QSR1866/1/5/2

Depositions of Thomas Teedon, labourer of Kempston. Samuel Bransom, police constable of Kempston. Charles Goodman, labourer of Kempston. George Cave, labourer of Kempston. In the case of Arthur Stevens accused of stealing a wheelbarrow, a skip, a fork, a sack, a tin bottle and a bushel and a half of potatoes.

28 October 1865

From: 1865 To: 1866

Thomas Teedon: in consequence of information given to him by Charles Goodman on 28 October, he went to the house of the prisoner in Bedford. He said to the prisoner that he should not have his potatoes and the prisoner said he had bought and paid for them. He told the prisoner he had not bought them from him. he looked about the premises and found a fork, a tin bottle and a skip. He put those things into Mr Clements [?] care. He had missed the fork, tin bottle, skip and potatoes from George Walkers shed in Kempston on 26 October. He missed a wheelbarrow from the shed and asked the prisoner what he had done with it. The prisoner said he had bought it at Mr Abraham’s sale and sold it to Mr Herbert. He identified the goods found at the prisoners as his own. The potatoes were of the same sort and he had missed them from a sack in a skip. He had taken a pint of beer with the prisoner and had left his things in the shed whilst he had the pint. He had remained at the house for 2 or 3 hours. He then went down to the village and missed them when he came back. PC Samuel Bransom: he went to Steven’s house with Teedon and found a sack and a skip with some potatoes in them. They found a fork and a tin in the house. He asked Stevens where the barrow was and he told him that William Herbert had it. On being charged the prisoner said he had bought the goods from Teedon for 18 pence. He took Steven’s into custody. He found the barrow at Herbert’s. Charles Goodman: on 26 October, about dinnertime, he went into George Walker’s shed at Kemspton. George Caves was there and said that the lot was to go for 18 pence. There were some potatoes, a fork and a scuttle. Steven’s took them and put them in a donkey cart. Caves said asked if he was to have the barrow and Steven’s replied he’d have the lot. George Caves: on 26 October he was at George Walker’s shed. He said in the presence of Stevens that the potatoes were to be sold for 18 pence. Stevens said they belonged to him as he had bought them from Teedon. He saw Stevens take away a fork, tin and a shovel, as well as the potatoes in barrow. Statement of the accused: he lot came from Thomas Teedon and it had been Teedon’s until he had bought it. He gave 1s 6d for it. Thomas Brooks was a witness to it being paid. Thomas Brooks: he was at work on the Midland Railway. He went to George Walker’s at Up End and had a pint of beer. Stevens came in Thomas Teedon said “we will sell the potatoes” George Caves asked “what am I to have for them”. Teedon said anything he could get as he must have some money. Stevens offered 2 shillings and Caves said he did not want as much as that as told Stevens to give them 18 pence. Stevens said he would. He did not know if money passed.

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Stevens, Arthur,
Teedon, Thomas,
Bransom, Samuel,
Goodman, Charles,
Cave, George,
Brooks, Thomas,
Walker, George,
Herbert, William

KEMPSTON, stealing, wheelbarrow, tools, potatoes