Big Theft of Honey: Case of Considerable Magnitude: Another man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a large quantity of honey, concerning which two other men are already in custody, and who will appear before a special Leicester bench at the Town Hall on Monday. The third man, who came before the Leicester magistrates today, is Ernest Pinsent (38), a dealer, and his address is given as 13 Archdeacon Lane. He is charged with unlawfully conspiring with Davenport Hulme and William Wadsworth, to obtain honey by alleged false pretenses, and with intent to defraud Frederick Charles Hodgson at Leicester between March 18th and April 1st of this year: Bail Refused: Detective-Inspector Ashburner said he received Pinsent from Detective-Sergeant last evening. He replied that he would plead not guilty. The Deputy Chief Constable asked for, and was granted, a remand till Monday afternoon. Mr. H. G. Bennett (defending) applied for bail stating that Pinsent was in a very good position in the city, so was his father, and from instructions he had received, the man had an absolute answer to charge. The Deputy Chief Constable: I oppose bail. This is a case of considerable magnitude and has involved a tremendous amount of inquiry. If this man is at liberty the inquiries of police will be considerably hampered. Bail was refused
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GRO0272 Tiverton: Ernest “Pinsent”: 1889 – 1966