QSR1856/4/5/7a

Depositions of William Wadsworth, innkeeper of Luton and Samuel Pope, superintendent of police of Luton. In the case of George Golds accused of stealing eight yards of carpet.

11 August 1856

From: 1856 To: 1856

William Wadsworth: keeper of George Hotel at Luton. On 24 January he leased the public rooms at the Town Hall for the purpose of a public ball. He took several pieces of carpet from his house to the hall. On the closing day he missed a piece of carpet. He asked the prisoner, who was the keeper of the hall, if he had seen the carpet. The prisoner denied all knowledge of it. He went to the prisoner’s house on 9 August and found a piece of carpet there. The superintendent of police was with him and took possession of the carpet. The carpet was worth 8 shillings. Samuel Pope: the prisoner was in custody on other charges. On the request of Mr Wadsworth he went to the prisoner’s house in Dunstable Street, Luton and there Mr Wadsworth identified the piece of carpet. On charging the prisoner with stealing the carpet from Mr Wadsworth the prisoner denied having done so and said he had bought it at a sale. Statement of the accused: nothing.

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Golds, George,
Wadsworth, William,
Pope, Samuel

LUTON, stealing, household goods, Luton George Hotel