Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1871/2/5/5
  • Title
    Depositions and examination - Henry Atkins of Leighton Buzzard, labourer, charged with stealing one pair of gold earrings from William Norman of Bow Brickhill (Bucks) value 5s 6d
  • Date free text
    28 March 1871
  • Production date
    From: 1871 To: 1871
  • Scope and Content
    Henry Tansley of Bow Brickhill (Bucks), labourer – he is 15 years of age and lives at Bow Brickhill with his parents. On 14 March he was at the Boot Inn at Leighton. Atkins was there with 2 other men. He came after work and had no money and had had no dinner. The men persuaded him to pull his earrings out to get something to eat. He pulled them out and put them on the table. Atkins picked them up and said he would sell them and would be back in 5 or 10 minutes and bring him 2s 6d or the rings. They were gold and of the value of 4s 6d. He used them for bad eyes. Atkins never came back. He gave information to the police. He is sure Atkins is the man. He saw him the same evening about 2 hours later at the Buffalo Inn at Leighton Buzzard. He never saw the rings again. He pointed Atkins out to the constable. William Norman married his mother and is his step-father. Edward Buckingham of Leighton Buzzard, labourer – on 14 March about 6.15pm he saw Atkins come out of the Boot Inn. He knew him and Atkins spoke to him, asking him for some tobacco. He went into the tap room. He saw Tansley there. Tansley went out saying he was going after a man who had his earrings to sell for him. Tansley was gone 10 minutes and said he could not find the man. Thomas Ruffhead, police constable stationed at Leighton Buzzard – about 7.30pm he received information from Tansley that a man had left the Boot with his earrings. About 8pm he went with Tansley to the Buffalo where they found Atkins. Tansley pointed him out as the man who had taken his earrings. There were 6 or 8 more men there. He took Atkins to the police station and searched him. He had no earrings on him. Atkins denied seeing the boy that evening and said he had not been at the Boot. Henry Atkins - does not wish to say anything.
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