Several Thefts Hertford
From: Telephone message book: 11 Aug 1902 - 27...From Superintendent Foster to All Stations – Stolen from the Dimsdale Hotel Hertford one jacket suit with white stripes, one silver half hunter watch ‘J.S.H.’ and ‘Lion’ on shield at back, one silver match box and cigarette holder attached to silver chain, two pairs of brown boots, two caps (one motor shape), one green material waistcoat, one furry flannel waistcoat, the property of J.S. Hughes 2nd Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment, one gold watch and chain makers name on face John Bennett crest at back ‘Lion’ engraved inside ‘J.S. Wells from his father’, one silver cigarette case ‘Lion’ and ‘J.S.W. 1901’ thereon, one silver match box ‘Lion’, the property of Collins Wells, one silver watch maker Knowth Birmingham bunch of keys attached, one pair of dress trousers with name inside also makers name Tom Brown the property …..
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Date of creation
16 Apr 1904Reference number
HPF/B/99/150/3People involved in incident
J.S. Hughes 2nd Lieutenant Bedfordshire RegimentCollins Wells
the Hon. M. Stonor
Thomas Goody age 39, Crib Street, Ware
George Clark age 35
Alice Clark, Saracens Head Yard St. Albans