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1877 Young Thieves

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Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter – Saturday 22 December 1877

Young Thieves.

— Before Mr. T. R. Edridge, on Wednesday, at the Croydon Police Court, five boys named John Bearns, of Smith’s Buildings, Mitcham, Joseph Russell, Half-acre-row, Albert Bowling, Smith’s buildings, William Rosier, of Common Side, and Matthew Rosier, of the same address, were brought up in custody, charged with stealing from inside the shop No. 13, High-street, Mitcham, five tins of condensed milk and one pot of marmalade, the property of Mr. James Clarke.

— By their own admission the boys went into the shop of Mr. Clarke on Wednesday evening and bought sweets, and on leaving, took the opportunity each helping himself to the condensed milk.

— Bearns, Russell, and Bowling were sent to Horsemonger-lane gaol till Monday, and the other two were ordered to be taken to the workhouse till to-day.

1890 Stealing Radishes

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Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter – Saturday 09 August 1890
page 6

Stealing Radishes.—

At the Croydon County Bench on Thursday, before Sir Thomas Edridge and Mr. J. Cooper, Mary Ann Penfold and Eliza Harris, flower sellers, Half Acre-row, Mitcham, were charged with stealing radishes, the property of Wm. Muzen, at Mitcham.

– P.-c. Vine (47 W) said that six o’’clock on Wednesday evening he saw the prisoners pulling radishes in a field near St. John’’s-place, Church-road. As they admitted having no permission to do so he took them into custody. The radishes were produced, and were contained in a large basket and two large bundles.—

– Mrs. Penfold appeared and made a rambling statement about the radishes, saying that there were numbers of others picking radishes, but Vine only took the two prisoners. —Mrs. Harris also bore out this statement, and said the field was full children gathering radishes. —

– The prisoners were fined 2s. 6d., 2s. 6d. costs, and 3s., the value the radishes.

Notes

Should that be Mizen, not Muzen?