QSR1853/3/5/13

Depositions of John Flint, baker of Maulden and William Hillyard, police constable of Ampthill. In the case of Mary Mann accused of stealing 2 pounds weight of pork.

23 May 1853

From: 1853 To: 1853

John Flint: a baker and general shopkeeper at Maulden. The prisoner had been a customer at his shop and at different times after she had left, he had missed articles and suspected her of taking them. On 12 May she came to the shop for some flour. He went to his bake house and on returning saw the prisoenr’s hand leave is pork pot and she then left the shop. He suspected she had taken something and went round and met her in the road. He accused her having some pork. She said she did not. He said he knew she did and if she did not give it to him he would call the constable. She hen took it from her dress. She begged him not tell her husband, and he said that if it became known then he would be bound to prosecute. William Hillyard: by direction of the superintendent on 21 May, he went to the shop of John Flint and asked him if Mrs Mann had stolen a piece of pork from his pot. Flint said yes and produced the pork. He took the prisoner into custody and told her the charge. She wished to see Mr Flint and said she was very sorry for what she had done. She said "if you knew all what I do, there are many reasons for my doing it."Statement of the accused - Mary Mann: she did not recall saying any of what William Hillyard said that she said.

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Mann, Mary,
Flint, John,
Hillyard, William

stealing, MAULDEN, AMPTHILL, pork, baker, shopkeeper