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Depositions of Richard Parish, Police Inspector on the Great Northern Railway of Kings Cross, London, William Cox, packer of Luton, Henry Ireland, railway porter of Luton and Alfred Day, warehouseman of Luton. In the case of Joseph Trott accused of stealing 14 canton turban hats.

12 December 1885

From: 1885 To: 1886

William Cox: a packer for George Warren Manufacturers in George Street, Luton. On 29 October he packed a box containing 9 dozen and 5 hats for Messrs Denby & Co of Leeds. He handed the boxes to the prisoner the same day and have the consignment note to another railway carman. He did not take the prisoners signature for the ox and later the same day he packed another box for Denby & Co. He gave that box and consignment note to another drayman just after dinner. He later received a complaint of the non arrival of the first box. The hats were black straw and braids and 14 were black canton turban hats. Harry Ireland: a porter with the GNR Company. He was a checker and on 29 October a parcel was received. He did not receive the box directed to Denby & Co. He only received one consignment note for Denby & Co that day. Alfred Day: a warehouseman to William Walsh of Luton. On 31 October he bought 14 black canton turban hats from the prisoner. They were in a sheet. He gave the prisoner 2 pence each for them as they were out of condition. The deterioration might have take place in 2 days. The hats were sold to London House. Richard Parish: chief inspector of the Great Northern Railway police. He saw the prisoner in custody in Luton. He spoke to the prisoner of complaints he had received and the prisoner said “I have had them” but could not say what he had done with the hats. Statement of the accused: he was very sorry.

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Trott, Joseph,
Parish, Richard,
Cox, William,
Ireland, Henry,
Day, Alfred

LUTON, stealing, hats, Straw Plait, railway porter, Great Northern Railway Company