QSR1888/1/5/3a

Depositions of James Clarke of Luton, Walter Henry Pysden of Russell Street, Luton and PC Charles Smith of Luton. In the case of Alfred Hardwick accused of stealing 2 bass brooms.

16 November 1887

From: 1887 To: 1888

Walter Henry Pysden: a grocer of Russell Street and Salisbury Road, Luton. He missed 2 bass brooms on the evening of 20 October. They had been safe at teatime. He gave the information to the police and saw the brooms again on 11 November when PC Clarke brought them to him. He identified the brooms as his property by a private mark and the brass name plates. They were valued at 2s 6d. PC James Clarke: on 20 October he was advised of the loss of the brooms. He found the brooms at the prisoner’s house when assisting in a search. He found a locked box in a bedroom, which he asked the prisoner to unlock. He found the broom inside. The prisoner said it was his own and he had bought it from a hawker at the Griffin 2 months previous. He later found another broom in the barn. He took them to Pysden who identified the brooms as his own. The prisoner was charged and said he had not stolen the brooms. Statement of the accused: he reserved his defence.

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Hardwick, Alfred,
Clarke, James,
Pysden, Walter Henry

LUTON, stealing