Village History
Accused of Breaking & Entering
Thought It Wm Quiet In the nlatemem accused ulU’giil to have aaid that at 7 o’clock on A|irll ‘i6th went down to the Calvert Club. stayed until quarter to eleven and then walked home Claydon and wheeled his cycle because he hud got (mie-tiire. When be reached the Coop. txtrner he saw man and he thought he came from accused’s yard gale. put his cycle away and then went hack to the gate. He saw the man farther the road. He then crossed to the orqiosite side of the road and went back towards the Co-op. corner. ” I thought it was queer,” the statement continued. so I went after him see what he was up to. I saw Mrs. Elliott’s door wide open, so I looked in and asked Iter if she was all right. believe called out – Are you there, Mrs. Elliott? Are you all right?’ then went across the road and spoke to Mr. Hall . The next thing remember was going into my own bouse. wife got to because I was late. I went to sleep the ehair for alsuit hour then went to bed. Wondered Where It Came From I got up at 8 o’clock the next morning. I went get a cigarette out of my jacket pocket nml fonml the wallet in my jacket pocket. I then went anil hid it in the garage. I tliil wonder where it came from to tell the truth; but after what you tell me its obvious as to what happened. I can’t remember entering his house and I did wonder who the wallet belonged to.” Continuing his statement, Sergt. Sedgwick said that at 10 a.in, that morning he formally charged tlt c accused with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Mrs. Klliolt the night of •26th -i7tb April with intent to commit a felony. Accused replied ” have already admitted being in Mrs. Klliott’s house, but had felonious intent.” to be continued,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press – Saturday 24 May 1952
