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Depositions and examination - George Keens of Aspley Guise charged wtih stealing a cartwhip (value 1s) at Aspley Guise on 2 November 1846 from Daniel Lewis

4 November 1846

From: 1846 To: 1847

Daniel Lewis of Husborne Crawley, labourer – on Monday evening (Nov 2) between 6 and 7pm he was at the Railway Lodge in Aspley lane with his cart and horse. He had a load of faggots to deliver there. He had his whip on the irons under the side of the cart on the offside. When he had emptied his cart he missed his whip. Several people were about. He did not observe Keens. He is certain the whip could not have fallen down. He looked about all round with a light but could not find it. The next day as he was coming by Woburn Sands he saw George Keens driving a mare in a cart with his whip in his hands. He said it was his whip but Keens denied it and said he had bought it 3 months ago. They struggled over it. He called for the constable and Summerly came and took possession of the whip. Before he saw the whip in Keens’ possession he had described the marks he now points out. Since he lost it the hasp of whipcord is gone off it. Henry Summerly of Aspley Guise, parish constable – he saw the disturbance yesterday. Lewis charged Keens with stealing the whip. He took Keens into custody. Keens said he bought the whip 3 months ago from a railroad man. Keens said he did not take the whip home, but did not tell him where he kept it. Keens later said he had 11s 10½d due to him on the railroad and offered it to him if he could get Lewis to make it up. George Keens – he bought the whip from a young man who was driving for Mr Jackson on 3 August for 2s 4d. He does not know his name. He took it home and hung it up in his barn. A week ago Alfred Webb had the whip in his hand driving Mr Adams’ pigs out of their garden. There is a mark on the bottom where he let a railway chair fall upon it. He said to the constable that he was willing to make it up and said he would satisfy him for what he had done, not that he would give them all the money.

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Keens, George,
Lewis, Daniel,
Summerly, Henry,
Webb, Alfred

ASPLEY GUISE, HUSBORNE CRAWLEY, Aspley Guise Aspley Lane, stealing, parish constable, carts, wood