QSR1834/4/5/10

Deposition of Sarah Abraham of Harrold. John Johnstone, constable of Leicester. William Jarvis. In the case of William Davenport accused of stealing a silver watch.

24 September 1834

From: 1834 To: 1834

Sarah Abraham: on Wednesday 17 September William Davenport came to the house to enquire if she had received a parcel from her brother from Leicester. She told him she had not. Davenport sat down on a chair and her watch was hanging on her piece. She was going backwards and forward about her business. Mr Davenport left after an hour and half. She immediately missed the watch. She went to Davenport’s mother to enquire if he was at home and she was told he had not been home for more than an hour. Whist she was gone from her house, her sister and neighbours went to Mr Rogers and tell him that Davenport was suspected of having taken the watch. Mr Rogers wrote to her brother in Leicester requesting him to look out for Davenport. John Johnstone: constable of Leicester. He received information from Mrs Abraham’s brother that a watch had been stolen from her and that suspicions fell upon Davenport, with one arm. He and William Moore, brother of Mrs Abraham, went out to look for Davenport and stopped him in a field near Leicester. He searched him but found no watch. Davenport denied taking the watch but acknowledged having seen it on the chimney piece. He asked Davenport what houses he had been to on his way to Leicester and Davenport said he had been to 2. In Chamberlaynes yard he had been to one was called Astel and the other Ryley. Davenport said he also went to Jarvis in Bake House Lane. After he had taken Davenport to the magistrate and Davenport had been ordered to prisoner, he went to Mrs Astel’s house and asked if she knew Davenport. Mrs Astel said yes and asked if she knew of a watch she replied Davenport he had his mothers watch which he wished to sell and he went out again and returned 3 hours later saying he had sold it. Johnstone then went to Jarvis and asked if he knew Davenport and Jarvis replied yes. He asked if Davenport had been at his house on Thursday and he replied he had. He enquired about the watch and Jarvis said he had bought one from him and given 18 shillings for it. Jarvis was unwilling to part from the watch saying he was no willing to loose his money. He told Jarvis he must go with him to Alderman Lovell. Lovell wished him to write saying that he had secured Davenport and the watch, along with the makers name and number. William Jarvis: on 18 September William Davenport came into the house and sad he had a watch to sell. He told him dare not until he had a witness to prove he had paid him the money. He said he feared Davenport had not come by it honestly. Davenport said he had given £2 for it at Northampton and he had left it at his mothers but she would not let him have it and he took the opportunity and bring it to sell. He told Davenport that if the watch was stolen then it would all lie on him.

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Davenport, William,
Abraham, Sarah,
Johnstone, John,
Jarvis, William,
Astel,
Moore, William,
Lovell,
Rogers

HARROLD, Leicester, stealing, watches