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A Policing Experiment in Haddenham, Isle of Ely, 1838-1842

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Prosecutions by Constable Anable, Haddenham.

The list below is of surviving papers of Constable Anable of Haddenham from the Petty Sessions Records, Ely and South Witchford Division, taken from the online catalogue of the Cambridgeshire Archives. The records are dated between June 1839 and 1842. These appear to be chance survivals and not therefore a complete record of all of his cases, but nevertheless these give a flavour of the officers enforcement activities. Of the 14 cases preceding Henry's service with the Isle of Ely Constabulary listed below, 11 are minor and only 3 relate to felonies.

PS/E/D22/185185 12 June 1839 Henry Anable of Haddenham in Ely, police officer against Daniel Bickerdike of Haddenham labourer for being intoxicated in a public place.

PS/E/D22/235 12 August 1839 Henry Anable of Haddenham in Ely, police officer against Daniel Bickerdike of Haddenham, chair bottomer, for being intoxicated in a public place Information and complaints.

PS/E/D24/93 20 April 1840 Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham, against David Nightingale, laborer of the said parish for assault and intoxication in the said parish

PS/E/D24/147 17 June 1840 Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Margaret Langman, a common prostitute for behaving riotously in Haddenham with Richard Morris of Stretham being in a state of intoxication

PS/E/D24/163 21 July 1840 Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Thomas Saunders, prisoner for begging alms

PS/E/AP/1840/38 21 July 1840 Recognizance notice for Henry Anable, police officer of Haddenham, bound in the sum of forty pounds to appear at the next assizes for the said Isle of Ely. (This would have been for Henry to appear as a witness at the Assize court for a more serious offence).

PS/E/D24/230 14 Oct 1840 Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against James Peacock and Thomas Gotobed, labourers of the said parish for fighting. In attempting to quell the disturbance the informant was assaulted by Joseph Pope, laborer of Haddenham

PS/E/D24/254 12 Nov 1840, Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against William Hammonds, laborer of Haddenham for felony. Also against John Pout, laborer of Haddenham with intent to rescue William Hammonds from Station [Watch] House, Haddenham

PS/E/D25/12 29 Jan 1841 Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Emmonds Hostler, laborer of the said parish for disorderly behaviour and in a state of intoxication

PS/E/D25/83 25 Mar 1841 Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Charles Willis, shoemaker of the said parish for disorderly behaviour, assault and in a state of intoxication

PS/E/D25/111 31 May 1841 Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Robert Porter, tailor of the said parish for drunkenness and disorderly behaviour in a public street

PS/E/D25/135 9 August 1841 Henry Anable, watchman and constable of Haddenham against Samuel Jackson, Thomas Wayman, John Gammon and William Burkett, laborers of the said parish for assault

PS/E/AP/1837/25 undated Bill of expenses from the county of Cambridge incurred in the prosecution of Samuel Fisher and compensation to witnesses John Stibbings and Henry Anable. This was a Cambridgeshire Assize case when Samuel Fisher was convicted of stealing various articles from Mr J B Taylor of Haddenham - imprisoned for one year.

PS/E/AP/1837/26 undated A statement of accounts of Thomas Hills, Henry Anable, John James, Robert Edwards, William Beercroft, William Barnard, James Eusden, Joseph Sayer, George Hall, James Smith, Edward Stevens, Thomas Legge, William Kempton and John Bacon

The following cases occurred after the Isle of Ely Constabulary had appointed Constables and so Henry was appearing in these cases as a member of the new Isle of Ely Constabulary.

PS/E/AP/1841/40 3 Dec 1841 Recognizance notice of Henry Anable, constable of Ely, bound in the sum of twenty pounds to appear at quarter sessions Ely

PS/E/AP/1841/48 27 Dec 1841 Recognizance notice of Henry Anable, constable of Ely, bound in the sum of twenty pounds to appear at quarter sessions Ely

PS/E/D26/23 26 January 1842 Henry Anable, a Constable of Ely Constabulary against William Foot, labourer of Wilburton for disturbing behaviour in street in Haddenham

PS/E/AP/1842/11 11 July 1842, Handwritten statement by Elizabeth wife of David Cockle, David Cockle, Miller and Baker of Haddenham, Henry Anable PC Haddenham, concerning theft of bread by Bill Male and George Morden

PS/E/AS58/2 21 January 1842 Settlement examinations - Examination of Henry Anable one of Constables of Ely Constabulary Force regarding Samuel Burkett

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