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Depositions: George Betts of Park Street, Luton and Charles Smith. In the case of Albert Young, accused of stealing 1 box of currants to the value of 10 shillings.

22 December 1894

From: 1894 To: 1895

George Betts: a grocer at 100, Park Street, Luton. On Wednesday 19 December he had 7 boxes of currants close to his window outside his shop door. The boxes were fastened having been delivered. They were all accounted for between 9.15-9.20pm. About 9.30pm, P.C. Smith brought the defendant Young to his shop with a box of currants. He identified them as his own by his initials on the box. The case was full and valued at 10 shillings. Charles Smith: a police constable of Luton. About 9.30pm on 19 December he was in Park Street, Luton. He saw Young standing against Betts’s shop window and proceed to lift a box and walk away. He followed Young and caught him in Queen Street. He asked Young what he was going to do with the box. Young replied, “take it home”. He took Young back to Betts who identified the box as his property. Young was drunk. He charged Young with “stealing the case of currants produced the property of Mr. Betts”. Albert Young: he had nothing to say

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Betts, George,
Smith, Charles,
Young, Albert

LUTON, grocer, police constable, stealing, currants