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Depositions of George Shelton, carpenter, of Eaton Socon and Robert Hart, police constable of Eaton Socon. In the case of Abner Wildman, accused of stealing a jack plane, a smoothing plane, a hammer and a chisel.

5 September 1851

From: 1851 To: 1851

George Shelton: a carpenter of Eaton Socon. He had left his tools in a basket safe in Mr Jubb’s shop on the evening of 3 September. On returning next morning he found missing his jack plane, a smoothing plane, a hammer and a chisel. He did not see them again until produced by the constable. Robert Hart: from information received he traced the prisoner to the Sheppreth station on the Royston Line of the railway. He asked the accused to show him his tools and asked him where he had got them. He told him he had taken them from Mr Jubb's shop.

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Wildman, Abner,
Shelton, George,
Hart, Robert

EATON SOCON, stealing, tools, carpenter, Royston