It was reported Saturday 16th May 1846 that Mr. Haslep, who kept a beerhouse, called the Flying Dutchman in Heigham, and who attended fairs with a swinging-boat, had lately been robbed of £35.
The money had been buried in his cellar, and a thief, presumably with knowledge of the hiding place, had broken in a few nights previously and committed the theft.
A man named David Houghton had been charged with the offence.