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Depositions of John Levi Sharman, shopkeeper of Potton and Samuel Wallis, police constable, of Potton. In the case of John Mace accused of stealing 16lbs pork.

19 March 1853

From: 1853 To: 1853

John Levi Sharman: a shopkeeper of Potton. On 17 March he went to St Neots market and bought a quantity of pork and other goods. About half past 6, he packed the goods into the cart and set off home. When he got to Everton, he went to the Thornton Arms public house to have a pint of beer, leaving his pony and cart outside. He stopped for about a quarter of an hour, and during that time went outside several times to check on the pony and cart. The last time he left he missed the pony and cart. Supposing the pony would go home, he immediately set off in that direction. He met several people on the way, but learnt nothing of the pony. On arriving home there was no sign of the pony, so he set off again in the direction of Everton. As he was going out of Potton he met John Mace with the pony and cart. Mace said he had found them and was bringing them home. Sharman examined the ped in which he had packed the pork and misses a vast portion of it, consisting of the leg and prime. He told Mace it had gone and asked him about it, but he said he did not know. Sharman offered Mace half a crown for information about it. On 18 March he went with Constable Wallis to Mace's house and Wallis found a quantity of pork. Sharman identified the pork. Samuel Wallis: on the evening of 18 March he went with Sharman to the house of John Mace at Gamlingay. Upstairs, under the bed, he found a leg of pork cut into pieces. Sharman idenitifed it as his.Statement of the accused - John Mace: He found the pork in the road between Everton and the Hassells. He took it home.

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Mace, John,
Sharman, John Levi,
Wallis, Samuel

stealing, shopkeeper, pork, POTTON, EVERTON, markets, St Neots, Everton Thornton Arms, Gamlingay