This day’s Police: Town Hall: Monday, before the mayor (Ald. Underwood), (in the chair), W. Kempson, G. Stevenson and O. Tabberer Esqs: Theft of two Oranges: Emma Louisa Pincent (13) no occupation, 36a Catherine Street, was charged with stealing two oranges, valued 2d, the property of Annie Woodcock, greengrocer, 58 Catherine Street, on Sunday evening. Mrs. Woodcock said she went into the shop and saw the girl behind the counter. She called her husband, who fetched P.C. Billson, and the two oranges were found on her. The defendant pleaded guilty, and her father said she was beyond his control. The Chief Constable said the father brought her to the station a short time since with a sum of several shilling which she had admitted having taken from shop tills. One son was already in the industrial school. The Bench ordered the child to be sent to an industrial school until she attains the age of 16 years.
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GRO0269 Tiverton: Emma Louise Pinsent: 1879 – xxxx
GRO0849 Tiverton: Thomas Johnson Pinsent: 1856 – 1925