Cambridge Independent Press 15 Sep 1855: Fencing stolen from Pemberton plantation
TRUMPINGTON — — STEALING WOOD. Richard Brown, hawker, Wallis’s-yard, Sun-street, Barnwell, remanded from Saturday last on the charge of stealing a quantity of fencing, was brought up for further examination. __ Elijah Larkins, one of the Borough police-constables, stated that while on duty on the night of the 31st of August he saw the prisoner coming from Hyde Park Corner in the direction towards Newmarket-road; he had a basket upon his head with which he usually hawks earthenware, witness examined the basket and found wood in it; and asked the prisoner to account for it, when he replied that he found it upon the Hills-road. Search was made by the Trumpington policeman, who ascertained that the stolen wood formed part of the fencing dividing a plantation from the road, the property of the trustees of Mrs. Pemberton, of Trumpington. The stumps remaining corresponded exactly with the pieces of fencing found in the prisoner’s basket. — A carpenter who put the fence down stated that he believed the wood produced to be a portion of the fence. — The prisoner in his defence still declared that he found it. — Fined 2s. 6d. and the expenses, and the damage 1s. 6d.; amounting altogether to £1. 2. 6d. Allowed till Friday week to pay.