Tag: GRO0518

Moretonhampstead: Property Sale: Mr. A. C. Loveys held an auction at the White Hart, on Tuesday, the 28^th September, for the disposal of the freehold and leasehold properties lately owned by Mr. John Dayment, deceased. The vendor’s solicitor was Mr. Moggridge, of Moretonhampstead: Lot 1; a freehold messuage and tenement known as the “Punch Bowl Inn,” was knocked down to Mr. Pinsent, of Newton, for £330. Lot 2: four dwelling houses situated on the eastern side of the Punch Bowl Inn, together with outhouses etc. there to belonging, started at £140 were bought by R. W. Crump, Esq. of Wrey, Moreton, for £315 … (etc). …

[see similar Western Times: Friday 1^st October 1880]

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901

Robbery at Newton Abbot: John Charles Burton (on bail) was indicted for stealing a sack and four pecks of beans, the property of George Sanders, on the 5^th February, at Wolborough. Mr. Clark prosecuted, and Mr. Carter defended the prisoner.lt appeared that the prisoner was in the service of the prosecutor, a corn chandler, living Newton Abbot. His stores were behind his dwellinghouse, and a Mr. Pinsent had stores adjoining, the key of the door being hung in the passage of the prosecutor’s house. On the evening of the day in question, the prisoner was seen by P. C. Endacott to come from Pinsent’s store with a sack. His master had previously seen him take the sack to the store. Prisoner was apprehended on the spot, and the bag was found to be one of the prosecutor’s, and it contained four pecks of beans. The prosecutor sometimes kept property in the store, but never beans. After the prisoner was liberated on bail, he called the prosecutor, and he said it was the first thing he had stolen from him. The defence was that the prisoner intended to take the beans to his master’s stable, and that he had not the slightest intention of stealing. The jury found the prisoner guilty but recommended him to mercy. The prisoner was sentenced to four months’ hard labour. Prisoner, on leaving the dock, said the constable had sworn falsely.

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901 (?)

Devon Intermediate Sessions: STEALING FROM HIS MASTER: John Charles Burton, bail, was charged with stealing at Wolborough, on 5th February, a sack and four pecks of beans, the property George Sanders. Mr. Clark appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Carter for the defence. Prosecutor is a corn dealer Abbot; the defendant was in his employ. The prosecutor’s and Mr. Pinsent’s stores were adjoining and behind the dwellinghouse. The prosecutor saw the prisoner take a sack into Pinsent’s stores, and some time afterwards P. C. Endacot saw him bring the bag out the stores again and walk away with it. On this he was apprehended, and after he had before the magistrates and had been liberated on bail, the prisoner called the prosecutor and said it was the first thing he had ever stolen. The defence was that the prisoner intended to take the beans to his master’s stable and had no intention to steal. Prisoner was found guilty, but recommended mercy: Sentenced to four months’ hard labour. Prisoner said the policeman had sworn false.

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901 (?)

Devon Intermediate Sessions: Trial of Prisoners: John Charles Burton, on bail, was charged with stealing a sack and four pecks of beans, the property of George Sanders, on the 5^th February, at Wolborough. Mr. Clarke prosecuted, and Mr. Carter defended. The prosecutor is a corn dealer at Newton Abbot and the prisoner had been in his employ for three years. On the day in question, P.C. Endacot saw the prisoner go to Mr. Pinsent’s store, which adjoins that of the prosecutor, and take away a sack. Mr. Sanders had previously discovered this sack with the beans therein in his store, and as it was not customary for the beans to be thus, he communicated with the police, who watched the premises. The beans were subsequently removed by some person to Mr. Pinsent’s premises, and the prisoner was seen by the police to remove the sack from there, and he was apprehended with it in his possession. After being examined before the magistrate, the prisoner admitted to his master that he had taken the beans. Mr. Carter’s defence was that it was the prisoner’s intention to take the beans to the prosecutor’s stable, the door of which he was only allowed to pass a few feet when the policeman pounced upon him: Guilty with a recommendation to mercy: Four months hard labour.

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901 (?)

Robbing an Employer: John Burden, a labourer, in the employ of Mr. George Sanders, corn dealer, was remanded from the previous Thursday on a charge of stealing bag, valued 2s, and four pecks beans, valued at 6s, the property of his master. Prosecutor stated that the prisoner had worked for him for about three years, and during that time he had access over his premises. The previous Wednesday night Mr. Pinsent sent a man for two niches of reed, which were kept in a loft of which he kept the keys. On going to the loft, he found the door unlocked and something behind it that prevented it being opened; getting his hand in, he found a sack partly filled with what he subsequently found to be beans, similar to what he had in bulk. His name was on the sack. He did not say anything to Mr. Pinsent’s man about it but closed the door as he found it and communicated with the police. P. C. Endacott said he watched the prosecutor’s premises on the night in question, and about half-past seven the following morning he saw the prisoner open the door of the stores and take there from a bag containing something which he was carrying off, when a witness stopped him and asked what he had in the bag. Not giving a satisfactory answer, the witness charged him with stealing the bag and its contents and took him custody. Mr. Creed appeared for the defendant, and said he was instructed that the beans were for his master’s horses, and he was only carrying them to the stable when the policeman pounced upon him, although the officer in cross examination had said he was 20 feet beyond going in the direction at Queen-street. To act as he did, he must either have been mad, or wanted to be sent to gaol. He was committed for trial but admitted to bail.

