Cambridge Independent Press 8 Dec 1855: Swan Ogle witness in robbery charge

DARING BURGLARY. — Three notorious Barnwell thieves, named Bell, Shadbolt, and Groves, were brought up on remand, charged with having broken into and entered the house of Thomas Hagger, a shop-keeper, living at Shelford on Sunday evening, the 25th of November, and stealing therefrom cash, to the amount of £14, and a pair of Wellington boots. — Mr. NAYLOR, instructed by Mr. BAYS, appeared for Shadbolt, and Mr. GARRATT, appeared to defend Bell and Groves. — From the evidence adduced to-day, it appeared that the prosecutor left his house about a quarter past six o’clock in the evening, and returned about an hour afterwards, when he saw a man dressed in a dark, rough coat, come away from his door, and he believed Shadbolt to be the man. Upon arriving at his house, he observed that the door had been unlocked, and that the drawers in the house had been ransacked. Upstairs he found that both bed-rooms had been ransacked also. A five-pound note had been taken away, £4. 10s. in gold, and £3 10s. in silver, a purse, eleven silver tea and two table spoons, a pair of Wellington boots, and an old five-shilling piece. On the Thursday previous to the robbery, the prosecutor observed the prisoner Bell standing in front of his shop window. A short time afterwards the prisoner Shadbolt came into the shop, upon the pretence that he had got some French scarves to dispose of. — Sarah Gee, beer-house keeper, Norfolk Street, Barnwell, stated that the prisoners came into her house on Sunday afternoon (the same evening the robbery took place), and had a pint of beer, which they paid for. — Sarah Ann Essex, a servant, in the employ Mr. Clare, Dissenting Minister, Great Shelford, next door to the prosecutor, recollected on the Sunday evening of the robbery, a man, in appearance to the prisoner Shadbolt, coming to the door, and asking where Mr. William Wright lived. — Eliza Dockerell remembered seeing three young men together about half-past six at Shelford. Witness met them between the two bridges, and they asked her what was the time? She afterwards saw them go into the village. — Fanny Dear deposed that on the evening of the robbery she saw the three prisoners - one of them asked her where the chapel was? She then went on to her aunt’s, and she saw two of them stand opposite to Mr. Hagger’s house. — Kesiah Darling deposed to seeing Shadbolt come away from the prosecutor’s door. — Swan Ogle, publican, Trumpington, stated that he saw on the evening of the robbery, about eight o’clock, Bell and Groves walking by the side of the brookway towards Cherryhinton. It was a moonlight night, and one of the prisoners bid witness “good night.” — P.c. Long and Yardley deposed to pursuing the prisoners, and apprehending them, They were remanded till this day (Saturday) at twelve o’clock.

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