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Depositions of Frederick Good, labourer of Dunstable, Edward Franklin, shoemaker of Luton, John Seymour, a pawnbroker of Luton and Henry Tofield, police constable of Dunstable. In the case of Charles Goode accused of stealing an overcoat and vest.

18 February 1880

From: 1880 To: 1880

Frederick Goode: the prisoner was his brother and they lived with their mother in Dunstable. On Sunday18 February he placed his coat and waistcoat in his box in his bedroom. His brother went to bed first. On the Tuesday he missed the coat and waistcoat. He didn’t know if anyone else had gone to the bedroom that night. His brother had lived there and shared the bedroom but had left on the Monday. Edward Franklin: a shoemaker living in Luton. He met the prisoner on the evening of Monday 9 February at the gateway of Mr Hutchins shop, and the prisoner asked him to pledge a coat for him. He took it in and then gave the prisoner the ticket and money. The ticket bore his name and that of the prisoner. John Seymour: an assistant to Mr Hutchins a pawnbroker. On 9 February the prisoner pledged a waistcoat and the same evening a great coat was pledged by Edward Franklin. Franklin said it was for Goode of Dunstable. Henry Tofield: he apprehended the prisoner at Northampton on a warrant. He found 3 tickets on him. 2 related to a coat and a waistcoat. Statement of the accused: he did not steal the coat. It had been hanging up in the bedroom. He had a situation to go to in Northampton. His brother was not at home but owed him 4 shillings and he pledged the coat.

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Goode, Charles,
Goode, Frederick,
Franklin, Edward,
Seymour, John,
Tofield, Henry

DUNSTABLE, LUTON, Northampton, stealing, coat, waistcoat, pawnbroker, shoemaker