QSR1864/4/5/1a

Depositions of Thomas Poole, bricklayer of Steventon. George Mardlin, police constable of Turvey. In the case of William Brown accused of stealing a bricklayer’s line and pegs.

23 July 1864

From: 1864 To: 1864

Thomas Poole: he was a bricklayer living in Steventon and on 14 April he was at work at Mr Isaac Keech’s. He had a bricklayer’s line with his property. After a days work he struck in a nail across Mr Keech’s yard. Next day the line had gone. He did not see the line again until 5 July. PC George Mardlin: he went to the house of the accused on 5 July. He searched the barn and found lines lying across a ledge. He asked the accused if they were his. He had to thrown the accused down and take the lines from him. Statement of the accused: he was innocent of the charges against him.

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Brown, William,
Poole, Thomas,
Mardlin, George,
Keech, Isaac

Steventon, TURVEY, stealing, bricklayer