QSR1851/3/5/17a

Depositions of Lucy Robinson, wife of William a labourer of Great Barford and William Beach, police sergeant of Great Barford. In the case of James Johnson accused of stealing a scarf, 2 stockings and a shirt.

26 May 1851

From: 1851 To: 1851

Lucy Robinson: on the morning of 23 May she missed from a barn, at the back of her house, a plaid scarf, 2 stockings and a shirt. The barn was not fastened and she had seen the items there the previous evening. The items were wet in a basket. On being shown the items by William beach, she was able to identify them. William Beach: on 23 May he apprehended a prisoner at St Neots. The prisoner said he had come from Northampton that morning. On searching him he found the wet scarf, shirt and 2 stockings.

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Johnson, James,
Robinson, Lucy,
Robinson, William,
Beach, William

Great Barford, St Neots, stealing, clothing, shirts, stockings