The Kentish Independent, Saturday, 10 July, 1880.
Tuesday. Stealing A Shovel.
Jeremiah Leary, 55, labourer, of 8, Glenister Street, North Woolwich,
was charged with stealing a shovel, value 2s 6d., from Mr. W. T. Henley,
at the telegraph works, North Woolwich.
Henry Beasley, foreman for Mr. Henley, said the prisoner was seen
leaving the premises with a shovel on Saturday morning. It has not been
found yet.
William Wilmot said he saw the prisoner take the shovel out of the works
on Saturday morning, and told him to leave it and he would take care of
it. Prisoner said it was his own but witness knowing that it was not,
told his foreman of the theft of it.
Police Constable Osborne, 403 K, said the prisoner was given into
custody by Mr. Henley's private watchman. Prisoner was the worse for
drink, and would not say what he had done with the shovel. As they were
coming over the river that day prisoner said he had left the shovel at
Mr. Murphy's, the "Kent Arms" public house, for some bear, and Mr. Stork
had gone back to enquire about it.
Prisoner was then put back to await the arrival of Mr. Stork, who said
he had been to the "Kent Arms," but both Mr. and Miss Murphy distinctly
denied having seen the shovel.
Mr. Balguy ordered the prisoner to be detained until the next day, when
Mr. Stork said that morning he heard that a man named White had brought
a shovel from the prisoner for 1s. 6d. He had been to White's house, but
White had gone to London. He had no doubt that the shovel purchased by
White was a stolen shovel.
Prisoner said he was "boosed" at the time, and did not know what he did
with it.
Mr. Balguy remanded him till Monday.
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