Petty Sessions, Tuesday: Before D. R. Scratton, Esq. (chairman), Admiral Wise, and Dr. Atkinson: John Charles Burton, on remand, was charged with stealing a bag and four pecks of beans, valued altogether at 8s., from his late employer, Mr. Geo. Saunders, corn factor, Queen-street, Newton Abbot: Mr. Creed defended: Prosecutor now also charged prisoner with stealing some Indian corn, and a number of small bags: The Chairman considered these charges should have been preferred before, and it was then arranged that the former charge only should be gone into: Prosecutor said that the lofts in which found the beans belonged to Mr. Pinsent. The keys of the loft were kept in the passage, and the prisoner could obtain them without coming to him, just the same as Mr. Pinsent’s men did. He discovered the bag behind the door about quarter of an hour after the prisoner had left and no one belonging to Mr. Pinsent could go there without discovering that something was wrong with the door. Prisoner came to attend to the horse at about eight o’clock. Just after seven the next morning, as usual, the prisoner came after the keys. Mrs. Sanders called out, “Is that you Jack?” and he replied “Yes.” He afterwards went across to the stables and took his coat, and then went into the loft and took away the sack. Prisoner had no authority to give the horses beans: P.C. Endacott proved having been secreted behind the door of Mr. Saunders’ loft, opposite that of Mr. Pinsent, and apprehended prisoner on his coming out: Prisoner was committed for trial, bail being accepted.
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901 (?)