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Depositions and examination - Mary Ann Smith, wife of Thomas Smith, charged with receiving one neckcloth from Thomas Read at Leighton Buzzard on 15 January 1879, knowing it to have been stolen from James Webb

1 February 1879

From: 1879 To: 1879

James Webb of High Street, Leighton Buzzard, draper – on 14 January he had 3 neck cloths hanging on a bar inside his shop. He missed two of them that evening. He believes the one produced is one of them. Thomas Ruffhead, police constable stationed at Leighton Buzzard – on Wednesday 22 January about 7.30 he went to the house of Smith’s husband and searched. He found the handkerchief or neck cloth produced on Smith’s shoulders. She was wearing it. She gave it to him at his request. She said it was hers and she had it from Mr Stone’s. He saw Thomas Read committed yesterday for trial at the Assizes on a charge of stealing this handkerchief. Henry Stone of Leighton Buzzard, draper – the handkerchief produced was never in his possession. He certainly never sold it to Smith. Mary Ann Smith – “I don’t know anything”.

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Smith, Mary Ann,
Smith, Thomas,
Read, Thomas,
Webb, James,
Ruffhead, Thomas,
Stone, Henry

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Leighton Buzzard High Street, receiving stolen goods, clothing, draper, police constable