Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1846/1/5/7
  • Title
    Depositions and examination - John Evans charged with stealing one fowl value 18d from George Burley at Pulloxhill on 22 November 1845
  • Date free text
    24 November 1845
  • Production date
    From: 1845 To: 1846
  • Scope and Content
    George Burley of Pulloxhill, farmer – last night PC Scott came to him and asked if he had lost a fowl. He replied “several”. PC Scott said he had got a fowl. He then described it to Scott as a double combed one with a top knot on its head, light coloured with red feathers on the back and the legs remarkably white – he knew it so well as he had shut it up to kill for his wife who was ill, but finding it too large had let it out again. Scott then produced the fowl which he can swear is his. He hardly ever saw a fowl with plumage like it. He had seen some feathers on his farm which made him think there was something wrong, but because of the dangerous illness of his wife he said nothing about it. Charles Cain of Pulloxhill, blacksmith – on Saturday 22 November he was sitting in Richard Gudgin’s beer shop at Pulloxhill. Evans came in and offered a fowl for sale which he said he had picked up. Someone asked if it was dead when he picked it up. Evans replied it was “damned soon dead after he got hold of it”. Evans asked 2s for it. He refused to buy any stolen goods, but took the fowl and gave it to the landlord as he suspected something was wrong. Gudgin kept the fowl until he went home, when he took the fowl with him and gave it to PC Scott. Edward Scott, police constable no.9 – on Sunday night he took the fowl from Cain. He went to Mr Burley who described the fowl exactly before he saw it. He took Evans into custody and told him what he wanted him for. Evans said “I hope there won’t be any bother about that”. John Evans – as he was going to work on Saturday morning the fowl sat on the bank. Young Neal who was with him chucked a bit of dirt at it and caught it. The fowl was almost dead and he killed it. They took it with them. He asked Jeffrey Hallworth if he had lost a fowl, but he looked and said it was not his. Hallworth was at Gudgins – he did not offer the fowl for sale there as it was not his to offer. He hopes Mr Burley will be easy with him.
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