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Depositions of William White, licensed victualler of Leighton Buzzard and Joseph Lack, police constable of the Metropolitan Police. In the case of John Pacey accused of stealing a watch.

5 April 1852

From: 1852 To: 1852

William White: keeper of the Peacock Inn at Leighton Buzzard. On 14 March the prisoner came to his house to lodge. On 16 March he missed a silver watch, about an hour after the prisoner had left. A man named Bandy, a postman of Hockcliffe slept in the same room as the prisoner and he had lent the watch to Bandy. Bandy left his room half and hour before the prisoner and had left the watch under his pillow. Joseph Lack: a Metropolitan police officer and following information received he went to Salisbury Street. He saw the prisoner there and told him he wanted him for stealing a watch in Leighton Buzzard. The prisoner said he had not stolen a watch. Lack asked him who he had sold the ticket to. He said he did not know his name but could take him to the man and they went to Samuel Pickett, 8 Pancras Place, Old St Pancras Road. Picket said he did buy a ticket for a watch from the prisoner. Lack asked to see the watch and took it into his possession. On conveying Pacey to Woburn, Pacey said he did not pledge the watch, Davis did.

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Pacey, John,
White, William,
Lack, Joseph,
Bandy,
Pickett, Samuel

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Leighton Buzzard Peacock, watches, stealing, postman