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Depositions of Joseph Worrell and Henry Smalley - Joseph Fensom charged with stealing sacks

22 October 1842

From: 1842 To: 1843

Joseph Worrell of Pickford Mills, Wheathampstead (Herts), papermaker - He works for Mr Jones of Pickford paper mills. On Thrusday 20 October Joseph Fensom of Luton brought a bundle of sacks and asked if he might leave them until he returned with his master Richard Marks Brown's waggon, and when he came back he would see them weighed and take the money for them. About 6 weeks ago Fensom asked where he could get rid of some sacks. Two or three of the sacks were nearly new and they were all very serviceable. Two or three were cut in two and the others slit in two places. When he laid the sacks down on the floor they formed perfect sacks and Mr Brown's name was branded on them. Henry Smalley of Luton, police constable - from information received from Richard Marks Brown he took Joseph Fensom into custody on suspicion of stealing sacks. On Saturday 22 October he went to Mr Jones' peper mills at Pickford Mills and asked his son to show him the sacks Fensom had left for sale. He was shown a quantity of sacks which had been cut in 2 or 3 places. He laid them on the floor and they formed whole sacks, branded with Mr Brown's name. Two or three were nearly new and the rest very good. When asked how he came by the sacks Fensom said the miller had put them into the waggon to be taken to Mr Jones to be sold.

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Fensom, Joseph,
Brown, Richard Marks,
Worrell, Joseph,
Smalley, Henry,
Jones, Edward

stealing, paper mills, papermaker, miller, LUTON, Wheathampstead