QSR1847/4/5/36

Depositions and examination - Thomas Parker charged with stealing one pottle of barley (value 3d) from George Horn.

7 October 1847

From: 1847 To: 1847

George Horn of Clophill, yeoman – he occupies a farm at Pulloxhill. On 30 September Parker was employed by him as a tasker and was thrashing barley for him. The next day he received information that Parker had been detected taking barley away from the barn. He received the bag of barley now produced on 2 October from his mother. He compared it with the barley Parker had been thrashing and has no doubt it was his. Richard Gudgin of Pulloxhill, labourer - he is foreman to Mr Horn. On 30 September he saw Parker in the barn just as he was about to leave. He noticed Parker’s pockets stuck out. He went into the house, came back out and stood in the stable. He saw Parker come out of the barn and shut up the big doors. He then saw Parker go into the barn again and peep out as if watching him. Parker came out again, locked up the door and had his frock on his arm. Parker came towards the stable and out of the yard. He followed him and put his hand under his pocket and asked what he had there. Parker said “nothing”. He said he thought it was barley and insisted on having it. Parker did not say anything. He laid hold of Parker’s frock and said he would have it. Parker put his hand on his shoulder and said “don’t say nothing”. He pulled the frock away and found about a pottle of barley in the frock pocket. He gave the barley to Mr Horn’s mother. Thomas Parker – the barley is a little barley his wife gleaned. He took it to the barn to dress it then too it away again. It was gleaned in his master’s field and thrashed at his own house.

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Parker, Thomas,
Horn, George,
Gudgin, Richard

CLOPHILL, PULLOXHILL, stealing, barley, threshing, farmer, gleaning