QSR1860/4/5/1

Depositions of Henrietta Haines, single woman of St Paul, Bedford. Sarah Tinsley, wife of Eli, labourer of Clapham. William Benjamin Poole, farmer of Clapham. Henry Ison Jebbett, superintendent of police of Bedford. Richard Barker, superintendent of police of St Neots. In the case of Levi Loveridge accused of stealing a tea kettle, 4 shoes and 5 brushes.

4 August 1860

From: 1860 To: 1860

Henrietta Haines: she lived in Dines Lane in the parish of St Paul, Bedford and was daughter of Levi Loveridge. Her father gave her the boots and shoes, over 2 years ago, to sell. He told her he had bought them off a person at a feast at Clapham. He also gave her a kettle to sell, which he said he bought off a person at Clapham feast. She was charged with stealing the boots, shoes and the kettle. She was taken into custody and the articles were taken from her. The charge was dismissed. Her father gave her the articles near St Neots. Sarah Tinsley: she was in the service of Mr Benjamin Poole at Clapham in July 1858. The boots, shoes and kettle were her master’s property. On the morning of 14 July 1858 she missed the boots, shoes and kettle from the bake house. She had seen them on the previous evening. Benjamin Poole: he was a farmer living at Clapham. On 14 July he massed a pair of shoes and a copper kettle from his premises. The articles were missed from the bake house. He believed that the shoes produced were the ones he had missed. Superintendent Henry Ison Jebbett: he received the boots, shoes and kettle from Superintendent Barker of St Neots on 17 July 1858. They had been in his custody since. On 13 July 1858 he saw he prisoner with his wife and daughter at Clapham feast. He produced a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner. Superintendent Richard Barker: on 15 July he took 2 pairs of shoes and a copper kettle from Henrietta Haines at St Neots. He afterwards delivered them to Superintendent Jebbett. Statement of the accused: he was in the habit of going to feasts and buying any sort of old rubbish. He bought some shoes off 2 men at Clapham feast. They had a bag full of things and they wanted him to buy some of them. He would have bought more if he had more money.

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Loveridge, Levi,
Haines, Henrietta,
Tinsley, Sarah,
Tinsley, Eli,
Poole, William Benjamin,
Jebbett, Henry Ison,
Barker, Richard

St Neots, St. Paul Bedford, CLAPHAM, stealing, kettle, shoes, farmer, feasts