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Depositions and examinations - Henry Barley and John Hart for stealing one earthenware quart pot, value 7d, from Joseph Floyd at Chalgrave on 24 November 1845

29 November 1845

From: 1845 To: 1846

Joseph Floyd of Chalgrave, victualler – he keeps the Plough public house at Wingfield in the parish of Chalgrave. On Monday Nov 24 at about 9pm Barley, Hart and others were drinking there. Several of them went out. Directly afterwards Barley left carrying an earthenware quart pot. He supposed Barley took it out to drink beer in the yard. Within a minute he went to the door to look for Barley but he and the others (including Hart) were gone. He gave information to PC Hornal. Hart and some others (not Barley) came to him lat night and said they had come to pay for the beer. Either Franklin or Hart said they would pay for the pot too. He refused to be paid for it as it was in the policeman’s hands. He had heard that Barley was in custody before they came to him. He thinks they all seemed rather fresh when they came to his house on Monday. Samuel Hornal of Toddington, police constable – Floyd gave him information and he took Barley into custody. Barley said “I know I did very wrong and I must stand the racket”. He went to Hart’s to search for the pot but could not find it. Hart said “I know we took the pot and done wrong but I think Floyd will settle it with us”. He took Hart into custody. Hart begged him to go and see Floyd as he would settle it with them. Henry Barley – they went to the railroad after work and had no victuals all day. They called at Floyd’s and had some beer which got the better of him. They say he brought the pot away but he does not know anything about it. He was off his guard and if he did take the pot he does not know what he did with it. John Hart – he did not know a pot was lost until he was told so at Floyd’s.

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Barley, Henry,
Hart, John,
Floyd, Joseph,
Hornal, Samuel

CHALGRAVE, Wingfield, stealing, household goods, victualler, police constable, Wingfield Plough