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Depositions of John Arnold, labourer of Lower Stondon In the case of William Barker, George Tansley & George Smith accused stealing of a basket, a cloth and a piece of wrapping.

4 December 1851

From: 1851 To: 1852

John Arnold: between 4 and 5 o'clock on 21 November he left his cart in Mr Coopers hovel in Lower Stondon. There were 3 sacks of potatoes in it. Next morning he went to the hovel and found a few potatoes lying on the floor undone of the sacks untied and between 2 and 3 pecks of potatoes were missing. Arnold would buy potatoes and hawk them around in his cart.

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Barker, William,
Tansley, George,
Smith, George,
Arnold, John

SHILLINGTON, Lower Stondon, stealing, potatoes, cloth