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Domestic News
February 9, 1770
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In Dartmouth, a shopkeeper caught a thief stealing cotton wool from a bag by setting a fox-trap at a hole in the shop wall. The thief's hand was severely injured and likely required amputation.
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We hear from Dartmouth, that a few Days past, a Shopkeeper there, having several Times missed Cotton Wool out of a Bag, by searching about found a Hole in the Shop, where the Bag stood, through which the Thief, having also made a Hole in the Bag, pull'd out the Cotton: Upon which the Shopkeeper procured a strong Fox-Trap and having placed it against the Hole in the Evening, left it: The next Morning he found the Thief (whose Name we don't learn) with one of his Hands fast in the Trap; and it was thought his Hand was so badly bruised and frozen, that it must be cut off.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Dartmouth Theft
Cotton Wool
Fox Trap
Thief Caught
Hand Injury
What entities or persons were involved?
Shopkeeper
Thief
Where did it happen?
Dartmouth
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Dartmouth
Event Date
A Few Days Past
Key Persons
Shopkeeper
Thief
Outcome
thief's hand badly bruised and frozen, thought to require amputation
Event Details
Shopkeeper missed cotton wool multiple times, found hole in shop wall and bag, set fox-trap at hole in evening, caught thief next morning with hand in trap