QSR1889/3/5/1

Depositions of Joseph Billington, police constable of Earon Socon and Henry Charles Banks of Eaton Socon. In the case of Charles Crow accused of receiving 5 tame fowls and half a bushel of corn.

13 April 1889

From: 1889 To: 1889

Henry Charles Banks: a farmer of Eaton Socon. On 5 April he went with PC Billington to the prisoner’s house in Eaton Socon and found 5 hens and some mixed corn. He picked the hens out of more hens in the yard. The hens were his property which he had missed in January, February and March. He valued them at 15 shillings. He saw the prisoner the same day in the Hills public house at Eaton Socon. He told the prisoner “you have got yourself in a nice mess now Crow”. Crow replied “well I could not get any money off the chap and so I had some hens and some corn instead”. Joseph Wilmot: a labourer in the service of Mr Banks at Eaton Socon between 6 November and the 5 April. During that time he had taken 5 fowls belonging to Banks. He had taken 2 one time, 2 another and one another. He took the fowls to the prisoner’s house and had seen the prisoner each time. He did not tell Crow where they came from. Crow took the fowls and put them in his barn. The prisoner did not give him anything for the fowls. PC Joseph Billington: on 5 April he went to the prisoner in his field and apprehended him on the charge. Crow said he had not been near Mr Banks hens and had bought them off a strange man for 10 shillings. Crow said “I know what old Banks is doing this for, he is doing it for spite because I left his employment”. Later at the police station Crow was also charged with receiving some corn knowing it to be stolen. Crow said he had received some once and had received the hens from Wilmot as his wife had done some washing for him and he could not get any money, so had the hens instead. Statement of the accused: he reserved his defence.

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Billington, Joseph,
Banks, Henry Charles,
Crow, Charles

EATON SOCON, receiving stolen goods, corn, fowls