Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1842/4/5/51
  • Title
    Depositions and examination - Isaac Young
  • Date free text
    27 September 1842
  • Production date
    From: 1842 To: 1842
  • Scope and Content
    Joseph Papworth - he is shepherd to Mr Inskip of Marston Moretaine. On Friday September 23 he missed a quantity of harness - the saddle, collar, hames and reins from a cart in the sheep yard. It was a large deep collar lined with check with two straps on the top. The reins were his, the rest of the property was his master's. Young was working in the premises for his master on the 22nd. He has since seen the saddle, which was brought to his house by a boy who said he found it in a ditch. Joseph Holloman of Ampthill, labourer - on Friday morning between 10 and 11am he saw Young at Savage's beer shop. Young asked whether he had work - he said not. Young said he could put a bob [shilling] in his pocket if he would do a little job for him. After they had drunk their beer he went to Young's house with him. He held a bag while Young put a horse collar into it. Young said it was his own property, bought and paid for. The collar was a deep one lined with check, with two straps. He also saw some reins in Young's possession, and saw Young offering them for sale to Mr Claridge's servant who did not buy them. He accompanied Young on the road to Maulden and carried the bag as far as Mr Davis's house in the street of Ampthill. Young then said he [Holloman] was ashamed to carry the bag and took the collar out and carried it openly as far as the pound at the end of the town. They then met James Stokes and Young showed him the reins and collar. He did not hear what passed but Stokes did not buy them. He then brought the collar back for Young to the Red Lion. Young then induced him to carry the collar to James Elen's, another beer shop in Ampthill. On the way they went into the Old Inn Public House and Young offered the articles publicly for sale, but no one bought them. They then went on to James Elens beer shop where they had a quantity of beer. Elen promised to keep the collar in the cellar and to let no one have it until Young called for it. James Stokes of Maulden - he is a journeyman collar maker. He works with his father. About 11am on Friday morning Isaac Young came to him near the pound in company with Joseph Holloman and offered a horse collar and a pair of reins. He said he had bought them at Mr Inskip's sale at Marston for a crown. He said 4 shillings was the full value and they did not deal. The collar was a deep one with two straps and lined with check. James Eling - he keeps a beer shop at Ampthill. On Friday about midday Young and Joseph Holloman came into his house with a bag which contained a collar. Isaac Young asked if he knew anyone who would buy it. He said not. Young then asked him to keep it until he called for it. Young did not pay him for the beer until he fetched the collar away on Saturday night. Charles Walsh, police constable no.11 - he was ordered last night (September 26) to take Young into custody. He told Young he wanted him about a collar and some reins. He asked Young where they were - Young said at home. Young asked if he meant the donkey's collar and reins. He said no, the ones he was offering for sale on Friday. Young appeared confused and said he took them to where he had them from - his father's garden where he had found them. Young then said he had heard that Mr Inskip had lost some harness and that he was afraid he would get into trouble. He went and searched Young's father's garden but found nothing. The distance from Young's father's garden to Mr Inskip's is about 3 miles. He asked Young if he was at work at Mr Inskip's on Thursday - Young said yes but he left about 4pm with a pony and cart. Young stated he had been at two public houses at Millbrook. He also stated that on Saturday he heard Mr Inskip had lost some harness and that was the reason he placed the harness back in his father's garden. Isaac Young - "I cannot say more than what I have said to Mr Walsh".
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