A William Tench was found guilty of Obtaining money under false pretences, sentenced to 6 months Newcastle upon Tyne 11th Oct. 1858. England & Wales, Criminal Registers.
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and that case was reported in the Newcastle Journal on 16th October 1858, which may help you to decide if its 'your' William Tench.
Geo Leadbitter and Wm Tench were charged with having, by false pretences, obtained the sum of 1s 6d from Mrs Dorothy Burns. Mr Lewers appeared for the prosecution; Mr Scaife defended Leadbitter and Mr Harle defended Tench. The prosecutor is a publican, and on the 27th September was indebted to Mr Job Swan for flour supplied to him. Mr Swan took proceedings in the County Court, which had not, however, proceeded to a judgement, Leadbitter and Tench called on Burns and saw his wife, whom they asked for her husband. She said he was not at home, but would be in the evening. Leadbitter then said he had brought an execution on Mr Burn's goods for Mr Swan's debt. She said : What! for 3s 1d. He said yes. Leadbitter then left the house leaving Tench behind, who received 3s 1d and gave a receipt for it. While writing it out Leadbitter came in and asked Tench if he had got the expenses, to which Tench said he had not. Mrs Burns then gave them 1s 6d more, under the impression that they were bailiffs of the County Court, and was glad to be rid of them. Mr John Spearman, principal clerk of the County Court, said Tench was an officer of the court six months ago, but he was not so now. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Recorder sentenced them to six months imprisonment.
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