QSR1880/1/5/18a

Deposition of Samuel Virgin, grocers cartmen of Ampthill and George Armstrong, police sergeant of Barton. In the case of Thomas Leach accused of stealing a box of candles.

5 January 1880

From: 1880 To: 1880

Samuel Virgin: he worked for Mr Coleman Wholesale Grocer at Ampthill. On 13 December 1879 he was delivering goods from a cart to the shop of Mr Beechener’s at Barton. There was a box containing 12 pounds of candles on the cart. He went into the shop with the goods and when he came out the candles were gone. Sergeant Armstrong brought the box and candles on 16 December and gave them to Mr Coleman. These were the same he had missed. George Armstrong: a police sergeant at Barton. On 13 December he received information about the lost candles. On 15 December he went to the prisoner’s house and told him he had come for the box he had brought home on Saturday night. The prisoner pointed to the back pantry and his daughter brought out the box of candles. The prisoner said he had picked it up near Beechener’s shop. Statement of the accused: he found the candles in the road and took them home. He told folks about and told Jim Ball about it.

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Leach, Thomas,
Virgin, Samuel,
Armstrong, George,
Coleman,
Beechener

stealing, candles, AMPTHILL, Barton, grocers