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The Examination of George Robinson of Podington in the County of Bedford Labourer and John Godman of Podington aforesaid, Police Constable taken on Oath this 24th day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety nine at the Court House at Sharnbrook in the County aforesaid, before the undersigned, of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said County in the presence and hearing of; George Scroxton who is charged this day, before for that he the said George Scroxton on the 10th day of March One thousand eight hundred and ninety nine at Podington in the said County did feloniously steal take and carry away a quantity of food and a bag together of the value of ninepence the property of George Robinson of Podington aforesaid Contrary to the Statute.

24th March 1899

From: 1899 To: 1899

This Deponent George Robinson on his Oath saith as follows: - I am a Labourer and live at Podington. On Friday the 10th March I was working in a field called [Stumpy Close] for Mr Tye. I took my lunch which I placed by the side of a Bean Stack in the same field. The Lunch was wrapped up in a Bag. I put it there about 7.30 in a basket. About 9 o’clock I went to get my Lunch and found it had gone. I value my Lunch and Bag at 9d. I think the piece of Pork now produced is mine. The said John Godman on his Oath saith I am a Police Constable stationed at Podington. On Friday March 10th about 9 am I was told by the last witness that his lunch had been stolen from Stumpy Close. As I suspected the Defendant I went in search of him. On Saturday morning about 6 am I went to some Building called Whitlands in Podington and there found the defendant and on searching him found the food produced. I was going to take him to Podington when he said I admit I stole this lot, but not the other. Statement of Accused; Guilty

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Robinson, George,
Godman, John,
Scroxton, George

PODINGTON, Whitlands barn Podington, police constable, labourer, stealing