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Richard Parish, Police Inspector on the Great Northern Railway of Kings Cross, London, £20 George Dimmock, straw hat manufacturer of Luton, £10 William Bone, packer of Luton, £10 Henry Jarvis, drayman of Luton, £10 Jesse Jackson, drayman of Luton, £10 William Mayles, starw hat manufacturer of Luton, £10 Charles Rogers, police inspector of Luton, £10 To prosecute and give evidence in the case of Joseph Trott accused of stealing 196 black braid hats.

3 December 1885

From: 1885 To: 1886

George Dimmock: a straw hat manufacturer in George Street, Luton and trading as George Dimmock and Company. The prisoner was employed by the Greta Northern Railway Company and was in the habit of calling for parcels. On 3 December he had 6 boxes of hats packed for delivery. 2 were directed to Messrs Howell. On 4 December he received a letter from Howell & Co. A box was missed containing 196 hats. William Bone: an assistant packer to Messrs Dimmock. On 3 December he received instruction to forward 6 cases. The prisoner called about 6.30pm and was taken to the packing room and given the 6 cases. The prisoner was given the consignment note but he had forgotten put the sixth box on the note. They were for Mr Howell & Co. Jesse Jackson: a drayman for GNR in Luton. On 3 December about 6.30pm he had been in George Street and saw the prisoner who said he had 5 boxes, which were on the pavement. He helped the prisoner with them and then left the prisoner to wait for another trolley. Henry Jarvis: a drayman in the company’s service. On 3 December the prisoner called out to him telling them there were some boxes from Dimmock’s. He said he would come across and they put them in a trolley. They took the trolley to the station. He had the consignment note which eh put in his pocket and then gave to the foreman who checked it. William Mayles: mayor of Luton and a straw hat manufacturer. He knew the prisoner by sight and had occasionally bought goods from him. On 4 December the prisoner came to his warehouse with a sheet full of black braid hats. There were 12 dozen in one sheet and 4 dozen in another. He thought the hats a little out of condition and paid £4 for them. He sold them on the same day to Manchester. They were bought with pink and green tickets on them Charles Rogers: on 5 December he was advised of a robbery. He obtained a search warrant for the prisoner’s house and in the front room found 24 white tickets. They also found portions of a wooden case and packing. On 7 December he apprehended the prisoner in Caledonian Road in London. The prisoner made no reply to the charge. On the way to St Pancras the prisoner said he was glad the officer had come and he wanted the matter settled and would own up to it. Statement of the accused: he was very sorry.

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Trott, Joseph,
Parish, Richard,
Bone, William,
Jackson, Jesse,
Jarvis, Henry,
Mayles, William,
Rogers, Charles

LUTON, London King's Cross, Straw Plait, straw hat merchant, stealing, hats, packer, Mayor, Great Northern Railway Company