QSR1891/4/5/2

Depositions of William Kite, Police Constable from Luton and Geoffrey Rollings, Insurance Agent from Luton. In the case of Stuart Anthony accused of refusing to aid and assist Police Constable Kite when called upon to do so.

6 July 1891

From: 1891 To: 1891

William Kite said: I am a Police Constable of the Borough. On July 6th at 10.30pm I was in the Dunstable Road, I had a prisoner Edward Wilson in custody he was very violent. I was waiting for police assistance. Stuart Anthony was there. He interfered and told me to let him alone. I said “Well Mr Anthony I call upon you in the name of the Queen to assist me” He said “I shan’t and you can do as you like” I called on him twice more, he made the reply “I shan’t”. A young man named Smith and another constable then assisted me and we got Wilson away. Geoffrey Rollings said: I live at 53 Inkerman Street and am an insurance agent. I was going home about 10.30 at night and saw Wilson in Kite’s custody. I saw Anthony there, Wilson was very violent, I heard Kite call on Anthony “In the mane of the Queen I ask you to aid and assist.” He said, “Do your dirty work yourself.” Statement of the accused: I wish to say nothing.

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Anthony, Stuart,
Kite, William,
Rollings, Geoffrey,
Wilson, Edward

insurance agent, refusing to assist a constable, Luton Dunstable Road