Winslow History | Burglary, 1832

Burglary, 1832

With thanks to Len Woodley for the transcriptions and information

Bucks Gazette, 16 June 1832

Aylesbury Magistrates' Court 9th. June, 1832.
Thomas Budd, Samuel Robins and George Daniels, three young lads of Winslow were brought up for re-examination on a charge of burglary. Mr. Daniel Grace of Winslow stated that at a late hour on Saturday night last or early Monday morning his dwelling house was broken open and a quantity of bacon stolen therefrom. Suspecting the prisoners, who absconded, he followed them in company with Mr. Lomath and apprehended them at Aston Clinton on Monday ... Budd had some bacon in a bag. The others were with him. He could identify one of the pieces and produced a piece of bacon from which it had been cut and it corresponded exactly. There were other pieces of bacon in the bag which he believed to be his property but he could not swear to them. He lost more than was found in the bag. Thomas Lomath, constable, corroborated Grace's evidence and produced the bacon found on Budd. The prisoners said in defence that they had found the bacon by the side of the road between Little Horwood and Shipton. They were committed to the assizes.

Bucks Gazette, 14 July 1832

[At the Bucks Assizes held at Buckingham]
Thomas Budd, 15, Samuel Robins, 13, and George Daniels, 14. Daniels not fit to be charged.

Bucks Gazette, 28 July 1832

Thomas Budd and Samuel Robins indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of Daniel Grace on the night of 3rd. of June and stolen therefrom a quantity of bacon value 5/-. Daniel Grace, in evidence, "Am a schoolmaster of Winslow ... the kitchen window was broken open by a bar being removed so that it would admit a slender person ... lost three pieces of bacon ... in all about 10lbs. In consequence of information received, went with Thomas Lomath on London Road. Overtook prisoners near Aston Clinton. Budd had bacon tied up in two handkerchiefs. We took him into custody. Robins and Daniels run away. I pursued them and apprehended them ... After hearing the evidence the 2 youths were found guilty and sentenced to death.

Notes

Daniels, who may have been suffering from cholera was tried later and also sentenced to death. These sentences were later commuted to transportation, in Robins' case thanks to the petition below which was signed by all Winslow's leading inhabitants. Budd sailed on the ship Mangles on 8 Dec 1833. Robins sailed on the ship Neva on 27 July 1833. There is no trace of Daniels' sailing.

Thomas Lomath was the constable, normally an amateur position at this date but he may have been employed. Daniel Grace's school was at Brook Hall, Sheep Street in 1832.

National Archives, HO17/41/599-603

[endorsed] Samuel Robins 13
Bucks Summer A(ssize)s July 1832
Housebreaking
Sentence Commuted to 7 Years Trans(portatio)n
Gaolers Rep(or)t [?] Chas Lee
Not Known
[added in pencil] Boys Ship

Winslow August 11th 1832
My Lord,
I beg leave to solicit your kind assistance in presenting the inclosed Petition to His Most Gracious Majesty – and you will oblige my Lord your most obedient humble servant.
Daniel Grace

Samuel Robins
To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty

To the King’s most Excellent Majesty
The humble Petition of Daniel Grace in behalf of Samuel Robins who was convicted in July last at Buckingham Assize of Breaking into his House.
We the undersigned inhabitants of Winslow do earnestly recommend the afforesaid Samuel Robins to your most Gracious Majesty’s clemency on account of his youth, and (previous to the above offence) his having borne a very good Character, not doubting that he was allured into the perpetration of this crime by joining bad company, in consequence of which we implore Your Majesty’s humane consideration for the said Samuel Robins.
August 11th 1832 Daniel Grace, Prosecutor

James Preedy [signature] Vicar of Winslow
Rev(eren)d Mark Kerr [signature] Curate of Winslow
DavThoWillis [signature]
Sam(ue)l Dudley [signature]       }              Churchwardens
John Dover [signature]               }
John Morecraft [signature]         }              Overseers
Samuel Cole [signature]             }
Joseph Neal [signature]
Tho Lomath [signature] Constable
John Markham [signature] Gent
Tho Mayne [signature] Sadler
Robert Corbett [signature]
John Cox [signature]
William Jones [signature]
George Maydon [signature]
George West [signature]
Richd Staniford [signature]
Geo(rg)e Mayne [signature]
George Hawley [signature]
James Morecraft [signature]
Joseph Robinson [signature]
Geo Cross [signature]
Alfred Barton [signature]
Jos(ep)h King [signature]
James Gibbs Hall [signature]
Chas ?Panter [signature]
Rich(ar)d Baldwin [signature]
Geo. Jones Sen(io)r [signature]
Joseph Hinton [signature]
Joseph Grace [signature]
John Arnott [signature]
Thomas Burgess [signature]