QSR1837/1/5/16

Depositions - William Fleckney charged wtih stealing a sack and a quantity of oats from Samuel Crawley

1 December 1836

From: 1836 To: 1837

Robert Wingrave of Caddington, labourer – he works at Onions Farm, belonging to Samuel Crawley esq. About 7pm last night he went to rack up his horses and found the door of the stable about 3 inches open. He looked in and saw the corn bin open and the sieve on the lid. He had shut the bin about 6pm but could not lock it because he had lost the key. He then went and fetched William Fisher and John Davis out of the house. William Fisher of Caddington, labourer – he works at Onions Farm. Last night about 7pm he was called out of the house by Robert Wingrave. He went into the stable, looked round and saw Fleckney lying down in the stable at the end of the bin on the sack now produced. He asked what he was doing there. Fleckney said he was going to be there all night. He told Fleckney he was not, pulled him off the sack and accused him of robbing the bin. He pulled the sack from underneath Fleckney, who asked him to let him have his bag out of the sack and let him go this time. He asked if it was Fleckney’s sack. Fleckney said it was not, but his bag was in it. He carried the sack up to Mr Banners, Mr Crawley’s steward and took Fleckney there. Mr Banner found in the sack a new pair of gloves, and about ½ a bushel fo oats. Fleckney said he had nothing to give his horse and came for a few oats. Fleckney told Mr Banner he took the oats out of the bin and hoped he would forginve him. The sack has Mr Crawley’s name on it. John Davis – what William Fisher has stated is all true.

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Fleckney, William,
Crawley, Samuel,
Fisher, William,
Wingrave, Robert,
Davis, John

CADDINGTON, stealing, oats, Caddington Onions Farm