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Depositions of Charles Benjamin Partridge, wheelwright and John King, police constable. All of Riseley. In the case of John Fairey accused of stealing 11 eggs.

30 March 1852

From: 1852 To: 1852

Charles Benjamin Partridge: lived in Riseley in a house belonging to Mr Joseph Peasnall, who occupied the farmland next to the house. Peasnall had lately told him to cook up the eggs from the hens in the yard. On 11 March he saw a hen on a nest of eggs near the hedge between Mr Peasnall and Mrs Love's. He knew there to be eggs in the nest but not how many. He intended to take them in the evening. Between 3 and 4 o'clock he saw John Fairey go to the nest, take the eggs, and put them in his pockets. His cottage is next door to Mrs Loves. He knew the hens he had seen to be Mr Peasnall's property. He told Mr Peasnall and PC King of the theft. John King: on 14 March he went to the prisoner’s house and asked for the eggs which he had taken out of the nest belonging to Mr Peasnall. Fairey asked how he knew he had the eggs. He asked if Charles (the other witness) had told him. Fairey gave him the eggs and said he had intended to take them to Mr Peasnall as he would give him a pint of beer. There were 11 eggs.

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Fairey, John,
King, John,
Peasnall, Joseph,
Partridge, Charles Benjamin

RISELEY, stealing, eggs