Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1851/4/5/13/a
  • Title
    Depositions of William Purser, son of John Purser, farmer of Willington, Henry Ison Jebbett, superintendent of police, St Peter, Bedford, Thomas Tillyard, rural police officer, Becket Street, St Paul, Bedford, William Coombs, Chief Constable, Silver Street, St Paul, Bedford and William Darrington, licensed beer retailer, Grey Friars Walk, St Paul, Bedford. In the case of George Cambers accused of stealing 9 tame fowls.
  • Date free text
    13 August 1851
  • Production date
    From: 1851 To: 1851
  • Scope and Content
    Henry Ison Jebbett: charged the prisoner and William Eastwell with stealing 9 fowls. He had yet to find William Eastwell and asked for remand until the next morning. William Purser: lived at Willington with his father John. On 16 July, he lost some fowls from an apple tree in his father's garden. He had seen them the night before. They were in the habit of roosting in the apple tree. On 18 July he saw them at William Darrington's in Bedford. He could swear them as the missing ones. Thomas Tillyard: on 17 July, in the company of William Coombs, he went to the prisoner’s house. He accused the prisoner of taking fowls to Bedford along with William Eastwell. Cambers said they sold them at Darrington’s. Asked how many fowls, Cambers replied 9. Cambers said he did not sell them but had gone with Eastwell to Darrington’s for a pint of beer and Eastwell sold them. William Purser: went to Darrington's beer shop with Tillyard on 18 July and saw some fowls in a pen, he picked out 6 and delivered them to Tillyard. William Coombs: he went to Pursers, and then on to Darrington’s beer shop, and found fowls. henry Ison Jebbett: Superintendent of Police . The 6 fowls produced were passed to him by Constable Tillyard on 18 July and he had been with his since. William Darrington: lived in Grey Friars Walk in Bedford and kept a beer shop. On 17 July Camber came to the shop and called for a pint of beer. He was alone. Another person named Eastwell came in five minutes later. Cambers had 2 empty baskets. Before Eastwell came in, Darrington had gone to the outside door and bought 9 fowls from him. Eastwell then came in the house Darrington paid him in the presence of Cambers.
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