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Depositions of John Ambridge and Anne Ambridge - Thomas Yerrell charged of Colmworth charged on suspicion of having broken into the house of John Ambridge at Wilden and stealing 2 half peck loaves and a knife.

22 December 1840

From: 1840 To: 1841

John Ambridge - on Saturday night he went to bed about 10pm. On Sunday morning he found a window in his cellar broken open. He missed from his parlour 2 half peck loaves. He also missed a little bit of a pie out of a dish. Anne Ambridge, wife of John Ambridge - on Saturday afternoon Thomas Yerrell came into the house and asked for half a pint of beer and a pennyworth of bread, and later for another half pint of beer. Her husband keeps a beer shop. After drinking his beer Yerrell went away. On Saturday night when they went to bed they fastened up all the doors and windows. In the mornign the found the house as mentioned by her husband. She also missed one of her children's knives and is certain the knife produced is the one that was missing. William Beech, police constable - the previous Sunday he heard from John Ambridge that his house had been broken into. He went to the back of the hosue and saw a hole through the latticed window large enough for a man to get through. When asked if any stranger had been in her house on Saturday Mrs Ambridge gave a description corresponding with the appearance of Thomas Yerrell, who was living at Colmworth. That morning he went to the house his brother James Yerrell sleeps at and found Yerrell concealed under the staircase. On searching him he found the knife in the right hand pocket of his jacket. Thomas Yerrell - he is innocent. He found the knife between Highgate and Barnet on his way from London last Friday.

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Yerrell, Thomas,
Ambridge, John,
Ambridge, Ann,
Beech, William,
Yerrell, James

breaking & entering, stealing, food, beerhouse keeper, COLMWORTH, WILDEN, London, Highgate, Barnet