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Depositions of Ann Spivey, wife of George of Luton. Richard Lambert, police constable of Luton and Sarah Townrow, single woman. In the case of Thomas Stanbridge accused of receiving goods of George Spivey knowing them to be stolen.

22 October 1860

From: 1860 To: 1861

Ann Spivey: wife of George Spivey and they resided at 3 Park Street West, Luton. She recalled on 22 August going to bed between 11pm and midnight. The doors and windows were fastened. On getting up the next morning she found the cellar window had been broken and the cellar had been entered. Some things had been taken from the kitchen cupboard; 2 electroplated tea spoons, a silver salt spoon, a pickle bottle, several knives and forks, a small brown jar, a table cloth, 2 tumblers and a black and white plaid shawl. From the cellar a carpet bag marked ‘Hardy St Ives’, a dressing gown, a pair of plaid sleeves, a pair of brass candlesticks, a shoe brush, a woollen comforter, a child’s nightdress and part of a body of the dress. On 2 September the house was entered again and 2 brushes, a jug, 4 plates, a dish, an iron spoon, coarse towels, a hair brush, a comb and bag, a child’s dress, a frying pan and other articles. She had not seen them again until shown them by the police. Richard Lambert: on 16 October he searched the prisoner’s house and found the articles he now produced. He charged the prisoner with breaking into Mr Spivey’s house and the prisoner replied he had not stolen them. Mrs Spivey identified the items. Sarah Townrow: she let a house in Park Lane to Thomas Stanbridge and saw all the articles found in the house. Statement of the accused: “no sir only some of my things are there”.

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Stanbridge, Thomas,
Spivey, Ann,
Spivey, George,
Lambert, Richard,
Townrow, Sarah

LUTON, Luton Park Lane, Luton Park Street West, receiving stolen goods