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Depositions of Abraham Kennedy, superintendent of police, Gadsby Street, Bedford, Jesse Cooper, labourer of Eaton Socon and Joseph Billington, police constable of Eaton Socon. In the case of Richard Jackson accused of stealing a pilot jacket.

23 June 1880

From: 1880 To: 1880

Jesse Cooper: a farm labourer living at Eaton Socon. On 15 June he was in a field occupied by John Hall and saw the prisoner come through the hedge of the field. The prisoner went up to where Cooper had laid his jacket, took off his own jacked, picked it up Cooper’s jacket and put it on. The prisoner then put his own jacket on top. The prisoner walked off with 2 other men. He followed them and caught the prisoner. When challenged, the prisoner took off the jacket and returned it. Cooper advised the police. Joseph Billington: a police constable stationed at Eaton Socon. He apprehended the prisoner on 21 June and the prisoner said he knew nothing of the charge. He was taken to the police station in St Neots and there he confessed to stealing the jacket but said he would not have done so, should Dilly not been with him. Statement of the accused – Richard Jackson: he did not know what to say.

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Jackson, Richard,
Kennedy, Abraham,
Cooper, Jesse,
Billington, Jesse

Bedford Gadsby Street, EATON SOCON, stealing, coat