EDWARD LAGGIN (40) charged With Having stolen ninepence, the property of John Shanks, on the 10th of June, at Amble, in this county, pleaded not guilty. Mr OTTER stated the case for the prosecution. It appeared that Mr Shanks keeps a public-house at Amble, and, on the day of the races, Mrs Shanks having been out of the house for a few minutes, on returning towards the bar she saw the prisoner, who had been working about the house four or five days before, coming from it, and on asking him what he had been doing there, and what he had taken, he said " nothing." He afterwards admitted, however, that he had taken 9d. in copper. He was found guilty, and, having been previously convicted, was sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment - hard labour.
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