QSR1866/4/5/1b

Depositions of Fanny Cooper, spinster of Wootton. James Cooper, farmer of Wootton. In the case of Charles Stevens accused of obtaining money by false pretences.

14 August 1866

From: 1866 To: 1866

Fanny Cooper: he lived with her father James Cooper at Wootton. The accused came to her father’s house between 12 and 1pm on Sunday 12 August and asked her if the master was home. She told him that he was not and he told her that he had come for his half a crown. She asked him what it was for and the prisoner said he had been at work the day before and was taken ill after dinner and had to leave. He said that the master told the men to tell him to come for it and, if the master was not at home, to ask the mistress for it. She told him that she would not think to give it to him as it was a Sunday. He replied he told her that if she did not give it to him he would not be able to get food for a week. She gave him the half crown. She knew her father had a Kempston boy at work for him and supposed the accused to be that boy. James Cooper: he was a farmer at Wootton. The accused had never worked for him and he had not told the accused to go to the house for money. He did not know the accused at all. He had not told any of his men to tell the accused to go for the money. On the Sunday evening the accused was brought to him and the boy said he had half a crown and was sorry for it.

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Stevens, Charles,
Cooper, Fanny,
Cooper, James

WOOTTON, KEMPSTON, farmer, false pretences