QSR1872/1/5/2/c

Depositions and examination - George Collier of Leighton Buzzard, charged with attempting to obtain one suit of black clothes value 30s from William Spendlove by false pretences

5 December 1871

From: 1871 To: 1872

Francis Weild of Leighton Buzzard, draper – on 14 November between 6 and 7pm Collier came to his shop. Collier was a stranger to him. Collier said his master Mr Truman of Wing had sent him for a suit of black clothes for himself and Mr Truman would pay for them. Collier said he had worked for Mr Truman for years. Mr Truman is a customer of his. Collier said his name was George Smith. He told Collier he would not let him have the clothes until he had seen Mr Truman, and that he would see him next morning. Collier said that would not do has he had to go the next morning to Ivinghoe Aston to carry a corpse. Collier then left the shop. Collier said he had had 3 or 4 shirts from Mr Spendlove and Mr Truman had always paid and stopped the money out of Collier’s wages. He took Collier to Mr Spendlove, a draper at Leighton. Mr Spendlove said he had never supplied Collier with goods. George Hull of Leighton Buzzard, a porter employed by Mr Parrutt, a music seller – on 14 November between 6 and 7pm he saw Collier, who he knew well, go into Mr Weild’s shop and come out of it. Collier was in the shop about ¼ hour. Collier came out of the shop with Mr Weild. He heard Collier give the name of “Smith” to Mr Weild. He insisted to Mr Weild that his name was Collier. George Truman of Wing (Bucks), brickmaker – he knows George Collier. His name is Collier and not Smith. He never sent Collier to Mr Weild’s shop for a suit of clothes. He does not recollect seeing Collier since last summer. George Collier – he does not wish to say anything

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Collier, George,
Truman, George,
Weild, Francis,
Hull, George,
Spendlove, William,
Purrett

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Wing, Ivinghoe Aston, false pretences, clothing, draper, brickmaker, porter, music seller