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Depositions of Albert Saunderson, publican and baker of Biggleswade, Philip Dennis, shepherd of Potton and Richard Turner, police constable of Potton. In the case of John Ireland accused of stealing a clock.

17 September 1890

From: 1890 To: 1890

Albert Saunderson: publican and keeper of the Red Lion public house at Biggleswade. On 15 September 1890 he left the house at 5pm, returning about 7pm. When he arrived back he missed a clock from the shelf in the taproom. It had been safe on the shelf when he had left. He advised the police and was shown a clock the following day which he knew to be his property by the fact his name was scratched on the back of it. Philip Dennis: a shepherd for Mr William Smith and living at Potton. On 14 September about 8pm he was in the Duke of Wellington beerhouse at Potton. The prisoner came in with the clock and offered it for sale. He asked 1s 6d for it and Dennis said he would pay him a shilling. He bought it and paid and the next day handed the clock over to PC Turner. PC Richard Turner: on 15 September, from information received, he went and apprehended the prisoner on the charge of stealing the clock. The prisoner said he knew nothing of it. On 16 September he received the clock from Dennis and the prosecutor identified it as his property. He showed the clock to Ireland and told him he had received it from Dennis and had been informed he had sold it to him. The prisoner said that it was the one. Statement of the accused: he was very drunk when he did it and did not know what he was about.

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Ireland, John,
Saunderson, Albert,
Dennis, Philip,
Turner, Richard

BIGGLESWADE, POTTON, publican, baker, shepherd, stealing, clocks