Lymm: Serious Burglary Case
Warrington Guardian, w/e 27 August 1859

Extracts from the Press Report

On Tuesday week a young married man named [James] Holt was brought up...  ...charged with breaking into the shop of Mr Peter Rowlinson on Rushgreen, Lymm, early on Saturday morning previous and stealing therefrom some copper money.

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Found him [the suspect] at Lymm Rushbearing dressed as a morris dancer.

The Press Report

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Result of Court Case

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