Was harness maker Fred Gardner out on his stag night or purloining poultry?
“A Wedding Postponed. – Fred. Gardner, harness -maker, is in custody at Stamford on a charge of stealing five fowls, the property of Mr T. Croshaw, of the Bull and Swan inn, St. Martin’s. The alleged robbery took place on Wednesday night last, and the accused was to have been married next morning.”
Stamford Mercury, 20th September, 1867.