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Depositions of Charles Sidney Beacroft, draper of Luton, George Draper, labourer of Luton, Alfred Atherton Murfin, police constable of Luton and Edward Godfrey, Superintendent of police at Luton. In the case of George Felks accused of stealing a cloth cap.

6 June 1853

From: 1853 To: 1853

Charles Sidney Beacroft: an assistant to Mr Gustavus Jordan, a draper at Luton. On 4 June the prisoner came into the shop. Beacroft received information which led him to search the prisoner and he told the prisoner he believed he had a cap of theirs in his possession. The prisoner said he did not. He was searched and a grey cap found in his pocket. The prisoner was taken into custody by the police. George Draper: he was in Mr Jordan's shop and saw the prisoner looking at a number of caps. The prisoner put a cap in his pocket. He told Mr Beacroft what he had seen. Alfred Atherton Murfin: he was in the company of Superintendent Godfrey near the drapers shop. One of Mr Jordan's apprentices came out and said they were wanted in the shop. The cap was handed to Murfin and the prisoner taken into custody. On the way to the police station the prisoner said he had never stolen anything before and wished he had not taken this. Edward Godfrey: he had been standing with Murfin in front of the draper shop when a boy came out and said they were wanted up stairs. They went upstairs and were told they were wanted downstairs in the counting house. They went there and saw Beacroft who charged the prisoner with taking a cap. Beacroft said he had not seen the cap taken but the boy had seen it.

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Felks, George,
Beacroft, Charles Sidney,
Draper, George,
Murfin, Alfred Atherton,
Godfrey, Edward

stealing, LUTON, draper, cap