QSR1858/1/5/5b

Depositions of John Hill, brickmaker of Dunstable, Benjamin Janes, blacksmith of Totternhoe, John Deacon, marine stores dealer of Leighton Buzzard and John Lambert, police constable of Totternhoe. In the case of John Cook accused of stealing a clay knife.

21 December 1857

From: 1857 To: 1858

John Hill: on 14 December PC Lambert showed him a clay knife which he could swear to. It was worth 2 shillings. Benjamin Janes: he saw the clay knife in the possession of John Hill about a fortnight previous. There were 4 or 5 of the same mould. John Deacon: in the morning of 8 December the prisoner came to his house and among the old iron he brought was the clay knife. He bought it with the other iron, and gave him 10 pence. PC John Lambert: received the clay knife from Deacon and took the prisoner into custody the next day. He charged him with stealing knife but Cook said he knew nothing about it. Statement of the accused: nothing.

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Cook, John,
Janes, Benjamin,
Deacon, John,
Hill, John,
Lambert, John

TOTTERNHOE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, stealing, knife, brickmaker, blacksmith, marine store dealer