STEALING A PIECE OF TIMBER. – Thomas Daffy was sentenced to six week’s hard labour for stealing a piece of oak timber, the property of Amelia Pethard, on the 3rd instant, at Wickhamford. The prisoner was detected in the act by P.C. Ball.
STEALING DUCKS. – Three duck were stolen a few days ago, from a brook, the property of Mr. S. Taylor.
LAMB STEALING. – Thomas Taylor, of Murcot, was committed to gaol on a charge of stealing a lamb, the property of Mr. Samuel Taylor, of Wickhamford. On Friday last it was seen with its dam at 10 o’clock in the morning, and was missed at four o’clock in the afternoon. Suspicion fell on the prisoner, who tracked across a wheat piece. Sergeant Pardoe and P.C. Ball searched the house, and found a part of lamb boiled, and other parts in the garret.
THEFT. – A few days ago the wool was stolen from three dead sheep at Wickhamford, the property of Mr. Samuel Taylor.
SERIOUS FIRE. – It appears that the fire in the rickyard of Mr. Samuel Taylor, of Wickhamford, which consumed five wheat ricks containing between 400 and 500 bags of wheat, and one straw rick, of about fifteen tons was entirely the result of accident, being caused by a boy named Alfred Bearcroft, who was employed by Mr. Taylor to shoot rooks; he fired at a rook, and the wind blew the wadding into a straw rick and set it on fire.
EVESHAM. – EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ARSON.
TAYLOR, Thomas, 36, a decently-attired person, described in the calendar as a butcher and farmer, was arraigned on three indictments charging him with setting fire to stacks of wheat and straw at Badsey and Wickhamford, on 3rd and 4th December last.
FELONY. – On Friday last, John Begley, Jas. Begley, Henry Ellison, and John Gray, were apprehended by Segeant Pardoe, Sergeant Potter, and P.C. Ball, on a charge of stealing hay from a rick, the property of Mr. Samuel Taylor, of Wickhamford. They were remanded until Tuesday afternoon, when examination was resumed, and the prisoners were fully committed to take trial at the next adjourned sessions. Bail was subsequently taken in two sureties of 20l. each.
UNNATURAL MOTHER. – On Tuesday last, a respectably-attired young woman called at the house of Mr George Parker, of Wickhamford, near Evesham, and claimed acquaintance with his wife. She had with her a baby about eight months old. Having slept that night at the Parker’s house, she remained till the next night, and consulted them as to lodgings, when they recommended her to Wickhamford public-house. She said she would go, but leave the infant till her return. She left, and has not been seen since. The child has been taken to the workhouse.
SUSPECTED ROBBERY BY SERVANTS – On Saturday morning week, Mr. Samuel Taylor, a farmer, residing at Wickhamford, was awoke by two of his men servants, who informed him that the house had been broken into. On Mr. Taylor coming down he found that a desk, which he had left safe the night before, had been broken open, and silver to the amount of 3l. and upwards, with other valuables, taken therefrom. Suspicion however rests upon the two servants, Thomas Heeks and Thomas Howes, who gave the alarm, and they are in custody.
JUVENILE OFFENDERS - Several young men, named Crisp, Wheatley, Floyd, and four brothers of the name of Knight, all from Badsey, were also fined 3s. each for playing a ball upon a Sunday, on lands belonging to Mr. Samuel Taylor, of Wickhamford.
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