Builth
and district
Crime and punishment
7 -A confession from Elizabeth | ||
The evidence that turned out to be
the most damaging for little Elizabeth and her mother was to come from
Ann Flye, the wife of the Police Sergeant. |
Quarter
Sessions document 1866 |
Drawing
by
Rob Davies |
"...my husband told me to lock up the prisoner [Elizabeth Price], whilst I was doing so she took hold of my clothes and said she would tell the truth. She then said "I did find it under the table in the kitchen, and I took it home to mother, and she put it in her pocket, and I went back again to my work. Mother afterwards put it in a little box and locked it up in a big box and she gave me two pounds to buy clothes". This evidence was to show that both Elizabeth and her mother were involved in the crime. The young girl obviously should not have dishonestly taken the purse and money away from the Queen's Head Inn in the first place, and they both had to pay a heavy penalty for this mistake... What happened to Elizabeth and her mother ?....
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