QSR1887/4/5/14c

Depositions of Herbert Starke, engineer of Park Street, Luton, Joseph Spratley of Luton and William Henry Currell of Luton. In the case of Henry Allison accused of stealing a quantity of bicycle fittings.

27 September 1887

From: 1887 To: 1887

Herbert Starke: an engineer of 57 Park Street, Luton. He recalled the prisoner calling on 24 September and at several other times, asking for work. From information given by the police he examined his stock of fittings and missed a box containing similar fitting to those produced by the police. They had a value of 22 shillings. They were for bicycle wheels. Joseph Spratley: on 27 September the prisoner came and she he had been looking in his box and found the bicycle fittings produced which he wanted to sell. He gave him 3s 6d for them. William Henry Currell: he found the fittings had been sold to Spratley and took them to Starke to be identified. The prisoner made no reply to the charge. Statement of the accused: reference made to previous statement made by Allison [see QSR1887/4/5/14a]

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Allison, Henry,
Starke, Herbert,
Spratley, Joseph,
Treasure, George

LUTON, Luton Church Street, Luton Park Street, Luton Castle Street, stealing, bicycles, engineer