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Depositions of William Cox, police constable of Harpenden. George Knight, police constable of Wheathamstead. John Deverell, cap and hat manufacturer of Luton and George Smith, police sergeant of Luton. In the case of James Scrivener, aged 13 years and Richard Bradwin, aged 14 years, both of Luton, accused of stealing 2 cloth caps.

1 August 1859

From: 1859 To: 1859

PC William Cox: He took the prisoners into custody on 12 July on the charge of stealing a fowl. The prisoners were wearing new caps and he found 2 old caps in their pockets. He asked them where they had got them from and Bradwin said that Scrivener had stolen them from a shop door at Luton. He gave the caps to PC Knight. The prisoners were in custody at St Albans. PC George Knight: he saw the prisoners whilst they were in custody at St Albans and received the caps from the last witness. He enquired at Luton and found a person named Deverell who kept a hat and cap warehouse. He showed Deverell the caps and he identified them as his property. Briden said the caps were from a shop near the Cock Inn and hat Scrivener had taken them from the side of a doorway. Scrivener said they had only taken 2. John Deverell: he lived next door to the Cock Inn at Luton and on 9 July he missed 2 caps from his shop door. He never saw them again until the 13 July when the witness showed him the caps which he believed to be his property. His private marks had been taken off the caps. The caps were worth 18 pence each. Sergeant George Smith: he fetched the prisoners from St Albans gaol and charged them with stealing the caps. Scrivener said he had taken them and Bradwin had stood and watched. Bradwin said that was true.

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Scrivener, James,
Bradwin, Richard,
Cox, William,
Knight, George,
Deverell, John,
Smith, George

LUTON, Harpenden, St Albans, stealing, hat, cap maker