Yesterday at Newton Abbot four bargemen, named Follett, Prowse, Mayhill and Millman, and John Frost, barge owner, were charged with stealing 12 tons of coal, the property of Mr. Pinsent. The prisoners took coals from Teignmouth to Newton Abbot for Mr. Pinsent, and on Monday last their barges were seen to be short of the quantity with which they started from Teignmouth, and it was ascertained that they had sold some coal to a person on the way. One of the prisoners said he picked up the coals he sold on the banks of the river. They were remanded.
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901