- ReferenceQSR1853/4/5/7/a
- TitleDepositions of Alfred Phippen Welch, straw hat merchant of Luton, Edward Godfrey, Superintendent of Police, Norman Snoxall, police constable of Luton and Robert Rowley, labourer of Luton. In the case Charles Cole accused of stealing a sow pig.
- Date free text24 August 1853
- Production dateFrom: 1853 To: 1853
- Scope and ContentRobert Rowley: he worked for Mr Welch, who had 4 pigs in the sty in his meadow. He was in the habit of feeding them and he saw them all safe on the evening of 23 August. On the morning of 24 August he missed one of the pigs. It was a sow with grey spots under its ears. Edward Godfrey: he went to the prisoner’s house and asked if he had a pig brought there. The prisoner said he had not killed for a long while, so Godfrey asked if he may search the house. On going down to the cellar Godfrey saw parts of a pig hanging up and the corresponding part and head lying in a basket. The lower part of the cellar was wet. The prisoner said it was one that he had from John Wood of Eaton Green to kill for him. Looking at the pig, Godfrey saw a dent on its head and said that it was no way to kill a pig. Constable Snoxall took Cole into custody. At the back of the shop, Godfrey found a hammer and compared it with the dent in the pgs head, and found it fitted. The prisoner asked if he may see Mr Welch. Cole told Welch he had taken one of his pigs and he hoped he would not be hard on hi, as he had no food or money. Norman Snoxall: was present with Superintendent Godfrey and concurred with his statement. When the prisoner was in custody at the police station, he searched him and found a knife recently smeared in blood. Alfred Phippen Welch: he was sent for to go to the police station. The prisoner told him he had taken his pig and that it was want that had made him do so. It was the first time he had done so and he hoped to be forgiven as he had a wife and children.
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