Theft of Tools from Shed by Itinerant Bricklayer

From: Guard room occurrence book: 19 Aug 1901 ...

Desciption of a ser of bricklayer’s tools stolen during the night of the 3^rd inst. from a shed at the Cottage Hospital, Hatfield, together with a description of the suspect, an itinerant bricklayer.

Date of creation

4th October 1901

Reference number

HPF/B/98/019/8

Transcript

From: Supt N. Reynolds To: All Stations Stolen during the night of the 3^rd inst. from a shed at the Cottage Hospital, Hatfield:

One large bricklayer’s trowel
2 pointing trowels
One boulster [bolster]
2 chisels (1 long & 1 short)
Boulster [bolster] & chisels marked ‘J. Pratchett’
3 trowels marked ‘J.P.’
Also 3 other trowels 2 bricklayer’s and 1 plasterer’s
A red carpet tool bag with lead eyelet holes

Supposed by a tramping bricklayer, a man aged about 30 years, height about 5ft 6 fresh complexion, hair & moustache light ginger, dark features, cord trousers, dressed in grey tweed jacket & cap. Called at the premises asking for work.