| Notes: | The Bury and Norwich Post
Wednesday, 30 May 1832, Page 3
On Friday se'nnight Christopher Green, William Ebburn, and Robert Hubbard, all of Winfarthing, labourers, were charged before the Rev. Wm. Manning and Thos. D’Eye Betts, and John Ayton, Esq. with having occasioned the fire at Mr. Doggett’s, and after a long investigation were committed for further examination. Robert Hubbard, one of the prisoners, made a discovery of an extensive system of sheep-stealing, which had for a considerable time past been carried on by the other prisoners, in conjunction with several whom he named, and accounted for the disappearance of more than twenty sheep, which had at different times been stolen, and for which rewards bad been offered in vain. He pointed out the places where the skins bad been deposited and which were consequently discovered, whereupon Francis Mollett and Robert Dixon, both of Winfarthing, labourers, were apprehended, and on Saturday morning were committed to the Castle, on a violent suspicion of being concerned in stealing two sheep - one the property of Mr. Bale, of Tibenham, and the other the property of Mr. John Gall, of New Buckenham. |
