Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1862/1/5/10
  • Title
    Depositions of William Cooper, farmer of Houghton Regis. William Bransom, labourer of Houghton Regis. Samuel Poulton, dealer in coals in Houghton Regis. David Dollamore, dealer in coals of Wingfield. Catherine Bowden, wife of William, dealer of Houghton Regis. William Brimley, police constable of Houghton Regis. In the case of Samuel Taverner accused of stealing 15 manure bags.
  • Date free text
    9 December 1861
  • Production date
    From: 1861 To: 1862
  • Scope and Content
    William Cooper: he was the son of Joseph Cooper, a farmer at Houghton Regis. About 3 weeks previous there were a quantity of manure bags hanging in the cart hovel. He believed there to be 40 or 50 of them. On 28 November he missed them all. A day or two later the policeman brought him some manure bags which he believed to be his fathers. The bags had come from 3 different places. The bags were not returned when they bought manure. They were worth 2 pence each. William Bransom: a labourer working for Joseph Cooper. On Sunday 17 November he was attending his master and there was a quantity of manure bags in the cart hovel. A sow was tearing one of them and he took it away from her and put it with the others. Samuel Poulton: a coal dealer at Houghton Regis and about 3 weeks previous he had bought 5 manure bags from the prisoner. He had given him 6 pence and a pint of beer. The prisoner said he had found them. He gave them to PC Brimley. David Dollamore: a coal dealer at Wingfield. On 20 November he bought 9 manure bags from the prisoner for a shilling. The prisoner had said there was not much point in carrying them 9 or 10 miles. He gave the bags to PC Brimley. Catherine Bowden: wife of William, a dealer in old metal. On 20 November she bought a manure bag from the prisoner for a penny. She gave it to PC Brimley. PC William Brimley: he took the prisoner into custody on 30 November and charged him with stealing a quantity of manure bags. The prisoner denied the charge and said he had found a dozen bags near Sundon Lodge and had had them for a fortnight. He collected bags from Poulton, Dollamore and Bowden. Statement of the accused: he found a dozen of them [manure bags] coming from Sundon one day in a ditch. He had 5 at old Mr French’s sale. That was all.
  • Reference
  • Level of description
    item
Hierarchy browser