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Depositions of Shadrack Anderson, of Wenlock Street Luton; Boaz Kirby, greengrocer of 71 Burr Street Luton; Frank Corke, greengrocer of 19 Burr Street Luton and William Chamberlain, Detective Sergeant of the Luton Borough Police. In the case against Thomas EdwardBrookes accused of stealing a watch and chain to the value of 10 shillings the property of Shadrack Anderson.

27 November 1899

From: 1899 To: 1899

Shadrack Anderson said: I reside 37 Wenlock Street. From the Saturday before Bank holiday until the Saturday after Prisoner lodged with me. The watch and chain produced belong to me and when I went away in August I left the watch locked up in my box. I value them at ten shillings. I left the Prisoner at my lodgings and returned to them a week last Sunday night – he was still there. On the Monday morning I found the box had been broken open and I missed my watch and chain. I saw he had some of my clothes and my boots on – I asked him about them and he said he would pay me. Last Saturday night he told me he had taken them and would pay me – He referred to the watch and chain – I asked him where he had taken them and he said he knew nothing about them – I told Chamberlain about it. Boaz Kirby said: I am a greengrocer. I have known him 2 years. Five weeks last Friday he sold the watch and chain to me I gave him fifteen pence for them I afterwards sold them for two shillings. Prisoner said they were his. Frank Corke said: I am a greengrocer. I bought the watch and chain produced from the last witness Kirby’s father. I gave 3shillings for it and spent 2shillings in doing it up. William Chamberlain said: I am a Detective Sergeant of the Luton Borough Police Force. On Sunday the 24th September instant I received information from the witness Anderson that his watch and chain had been stolen. I made enquiries and traced the watch and chain to the witness Corke. I examined the witness Andersons clothes box in the room occupied by the Prisoner and found the lock of the box had been broken and the box found open. I charged the Prisoner with stealing the watch and chain produced from a box in his bedroom belonging to Frederick Anderson and he said I agreed to settle with him for that. statement of the accused: I have nothing to say.

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Brooks, Thomas Edward,
Anderson, Shadrack,
Kirby, Boaz,
Corke, Frank,
Chamberlain, William

Luton Wenlock Street, Luton Burr Street, LUTON, stealing, watch, chain