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Depositions and examination - David Randle of Stratford charged on suspicion of having in his possession a stolen gelding.

29 October 1846

From: 1846 To: 1847

Frederick Burr of North Mimms (Herts) – last night (28 Oct) he saw Randle at the Black Lion public house at Welham Green with a pint of beer and 3 of gin and water. David Pollard of North Mimms asked him if he had Mr Pales pony. Randle sis it was not, but was one he “chopped” away with a man in London and received 15s in change. He told David Randle that he could take him down to Mr Bourne the policeman. Randle said he need not do that as he would find it all right, and gave him a shilling to spend on drink. He later went up the lane to see if he could overtake him and met Mr Bourn. He asked if Mr Bourn had met a man on horseback. Mr Brown said he had. John Bourn, policeman of North Mimms – on Wednesday night 28 Oct at about 11.15 he met Randle riding a horse in the lane from Welham Green to Woodside in the parish of Hatfield. Randle was riding sideways without a saddle. The horse had a bridle on. He stopped Randle and asked where he came from. Randle said Stratford. He asked what Stratford. Randle said Sandy Stratford. He asked if he meant in Bedfordshire and Randle said he did. He asked whose the horse was. Randle said it was his own and that he had bought it from London and had chopped one away that he had for it. He asked if the other horse belonged to Randle too and he said it did. Randle said he had just come from London. He asked why Randle had come this way from London. Randle said he had been to see Mrs Millman. He asked whether Randle meant Melbourn and he said he did and that she was his aunt. He then started down the lane to go Mrs Melbourn. He met Burr and then turned back, followed Randle into Hatfield, and took him into custody. James Sarjeant junior of Stratford in the parish of Sandy – on Tuesday 27 Oct he had a bay mare belonging to his father James Sarjeant, value about £10. The next morning he missed the mare and gave information to the police. Supt Pye of the Hatfield police showed him the mare at Hertford. She does not look so well and her tail has been cut, but he is sure it is his father’s mare. William Maynard of Kentish Town, lamplighter – on Wednesday 28 Oct he was at Kentish Town Toll Gate when Randle came up leading a mare by a halter and paid him the toll. Randle said he was going to Smithfield market to sell the mare. He told him Smithfield market was on a Tuesday and asked what he wanted for the mare. He took Randle to Frederick Pullinger and eventually he exchanged the mare for a pony belonging to Mr Pullinger and 15s. He came from London today with Mr Pullinger. They bought the mare with them. Frederick Pullinger of 14 Old Chapel Row, Kentish Town, carman. On Wednesd 28 Oct he was coming up Camden Town. He met Randle and Maynard. Randle was leading a bay mare and offered it for sale to him for £8 10s. He said she was not big enough. He had a pony with him and Randle offered to chop for the pony and £2. They agreed on the pony and 15s. James Sarjeant has identified the mare as the one stolen from his father. John Bourn, police constable of Herts – as above. He took Randle into custody on suspicion of stealing the pony. From inquiries made he found out that Randle got the pony from Mr Pullinger for a bay mare and 15s. David Randle – he has nothing to say except that he bought the mare between Langford and Biggleswade. There was a woman with him at the time but he does not know her name.

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Randle, David,
Burr, Frederick,
Bourn, John,
Sarjeant, James,
Maynard, William,
Pullinger, Frederick

North Mymms, Stratford, Kentish Town, horse theft, horses, police constable, lamplighter, carman