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Deposition of Samuel Branscombe, police constable of Stanbridge. In the case of George Blake accused of stealing a pig's pluck.

23 December 1879

From: 1879 To: 1880

Samuel Bransome: he went to the premises of publican Joseph Eames in Stanbridge. He saw a pig pluck in a pail by the side of the straw rick. He went into the stable and concealed himself. About 10 minutes later he saw George Blake come out of the Five Bells public house and walk straight to the pail, stooped down and take out the pluck. Blake left the yard and Bransome followed him challenged Blake about the pluck and asked Joseph Eames if he had sold the pluck to Blake. Eames said he hadn’t. Eames had been killing over 100 pigs that day, and the prisoner had assisted in the killing. Statement of the accused: he did not leave the yard and had nothing else to say.

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Blake, George,
Bransome, Samuel,
Eames, Joseph

STANBRIDGE, stealing, pigs, publican