George Tipler (35), late of Horsemarket, shoemaker, was charged with
embezzling 14 pairs of shoes, value £5, the property of Messrs.
Dawson and Sons, Overstone-road.
—Robert Chapman, Desborough, finisher, and Samuel Andrew,
Desbrough, rivetter, were each summoned for unlawfully buying or
receiving from the above George Tipler a pair of shoes value 7s. 6d.,
knowing the same to have been embezzled.—Chapman and Andrew did not
appear.
—Walter James Daniels, clerk to Messrs. Dawson, proved that the
defendant was entrusted with the shoes to finish, and they had not been
returned.
—George Shrives, foreman, proved giving out the shoes.
—D.S. Rogers said when he arrested the prisoner he said he did it,
but he was drunk at the time.
—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and explained the circumstances which led
to his getting drunk.
—He was sentenced to three months' hard labour, and a warrant was
ordered to issue for the two defendants who did not appear.
Northampton Mercury,
Friday 21 August 1891
Note: This Samuel Andrews may be either
Samuel Andrews
born c. 1866, son of John Andrews and Elizabeth Wallis, or
Samuel
Andrews born c. 1859, son of Joseph Andrews and Dorothy
Walters