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Depositions of Emma Neal, widow of Toddington, James Franklin, labourer of Toddington, Samuel Briden, tailor of Toddington and Henry Quenby, police sergeant. In the case of Edward Burrows accused of stealing a shilling and sixpence.

27 March 1885

From: 1885 To: 1885

Emma Neal: a widow and keeper of the Bedford Arms beerhouse in Toddington. The prisoner came into the house just before 9pm on 23 March. He was then standing in the passage. She served him and then went into the tap room. Her till was close to the passage. She heard a rattle from the till and went into the passage and said to Burrows “you rogue you have been at my till”. A man named Frank came in and he asked him to wait. She then said to Burrows that if he didn’t turn out what he had taken from her till she would have him locked up. Burrows said he didn’t have anything. Briden came in and told him to give up what he had. They went to the bar and the prisoner took off his leggings and in his leggings was shilling and sixpence. Her brother told her to take the money up. She had left the till locked but with the key in it. James Franklin: a labourer living at Toddington. On 23 March he went to the Bedford Arms and the prisoner was there when he went in. The prisoner was leaning on a board close to where the till was. Mrs Neal came out and said to the prisoner that he had been in the till. She asked him to wait. He afterwards saw the prisoner undo his leggings and there was a shilling and sixpence between the leggings and the trousers. Samuel Briden: brother of Mrs Neal and he went to her house on 23 March. He had been sitting beside her when they heard the till go. Mrs Neal got up and went into the bar and challenged the prisoner. He then went to the prisoner and told him to turn out what he had got. The prisoner took off his legging and there was a shilling and sixpence in the right legging. Henry Quenby: about 9.30pm on 23 March he was summoned to the Bedford Arms. Mrs. Neal charged the prisoner with robbing her till. He searched the prisoner and found 3 pence in his hand and a shilling in his waistcoat pockets. There was a hole in his right hand trouser pocket. The prisoner said he hadn’t taken anything from the till. At the station the prisoner’s boots were taken off and a sixpence and a penny were found. Statement of the accused: Mrs Neal had said if he gave her 18 pence she would let him off. He said he would not.

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Burrows, Edward,
Neal, Emma,
Franklin, James,
Briden, Samuel,
Quenby, Henry

TODDINGTON, stealing, money, tailor, Toddington Bedford Arms