QSR1853/3/5/2

Depositions of Richard Appleby, blacksmith of Clophill and James Worsley, police constable stationed at Maulden. In the case of William Brazier accused of stealing a quantity of potatoes.

11 April 1853

From: 1853 To: 1853

Richard Appleby: he was a blacksmith residing in Clophill and kept five acres belonging to Earl de Grey. He employed the prisoner to dig potatoes and perform other work. The prisoner was originally set to work in a field called Wood Warren [?] and then moved on to work at Brickhill Farm. When the prisoner had finished at Brickhill farm he went to work for Mr Kempston. On 7 April he went to Wood Warren to dig some potatoes and found concealed, in different places, a quantity of potatoes. He informed the police constable, who told him to mark them. James Worsley: a police constable in the Ampthill Division. He watched the locations where the potatoes where conceal for 2 night, but no one came. On the third night, 10 April, he found the prisoner taking the potatoes away. The prisoner said it was a bad job. The potatoes were marked and identified by the prosecutor.Statement of the accused: nothing to say

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Appleby, Richard,
Worsley, James,
Brazier, William

CLOPHILL, MAULDEN, blacksmith, stealing, potatoes, gardener