Tag Archives: Robberies

‘Gone up to bed quite tight’: thefts by servants on West Hill Road, St Leonards, in 1864

This story reflects badly on the servants, but it must be remembered that dutiful and loyal servants are rarely mentioned in newspapers except perhaps on their deaths, or in bequests by their masters or mistresses. Also, the magistrates were much more likely to believe statements by the master than by the servants. The Hastings and […]