A cook and a coolie, recently in the employ of Rr. J. J. Mansfeld, were charged with stealing a silver vase' on the 18th inst. "They were also charged with stealing a pair of silver links, two turkeys, and sundry other articles.
Mr. Mansfield said that these men were the orly people in the house when the thefts took place. "After the vase had disappeared a neighbour told witness that two of her turkeys had been stolen on the same afternoon. The following morning, while breakfast witness heard some cackling, and missing inside. Since the two going out to his ricsha house found the turkeys prisoners bd been in the house various small articles had disappeared and when the cook was he bad offered to pay for the vase.
The prisoners tried to 2 enolic who was form field's employ. mut the" blame on ly in Mr. Mans-
The Assessor said that there was no positive proof against the occured, but as W'seemed Likely that they were implicated in the theft, Mr. Mansfield had better keep back their wages until the vase was traced.
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