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QSR1851/3/5/18b
Title
Depositions of Sarah Kirby, wife of James of Renhold, George Francis, victualler of Harpur Street, Bedford and William Beach, police sergeant. In the case of John Taylor accused of stealing a pair of stockings.
Date free text
26 May 1851
Production date
From: 1851 To: 1851
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Sarah Kirby: on 23 May between 6 and 7 o'clock she missed a pair of stockings. She had hung them up the previous day. On 24 Sergeant Beach showed her stockings which she identified as her property. George Francis: keeper of the Bell Public House in St Pauls Bedford. On 23 May the prisoner came to the house and Francis saw him undo a pair of stockings and dry them before the fire. William Beach: on 23 May, he apprehended the prisoner at Mr Francis' public house and when the accused got off his seat, Beach found the stockings.
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