with them. After walking about 3 fields they stopped by a gate which goes into Mr Higgins plantation. Bailey said he was going that way, and refused to give over his potatoes. Sargent gave Sanders his. Bailey still said he would take the potatoes to Whitworth himself. Mr Whitworth cam to Sanders on 6 April and said Bailey had not brought him his potatoes, but he had been to bailey, and Bailey claimed to be not guilty. Sanders went to search for baileys potatoes and found them under an arch in a roadway closed to Mr. Charles Higgins’s land. There were 36 potatoes. Ephraim Aldridge: apprehended the prisoners. They all said that they hoped Mr Whitworth would be lenient with them as they were sorry for what they had done.

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Arnold, Jesse,
Bailey, James,
Sargent, Barnard,
Sanders, Thomas,
Aldridge, Ephraim,
Whitworth, John

TURVEY, stealing, potatoes