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Depositions of George Wiggins, boot and shoemaker of St Albans. Abraham Dunham, boot and shoemaker of Luton. James Dudley, publican of St Albans. David Jaquest, police constable of St Albans. In the case of John Draper accused of stealing a quantity of leather, 4 awls and other articles to the value of 12 shillings.

14 October 1867

From: 1867 To: 1867

George Wiggins: he was a shoe and bootmaker at St Albans. He had shop at London Colney. The prisoner went over to London Colney to work at his shop there on 8 October. He went over about 1pm ad the prisoner had gone. He examined the shop and missed a bag, a pair of uppers, some leather, a quantity of tools and some tips. He traced the prisoner to Luton and there gave the information to PC Jaquest. The same night Jaquest showed him a bag with the things in it. There were also 4 awls, a size stick, a hammer, a heeling iron, 4 pairs of tips, a knife, a rasp and a ball of thread. The uppers and the leather were also his. The whole lot was worth1 2 shillings and they were lost from his shop on 8 October. Abraham Dunham: he was a boot and shoemaker and lived at 10 Manchester Street, Luton. The prisoner went to his shop on 8n October and asked for work. He said asked the prisoner if he had just come into town and which way he had come. The prisoner said he had come from Hatfield and said he was hard up and on the road. The prisoner asked him to buy a pair of uppers and 2 pieces of leather. He bought them. He gave the uppers and leather to PC Jaquest on the same day. James Dudley: he kept the Railway Hotel beerhouse in North Street, Luton. The prisoner came to his house on 8 October and asked for lodgings. The prisoner paid for his bed and left a bag with him to take care of. It contained shoemaker’s tools. PC Jaquest came to the house about 10.15pm and he gave him the bag and the contents. PC David Jaquest: from information received he went to the Railway Hotel in north Street, Luton. He received a bag from Dudley the landlord with a quantity of shoemaker’s tools in it. He received a pair of uppers and pieces of leather the same day from Abraham Dunham. The prisoner was brought to the police station by another constable and charged. The prisoner said he had sold the uppers and the leather to a man down Bedford Road. Statement of the accused: nothing.

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Draper, John,
Wiggins, George,
Dunham, Abraham,
Dudley, James,
Jaquest, David

St Albans, London Colney, stealing, leather, shoemakers, bootmaker, publicans, Luton Railway Inn