Stealing a Duck in at Kingsteignton: James Carnell, a clay cutter, was charted on remand with stealing a white duck from Edward Tregale another clay cutter, of Kingsteignton valued at 3s, on Sunday week. Mr. Watts appeared for the prisoner, Thomas Ward of Kingsteington said: On Sunday a week, in the afternoon, I was in Mr. Pinsent’s marsh, Kingsteington, when I saw Carnell and William Joselin. Carnell killed a duck by throwing stones at it … (continues) …
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