QSR1855/3/5/48

Depositions of George Robson, brickmaker of Riseley, Thomas Carrington, labourer of Riseley, William Byers Graham, superintendent of police of Sharnbrook and George Robson, brickmaker of Riseley. In the case of Henry Hinsley, accused of stealing a silver watch.

26 June 1855

From: 1855 To: 1855

George Robinson: a brickmaker from Riseley. He was working for Mr Howard at Sharnbrook on 18 June. About 2pm on that day he, the prisoner and several others went to Mr Farrar [?] Swan public house at Radwell. They went there to drink his footing of ale. He paid his footing with a ticket he had from Mr Howard. While he was there a young man asked what time it was. He pulled his watch out and told him it was 5.20pm. The prisoner asked what he wanted for it and he replied 15 shillings if he sold it. The prisoner snatched it out of his hand and told Mrs Farrar to bring 10 quarts of beer on the watch. He went to Mrs Farrar and told her the watch was his and not to let the man have any beer on it. She did not let the prisoner have any beer on the watch. The next morning he asked the prisoner where the watch was. Hinsley replied “it is gone to h_ll if it had good luck”. He told him he wanted it. The prisoner said he should not have it unless he paid him 9 shillings all but four pence. On 20 June someone told him that the prisoner had gone away and had taken his watch. He gave the information to Mr Graham. Thomas Carrington: he was with George Robinson, Henry the prisoner, Joe Gates and others at Mr Farrar’s at Radwell. The prisoner sat on one side of George Robinson and he sat on the other. A young man asked Robinson the time and he pulled his watch out. Harry asked Robinson how much he wanted for the watch and George replied 15 shillings. Harry snatched it from his hand and said he would have 10 quarts of beer on it. Robinson got up and told Mrs Farrar not to draw any beer on it as it was his watch. Mrs Farrar said she would not draw any. Superintendent William Byers Graham: on the morning of 20 June the prosecutor came to him and told him Harry, meaning the prisoner, had left Radwell at 5am with his watch. He pursued the prisoner and found him just beyond Wellingborough. When the prisoner saw him he asked if he had come about the watch and asked if he had got money for 10 quarts of beer. Graham said he knew nothing of that and asked him if he had the watch. The prisoner pulled it from his pocket and handed it to him. He took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said he and his wife were coming along that morning and he had said to her that they would likely come after him for the watch. Statement of the accused: they were all merry together and he asked Robinson what o’clock it was. He asked him if he wanted for the watch. Robinson said 15 shillings. They were all at a stand for beer and he said you may as well let your watch go for 16 quarts. Robinson yielded to 10 quarts. They had the 10 quarts and Mr Howard gave him a ticket for 10 quarts and he paid for 11 quarts.

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Hinsley, Henry,
Robson, George,
Carrington, Thomas,
Graham, William Byers,
Robson, George

FELMERSHAM, RISELEY, SHARNBROOK, stealing, watches, brickmaker, Radwell Swan