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901 (?)

Stealing Beans: John Charles Burton (on bail) was charged with having stolen a sack, containing four pecks of beans, the property of George Saunders, at Newton Abbot, on the 5th Mr. Clarke prosecuted, and Mr. Carter defended. The prosecutor has stores behind his dwelling house and a Mr. Pinsent has his stores on the opposite side of the road, adjoining a stable occupied by him. Mr. Pinsent keeps reed, &c., in the stores as it is not fit to store grain in. On the 9th Feb., Mr. Pinsent’s man came for the keys of his master’s store. On going there with the man, he found the door was not locked, and on opening the door he found inside the store a sack of beans. On examination the beans proved to belong to him, and the sack was marked with the prosecutor’s name. He had never kept any beans in Mr. Pinsent’s store, Prisoner was in the habit of attending to the prosecutor’s horse. The key of the store was kept in a passage adjoining the prosecutor’s house. P.C. Endscott was on the 6th inst. set to watch the prosecutor’s store, and about seven o’clock in the morning he saw the prisoner get the key of the store from the prosecutor’s house. He then went and opened Mr. Pinsent’s store, took out the bag of beans, and was walking away with them when he was apprehended by the officer. The defence was that the accused intended to have used the beans to feed his master’s horse. The jury found the prisoner guilty but recommended him to the mercy of the Court. He was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901

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 (?)

Marriage: Pinsent – Maye: August 12^th, at the parish church, Staverton, by the vicar, Rev. J. B. Hughes, John B. Pinsent, third son of J. B. Pinsent, of Newton Abbot, to Jane, second daughter of the late Robert Maye, of Barkingdon, Staverton.

[see also Gloucestershire Chronicle: Saturday 21^st August 1880]

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GRO0470 Devonport: Jane Pinsent: 1847 – 1884
GRO0517 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1844 – 1890
GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901

Queen Street: Newton Abbot: Valuable Leasehold Houses for Sale: Messrs. Rendell and Symons have received instructions to offer for sale by public auction at Magor’s Commercial Hotel, Newton Abbot, on Thursday August 5^th, 1880, at 3 for 4 p.m., the following valuable houses and shops. To be offered first in one lot, and if not sold, in the following or such other lots as may be agreed on at the time of sale: Viz: … (Lot 1: Dwelling house) … Lot 2: All that well accustomed Public-house, known as the “Temple Bar” and the dwelling house and shop adjoining, being Nos. 7 and 9, Queen Street, on which they have a frontage of 31ft. which whole being in the occupation of Messrs. Pinsent, at the annual rent of £50. Also, a spacious yard at the rear of the above, having an outlet to Victoria Place in which there are 3 stables, with a large loft over, formerly a workshop, 50ft x 21ft. in the occupation of Messrs. Lee, Wedlock, and Daw, as yearly tenants, at the annual rent of £13. The “Temple Bar” is sublet by Messrs. Pinsent to Mr. Thos. Lethbridge, and contains a bar, bar parlour, wash house, for bedrooms and necessary offices. The dwelling house and shop containing the same accommodations as above, is sublet to Mr. T.R. Coombes, the ground rent will be apportioned on this lot at £2.  Lot 3: Two dwelling houses and shops … All the premises are held under a lease granted by Richard Hopkins, and will be sold for the residue of a term of 90 years, commencing on the 29^th September 1852, subject to the aggregate annual ground rent of £5. If the property is sold in one lot the sum of £1.400 may remain on mortgage at the rate of 5 per cent per annum provided the purchaser is approved of. For further particulars, and to view, apply to the Auctioneers, Newton Abbot, or Totnes, or to Messrs. Michelmore and Hacker, Solicitors; Newton Abbot: Dated 19^th July 1880.

[Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 30^th July 1880]

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901

Exeter Court of Bankruptcy: Tuesday: Before the Registrar (R. R. M. Daw, Esq.): Re. Nicholas Ball: formerly of Starcross, hotelkeeper. The first meeting of the creditors of this bankrupt was held the Castle of Exeter yesterday: Mr. Fryer appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr. Friend for the creditors: No statement of affairs had been filed, and it was mentioned that, although a statement was presented in the previous liquidation proceedings, it was imperfect, and that a fresh one would have to be filed: The Registrar said he should receive proofs and appoint officers, and adjourn the case for the production of the statement: Proofs of debts amounting to about £740 were put in. Messrs. Pinsent (Newton Abbot), Davey (Starcross), and Chown (Starcross) were appointed the Committee of Inspection; and Mr. Southcott was appointed trustee. Mr. Friend was appointed solicitor to the trustee, and the case was adjourned to the inst., at one o’clock.

[see similar Western Times: Friday 18^th June 1880 and Exeter Flying Post: Wednesday 16^th June 1880]

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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901