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if having been gathered by them, on the sea
shore together with John Smith and Robert
Franklish, all labourers of Ulrome. David
Wallace, Labourer saw the five men above
named gather the Tallow on the sea shore
and take it away, William Richardson also
a labourer saw the said five men on the
Beach at the Tallow but he went to his work
Mr Statters got very tipsy before he returned home
and had forgotten how much money he had
received from Mr Foster for the Tallow, and
therefore accounted for £6.10.0 intending to adjust
the sale price after he had again seen Mr Foster
Therefore as he had the £5 with him he deposited
it with me. I have consquently to represent
14 Stone on 5.3.0 Tallow
Received from
Mr Foster £11.10
Mr Statters 5.-
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£16.10.0

It appears to me there would be no doubt of
a conviction of the five men I have named.
David Wallace saw them gather the Tallow on
the shore and take it away. William Richardson
saw them on the shore at the Tallow which
it appears was in large lumps and which they
cut up before removing. Mr Statters received it
from the three men first named. And Nicholas
Sweetman, the first Officer of the Coast Guard at
the Ulrome Station will prove that none was
delivered to him, although it is well known to all
the people in the district that he is the representative
of the Receiver of the Wreck and that all stranded
articles are to be delivered to his custody. It is
absolutely necessary that an example should be
made of these men, or they will assume
that they are out of the reach of the Law. It does