QSR1846/3/5/1

Depositions - William Middleton

15 April 1846

From: 1846 To: 1846

James Nobles, son of Benjamin Nobles of St Paul Bedford, tailor – last Tuesday week (7 April) about 2.30am he saw William Middleton cutting some lead from the upstairs window of a house in Well Street. He was standing on the slates. Middleton put the lead in his pocket. No one is living in the house. He saw Middleton the previous Saturday cutting the lead off. Middleton took some away. Samuel Wray of St Paul Bedford, labourer – on Monday 13 April he saw Middleton outside the outside a house in Well Street trying to get the lead off. He said to Middleton “you was breaking the lead off the house”. Middleton denied it. He did not see him break any lead off. William Stimson of St.Paul Bedford, auctioneer – he is agent for Mrs Whitehouse, the owner of some property in Wells Street. He has been to the house mentioned by Nobles and found a quantity of lead had been taken from both the attic windows. The value of the lead is 1 shilling. James Nobles [further deposition] – he has been with Mr Stimson to the house mentioned, and it is the same one Stimson saw Middleton cut the lead from.

item

Middleton, William,
Nobles, James,
Nobles, Benjamin,
Wray, Samuel,
Stimson, William,
Whitehouse

BEDFORD, Bedford St.Paul, Bedford Well Street, stealing, lead, tailor, auctioneer