'From An 1886 Liverpool Courier.'

From the Liverpool Courier dated Wednesday, June 2, 1886.

Southport. Alleged theft of a watch at Southport.- A cabman named Gilbert Rimmer was charged with stealing a silver lever watch, valued at ｣6.10s., and a guard, the property of John Forshaw, a farm labourer of Guinea Hall-lane, Banks, under ccircumstancesalready reported. Evidence was called for the defendant,after hearing which the chairman said there appeared a doubt about the case, and they would dismiss the charge. At the same time they could not but remark that he came very nearly being in a very awkward position by not making an endeavourto find the owner of the watch when he got it.

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