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Charles Cannon, greengrocer of Park Street, Luton, Alfred Ayres, lath renderer, Queen Terrace, Dunstable, William Savage, horse dealer of Wood Yard, Islington, London, Thomas Vaughan, William Clifford, detective sergeant, London, Charles Haines, police constable of Luton and William Addington, police sergeant of Dunstable. In the case of Charles Goode & Henry Goode accused of stealing a pony & cart, and a harness.

11 September 1880

From: 1880 To: 1880

Charles Cannon: a greengrocer living at Park Street in Luton. On 1 September Charles Goode hired a trap from him to go to the Half Way house. He told Goode he needed it that afternoon and Goode said he’d be back by about 2 pm. Goode did not return. From information received he went to London with PC Charles Haines. They found Goode at the Caledonian Road police station. The officers said the trap had been sold by Charles Goode, with Henry Goode having some of the proceeds. He identified the pony and cart as his. Alfred Ayres: a lath render and bricklayer of Church Street, Dunstable. He was with Charles Goode when he went to have the trap from Mr Cannons, so he could go to the Half Way House to meet a man and buy some potatoes. Mr Cannon let Goode the trap and told him to rerun it by 3pm. He went with Goode and saw the potatoes. They came back to Luton and then back to the half Way house and then on to Houghton Regis, thence to Dunstable and then Goode told him he had bought a cart at London Colney so there went there. Goode told him he would not go back tonight as it was too far. On 2 September, Goode paid for their lodging and said he was not going to Luton but to London to his brother to sell the horse and cart. That was the first time Ayres knew Goode did not intend to return. Ayres said he would go not further and would tell Cannon that Goode had gone to London. Goode said he did not care. Ayres walked to Markyate Street and called to see his father. He asked his mother to go to Luton to tell Mr Cannon. Ayres was later apprehended and told him what had happened. He did not received £8 16s 0d from Goode. William Savage: a horse dealer of Wood yard, Islington. On 2 September he walked to the Sutton Arms public house with his partner Thomas Vaughan. Charles Goode was inside and Henry Goode was holding the pony. Goode asked if he would buy the pony. Henry Goode spoke to him first saying his brother wanted to sell the pony, cart and harness. Charles Goode asked £24 for it. He offered £15 and Goode accepted and gave him a receipt. Before he settled the bargain he suggested they go to the police station in Caledonian Road. He also telegraphed to Markyate Street to see if it was all right. On receiving the answer he went to see Thomas Vaughan and then Sergeant Clifford at the Sutton Arms, and ultimately the police station. Thomas Vaughan: was in partnership with William Savage. He was in Savage’s company when the met the Goode brother in the Sutton Arms. His partner paid £15 in the presence of the landlord. Everything seemed straightforward. He afterward searched for the prisoners and saw them in a handsome cab with 2 females. He told the prisoners the telegram said it was a stolen lot and Charles Goode denied it. He gave them into custody. William Clifford: Detective sergeant at the Caledonian Road Police Station. On 2 September he saw the 2 prisoners outside the Sutton Arms with a pony and cart. He knew Henry Goode. That evening, from information received, he went in search of the prisoners and went to the Blue Coat Boy public house in Islington. The prisoners were coming along in a cab, he detained them. When questioned Charles Goode said the pony and cart had been bought from a man named Ayres in London Colney, he had sold it for £15. Henry Goode said he knew nothing of it and had received nothing more than a drink. He made further enquiries and found that the prostitute Henry Goode was living with had been spending a lot of money in Kings Cross. He detained her and in her handkerchief she had 2 sovereigns in gold and 3s 6d in silver. She claimed than when he gave it her, there had been £4 tied in the corner of the handkerchief which was his share of the sale f the pony and cart. Henry Goode good said he did not want to get her in trouble and agreed it was his share. He repeated this in front of Charles Goode said it to be a lie. Henry Goode was an associate of thieves and prostitutes in Kings Cross. Charles Haines: a police constable of Luton. On 2 September, having received information, he went to London. He found the prisoners at the Caledonian Road police station, and the pony and cart was outside. It was identified by Mr Cannons. He charged Charles Goode with obtaining a pony and cart by false pretences. Goode replied he had bought the items from Alfred Ayres at London Colney. Henry Goode was charged with being an accomplice. Henry Goode said he had nothing to do with it. William Addington: police constable of Dunstable. He apprehended Alfred Ayres on 5 September and he made a statement which agreed with his witness statement.

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Goode, Charles,
Goode, Henry,
Cannon, Charles,
Ayres, Alfred,
Savage, William,
Vaughan, Thomas,
Clifford, William,
Haines, Charles,
Addington, William

LUTON, Islington, Kings Cross, DUNSTABLE, stealing, horses, cart, detective, lath renderer