From January 6th, 1845 George's occupation was Policeman full time in public administration for Metropolitan Police, in
Southwark.
- Occupation Notes
- Witness Statements made by George at the Old Bailey in the course of his career:
THOMAS GLOVER, Breaking Peace > wounding, 23rd February 1846.
GEORGE BATSFORD (police-constable M 70.) I came to this house on the 16th of this month, about half-past nine o'clock in the evening—I heard a woman cry, "Murder!" and ran there—I cannot say whether the door of the house was open—I met the prisoner's wife before I came to the house—she came out, crying "Murder!" and applied to me to come—I met the prisoner before I got to the house, and asked what was the matter; and he said, "Here I am, if you want me"—at that time I did not know that anything had been done—I took him back to the house—he did not go inside—hestood outside along with another constable, whom I asked to mind him while I went in—when I got into the house I saw the prosecutor—his face was bleeding—I only found him in the room—there was no child there, nor any one but himself—this was on the ground-floor—he had a cut under the left ear—I searched on the floor, and found this knife open—it is sharpish at the end, more sharp at the end than it is anywhere—it was not quite so clean as it is now—it looked as if it had been wet and dropped down on the dirt—there is a bit of gravel stuff on it—I took the knife, and went out, and asked the prisoner if it belonged to him—he said, "Yes"—I then asked the prosecutor if he was going to charge him—he said, no, he was not; and I told the prisoner to go—he said, "I will not go, I will murder the b—y lot before I go; I have been longing to wash my hands in his blood, and I will murder the lot before I go"—I then took him in charge myself—he was worse for liquor—next morning, as I was taking him to the police-court, he made an observation that he would murder the lot before he went—he was solid and sober then.
JOSEPH SPIGNELL, ALFRED DUCKETT, Theft > pocketpicking, 10th May 1847.
GEORGE BATSFORD (police-constable M 70.) I heard a cry of "Stop thief!"—saw Spignell running, and stopped him—Duckett came up—I saw Spignell pass something out of his right hand into Duckett's left—I seized Duckett by the cuff of his coat—he swung his hands round to try to get away—I gave him to a policeman who came up at the time.
WILLIAM LAWLER, Theft > simple larceny, 28th February 1848
GEORGE BATSFORD (policeman, M 70.) I saw the cab-man draw up to the Surrey Coal-hole—in about five minutes the prisoner ran out of the door, and ran across the road and joined three persons—I caught hold of him and brought him back.
THOMAS HAGGERTY, Theft > theft from a specified place, 3rd February 1851
GEORGE BATSFORD . I was on duty in Guildford-street, heard a cry of "Stop thief!" and saw the prisoner running, without shoes, 200 or 300 yards from Bankside—I stopped him—he said he had been fighting—I asked him what he had done with his shoes—he said they made him pull them off to fight—he had stockings on—I took him back, and Wilson identified him—I found these shoes on the quay facing the John and Mary—he said they were his.
Injured in left side by a kick from a prisoner and invalided out.
George Richard BATSFORD 
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