On This Day in Wembury – 4 March 1940
At Plympton court, Michael Morris of Thorn House, Wembury, was charged with stealing £73 14s from his employer, Gerald Stanley.
Police traced him to Union Street, Plymouth, where he was searched and found carrying a suspiciously large amount of cash. Taken to the station, he made a statement and was remanded for a week while the case proceeded.
In those days £73 was a hefty sum — worth several months of wages. For a Wembury man to be caught with it in his pocket was enough to make the whole parish take notice.
Source: Western Morning News, 5 Mar 1940.
Curated and written by Wembury Waves using material from the British Newspaper Archive.
Entries are summaries and interpretations of historical newspaper reports.
Entries are summaries and interpretations of historical newspaper reports.